KitchenAid® Ice Cream Maker, White, KICA0WH

This little thing works rather great. All you have to do is stuff the bucket in the freezer for 18 hours (yeah, plan your ice cream making 2 days in advance), then pour in the mix and stir. One note, it says it makes 2 quarts, and that's true, just remember that ice cream is 50% air. Put more than 1 qt of mix and you have what we in the ice cream biz call a mess. Also, the cheaper mixes and a faster mix will actually make a little more than 50% air. So just stick to the frozen custard mixes. Besides, the cheap stuff to make at home is even cheaper to buy off the shelf. For just a little more time and effort you can make your own Ben and Jerry's at home for less than $4 a pint. I did knock off a star for value because it really is quite expensive. You can buy a stand alone ice cream machine for about the same money. If you get this, it would be for the convenience of not having an extra machine lying around.

#1 , this cost so much less from Wal-Mart.com , i was going to by this from the kitchenaid web site but seen it cheaper here, My kids and husband LOVE the home made ice cream i make from using this product, the ice cream taste so much better then the store brand and at least i KNOW what is in MY ice cream lol, i put in about 5 ingredients and when you buy it from a store you have about 20-30 ingredients and most of them you cant even pronounce . I will chose this product every time ! NO MORE STORE BOUGHT ICE CREAM FOR MY FAMILY !!

I was so pleased with the outcome of my ice cream. But, remember, you MUST freeze the bowl for the recommended hours and the ice cream batter has to be chilled as directed for the ultimate results. I used my old standing recipe for my ice cream measuring the 46 oz maximum capacity for the batter. It expands as it freezes and you will get almost 2 quarts of finished ice cream. It keeps in your freezer for several weeks if you need to make it ahead of time. It is a WONDERFUL product and so easy to use!! I love it!

I love the ice cream attachment. When I received it as my birthday present the only part that did not fit my mixer was the drive shaft. Contacted KitchenAid and sent it to me at no cost. Now it fits my Pro Line 7. I made multiple ice creams already and works perfectly. I read other reviews that mention the bowl is leaking. What I do with mine is, first I do not get my freezer to the coldest settings, as mention in the instructions. The gel in the bowl freezes great, since it is the same type of gel use for the gel packs and it stays cold for hours outside of the freezer. Second, I do not get the bowl to touch the ice, I have a plastic mixing bowl and I put the ice cream bowl inside. And last, the instruction said when you are done with the bowl is to wash it in warm water. Here, what I do is I let the ice cream bowl to be at room temperature and the ice melted away and on them I wash it, otherwise you get the plastic to expand too fast and it will leak. I never store it in the freezer has mention in the instructions, I only put it in the freezer when I plan to make ice cream. To this day, no leaks!!! Hope those tips can help.

I've used the ice cream attachment once and learned a valuable lesson: reading is fundamental! My mistake was that my batter was too thick and I couldn't figure out how to pour the batter into the mixer while the blade was moving and not make a mess. So, I stopped the mixer after I'd spooned in some of the batter. BIG MISTAKE. Per the instructions, you MUST NOT STOP the mixer once you've started pouring batter. I tried to restart it and the blade was stuck. I mixed the ice cream by hand intermittently over 30 minutes (which still worked amazingly well because it freezes the ice cream in the bowl). I rated 4 on "ease of use" because I still can't figure out how to get the batter in the bowl without making a mess.

I brought it a little while ago, I found the instructions minimal and on using the bowl for the first time, unsure if it was on correctly. It work for most of the churning time but slip towards the end. The ice cream was rising up over the bowl, I did not know if this was right or not. All turned out fine as tyhe ice cream is very nice.

The attachment works exactly as it should. Absolutely no complaints from me at all. Freezing the bowl over night, fitting everything together, letting it churn for the right time etc. When I made my chocolate ice cream the only place I went wrong was perhaps not letting the mixture chill longer than what the time said in the recipe, which I found on the KitchenAid website. The ice cream was amazing though. I left the ice cream in the freezer overnight and it was perfect. I’m going to test with a few more ice cream and sorbet recipes. Overall, I’m don’t regret buying this attachment. It does what it’s supposed to and it does it very well.

What i didn't like was that walmart did not tell me they were selling me a used item. It was missing a piece also it looked banged up and was very loud. My husband was the on that notice on the box had a sticker that said one owner that is how i figured out is was used. my other kitchen Aid ice cream bowl works great i bought it some place else. my only complaint with it is that it works best with 1 quart instead of 2.

I bought this about 2 years ago. I was very happy with this...I guess I still am. It works really well and I love making ice cream, actually I bought the Artisan mixer because I want to make ice cream with this attachment. But after 2 years, its days finally come to an end. Last week, after 2 months since the last time I used it...my wife started noticing there was a blue liquid leaking at one side of the bowl.Then I saw that there was actually a horizontal crack close to the "ear" of the bowl. I don't know what I should do, so I sent a mail to the Kitchenaid office in Missisauga, ON, Canada and now I'm still waiting what can I do to fix it or whether they would do anything about it (if I'm lucky enough). Hopefully my love story with this ice cream maker ends in a happy ending.

Looks good BUT on opening I thought I would have a read of the instruction book. GOT TO PAGE 9 TO FIND A COMPLETE 8 PAGE SECTION OF THE BOOK MISSING. While I appreciate I can download the missing pages it makes the Wedding present I purchased for a Niece look a bit cheapskate. I have emailed KitchenAid and asked them to post another book. But i will be interested to see if Walmart/KitchenAid actually read these comments and what they intend to do N.B. I am a Printer and know how this missing book section happens