I spent a long time looking at a variety of ice cream makers before settling on this particular model. I have seen a number of Andrew James products on Amazon and so felt extra confident about making this purchase. The product arrived promptly and was well packed. It had a free ice cream recipe book included with a wide variety of recipes to choose from. The first job was to wash, thoroughly dry and pop the bowl into the freezer so that it can freeze overnight.

When making ice cream it helps significantly if the mixture that you are adding to the ice cream maker is chilled first. Whenever I make ice cream, I prepare the mixture the night before. That way the mixture has time to chill overnight. If you are looking to make fresh ice cream for the evening, then make the mixture first thing in the morning and get it chilling throughout the day.

This ice cream maker is well constructed and very easy to use. Make sure you follow the instructions and do not add any mixture into the ice cream maker before it is assembled, switched on and the paddle turning. When the mixture hits the bowl it will start to freeze and it’s important that the mixture is kept moving at all times. Depending on how chilled the mixture is before you start to churn will directly reflect on the length of time it will take before your ice cream is ready. This will normally be between 20 to 30 minutes. It you get your timing right, then you can dish up fresh ice cream at the end of your dinner party. I tend to make batches in advance for the kids as it does not take them many days to polish off a batch.

In addition I have also tried making soft whip ice cream in the Andrew James Ice Cream Maker. The soft whip ice cream, the type used to make your ice cream vans 99’s, come in a 1 litre carton. This works an absolute treat with the item but do not be tempted to add any more then 500ml at a time. The mixture will expand to the whole bowl as it freezes so half the carton at a time makes plenty!

To sum up this product, I am very please with this purchase. It has successfully made many flavours of ice cream for my family and friends. It is quick and reliable and at an excellent price. I am very pleased with this purchase and would thoroughly recommend it to all budding ice cream makers.