Dash My Pint Electric Ice Cream Maker Machine, 0.4qt-White & DMS001SL Mini Maker Electric Round Griddle, Silver

I highly recommend this little Dash ice cream maker. I have been making ice cream for years. First, I had the old-fashioned kind of ice cream maker, where you had to add salt to the ice. Then I had the kind where you froze the metal inner part, and cranked it by hand. Then I got a Cuisinart electric ice cream maker, and it makes a quart or so, effortlessly. Now, it's just my husband and me, we are retired, and we are cutting back on our sweets. We can't eat a quart of ice cream by ourselves anymore! This Dash ice cream maker is perfect! It is like the kind where you freeze the metal inner part, but it is electric, so you don't have to do any cranking. So, wash and dry everything. Put the inner part of the Dash into the freezer (the plastic cup with the handle comes off, and doesn't need to be in the freezer); freeze it 12 to 24 hours right at zero degrees. Then make your ice cream mixture. I like real ice cream, with egg yolks and heavy cream, but you can make whatever flavor you particularly crave. Here is my coffee ice cream recipe:Coffee Ice Cream:1 egg yolk, whisk it in a bowlAdd: ¼ cup sugar, whisk it againAdd: ½ cup heavy cream from refrigerator, whisk it again.Add: ¾ tsp. instant coffee (espresso), and whisk it (I use the espresso coffee that comes in 1 tsp. packets, it's a yellow and red small box)In 1 quart pan: put ½ cup heavy cream, heat until boiling, whisking continually. As soon as it bubbles, take it off the heat, and whisk it gradually into the egg mixture in your bowl.Put the whole thing back into the pan, and heat until boiling, whisking continually. As soon as it bubbles, take it off the heat, whisking. I use setting 8.5 on my electric stove, and it only takes a couple of minutes to come to bubbles. As soon as you see bubbles around the edges, take it off the heat.Pour into a container, you should have about one cup.Add: ¼ tsp. organic vanilla extractStir it occasionally for about 40 minutes while it cools. Then pour it into a quart Ziploc bag, seal, and put it into the freezer for 1 hour. You can churn it then, or you can put in the refrigerator overnight.Put into the cold Dash Ice Cream Maker, lower the beater while it is running, and churn for about 18 minutes. Can serve right away as “soft serve,” but it’s best when a little firmer. For firmer ice cream, put into a container and freeze for 3 hours. There is no need to churn more than 20 minutes, freeze it for harder consistancy. Don't put it back in the freezer in the Dash ice cream maker, put it in another container.If it becomes frozen really hard, put in microwave for about 10 seconds before serving.If you're eating it with cookies, cake, or pie, this is two servings. If you are pigging out, eat it all yourself.Awesome.

First, expect soft serve like so many other reviews. 2nd don't over fill.My complaints is two folds and why I would say 3/4 stars.1) Do not leave it alone!!! It will rattle, fall and make a mess once the cream starts to harden. I put the ice cream maker into a pot, so everything is contained in case of overflow and from falling off the counter. However the motor/cover itself may still work it's way out because there is no locking mechanism.2) The motor/cover isn't easy to wash. Cream can get into deep holes or where the paddle is connected.Otherwise this makes for a great single serve ice cream!

I love the idea of this little machine. I store the freezing section in my freezer at all times so I can make an ice treat whenever the urge arises. It makes enough for two people in a portion size we SHOULD eat (probably a lot less than what we WANT TO - or USUALLY - eat). So if portion control is important to you, this is a good thing. Otherwise you might be disappointed. The first time I used it, I followed all recommendations in the instructions as well as those given by reviewers, and my ice cream turned out perfectly. However, not so always after that. I found that temp in the room will affect the freezing ability, as well as the recipe you are using AND, most importantly, where in the defrost cycle was your freezer when you took this out and used it? Or how often had you been going into your freezer before you used it? So the bottom line for me is to keep it in the back of the freezer; don’t use it except when the freezer has sat unopened for several hours; don’t use it is you have heard the defrost cycle going; wrap a towel around it for additional insulation as it’s churning; and be satisfied with less than perfection every time. It will in most cases do enough freezing that the ice cream will still be icy and delicious. While you can and should put the churned ice cream in the freezer to harden up after churning, I find that it quickly goes from just perfect to too hard, so plan to check it regularly and eat it at just the right moment.

When my grandchildren come every Friday night for a sleepover, the first thing they want to do is start making ice cream, lol. It has gotten to the point where I had to invest in another Dash Ice cream maker, so they would each have their own! Besides making great ice cream, we are also making wonderful memories. They are learning to help their grandmother in the kitchen and learning a skill. Of course what they love most is making a new flavor each week, and eating the ice cream, that they made themselves with the help of their Dash Ice Cream makers.

I wanted something to mix up my protein drinks into ice cream and didn't want to pay a lot of money for something so simple. Black Friday, I found this ice cream maker at a reasonable price and decided it was worth to buy and try. There are a few adjustments DASH should consider such as the latch. There isn't one. It also didn't say how long to run the machine and you can't leave it alone. It walks. It bangs, It rattles. I froze the bottom and the protein drink for three hours. It never got to ice cream consistancy but was OK like soft serve. The paddle is flimsy. I'll see how well it holds up over the next couple months and update if I'm allowed. I'm hoping it will allow me to make some fun ice cream flavors in single serve. Since I bought it on Black Friday for $14, I'll keep it and see how it goes.

Love this little machine! I've been Keto since September and REALLY missed good Ice Cream so I took it into my own hands and ordered this little machine. I only wanted single serving size since portion control is one of my most difficult obstacles. This works exactly as I would expect. I've never needed more than 10 minutes in the machine to get perfectly creamy soft serve (think Wendy's Frosty consistency). Here's my go-to Keto ice cream base: works every time:1/3 cup heavy cream1/4 cup almond milk (but any milk would work)1 egg yolk2 level tbsps of powdered erythritol (any powdered sweetener, or sugar would do)1. Mix the cream and milk together and bring to a simmer.2. Mix together the yolk and the powdered sweetener in a separate bowl.3. Add a tbsp of the boiling cream/milk to the yolk mixture while stirring rapidly, then add another tbsp while stirring, then one more, still stirring.4. Pour the rest of the cream mixture into the yolk mixture, still mixing quickly.5. Using a double boiler, bring the mixture up to at least 160ºF while stirring constantly.6. Remove from heat and add whatever flavouring you like. I either add 1 tsp of vanilla or 1 tbsp quality cocoa powder and stir.7. Refrigerate for at least three hours before putting it in the ice cream maker (I usually cook up the base in the morning for dessert that night, so it's in the fridge for 8 hours or so).If you're adding solids like chocolate chips, fruit, or nuts, stir them in manually after you've made the ice cream and you're ready to eat it.

What the little booklet doesn't really make clear is the amount of mixture to pour into the machine at the START. It tells you what you END UP with...1.6 cups. Some YouTube video makers on this product have no clue on the proper usage to get the desired product end result! The paddle incorporates air into the mixture so it increases the volume. For best results only put in about 2/3 -1 cup maximum of your WELL chilled mixture into the 24hr frozen 'chill' bowl. 2/3 cup will set nicely in approx 25 minutes. 1 cup could take 40 minutes! As this is a 'cream' product it will melt relatively quick. So eat it as a soft serve or get it in the freezer quickly and enjoy it in an hour as something firmer. I have not tried sorbets to gauge times on firmness. My only complaint with this handy machine is the lack of instructions to get you off to a good start! I hope this helps.

This little ice cream maker seems to have some mixed reviews and I’m going to set the record straight here! We are big homemade ice cream making ppl. We have a cuisinart ice cream maker too so we know how an ice cream maker is supposed to work! First off they all make a soft serve ice cream, your job is to get it to soft serve in the maker this takes about 10-15 minutes. Then remove it from the machine and put in a container and into the freezer for a few hours then voila you have prefect hard ice cream.

This ice cream maker hasn't failed yet. I love it! It could stand to be a little bit smaller, but I suppose I could also not put so much ice cream mixture into it. It seems to have a few bad reviews, but if you use a proper ice cream recipe and follow the directions with the maker properly, it makes the nicest, creamiest, tastiest, soft serve ice cream I have ever had. YUM! It is a bit noisy, but just knowing what is going to come out of it in 15 to 20 minutes, makes the bit of noise completely tolerable. Wonderful product and I highly recommend it.

Je suis très contente de ma petite sorbetière. Facile à utiliser et à nettoyer et ne prend pas beaucoup de place au congélateur. Je peux faire une crème glacée ou un sorbet aux fruits frais différent chaque jour en quelques minutes. C'est exactement ce que je cherchais. La mini-sorbetière Dash peut faire 2 portions de ½ tasse ou une portion de 1 tasse à la fois. Parfait pour une ou deux personnes. Je pense m'en acheter une deuxième. Je la recommande.