Kenwood IM200 Electric Ice Cream Maker, 1.1 L, 8 W, White

This makes excellent ice cream - as others have said - wouldn't want shop bought after tasting ice cream made in this! I have however been making 'luxury' ice cream ie - with double cream & home made 'proper' egg custard. Smooth , silky ice cream, but does need to be brought out of freezer approx. 10-15 mins before you want it. This allows you to serve it easily plus you get the full flavour. Machine is easy to use, although I found the 'clips' a little stiff to start with when trying to disengage the lid from the motor - bit worried I might break them!However, now I've used it a few times it's easier. I keep the bowl permanently in the freezer so if I want to make some then it's ready to go. I've found that if making 2 batches then thoroughly cleaning the bowl then re-freezing it you can do them within a few hours of each other - no need to wait another 24 hours as the bowl will retain it's 'frozen' state to an extent, so just needs an hour or two between batches. I've generally had the machine on for approx. 20 mins. It makes ice cream that is NOT 'frozen solid' but does tell you this. Generally the longer you leave the machine on the more frozen it becomes. I would imagine though that external temp./length of time etc would have an effect too as the longer the bowl is out of the freezer the more it will 'defrost'. It's also essential to have ingredients well chilled. This makes it sound more difficult & fiddly to use than it actually is! The info. leaflet includes some basic recipes but I purchased a book to go with it - it's those recipes I've been using. Great value machine, yes, it is a little noisy but I love mine!It doesn't make a huge batch at a time (enough for approx. 6 people - depending on portion size & whether you serve it on its own or with something), but as said before you can easily double the recipe quantities and do it in two batches.

Wow! What can I say? This machine is seriously remarkable. I ordered the Kenwood IM200 Ice Cream Maker one Wednesday afternoon following the positive reviews from others on the Amazon website and was surprised to receive it the next day at 11:00am. I even told the courier man who delivered it that this was so quick and didn't expect to receive it until the next 3 days. 100% thumbs on this type of service. Yes, I ordered my machine from amazon.co.uk. Advantages * Within half an hour, you get the most smoothest creamiest ice cream on the planet. (For a firmer texture, place in a container and leave in freezer for about 2 more hours). * Minimal gadget pieces. Just the bowl, paddle, the paddle attachment and the mixing motor. * Does exactly what it says on the box. * My lemon and lime sorbet came out so nice. Very citrusy in flavour. Hmmm! Made a 450ml batch within 25 - 30 minutes! * The use of your own ingredients. (Ben & Jerry's Homemade Ice Cream & Dessert Book has brilliant recipe ideas). * Just enough for one person who lives alone so no problems with quantity. It fills half pint airtight tubs. I use the plastic round Chinese containers which are quite handy for freezing remnants. (Same shapes as medium sized Haagen Dazs containers). Or you can use a recycled ice cream tub previously filled with shop bought ice cream. LOL! * A second batch can be made immediately after the first batch once the liquid is extremely cold (Straight from the fridge). The bowl is still frozen for a while. The process can be sped up by leaving the mixture in the freezer for about 10 - 15 minutes. * Comes with about 7 recopies on the instruction leaflet. Or you can improvise. The only limitation is your imagination. Homemade raspberry ice cream is serious! Disadvantages * It only manages 1.1 litre which is only achievable by measuring the ingredients to no more than 500ml. Any more than that results in the paddle jamming up. (Good tip:- If there's more liquid than necessary, make a second batch so you don't waste it.) * Need to freeze the bowl at least 24 hours prior to use so spontaneity is well out of the question. * The bowl is quite heavy and can be a bit of a nuisance if you suffer with weakness in your arms like me. * Can be noisy after which within a few minutes can cause some annoyance. Shut the kitchen door and chill out in the living room for the next half an hour before checking it out. * The bowl is very difficult to wash unless you leave it on one side to come to room temperature. Also the whole bowl is one piece so you cannot separate the metal part of the bowl from the ceramic base. * Will need a fair bit of space in the freezer to store the bowl for next use. I place my frozen vegetables in there to make extra space on the middle shelf of my freezer. All in all, not a bad machine. I've had no problems with the paddle jamming up and the bowl freezing over on the sides preventing the paddle from turning. I use a measuring jug to pour my ingredients into the bowl avoiding hitting the sizes as this will result in the liquid freezing on the sides. Following instructions to the T is a must. Overall review: - positive thumbs up!!! I gave it a 4 star for three reasons. 1 quite noisy, 2 length of time to wait to use it and 3 how difficult it is to wash without bringing it back to room temperature.

I love this ice cream maker! Its small but works perfectly and produces excellent creamy ice cream. It arrived quickly and in perfect condition and I found it a worthwhile purchase.

Enchufe del Reino Unido. No era nuevo, se notaba devuelto con el embalaje externo maltratado y el interno roto. Era grado B pero vendido como nuevo. Y no funciona bien..se traba con el hielo que se forma en los bordes y al destrabarse salpica todo. Al final sólo obtuve leche helada con trocitos de escarcha flotando y la cocina sucia. Y a los niños decepcionados.

Not a ideal product to make icecream. Do not recommend to buy.

Estoy encantada, tenia una desde hace 35 ¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ y ha sido como la noche y el día, ahora en verano la uso mucho, esta tarde esta programado hacer leche merengada, para ve el partido. Adita