Like many, I'm sure, I got duped into buying an ice cream maker when the met office guaranteed us a hot summer. Oops. But nonetheless I've enjoyed having this little machine around and I've tried a few ice creams as well as a few sorbets with pretty good success. I would have LOVED to be able to afford the kind that freezes without having to pre-freeze the bowl, but that would have been a silly amount of money, so I went with cheap and cheerful. The bowl takes up a fair amount of space in the freezer and you have to either plan ahead and put it in the day before or just keep it in the freezer all the time (which is what I tend to do). It also seems to take far ...  Read the complete review

I have now had the Kenwood icecream maker for about 6 months. As usual I bought it during the sales in January, as nobody wanted an ice cream maker during the middle of our freezing winter! I paid £18:95 for it, against a rrp of just under £30 (I think). I used it once straight after buying it, and was pretty impressed with it. It is very simple to use, and assuming you have had the ice cream making bowl (supplied) in the freezer for at least 24 hours, it takes at most, about 30 minutes to create your very own small batch of ice cream. I just stuck to a basic vanilla ice cream mixture the first time I used it, but now that the weather is picking up, and I have a few ...  Read the complete review

this ice cream maker is one of the best,i have 3 ice cream makers because we have worn all of them out,we will see how long this one lasts,i make a lot of ice cream because i have stopped smoking and without my ice cream i couldnt have done it.i buy my own fruit, and some times i pick it usually blackberries,this machine is very easy to use unlike some it isnt complicated,and the ice cream is yummy,creamy and fruity,i have tried doing toffee ice cream but im afraid i havnt done very well,

OK so make no bones about it.... being dairy allergic sucks.... big time. The major things I miss is a nice rich smooth ice-cream, whether it be soft serve Mr whippy style or out of the tub. Soya versions sold in supermarkets (if your lucky) or health-food stores tent to be nice, but watery & expensive to say the least. Last year I pulled a massive coop! For my birthday my dad bought me a yoghurt maker, and for Christmas the other half (clearly quite fed up of my moaning about the lack of creamy ice-cream I could eat!) bought me this doogie little ice-cream maker. It comes with all the pieces and instructions, as well as a lovely ...  Read the complete review