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Helman Carnival Ice Cream Maker - ICM562 | 
 enlarge | Brand: Helman
Category: Kitchen
Buy New: $56.95
New (2) Used (1) from $24.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 28971
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 11
Dimensions (in): 0.2 x 0.1 x 0.1
MPN: ICM-562
Model: 082677135629
UPC: 082677135629
EAN: 0082677135629
ASIN: B0016NUYC4
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Make fresh Soft-Serve ice cream just like the carnivals of yesteryear. This nostalgic looking ice cream maker resembles the carnival style carts of the early 1900s. It is however a technologically advanced product that will provide fun for everyone over and over again. Easy to use and fun to watch. Electric countertop appliance is safe and fun for the entire family.
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| Features:
 | Your kitchen becomes an ice cream parlor with this easy-to-use appliance | | | Fun to watch - great for parties. | | | Electric countertop appliance is safe and fun for the entire family. |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
Make fresh Soft-Serve ice cream just like the carnivals of yesteryear. This nostalgic looking ice cream maker resembles the carnival style carts of the early 1900s. It is however a technologically advanced product that will provide fun for everyone over and over again. Easy to use and fun to watch. Electric countertop appliance is safe and fun for the entire family.
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| Customer Reviews:
 carnival ice cream maker February 16, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
You HAVE to use whole milk. Also, it helps if you put the ice cream mixture in the freezer for about 30 minutes before you use the machine, then it works well.
 Soft Serve Ice Cream From Home December 31, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
We bought this product as a Christmas gift this year. I liked that it made soft serve style, it used simple ingredients and looked easy to use.
It was!
The drum must be in the freezer for at least 24 hours before you want to make ice cream so I immediately washed and dried it and placed it in our freezer where we have decided to 'store' it so the kids can make ice cream whenever they desire it without having to wait.
Ingredients are simple; milk, cream, sugar and vanilla.
It took about 25-28 minutes of churning but the ice cream was stiff and perfect. It was not 'melty' or too soft. It was perfectly 'soft serve' just like you get at a restaurant.
You leave the machine running to force it to dispense from below. The only thing I wish I could change is to have it dispense in a constant flow as McDonalds or similar can do, but because the paddle is what dispenses the ice cream it comes out in 1-2 inch 'strips' with each pass of the plastic paddle from the inside.
Soft Serve in less than 30 minutes with quick clean up and easy storage (especially if you keep the drum in the freezer!).
 Ice Cream Breaker December 26, 2007
Wow, Santa dropped off this broken ice cream maker and Daddy tried to fix it to no avail. The actual rotating blade that is supposed to mix the ice cream for 20-25 minutes is made out of wafer thin plastic and can't possibly withstand the force. I even reinforced the housing with a metal rod, but it just broke again. I did not make one ounce of ice cream with this piece of plastic junk and I'll be taking it back for a refund.
 Nice to look at - not an adequate ice cream maker. August 3, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I love old fashioned appliances, so when I saw this, I figured what the heck. If you are looking for a table top machine that makes ice cream, get something else.
I've found that most of the variety of appliances from Nostalgia Electronics/Helman Group fall just short of being adequate. My unit didn't cool the ice cream enough to make ice cream. It was kind of in the state of "melting" ice cream and very "liquidy".
If you want something that looks old fashioned, it's pretty decent. If you want something practical, it isn't.
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