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Cuisinart FastFreeze Ice Cream Maker

ElsieD

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ElsieD

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I purchased this today at Costco.  Pictures below show the box it came in and the unpacked appliance.  I like that it makes only a cup of ice cream at a time, perfect for 2 people.  I'll let you know how it goes.  Has anyone else seen this?  Does anyone else have one?

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Smithy

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I've never heard of it. Given the size and the procedure, it looks like a handheld version of the Ninja Creami. Does that sound fair? At any rate, I'll be curious to see what you think!

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rotuts

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@ElsieD

 

Very interesting.

 

at first , from the hight , I thought it was a manual unit,

 

then I saw the button at the top.

 

I wonder if it has enough power to blend a very hard concoction .

 

looking forward to your review.

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Darienne

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What about the recipes for ice cream?  For one cup?  Does it come with a manual?   

 

I can imagine making Philadelphia style ice cream...but what about 7 or 8 eggs or whatever it was.  I can no longer remember.  I've been making ice cream with cornstarch for so long now.  I could use one of those little thingies. 

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Darienne

 

learn, learn, learn...

 

We live in hope, always. 

rotuts

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since its almost feeling like freezing as I type this

 

inside

 

I did a little googling :

 

https://www.foodandwine.com/cuisinart-ice-cream-maker-launch-williams-sonoma-11785357

 

''''   I’m not often surprised by an appliance, but Cuisinart’s answer to the Ninja Creami proved me wrong. Not only have I bequeathed precious drawer space to the frozen dessert maker, I also refuse to give it away like I originally intended. While it can’t completely replace an ice cream maker, it’s a fun and (somewhat) affordable option for half-pint cravings on demand.  '''

 

[ ed.: there certainly is a patina of ' self-serving ' here and there on the internet ]

 

https://www.consumerreports.org/health/ice-creams-frozen-desserts/cuisinart-fastfreeze-frozen-treat-maker-review-a5046183891/

 

'''''   The Creami boasts seven presets, while the FastFreeze comes with five—but let’s be honest: How often will you really need to make anything more than ice cream, sorbet, milkshakes, slushies, and frozen desserts with mix-ins like candy and cookies? The FastFreeze is more than adequate for most of your delish dessert needs. '''

 

 

 

https://www.amazon.com/Cuisinart-FastFreeze-Milkshakes-Slushies-ICE-FD10/dp/B0FFCSVHLN?th=1

 

etc

 

looks quite interesting

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ElsieD

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I should have mentioned that I paid $90 Cdn.  for this.

 

It comes with a rather meager instruction and recipe book.  There are only 12 recipes, none containing eggs.  However, I intend to scale down one of my favourite ice cream recipes that use eggs to see how that works.  The one I'm thinking of is roasted strawberry ice cream.  I roasted the strawberries in the summer when they were at their peak and they are in the freezer.  I'll also be trying a peach yogurt.   Same thing, peaches were frozen last summer.   Meanwhile, last night I made the vanilla ice cream mixture from the book and will spin it tomorrow.  That recipe consists of 1/2 cup heavy cream, 1/4 cup whole milk, 3 T granulated sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla and a pinch of salt.  

 

It does look like a hand-held version on the Creami and the churning blade looks the same.  

 

We'll see how it goes.  I'll keep you posted.

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ElsieD

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7 minutes ago, weinoo said:

My only question is:  A cup is enough for 2 people?

I'll let you know tomorrow.

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rotuts

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The unit comes w 3 cups

 

so , is you have the freezer space , and the unit works well 

 

you could make a more standard sized Rx , and have 3 ( or so ) individual servings 

 

depending on the Rx's unit volume.  or buy a few more processing cups , and have a variety 

 

of individual servings .

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rotuts

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Not to be a bit of an enabler  , but there is an Amazon ' coupon ' , good until Feb 19th 

 

bringing the price down to $ 101.

 

two extra cups are $ 19  , thus 

 

for $ 120  , the original price , you get 5 cups.

 

just saying.

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ElsieD

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4 minutes ago, rotuts said:

The unit comed w 4 cups

 

so , is you have the freezer space , and the unit works well 

 

you could make a more standard sized Rx , and have 4 ( or so ) individual servings 

 

depending on the Rx's unit volume.  or buy a few more processing cups , and have a variety 

 

of individual servings .

 

That's what I'd like to do.  However, I can't find where, if anywhere, they are selling extra cups and that includes Cuisinart.ca.   I plan to call Cuisinart tomorrow.  If I can't find more cups, i'm thinking that after the base is made and frozen in these cups, a quick dunk in hot water should release the goods and I can quickly bag them and put them back in the freezer.

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rotuts

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AMZN.CA :

 

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so  :  why two prices ?  and @ElsieD

 

how did you get the lower price ?  looking forward to your report tomorrow

 

reviews , if believed , are good 

 

as Ive said , its a pretty chilly day here , and , ....

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3 minutes ago, ElsieD said:

I bought it at Costco and the in-store price was 89.99.

Sheesh. Another reason I may have to join Costco!

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ElsieD

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51 minutes ago, Smithy said:

Sheesh. Another reason I may have to join Costco!

On-line it was $79.99 at Costco USA.  If the on-line pricing differs the same way as ours does for this, it might be $69.99.  (enabler that i am) 

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ElsieD

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17 minutes ago, rotuts said:

" Fits in a drawer '

 

Oooooo ,  Ooooooooo .

For you, @rotuts  Fits like a glove.

 

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2 minutes ago, ElsieD said:

For you, @rotuts  Fits like a glove.

 

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That would even fit in the Princessmobile!

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@ElsieD

 

out of curiosity , your unit from Costco came w 4 ' cups '

 

I corrected my initial Amazon ref post to 3 , as that version had 3 .

 

cheaper w more cups @ Costco , but no extra cups there or AMZN.CA

 

Odd.

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8 hours ago, Darienne said:

What about the recipes for ice cream?  For one cup?  Does it come with a manual?   

 

I can imagine making Philadelphia style ice cream...but what about 7 or 8 eggs or whatever it was.  I can no longer remember.  I've been making ice cream with cornstarch for so long now.  I could use one of those little thingies. 


I don’t have this thing but I do have the Ninja Creami and regularly scale ice cream recipes down to one pint. Most work just fine but anything that needs to be held at a simmer or thereabouts for more than a couple of min can end up with too much evaporation because the surface area to volume ratio tends to get too high, compared to a bigger batch.  That’s been the case in the 1 qt saucier I use. That would be something to watch for. 
 

 

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ElsieD

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I just scaled a recipe for frozen roasted peach yogurt.  The recipe called for roasting 32 Oz. Of peaches with sugar which gave me 7.75 ounces of roasted peaches of which I used 2.25 ounces for this experiment.  I don't need to add any sugar, just a bit of lemon juice and vanilla.  I'll blitz that and freeze it.  Hope it works.

 

Edit:  i should have said yogurt, not ice cream.  Sorry for any confusion.

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Tonight I spun the vanilla ice cream i mixed on Saturday.  When I opened the jar after the spin was finished, I found that the result was too soft around the edges so I stuck it back in the freezer for 15 minutes.  That took care of the problem.  We topped it with some toffee sauce and happily ate it.  Tomorrow I'll spin the frozen peach yogurt and report on that.  

 

I think I didn't apply the pressure evenly so will try to be consistent in applying the pressure tomorrow.  @weinoo  We were happy with sharing the one cup portion.

 

One other comment - I used vanilla bean paste instead of extract and while it was thoroughly mixed in, after freezing and spinning it kind of  clumped together.  You can see it in the picture.  Also, the manual says to do a re-spin if the ice cream is too soft.  That doesn't make sense to me.  Maybe someone can tell me if it makes sense to them.

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36 minutes ago, ElsieD said:

Also, the manual says to do a re-spin if the ice cream is too soft.  That doesn't make sense to me.  Maybe someone can tell me if it makes sense to them.

 

Did they mean refreeze it first? Otherwise, yeah, that doesn't make sense.

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