Cuisinart ICE-45 Mix It In™ Soft Serve Ice Cream Maker

I just tested it, in preparation for my grandchildren's visit. It worked perfectly! Attractive on my counter, doesn't take up too much space, and a competitive price. I have other Cuisinart appliances and trust the brand. The kids will love it, and I see lots of fun ahead!

I bought this about a month ago and I love it. My grandchildren like to help me make the ice cream. It makes enough for several ice cream cones and bowls of ice cream. I love that the sprinkles come out with the ice cream.

This machine is everything we wanted and more! I absolutely love being able to make my kids some soft serve ice cream! I have recommended this to all of my family and friends! 5 stars just doesn't seem like enough!

We received this machine as a gift for Christmas and I was concerned it would be one of those appliances you use once and don't touch again. We're on our 4th batch and our kids have requested that we never buy ice cream again because what we can make is so much better. I work in product design and there are a few UX annoyances to me, mostly surrounding the cleaning of the machine. The auger and lid, for example, are a pain to wash and really scrub clean. But I will say that there is a very good barrier between parts that can and can't be washed. Plus, the ice cream is so good that all is forgiven. The condiment dispenser on the side is also a little spastic. I understand it's a strictly mechanical design though without smarts, so it makes sense. I just prefer to store the sprinkles in the little containers and pop them on after. The whole mix-in concept is kind of unnecessary.

I received this as a gift for Christmas! It is so easy to use and a lot of fun! I'm so happy to have it! The little containers to add in ingredients are so cute! My kids loved choosing their add ins! This is the best treat maker for the family!

I got this for Christmas, and the kids love having soft serve whenever they want. Reminds us of going to the frozen yogurt shops. Very easy to use, just read all the instructions carefully. I've used almond milk and fat free cow's milk, and both turned out great! (It also comes with some good recipes.)

I'd give it 5 stars except for the fact I needed to adjust the recipe to less milk, and the (condiments don't come work very well when using them More like a toy) my tip is-freeze the bowl longer than specified. Thank you

Makes really tasty softserve icecream, and if you make too much just freeze the rest and it's still delicious. Just wish you could make more than one batch without having to refreeze.

We are pleasantly pleased with our soft serve ice cream maker. Have made several batches of different flavors, mostly following given recipes and they've all worked well and enjoyed ice cream in 20-25 minutes of eager waiting. It's not very good at dispensing unless the ice cream is very soft (too soft). We can get about 1-2 cone's worth at the right consistency before it just gets too hard for the machine to dispense, even though most of the ice cream is still quite soft. They know it's a problem because they have a clear label right on the front that says once the machine has a hard time dispensing, it's time to scoop out manually. Which we do and enjoy regardless. (Watch out, it's messy!) Yes it does dispense mix ins, a bit roughly and with unsettling grinding and crunching sounds but it works. Clean up is decently easy, with only a couple harder to clean parts that take thinking and creativity. I wish more of the parts were metal and not plastic, especially the dispensing lever piece. I'd respect it a lot more if it wasn't so plastic-y and cheap feeling, but it definitely makes soft serve ice cream and pretty quickly. Kids are always excited when we bring it out. Overall, satisfied customers and yet glad that it was partially funded by a gift and we didn't have to pay full price for it. Not sure it would have been worth full price. This is now my go-to over the old fashioned salt and ice route. I'm probably going to have to make ice cream every week now, and this makes it easy.

1. It's nice that I can make as many servings as I want. 2. The recipes included aren't good. Find one on the internet. 3. It is a good price and it does work. 4. The mix-ins come out too fast, so nothing consistently mixes in because you have to close and open the mix-in shuttle. 5. The saddest part for me... there is not a smooth flow like Dairy Queen or the photo. The churning blades chop the ice cream as it flows out, giving you 2-3 inch pieces. I tried turning the machine off before dispensing, but then no ice cream flows out.