Cuisinart ICE-30BC Pure Indulgence Price Review

Housed in brushed stainless steel with an embossed logo, this completely auto small appliance makes frozen yogurt, sorbet, and homemade ice cream in as little as 25 minutes. The frozen dessert maker features a heavy duty motor and a double insulated freezer bowl that holds up to two quarts of frozen dessert at a time. Simply add ingredients, turn the machine on, and frozen drinks and desserts are prepared in minutes. Its big ingredient spout lets for easily adding favorite mix ins, and an instruction book and recipes come included. A fun addition to any birthday party or backyard barbecue, the frozen dessert maker measures roughly 8 1/4 by eight by 11 1/4 inches and carries a three year restricted warranty.

The Cuisinart Pure Indulgence two Quart auto Frozen Yogurt, Sorbet & Ice Cream Maker The Cuisinart Pure Indulgence

789 of 801 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of five stars Awesome and Easy!, May 5, 2005
By H. Woolsey (Deep South) See all my reviews
(REAL NAME) This review is from: Cuisinart ICE 30BC Pure Indulgence 2 Quart auto Frozen Yogurt, Sorbet, and Ice Cream Maker (Kitchen) I bought this after much debate about if or not I needed a two quart ice cream maker or just go with the original Cuisinart $49.95 one. I’m so happy i bought this one. It’s so great. Easy to use, makes alot of ice cream,so sleek looking.

I have a tiny kicthen and everytime I turn around I’m purchasing something that will clutter my counterspace, but I have to say this I do not mind. It’s square, not to bulky and the cord fits nicely up inside the machine. It does not dangle or anything. It is right beside my KitchenAid.

I have made two recipes out of the manual that comes with the machine. I typically do not like “manual recipes” but, they are great. The Mango Gelato was a big hit with family and friends. One girl who does not like ice cream, liked it. The simple ice creams that dont require making a custard, you just mix all the ingredients together and freeze, I thinked it could be awful. It was not, so you may be able to make ice cream in 30minutes from start to finish with those recipes.

I do keep the bowl in the freezer like others suggested with the smaller ice cream maker. It was useful to have it already frozen when I’m prepared to make ice cream.

As far as sound, it isn’t as calm as I thought, but do not let that scare you. It is not like turning on a blender and leaving it running for 25 minutes. It is not an annoying sound. Not like the old ice cream makers with the ice and stuff. It’s fun to watch it churn too. So the sound just fades to the background.

It’s interactive and a great thing to do with kids and company.

I really can not say enough good. One of the best appliance investments I have mad still.

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304 of 311 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of five stars Lousy lifespan makes for an unhappy buyer, June 8, 2009
By Anon y moose (Pennsylvania, USA) See all my reviews This review is from: Cuisinart ICE 30BC Pure Indulgence 2 Quart auto Frozen Yogurt, Sorbet, and Ice Cream Maker (Kitchen) This product started to malfunction a bit more than a year into its life.

At 1st, it made great ice cream. Now, the unit generates so much heat while it’s turning that the bowl unfreezes and I end up with a pultaceous mess that is not remotely close to ice cream.

Avoid this.

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UPDATE: Cuisinart replaced my faulty product. For a $10 shipping charge, they shipped a new unit to me the same day I called. It shipped from New Jersey via UPS and I had it two days afterward. They require that you ship the faulty unit to them in New Jersey at your expense, but they’ll ship your substitute without 1st having the faulty unit. My total out of pocket expense was $20. I am happy with the buyer service.

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368 of 382 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of five stars I love this machine!, May 23, 2005
By Carol Brearley “Pixie” (Rochester, NY USA) See all my reviews
(REAL NAME) This review is from: Cuisinart ICE 30BC Pure Indulgence 2 Quart auto Frozen Yogurt, Sorbet, and Ice Cream Maker (Kitchen) I used this to make a custard established ice cream (recipe below) and it came out WONDERFULLY! The ice cream was done in 20 minutes and the consistency was fluffy. The recipe I made before (non custard) did not thicken as nice, but I believe it was because it wasn’t made with the custard base. I uploaded a buyer image of the maker in action near the end of the cycle.

TIP be sure the bowl is totally frozen and don’t pull it out till you’re prepared to pour the ingredients in.

Custard Base Recipe:

Ingredients for base four egg yolks, one cup milk, 1/2 cup sugar.
For Ice cream base, one cup new heavy cream, two teaspoons vanilla extract.

Directions In a double boiler gradually bring milk to a boil. In a glass bowl mix together egg yolks and sugar till thickened. Gradually pour in the milk stirring constantly. Return to double boiler and gradually heat till thickened. (Mixture will stick to back of the spoon. Don’t BOIL! Remove from heat and let to cool. (I recommend putting it in the freezer for about two hours before using.) When the mixture is cooled mix in the heavy cream and vanilla. As indicated by maker directions, turn on machine and gradually pour mixture in. If you want to add chips, fruit or anything else to the ice cream, do it about five minutes before the end of the cycle. Enjoy!

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