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Cuisinart FastFreeze Ice Cream Maker

ElsieD

By ElsieD
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ElsieD

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Here is the peach yogurt.  The texture was spot on, nice and creamy but a little lacking in the flavour department.  Next time I will increase the peach to yogurt ratio.  There was also an icy layer of about 1/4" on the bottom which I was disappointed in.  I have had a bit on an icy layer on the ice cream I have made with my Creami but never this much.  Any idea why it would form an icy layer?  I don't have any bases made at the moment but will be making some up tomorrow, so I'll be spinning some on Thursday.

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Just now, ElsieD said:

Any idea why it would form an icy layer?

 

Could it be because the spinner doesn't quite reach the bottom?

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ElsieD

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5 minutes ago, Smithy said:

 

Could it be because the spinner doesn't quite reach the bottom?

There is a light on the thing that starts out green when and, when you get to the bottom, it turns red.  When that happens you bring the spinner back up until it turns green again at which point you release the spinner.  When I did the vanilla one there was hardly any ice.

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This is the strawberry banana ice cream made as per Cuisinart's recipe booklet.  I had to spin it twice as the first spin resulted in a crumbly product.  The texture then was perfect but for the 1/4 inch thick ice layer on the bottom of the cup.  We got two small scoops, one for each of us out of that recipe.  Could have used a bit more.  I have two more in the freezer, a peach yogurt and blueberry cheesecake also from that booklet20260214_185804.thumb.jpg.31f8a24caf527d5951bec47de3923437.jpg and I won't make any more until I see how those turn out.

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@ElsieD

 

have you decided if the ice on the bottom is the result of the blade not getting to near the bottom of the cup ?

 

that seems to be a drawback of the unit.

 

whaat do you think ?

ElsieD

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1 hour ago, rotuts said:

@ElsieD

 

have you decided if the ice on the bottom is the result of the blade not getting to near the bottom of the cup ?

 

that seems to be a drawback of the unit.

 

whaat do you think ?

I think you have a point.  I have 2 more ready to spin.  I'll likely do one today and see if I can tell by looking through the bottom before I bring the blade back up.  I like this thing but if it doesn't spin all the way to the bottom on the next one I'll call Cuisinart and ask about it.  If that is normal I'll have to decide whether or not to keep it.

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