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 enlarge | Brand: KitchenAid
Category: Kitchen
List Price: $99.99
Buy New: $75.00
You Save: $24.99 (25%)
New (11) from $75.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  253 reviews
Sales Rank: 428
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 7
Dimensions (in): 10.9 x 10.3 x 10.3
Legal Disclaimer: Sale Ends: 12-20-2008. You may return or exchange merchandise purchased from Macy's @ Amazon by mail only. Certain items are covered by warranty as indicated. To obtain a copy of the warranty prior to purchase, please write to: macys.com Customer Service Dept.; P.O. Box 8215; Mason, OH 45040; Small Ticket Department-Warranty;
Warranty: 1
MPN: KICAOWH
Model: KICA0WH
UPC: 050946960197
EAN: 0050946968308
ASIN: B0002IES80
Release Date: July 1, 2004
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 I scream! You scream! Home-made Ice Cream! December 24, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have wanted to make some home-made ice cream for awhile. It was something my Grandparents used to do in the summertime, and I always really loved it. After recently buying the KitchenAid Artisan Series 5-Quart Mixer, getting this attachment was a no-brainer.
It took me awhile to get the hang of this. First off, the attachment doesn't "click on" like the bread hook, but is held in place by the pressure between the mixer and the bowl. The instructions didn't make this clear, and there are some parts that come with this attachment I didn't end up using. It depends on what kind of stand mixer you have. However, once that was figured out making the ice cream was a breeze.
It is definitely not "instant ice cream", or something that can be made on the spot. The bowl has to be frozen for about several hours before using. If you have the space, then you can just leave the bowl in the freezer by my refrigerator is too small for that. Once you have the bowl cold enough, you mix the ingredients together and then pour them into the bowl with the mixer running, which takes about 20 minutes.
The ice cream you are going to get will be "soft serve" consistency. You can put the finished product into the fridge to firm it up a bit, but it will crystallize and become more like sherbet. I haven't managed to get really thick creamy ice cream yet, but I will keep trying.
This attachment comes with a simple recipe book to get you started, but I recommend picking up the Ben & Jerry's Homemade Ice Cream & Dessert Book as a supplement.
Great icecream maker, but a little small December 23, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a great device for making frozen treats fast! I've made ice cream several times already, and it is always delicious. The only drawback is that the freezer container is a little small. Stick to the recommended ingredient amounts and you'll be fine... overfill and the ice cream will not combine properly, and you'll have some icy bits. Still delicious, but the texture will be lacking noticeably. Overall an excellent device for making enough ice cream at one time for 5 or 6 diners.
 This ice cream attachment is awesome! December 22, 2008
This ice cream maker is fantastic. My first batch was a 2 gallon batch, which is the full capacity of the bowl - it didn't freeze as well since it expanded as it froze and was above the top of the bowl! I recommend doing a 1 gallon batch. It quickly freezes to the consistency of soft-serve. If you like hard ice cream, you'll want to put it in the freezer for 1-2 hours before you eat it. What fun this is a such a great product!
I Love This Thing! December 4, 2008
I purchased the Kitchaid Icecream Maker about 1 month ago and I have nothing but good things to say about it. It is easy to use, easy to clean, and makes a great product. I would recommend it to anyone looking for an ice cream maker for home use that bypasses the hand crank, salt method. It only makes about 2 quarts but for me that is fine. The ice cream is light and airy and holds up well in the freezer. Of course this also depends on your recipe. I recommend a cooked recipe made with the sinful ingredients...cream and lots of eggs. Keep the mixing bowl in the freezer and it is ready to go anytime. I found that it does not require a lot of attention during mixing either. Just check for consistency occasionally, 20 to 30 mins. should do it.
KitchenAid Ice Cream Attachment v. Special Purpose Ice Cream Maker November 19, 2008
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
I own both the KitchenAid ice cream attachment and the Cuisinart Ice Cream Maker, two devices that work on the same principle of using a liquid filled freezer bowl and a machine-operated paddle to make homemade ice cream. I decided to compare the two using the same recipe for French vanilla ice cream (from the KitchenAid cookbook) to see which performed better.
The KitchenAid: The bowl has a greater capacity (about 5 cups of mix) than the Cuisinart ICE-20 Automatic 1-1/2-Quart Ice-Cream Maker, White. Although it also takes up more room in the freezer, I liked this aspect. After all, if I'm going to make homemade ice cream, I want enough to make the effort worthwhile. The KitchenAid attachment added more air, which created a slightly grainier, more commercial texture but faster flavor delivery. Perhaps because it froze more mix, the KitchenAid was also slower to finish, taking eight minutes longer than the Cuisinart. Removing the frozen cream was easy except from the complex shape of the dasher. Although both machines were noisy, the KitchenAid was by far the quietest. Because you have to pour the mix into the bowl while the paddle is running and because the thick walls of the freezer bowl make it difficult to access, I recommend resting the pouring shield on the edge of the bowl -- it doesn't fit completely, but it's good enough to minimize spillage. Also, if you expect to add nuts, chips, cookies, or other harder items near the end of the cycle, decrease the mix by the same amount. Five cups of batter plus a cup of nuts will overflow the bowl.
The Cuisinart: The ice cream was definitely denser and silkier, although in more limited quantity. The machine takes about 3 cups of mix, and, unlike the KitchenAid, some of it was wasted when it froze solid to the walls of the bowl. The KitchenAid, on the other hand, had little or no waste.
My husband preferred the ice cream from the KitchenAid attachment; he claimed that it tasted much better. I preferred the denser texture from the Cuisinart, although the ice cream was much more difficult to scoop after a day or so of ripening in the freezer. Both tasted much better than anything I can buy in the supermarket.
Despite my preference for the Cuisinart texture, I'm giving this attachment five stars because it still yields great tasting ice cream with minimal work. You do have to plan ahead, however: the bowl must be frozen for at least 15 hours, and the mix must be chilled a full day in advance. Since many ice cream recipes call for a cooked custard (with egg yolks), this means cooking a day or more before you want to make it. If you have the room in your freezer, you might want to store the bowl there. I recommend wrapping it in a plastic bag to keep ice crystals and freezer-taste out.
The decision to choose between this attachment and a special purpose machine depends in part on how many people you want to feed and whether you have the freezer space for a bowl that measures 7 " high x 12" wide x 9" deep (it's not symmetrical because of the outside pieces that allow attachment to the lift mixer). The Cuisinart bowl is only 5.5" tall, with a 7" diameter. Another point to consider is longevity. I expect a KitchenAid mixer motor to far outlive anything on a special purpose machine.
This makes a great gift for people who already own a KitchenAid since most of us are also attachment junkies. I highly recommend this ice cream bowl, although I strongly suggest some comparison shopping to make sure this is right for you.
-- Debbie Lee Wesselmann
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