I had gotten a bit fed up with making ice cream the hard way so ended up buying one of these little gadgets back in 2010 after much nagging from the kids.

It's a solid little machine made out of plastic that's capable of making 1 litre of ice cream which doesn't really last long with a couple of kids in the house. The gadget comes with the usual instruction booklet that includes some great little recipes. Inside the plastic outer bowl is a separate stainless steel bowl that contains a gel like coolant.

OPERATION:
Read instructions first! Turn the machine on first before pouring in any liquids or you could risk damaging the blade. Needless to say it comes complete with a mixing bowl. I usually use condensing milk, custard and whipped cream with flavourings such as mint, add a little drizzle of food colouring plus some chocolate chips and you're good to go! If I have time after I've mixed a batch I then pop it into our main freezer to freeze for a further 90 minutes.

After freezing you ice cream is as smooth as a babies bum, tastes amazing to say the least. If at first you find the ice cream to be too soft, them simply freeze it for a little longer. After consumption simply wipe it over with a warm damp cloth. Try also experimenting a little and make some refreshing sorbets. Maybe wise to buy a second bowl so that you can always keep one in the freezer whilst making other ice creams.

One thing that is a worry is the flimsy plastic paddle inside. Ours broke after only five months of light use, which I'd say would be once a week. Needless to say that we contacted Kenwood giving them the model number and the paddle was replaced with no problems or cost to us as it was under a year old.

It's an expensive buy for what it is and to be completely honest you'd be better off just looking u a few ice cream recipes on the net and making them yourself and then freezing them in a tub - after all it's pretty much the same.

Purchased from Curry's for £44.99.