Customer Reviews for Cuisinart 1.5 Qt. Black and Silver Ice Cream Maker with Touchpad Controls

I do not regret purchasing this product. It has been so much fun making different ice cream bases and freezing them up! The machine doesn’t have a pre-cooling mode, but I’ve found that buy “starting” the machine for 20 minutes, it’s the perfect temperature to mix your chilled ice cream base in 15-20 minutes. This thing works fast!! It is some of the smoothing ice cream I have ever had.

Great machine and easy to use. Easy to clean and reuse several times.

The way frozen treats should be with whatever ingredients you like.

The vanilla ice cream recipe is excellent! Very easy. My family loved it!

Works amazingly well, just a little loud. The Ice cream we have made is significantly better than what you get at the store and is even better than what you get at a parlor.

I love my new ice cream maker from Cuisinart! It makes creamy ice cream in a matter of minutes. The only downside is that any recipe you make has to be chilled for a minimum of two hours before being placed in the mixer and churned. In my opinion, this negates any benefit gained from not having to chill the bowl and paddle beforehand. Overall though it is a good unit and I look forward to making many batches of ice cream in the coming years!

The machine works perfectly. You should add less mixture (.5-1 c.) to keep it from overflowing. We’re still getting to know the product and we’re working on getting it creamier with no ice crystals.

We really like it. But it’s time consuming. By the time the mixture chills in the fridge , mixes in the machine and it really should go in the freezer for an hour before serving because it’s very soft. It’s just something people should realize before buying this machine. It’s not too loud when it’s on. It’s a little heavy to carry.

I was so please at how quickly the ice cream maker works. I opted for this one as I don't have much freezer space to chill a bowl, as the other models need. This unit is loud, but not so loud it prevents me from listening to music or having a conversation. Plus since the ice cream freezes so quickly, in under 35 minutes, it's not on very long. The trap door works great for adding goodies in the last few minutes and they get mixed in very well and are evenly distributed. I am very happy with this purchase and would highly recommend it.

This is a great ice cream maker. It is easy to use and makes great soft serve ice cream. Our family eats it as soon as it is done, but you can freeze it further if you like harder ice cream. Highly recommend.

Great machine! I’ve tried making both ice cream & gelato. Directions are super easy. Highly recommend this machine!

Excellent machine with easy use. The product is sturdy. Makes great ice cream.

Very easy to use and makes ice cream and has the perfect texture!

Super easy. Requires a "freeze" overnight unless you like soft serve. Added oreos at the end for a dessert for friends over the holiday and they raved how great it tasted. Would definately buy again!

Some recipes in the booklet overflow the freezing bowl.

Ordered this for a Christmas present for my wife, after searching and checking reviews, this was the best machine for our desired purpose for an in home gelato maker. It has lived up to all the reviews, it is super easy to operate and makes great smooth tasting gelato. We have used internet sourced recipes and department store sold pre-mixes and all have worked perfectly. Would I recommend this gelato maker, absolutely resounding yes...

This thing is amazing. So happy with this purchase!

If you are lazy and satisfied with mediocre, do not buy this machine! If however you wish to experience life on a whole new LEVEL, BUY THIS MACHINE! Your imagination is the only real limit to the experience this machine offers... Case in point... Have they made homemade eggnog for the first time oh, this became the heavy cream ingredient for my latest creation.

This ice cream maker works like a charm and I would definitely recommend.

Works great! Delicious ice cream, it’s really large and heavy, but I think that’s necessary for the excellent ice cream it creates.

Makes great ice cream. Its simple to use and clean. Love it. Would buy again and recommend!

Love this machine. I can make multiple batches and no pre freezing. I’ve made slushies that are amazing. So glad I bought this machine.

I switched over from a traditional freezer that uses ice and salt and couldn't be happier. I works great, I would highly recommend.

I love this machine, I've been practicing different flavors and gifting to friends, It is an unusual gift and they love it.

Have made only two batches so far, one vanilla and one chocolate, both from David Lebovitz’s The Perfect Scoop and both delicious. Perfect amount for the machine, no overflow. I keep the machine on the counter so I can make ice cream as the mood hits.

Love this ice cream maker worth every penny love the fact I don't have to have ice and salt rock or place bowl in the freezer for 24 hours ready to go whenever I would like ice cream it makes it way more firm than any other ice cream maker... I love it.

Easy and fast and NO freezing before. This is best thing for a household who loves ice cream. We've made so many already would recommend to anyone who lives icecream. Makes in less than an hour

Love the gelato it makes but man is the machine noisy. I returned the first one after calling Cuisinart and being told it was too noisy, the replacement was just as bad so I settled for noisy

Great piece of machinery for the kitchen! I bought it while my wife was out of town because she would not agree to the purchase! Now, I have to wait my turn to make ice cream. It's so easy!!!

Our homemade ice cream is delicious and creamy but I wish the machine got it a little colder as we do sometimes end up with small ice crystals. Having said that, I would absolutely buy it again!