Just freeze the gel canister instead of filling it with ice and salt like old ice cream makers
Power: 120VAC 60HZ 12W
Dimensions: 10.5 x 10.8 x 13.5 in
Seems like Oster forgot to add manuals in some of these; all the samples we opened had it, but a couple previous customers cited not getting one, so we scanned it for you just in case, since they don’t have it online.
Condition: New Warranty:1 Year Oster Estimated Delivery: 9/23 - 9/25 Shipping: $5 or free with VMP
What’s in the Box?
1x Gel Canister
1x Motor assembly with lid
1x Paddle
1x Base
1x User guide
(Note: some reviews are negative due to missing manuals. We checked a few of ours and they had manuals, but some previous customers still cited not getting manuals, so just in case, we have it linked here $37.98 at Amazon $59.99 List
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So I have been underwhelmed by this from the last deal. Other than using 2% rather than whole milk, I have followed recipes exactly, making sure the mix is straight from the fridge, and I never get more than soft serve consistency. Would 2% really make the difference??? I have to put the soft stuff into the freezer to firm up.
@Pamtha Same here but I think that's just how this style of maker works. The colder you can freeze the canister the better it will work, but I don't have a deep freeze to really get it good and super frozen.
@Pamtha Oh, and if I read you correctly, you seem to be expecting firm ice cream in the machine. You'll never get more than soft-serve consistency in the machine. It needs to be firmed up in the freezer. All ice cream makers work this way, even those in factories.
It freezes solid when you put it in the freezer to firm up because you don't have enough fat in it. You are basically making ice, since you've got mostly water.
You can try adding some booze, like vodka or bourbon, to lower the freezing point, but it's best to make sure there's enough fat in your mix.
Use full fat yogurt. Use a mixture of cream and whole milk (not just whole milk).
You will not get the results you want from 2% milk because of physics, not a failure of this device.
@Pamtha My wife and I have a very expensive ice cream maker which works very well. 2% and whole milk will definitely make a huge difference in your ice cream.
@dtoone01@dgbarstow You know, the perils of posting from mobile make me brief to the point of giving room for misunderstanding. :)
So absolutely, I'm not so foolish as to think I can dump milk, vanilla & sugar in the machine and magically get ice cream. It's much more complicated than that, and I've been following the recipes in the Ben & Jerry's book as well as the ones in the manual for this very device. Heavy cream, whipping cream, condensed milk, whatever it called for, I used. My only variation was that when it said "1 cup of milk", I was using 2% milk as that's what we normally buy. Does the magical chemistry of ice cream really boil down to the difference in milk fat between 2% and whole milk (3.5%) when the recipe calls for "milk"?
My question started as on the previous buy thread, people were bragging about the paddles reversing, or getting more solid stuff that did not need finishing in the freezer. My thought was "hmmm - what the heck am I doing wrong - is that 1.5% difference robbing my family of the ultimate homemade ice cream experience, and should I go ahead and make family counseling appointments so we can learn to cope with substandard homemade ice cream"?
@craigthorn - you've explained it nicely, thank you. The folks that get the "ready to serve" stuff are not the norm, and should not be used as my reference point when using the machine. We shall enjoy our soft serve experience (it does harden up along the very bottom of the canister, and I have to scrape that out) and continue on our ice cream experimental way. I may try buying whole milk for the next recipe that calls for milk, and see if that changes things up.
@footerwah1 The Ben & Jerry's homemade ice cream recipe book has some interesting stuff in it. I was not a fan of the chocolate ice cream recipe in the manual that came with this machine, though.
@JasonToon Exactly how am I suppose to close my eyes and be able to read the things you're telling me to think? Is this some kind of mental thing where I close my "mind's eye"? Or maybe you're going Game of Thrones here and talking about my third eye? I'm not exactly some kind of mental warrior here, I don't have telekinetic powers and I'm definitely not a Warg.
Why oh why are these miracles of custard always so small? 6 cups? Really? I'd need four or five, and I don't have a freezer large enough. Meh, muh meh meh meh!
I purchased this one before from Meh - you'd do better mixing the ingredients in a bowl and tossing in the freezer. And if you make the mistake of putting the paddle in the dishwasher...good luck bending it back to the right shape to get into the bowl again.
bought one of these last time it was on here. Used it probably 4 or 5 times. It makes a decent amount of ice cream, enough to feed maybe 4-5 people. The leftover you can just toss in the freezer and eat later. Cleanup is not too bad, as long as you are careful not to pour your "ice cream batter" all over the machine. The part that you pour the ingredients in through detaches since you will inevitably need to clean that.
Overall worth the price. Not really something I need but a fun novelty.
Favorite so far was the blueberry ice cream recipe included in the little booklet.
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Condition: New
Warranty: 1 Year Oster
Estimated Delivery: 9/23 - 9/25
Shipping: $5 or free with VMP
What’s in the Box?
1x Gel Canister
1x Motor assembly with lid
1x Paddle
1x Base
1x User guide
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(Note: some reviews are negative due to missing manuals. We checked a few of ours and they had manuals, but some previous customers still cited not getting manuals, so just in case, we have it linked here
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Warranty
90 days
Better at 2325 than not at all. Will we get an ohshit report for this?
No need for this, Blue Bell's on it's way back!!
@mediocrebot look who joined the party. Were you sleeping in and finally decided to wake up.
So I have been underwhelmed by this from the last deal. Other than using 2% rather than whole milk, I have followed recipes exactly, making sure the mix is straight from the fridge, and I never get more than soft serve consistency. Would 2% really make the difference??? I have to put the soft stuff into the freezer to firm up.
@Pamtha Same here but I think that's just how this style of maker works. The colder you can freeze the canister the better it will work, but I don't have a deep freeze to really get it good and super frozen.
@Pamtha add yogurt, and also let it sit in the freeze post-dashing for 20-30 minutes (longer not so good; gets too hard)
This is one of the ressons store-bought has those hard-to-pronounce ingredients: to allow freezing without turning to stone!
@Pamtha Yes, the fat is what makes ice cream. If you want actual ice cream, you need to use actual cream.
@Pamtha Oh, and if I read you correctly, you seem to be expecting firm ice cream in the machine. You'll never get more than soft-serve consistency in the machine. It needs to be firmed up in the freezer. All ice cream makers work this way, even those in factories.
It freezes solid when you put it in the freezer to firm up because you don't have enough fat in it. You are basically making ice, since you've got mostly water.
You can try adding some booze, like vodka or bourbon, to lower the freezing point, but it's best to make sure there's enough fat in your mix.
Use full fat yogurt. Use a mixture of cream and whole milk (not just whole milk).
You will not get the results you want from 2% milk because of physics, not a failure of this device.
@Pamtha yes, whole milk makes the difference. Otherwise they wouldn't have specified.
@Pamtha My wife and I have a very expensive ice cream maker which works very well. 2% and whole milk will definitely make a huge difference in your ice cream.
@dtoone01 @dgbarstow You know, the perils of posting from mobile make me brief to the point of giving room for misunderstanding. :)
So absolutely, I'm not so foolish as to think I can dump milk, vanilla & sugar in the machine and magically get ice cream. It's much more complicated than that, and I've been following the recipes in the Ben & Jerry's book as well as the ones in the manual for this very device. Heavy cream, whipping cream, condensed milk, whatever it called for, I used. My only variation was that when it said "1 cup of milk", I was using 2% milk as that's what we normally buy. Does the magical chemistry of ice cream really boil down to the difference in milk fat between 2% and whole milk (3.5%) when the recipe calls for "milk"?
My question started as on the previous buy thread, people were bragging about the paddles reversing, or getting more solid stuff that did not need finishing in the freezer. My thought was "hmmm - what the heck am I doing wrong - is that 1.5% difference robbing my family of the ultimate homemade ice cream experience, and should I go ahead and make family counseling appointments so we can learn to cope with substandard homemade ice cream"?
@craigthorn - you've explained it nicely, thank you. The folks that get the "ready to serve" stuff are not the norm, and should not be used as my reference point when using the machine. We shall enjoy our soft serve experience (it does harden up along the very bottom of the canister, and I have to scrape that out) and continue on our ice cream experimental way. I may try buying whole milk for the next recipe that calls for milk, and see if that changes things up.
I meh, you meh, we all meh for ice crea..meh
Bought this last time and still havn't found a recipe I like. Worked great though.
@footerwah1 The Ben & Jerry's homemade ice cream recipe book has some interesting stuff in it. I was not a fan of the chocolate ice cream recipe in the manual that came with this machine, though.
Where did all the previous comments go??? The first one with oyster and picture gone then mine...and others what gives meh
@AttyVette I think you're looking for this other forum topic https://meh.com/forum/topics/oyster-ice-cream
@JasonToon Exactly how am I suppose to close my eyes and be able to read the things you're telling me to think? Is this some kind of mental thing where I close my "mind's eye"? Or maybe you're going Game of Thrones here and talking about my third eye? I'm not exactly some kind of mental warrior here, I don't have telekinetic powers and I'm definitely not a Warg.
Why oh why are these miracles of custard always so small? 6 cups? Really? I'd need four or five, and I don't have a freezer large enough. Meh, muh meh meh meh!
I purchased this one before from Meh - you'd do better mixing the ingredients in a bowl and tossing in the freezer. And if you make the mistake of putting the paddle in the dishwasher...good luck bending it back to the right shape to get into the bowl again.
@enzoca Dang - I've put mine through the dishwasher, top rack, multiple times. It has survived.
bought one of these last time it was on here. Used it probably 4 or 5 times. It makes a decent amount of ice cream, enough to feed maybe 4-5 people. The leftover you can just toss in the freezer and eat later. Cleanup is not too bad, as long as you are careful not to pour your "ice cream batter" all over the machine. The part that you pour the ingredients in through detaches since you will inevitably need to clean that.
Overall worth the price. Not really something I need but a fun novelty.
Favorite so far was the blueberry ice cream recipe included in the little booklet.
So. We meet again.
I decided to bite. My family loves ice cream. Will make a nice treat.
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