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Pacojet Competitor? The Ninja Creami

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2 hours ago, Margaret Pilgrim said:

But what is the sweet little machine you bought to replace it?    Is it now chopped liver?

Whynter. Works great. And I don’t even have to take the base’s temperature nor freeze it overnight.

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The new chocolate came out pretty good.  Very smooth and decent texture, but not quite as creamy as I like.  Likely needs a bit more fat.  One spin on the ice cream cycle, nothing frozen on the sides.  First pic is right after spinning, second is after it's been in the freezer for 4 hours.  Still a bit soft to scoop pretty, I assume it will be better tomorrow.

 

Recipe was 14 ozs of lactose-free half and half, 120 grams of sugar, 1/4 cup cacao powder, 1 tsp espresso powder, 1 tsp vanilla extract, 1 tbs vegetable glycerin, 2.7 grams of Perfect Sorbet stabilizer from Modernist Pantry.

 

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1 hour ago, ElsieD said:

I could read all 7 pages plus again, but I have but a quick question:  has anyone tried this with a custard based ice cream?

Just did - this is the usual chocolate ice cream I make in my ice cream maker - it's 1 yolk cooked with milk to make a custard, poured into cream and milk with two eggs in the thermomix. 

 

First Ice Cream mix was sandy - did two more re-spins to get a nice texture. It's quite lovely - better than when I make it in my ice cream maker. 

 

The picture does not do it justice.

 

 

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16 minutes ago, ElsieD said:

 

Thank you but all sold out!  Same with Ninja Canada, Walmart, Canadian Tire.  Best Buy, although they carry lots of Ninja, no ice cream maker.

I see it available to ship online from them.

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3 minutes ago, Kerry Beal said:

I see it available to ship online from them.

 

You are right if you are referring to the $450 one.  I'm looking for the $200 one.  I have the Breville "smart scoop"  ice cream maker with the built-in compressor and in light of that can't justify (to my husband) getting the expensive one.  

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You are right if you are referring to the $450 one.  I'm looking for the $200 one.  I have the Breville "smart scoop"  ice cream maker with the built-in compressor and in light of that can't justify (to my husband) getting the expensive one.  

I see $294 - then you apply your coupons. here

 

 

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Low res photo but I did a passion fruit sorbet and another white chocolate snow in the Creami today, based on standard freezer temps, snow from Under Pressure, sorbet from EMP. Texture of both was perfect. Served with a basil lime gel and braised pineapple

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1 hour ago, ElsieD said:

 

You are right if you are referring to the $450 one.  I'm looking for the $200 one.  I have the Breville "smart scoop"  ice cream maker with the built-in compressor and in light of that can't justify (to my husband) getting the expensive one.  

 

Does that mean they have another model besides the NC301?

 

Amazon US offers one to two month delivery for the NC301.

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After a full 24+ hours in the freezer (after the initial spin), the chocolate is much better texture-wise.  The powdered coconut oil arrived today and I am hopeful that will give it the something extra it needs.  Tasted it and no hint of coconut, which is a good thing.

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@ElsieD 

 

call them. worked for me , USA

 

the coupon took 24r hrs or so to get my email account

 

initial on line reqyest

 

so I ended up w two

 

one right away  ( the telephone call)

 

and the original on-line request the next ay.

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so far , so good.

 

three boxes down.   the Ci comes very well packed. this is the third box.

 

when you get this , don't look at the Rx booklet

 

unless you have some time and can drop everything .

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28 minutes ago, rotuts said:

intersting ( USA ) :

 

Amazon :  4 weeks+ wait

 

BB&B on-line : in stock.

 

It isn't even listed on Amazon.ca.  I plan to call Ninja Canada on Monday.  They list the separate parts but not the complete package unless I'm missing something.

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11 hours ago, JoNorvelleWalker said:

 

Does that mean they have another model besides the NC301?

 

Amazon US offers one to two month delivery for the NC301.

Ninja canada shows a 300 model as well as the 301.  Both are listed as N/A.  Maybe the  301 replaced the 300?

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All sorts of model numbers...but the manual is for the whole series

 

CREAMi™ NC300 Series OWNER'S GUIDE

 

Product series

Ninja™ CREAMi™

Model #s

NC301, CN301CO, CN305A, NC300, NC301C, NC301HNV, NC301HRD, NC301HRG, NC301HSL, NC301HWH

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And looking further at the website, and replacement parts, there are two motor bases offered:

 

CREAMi Motor Base

 

Model:XBASENC300

 

CREAMi™ Motor Base with 5 One-Touch Programs to choose from: Ice Cream, Lite Ice Cream, Sorbet, and Milkshake. Select the Re-spin option to reprocess and the Mix-in option to mix a treat into your CREAMi™ delight.

$109.95

 

CREAMi™ Motor Base

 

Model:XBASENC301

 

CREAMi™ Motor Base with 8 One-Touch Programs to choose from: Ice Cream, Lite Ice Cream, Gelato, Sorbet, Smoothie Bowl, Milkshake. Select the Re-spin option to reprocess and the Mix-in option to mix a treat into your CREAMi™ delight.

$129.95

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25 minutes ago, ElsieD said:

Ninja canada shows a 300 model as well as the 301.  Both are listed as N/A.  Maybe the  301 replaced the 300?

 

There is an unreleased cheaper model that doesn't have gelato or smoothie bowl functions. I am still trying to figure out what exactly all the different buttons do

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1 minute ago, weinoo said:

And looking further at the website, and replacement parts, there are two motor bases offered:

 

CREAMi Motor Base

 

Model:XBASENC300

 

CREAMi™ Motor Base with 5 One-Touch Programs to choose from: Ice Cream, Lite Ice Cream, Sorbet, and Milkshake. Select the Re-spin option to reprocess and the Mix-in option to mix a treat into your CREAMi™ delight.

$109.95

 

CREAMi™ Motor Base

 

Model:XBASENC301

 

CREAMi™ Motor Base with 8 One-Touch Programs to choose from: Ice Cream, Lite Ice Cream, Gelato, Sorbet, Smoothie Bowl, Milkshake. Select the Re-spin option to reprocess and the Mix-in option to mix a treat into your CREAMi™ delight.

$129.95

Interestingly it notes 5 but lists 6

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