Lakeland Mini Digital Ice Cream Maker 0.5L – Homemade Ice Cream In 25 Minutes Plus Sorbet & Yoghurt

It's compact so fits in freezer easily, have to leave in there to freeze before making ice cream, so going to store in there when not using for when fancy some. I put it in a plastic bag so could get out without hands sticking to it as per instruction, think this might help with keeping it insulated when taking out of freezer as well. Motor gets quite warm when using but wasn't a problem. Need to make the ' custard' for ice cream and let chill for 1 to 2 hours before putting in ice cream maker so plan ahead. It makes 2 small tubs, type get in cinema with 300ml, capacity is 350ml. Another review said thickens quicker if use less so I did it with 300ml for 25 mins. As a novice I didn't know what it was supposed to look like when ready, and says not to switch off before ready, isnt an indicator just has on off switch. Recipes are for 125ml so wasn't sure about timings, I made 3x quantity and let run for 25 mins, using 300ml. Possibly ready in less says 15 to 20. Handy little machine. My mum had bigger lakeland version which makes more of a standard tub and I'd say is better if making for a couple or family or wanting to make a batch for more than one meal if time conscious. Great to have fresh ice cream, no nasties in it. My mum made blackberry and blackcurrant icecreams both delicious. I used light brown sugar instead of white, for vanilla worked fine gave it almost caramel flavour and vanilla essence as paste expensive. It's a little messy when taking apart again to clean as have to pull the paddle out, to separate the motor part from the lid. For the price very happy, does what it says. For me 2 small tubs perfect, as bit of a treat doesn't take up much room in my full freezer, lid/motor fits into my baking drawer.

Good but it doesn’t make ice cream it just mixes it until you put it back into the freezer

I was dubious about this maker given the reviews saying that it only makes enough for one etc and when it arrived my wife said the same. It looked smaller than I expected and I contemplated sending it back but I'm really glad I didn't. We have used it multiple times a week since. This produces the equivalent of a Ben and Jerry's tub, which is all my wife and I would buy anyway, and all that can fit in our freezer drawer so that's perfect. It also works for vegan ice cream and means we have more flavour options than ever before. For those looking for dairy free, I use 360ml oat milk, 165g granulated sugar, 480ml vegan double cream and if I'm using a powder i.e. matcha or Thai tea, 2-3 tbps. This makes more than the machine can take, but I find we get 3 B&J equivalent tubs from this mixture kept in the fridge for a fraction of the price. Trick that seems to work best for us is using about 305ml instead of 350ml. For some reason it thickens it quicker and gets it closer to soft scoop after about 35mins. Granted we have only had it a few weeks but I'm impressed so far. Use a tea towel to help you get the lid off and hold the bowl - the lid is quite big but it does come off okay, but as the condensation develops it can be harder to removed. Be prepared to get a little messy trying to remove the blade! Highly recommend for couples who are looking for something cheaper than a B&J or for a kid.

Even for a 'removable base' ice cream maker this is still good value. It's easy to assemble, use, and clean, and it takes up very little space in the freezer in between uses. In terms of the negatives, if I want to get nit-picky: The paddle is plastic, and I have already (four months) noticed some chips in it where it has abraded against ice crystals. It's quite noisy when it runs, and if you run it for more than about 20 minutes you can actually start to melt your nascent ice-cream as the coolant warms up. However, in spite of the negative points it's still an excellent, economical ice cream maker that will take sorbets, ice creams, and even plain ices down to soft-serve texture in very short time. Just remember to put them in the freezer to finish hardening up.

Well, I've had mine for a while. It's not all that well insulated - I leave it in the freezer overnight, and it gets nice and cold, but needs to be used immediately with chilled ice cream mix - and if it's not done in 20 minutes, it's failed because it herats up too quickly (Primarily, I suspect, thrrough the badly insulated palstic lid and the heat of the motor). It's servicable - at this price point, I wasn't expecting much more. However. I dropped it - once - and that changes everything. THe flimsy plastic rim pattern is brittle and immediately broke: A crack also formed along the outer plastic coating. now any time it gets wet, a foamed plastic comes out the crack - whatever is inside reacting with the water. I no lnoger consider mine food-safe, and will not be buying one from this brand again.

This is a very nifty machine.Makes lovely icecream probably only suitable for one person and you do need to decant it into a container and let it freeze a bit longer.But that is the difference between £14.99 and £200.

Fantastic quick and easy to use

I've had this a couple of weeks and have tried a few different recipes all of which do not turn the ingredients to ice cream in any length of time. It's just a sloshy mess. I have to freeze it for an hour afterwards, which kinda defeats the object I think. Anyhow, I've got it so I'll have to use it but it's not great.