KUMIO 1.25-Quart Automatic Ice Cream Maker with Compressor, No Pre-freezing, 4 Modes Frozen Yogurt Machine with LCD Display & Timer, Electric Sorbet Maker Gelato Maker, Keep Cool Function (1.25 Quart)

Updated edit at the bottom. My family loves ice cream, which keeps getting more expensive, so I decided to just look at ice cream machines out of curiosity. The idea of being able to control the ingredients used, as well as make more healthy and lower calorie ice cream from time to time, appealed to me. I also love the idea of making my own ice cream blends. I saw this ice cream maker, and the built in compressor really appealed to me since you can make ice cream on the fly. I have literally made ice cream every single day over the last 2 weeks. Not only is it incredibly easy to make, but clean up takes 2 minutes. The first "ice cream" I made, consisted of nothing more than unsweetened almond milk, vanilla and agave nectar. I figured that if that tasted good, it could only get better from there. I just dumped all three ingredients in and powered it on. Nothing else but waiting about 35 minutes. When it was done, I tasted it and actually enjoyed it. At that point, it was game on. First, let me share the easiest vanilla ice cream there is that tastes very good. With this, you can add all sorts of ingredients to fancy it up. Into the freezing bowl (chamber), pour in: 7 oz (half a can) fat free sweetened condensed milk 4 cups fat free half and half 2 table spoons vanilla Turn it on to run an hour. It may be ready after 50 minutes. It won't look like that much when you dump it in, but as it freezes and the air gets mixed it, it will be a full chamber. If you put in too much, it will overflow. My recipe above yields the most it can handle in one batch. Pro tip: put the bowls you will be serving it in into your freezer before starting the ice cream. The ice cream is still a bit soft when done, and the frozen bowls keeps it from melting as fast. I also have a frozen storage bowl ready if I know it won't all get eaten or if I want to make it for later. An all dairy mixture freezes very well and remains smooth and scoupable after sitting in your freezer even over night. I do things like throwing in mini chocolate chips, almond pieces, and all sorts of other goodies. If you make an ice cream out of almond or oat milk, you can't put leftovers in the freezer or premake it and put it in the freezer. They will essentially turn into ice and aren't capable of being served. They must be eaten immediately, and pre freezing serving bowls is required. Even my teenage son enjoys the almond milk ice cream. I've used combinations of milk and almond milk as well. The more dairy, the smoother the consistency. The only time I didn't just dump in the ingredients is when my wife requested chocolate almond butter ice cream using almond milk. I had to put that in a blender first to get the almond butter mixed in properly. I used Nestlé Quik powdered chocolate mix and pure maple syrup to sweeten it. She loved it. I have some more complicated recipes involving eggs and heat, but the recipe above is so dang good that I haven't been motivated for something even more tasty. I do plan on making a pina colada in it sometime in the next couple of weeks. I'll come back and add my results to this review afterwards. The really big question is the durability of the machine. It seems well made, but only time will tell. If it lasts three years, I'll immediately buy another, no questions asked. If it goes out before that, I'll post an update. In the photo is the ingredients and finished vanilla ice cream with mint chocolate pieces I made a couple hours ago which I had leftovers. Update: I've had this ice cream maker for 2.5 years now, and it's still making me delicious ice cream. One thing I want to add is a maintenance tip. When you pull out the "mixing pot" you can see the part that turns the mixer. From time to time, use a 9/32 socket to remove the nut. Pull off the metal connector and clean under and around it with a cuetip. See photo.

Before I go further I want to give you a recipe for delicious peach ice cream that is super easy and quick, and, if you will indulge me, a bit of reminiscence. Five minute prep time. You need 3 ingredients, maybe 4. 1. Canned sliced cling peaches. Mine were in "lite" syrup, I don't think it matters. Some kind of syrup. 2. Heavy cream, about a cup. 3. Vanilla extract. We used Great Value, which, to me, tastes better than McCormick. 4. Some sort of sweetener. We used Toriani sugar free Peach because that was what was on hand. If your peaches were in heavy sweet syrup, you probably don't need another sweetener. Steps: 1. Drain the peaches, reserve the syrup. Fill the churn about 1/4 full of sliced peaches in whatever syrup sticks to them. The reserved syrup will be used to top the ice cream when it is served. If you have leftover peaches they can top the ice cream as well. 2. Add 1 teaspoon (more, less or none, to taste) Vanilla. 3. Put in the syrup, probably enough to sweeten two cups of coffee. If you use granulated sugar you may need to make simple syrup. You want to be sure that the sugar is dissolved. Maybe heat the peaches...or leave the sugar out, use peaches in heavy syrup. 4. Add heavy cream until the inner churn is 1/2 full. Do not overfill. You want close to equal parts of peaches and cream. 5. Assemble and start the machine. Let it mix for a couple minutes and then taste and adjust. We needed no adjustments. No ice, no salt. Stop the machine when the ice cream is the consistency of firm soft serve, about 35-45 minutes. Turn it out into a prechilled bowl and let it harden in the freezer. If yours takes longer, great. I never needed to let the machine run the full hour. Making ice cream in this gadget can be that simple. Five minutes to assemble the ingredients, and 45 minutes to an hour later you have ice cream. If you want hard ice cream, you want to put it in the freezer for a while. The recipes in the book that is supplied with the machine are too big for the small machine, they seem to want to fill the reservoir twice. Beware. We made vanilla (mixed milk and cream), pistachio (unsalted pistachios crushed up added to vanilla, with a couple drops of green food coloring for old times sake) that was better than any commercial pistachio, simply because every bite of ice cream had enough nuts in it to give it tons of pistachio flavor. The inner aluminum churn transfers the cold from the outer churn really well, because it fits well, don't dent it or assemble it wet. You can overchurn, so once the contents are solid, stop the gadget, pull out the beater, and use the plastic scraper to get the frozen ice cream off the walls. My grandmother used to give me peach ice cream when I was a kid, yellow food color and artificial flavor, tasted like sweetened chemicals. Truly horrid. Then, about 30 years ago I made homemade peach, frozen peaches, cream and eggs, and it was one of the best ice creams I had ever eaten, but, ice, rock salt, and churning forever. I expected it to be horrid, peach after all, but was persuaded to try it. I'm glad I did. My memory of that peach made me consider getting another churn. I wanted good peach ice cream! Then I saw this gadget, no ice, minimal mess, fresh ice cream for one or two people. I have a countertop icemaker that I believe uses the same refrigerant, so I expected it to freeze well. It does. Don't put any parts except for the all plastic bits in the dishwasher. The lid has an electric motor in it, so I would not dunk it. You do not want to dent or corrode the inner churn, and dishwasher detergent eats the coatings off aluminum. Hand wash it in mild detergent, rinse and dry well. I want to try raspberry frozen yogurt, with whole milk Greek style yogurt and fresh raspberries. There are a ton of other recipes, coffee ice cream with actual coffee, green tea ice cream, and this machine makes all that possible. Just a cup of mix to try a recipe won't be too small for this gadget. If it is screwed up, it is just a cup of cream. It makes Ben & Jerry's sized portions. A couple big scoops for two people and the ice cream is gone...but the good news is that you cam make more. The downside is that it won't make ice cream for six ice cream lovers in one run. The upside is that you can make two or three different flavors without that much work. I am surprisingly enthusiastic about this machine.

I've been making ice cream for decades. Starting with the old hand cracks & ice, then on to hand churned frozen custards, a Kitchen Aid frozen drum, and most recently a Cuisinart frozen drum. Yes they all work, and they are ALL work on some level, but this thing is simply too easy. Hand washed all of the food touching parts and started w/ a batch of lemon sherbert, and followed that immediately with a batch of vanilla ice milk using high fat cream line whole milk from our local grass fed Jersey cow dairy. No cream, no custard making, just sugar, milk, and vanilla. It was absolutely delicious! And incredibly simple. Poured my ingredients into a small bowl after dissolving the sugar, pre-chilled in the frig for a short while, and then poured into the machine's mixing bowl. Pushed Power button, then menu, where it defaults to ice cream, then pushed start and voila, an hour later it was all done. The consistency was a good deal firmer than soft serve, and it all transferred easily into the silicone containers that we bought specifically for this purpose. Dropped them both in the freezer for another hour each to firm up some more, but it all came out of the machine ready to eat. Frozen custard tomorrow, and then a five day fast to try and spare my liver and pancreas. This thing is dangerous, it's that easy. Clean up was a breeze, but I would suggest adding your ingredients as a pre-chilled mixture and do it with the mixing bowl out of the machine. That way there's no chance of spillage getting down into the freezer compartment. The Amazon driver delivered it upside down, in spite of the box markings, so I let it sit properly oriented for a couple of days before plugging it in and everything ran great. The noise level was about equal to our range exhaust fan on low, so those watching TV in the next room could barely hear it all. I've read a lot of reviews for much more costly Italian machines of this type, but I can't imagine how they offer any real value compared to this. With part of the money I didn't spend I added the extended warranty, but it seems well built, and it's not the sort of applian e that's gonna get beat around, so expect it should last a good while. It may leak refrigerant eventually, but for now it runs like a champ and I see no reason to expect it to not hold up. Over all I couldn't be happier with the purchase.

The KUMIO 2.2-Quart Ice Cream Maker is a fantastic product that makes homemade ice cream fast and easy. After using it for about 10 batches, I can confidently say it delivers consistent, creamy results every time. It's user-friendly, and the process is straightforward, even for beginners. The only minor downside is transferring the ice cream from the machine into a container. Some product can stick to the parts, and it requires a bit of patience to scrape everything out thoroughly. While this doesn’t diminish the quality of the ice cream itself, it can result in slight product loss if you're not careful. Overall, it's a solid and efficient machine for any ice cream lover, and I’d definitely recommend it for those looking to up their dessert game at home!

I graduated to this from one of those ice cream makers where you have to freeze the bowl in the freezer ahead of time. I kind of hated that. One batch if you were lucky before the bowl wasn't cold enough anymore. Having the freezer built into the machine is a game changer. So far I've made ~25 batches and it's performing great. It's really easy to use and to clean, though the written instructions as to how to navigate the menu and set the time are laughably complex. I'd almost say don't even read it, but it's probably worth it for the amusement factor alone. Imagine if you had a 5-page guide for how to use your turn signals. That gives you a general idea. Anyway, I highly recommend this machine for at-home ice cream making. Things to note: - I wish I could make larger batches, but that's no fault of the machine. I knew exactly what I was buying. If I want to make numerous quarts at a time, then I need a real-deal commercial unit for thousands of dollars. - On a related note, be aware that the volume of the end product is larger than what you start with. The churning adds air - as designed - so don't fill the bowl to the top or you're going to have a big mess. I'd say halfway is about right. - Not specific to this machine, but it's kind of a pain to get the finished product off of the plastic mixing component that spins. Most of it will be gobbed on there when the churning is completed, and you'll want a good rubber spatula to scrape it all off into the container you'll be putting in the freezer. - Finally, be aware that if you pause the churning process towards the end for whatever reason, it's very hard to get it started again because the ice cream freezes quickly between the plastic mixing piece and the metal sides of the bowl. I've had to give it a manual "push" a few times and I've been concerned that I'm going to burn out the motor, but so far, so good. Punch line: best not to pause it once the ice cream is really starting to thicken up.

The first time I used it, took a minute to figure out exactly what position the lid needed to be for the churning to work well after that it was all go. I carefully followed the first recipe for vanilla and it turned out well. Now I just mash whatever fruit I have on hand, add some cream and or milk and a splash of vanilla flavoring and sweeten to taste, pour it in, turn it on and eat ice cream about an hour or less later. Machine makes a little noise but it’s not loud, and I think it’s helpful to tell when it begins to whine a little differently that the concoction is near frozen. Do be careful not to overfill because it does swell as it freezes and gets out of the little bucket, however it was not hard to clean up at all. I bought some storage containers it fit nicely in the freezer to save some for later. It’s a generous amount for just the two of us. I’ve used it several times but I guess I won’t know about durability until I’ve had a good while. If you’re on a diet be warned it’s hard to stop experimenting with new ice cream recipes, because it’s so easy.

This ice cream maker was really easy to use and clean! You simply follow the base vanilla recipe (I used a little less sugar than the recipe) and you can put "add-in's" in the last few minutes or after the ice cream is finished if you desire a different flavor. It took about 50 minutes to make 1.2 quarts. Add in a pinch of salt so that ice cream has less water crystals. I read a bunch of recipes on-line and I think I'll add a little liquid pectin next time to make it creamier. Anyway, my vanilla ice cream turned out great other than the fact that it was way too sweet. I can't tell you how nice it is to have an ice cream maker to make a last- minute batch of fresh (and healthier) dessert! I LOVE the fact that this machine has a build-in condenser that allows you to make ice cream, custard ice cream and sorbet without having to freeze the bowl or bucket ahead of time. You simply put in your cold ingredients and turn it on! Make sure you have whipping cream (or half & half) on hand at all times because you need a high fat cream for this to turn out! I also used a vanilla bean in my batch of ice cream rather than vanilla extract because I liked the stronger taste. and I liked how the specs looked in my ice cream. My daughter decided that she needed it more than me because she can make healthier treats for my 3-year-old grandson (fruit sorbet) and she's already made 4 quarts of different flavors in one week! Make sure you buy ice cream containers, too! Plastic storage containers tops will break when frozen. This machine is also at a great price which is not the case in higher end stores that carry this type of ice cream maker! I LOVE IT, and so does my daughter!!!

I have used this ice cream maker half a dozen times since I received it on May 1, and it has worked perfectly every time. It's easy to use and easy to clean. The ice cream comes out like true soft serve and forms perfect scoops for serving. I place any unused ice cream into a container I purchased, and when we’re ready to serve from that container, the ice cream is still easy to scoop and has a nice texture. One of the best features is that it’s a set-it-and-forget-it machine; once the ice cream is finished, it keeps it cold for up to an hour. This means there’s no rush to remove all the ice cream and store it in the freezer. This has been especially helpful when we have guests. I set it up just before meal time, and it’s ready at the perfect moment for dessert. For example, this past weekend, I made a homemade blackberry cobbler served with vanilla ice cream. It was a hit with everyone, serving a total of eight portions.

Pensé que me iba a llegar una versión diferente, ya que lo pedí para México pero no, me llegó la misma versión. El producto es de calidad, no es muy ruidoso y me he dado cuenta de que el tiempo que tarda en hacer el helado es dependiendo de la densidad del líquido que se introduzca, he comprado aquí mismo en Amazon algunos aditivos alimenticios para estabilizar mis helados y sorbetes y los resultados han Sido muy buenos, cuando están listos mis productos guardó el sobrante a la nevera y se mantienen bastante bien. Vale la pena el precio.

This product appears to be worth the money. It is elegant, appears to be well made and durable. Making ice cream with this is a breeze. Parts are easy to detach and wash. As the recipes provided with this product are limited, I would recommend that you buy a separate ice-cream making recipe book. Some of these books also go into necessary details about how much milk fat should be in there, how to control consistency of texture, and so on. This information is worthwhile for novices, like myself. Unlike other reviews on this product published here, I don't find this machine noisy at all. And it makes ice cream very quickly. As soon as I threw all the ingredients in and pressed the start button, the ice cream was ready in 1 hour. My only general comment is: Many well made products from China, such as this one, have accompanying instructions which are poorly written. There are problems with syntax, vocabulary, grammar, the instructions are unclear or confusing, or just don't make sense. I think China needs to invest a little more in people who can write the necessary instructions in better English.

** Update ** - I tried this for the first time last night. The instructions are a bit odd but in reality this is pretty simple to operate. Mix the ingredients in a bowl, add it to the pail, put the pail in the machine, press power (default is ice cream) and then just hit start and you'll have ice cream in 1 hour. It comes with recipes for a few kinds of ice cream, yogurt and sorbet. I tried the vanilla ice cream recipe using half & half cream and whipping cream along with granulated sugar and vanilla extract. I doubled the recipe because it seemed small. Also the ingredient measurements are strangely listed in grams instead of cups so you will have to do the liquid conversions. Doubling the recipe was a little too much and it overflowed a little and ran down the sides of the pail. The handle on the pail is a little flimsy and came off when I tried to pull the pail out. So I scooped out the ice cream and put the handle back on the pail and was able to pull it out after the pail warmed up a little. So I had a little mess to clean up. Next time I will only make 1 1/2 times the recipe instead of doubling it. I also cut up a coffee flavoured chocolate bar and some mini peanut butter cups and added them around the 30 minute mark when the cream started to freeze. I have to say it came out pretty darn good! My partner is an ice cream lover and he really liked it. And it's nice to know you're using all natural ingredients. - I'm giving this as a Christmas gift and will have to update my review then. But I was mainly sold on this product for 2 reasons.... It's big and makes half a gallon of ice cream at a time. And it's self-cooling and there is no need to pre-freeze the ingredients.

Funciona bastantate bien, lo unico malo es que solo sirve para hacer un litro de helado y siempre me quedo con ganas de más, para uso personal esta bien, pero para una familia de 4 o más integrantes puede que sientan que es poco producto, la ventaja es que pueden hacer helado en cualquier momento del día y siempre pueden hacer mas si se quedan con el antojo.

Received today and wouldn’t even turn on. Tried every plug-in in our house, tried all the classic plug and unplug moves, even sang happy songs to it… nope, nodda. Returning is a headache but 400$ after tax I have no choice. Super bummer… we were excited for icecream tonight.