Magimix Gelato Expert | Frozen Dessert Maker with Built In Compressor | 2 x 2 L bowls | Makes Ice Cream, Gelato, Granita, Frozen Yoghurt, Sorbets | Satin, 11680

Decided to treat myself to the Rolls Royce of domestic ice cream makers and bought this as I couldn't find a bad review for it, It arrived promptly from Amazon and unpacked it straight away. There was some suspect indicators that this had been opened before - but looked unused and was impatient to use it so carried on unpacking and washing all the parts. Really good quality parts and solid build so I was impressed. Impatient to get started with nothing in to make ice cream I found I could make a sorbet from apple juice and sugar water - and I had some orange and carrot juice I made yesterday so had a go with that. I followed the instructions and made a brine solution to put in the fixed bowl and placed the removable bowl back in with the paddle. This was really easy - some people said that they had problems with the salt solution but when I finished up I was able to simply wipe it out and rinse with a cloth. So I switched it on for 5 minutes to cool down. I made the sugar solution in a saucepan - placed it in a sink of cold water and cooled it to about 40degrees C and then mixed with 250mL my juice that was stored in the fridge. This was nice and cold enough to put into the machine. I then pressed the ice cream/sorbet button, the paddle started to rotate, I poured the juice sugar solution in and put the cover on and let it do its thing. It continued till the paddle stopped and the light on the sorbet button then flashed to indicate it was now keeping it cool (for up to 2 hours). I tried it - it was delicious - maybe a little too sweet for me so may use less sugar solution next time. But this will be lovely and refreshing when it gets warmer in the summer soon. The machine I did not think was too loud but you do know it is on certainly. Cleaning up afterwards was quick and easy (although an ice cream may be more demanding). I stored the sorbet in smallish containers which will be good for up to a week. Overall I love it and look forward to many more creations. I also love the idea of making gratina with cocktails and wines when it gets really hot. I would recommend this if you can overlook the high price tag as I don't think anyone would be disappointed with what it does. It is definitely a wow factor machine.

I wanted to upgrade my vonshef ice cream machine which I had for over a year. It had a compressor, aluminium bowl, and worked reasonably well. However, it was noisy, kicked out lots of heat, and didn't product ice cream as smooth as I wanted. I looked at the musso machines used in gelato stores day in day out (£800 - £1200) but that was a bit too much, and they only came with a year warranty. Then I saw the magimix, I have seen that people have had the older model for nearly 10 years running strong. This model looks aesthetically fantastic and is relatively compact / well weighted so it is easy to put in a cupboard if required. You can make granita, gelato, ice cream, and manually chill / mix with the button. There are 2 stainless steel bowls, the fixed one and the removable one. I did make the salt solution and put this between the bowls as I thought it'd be easier to clean, it was not since you still have to clean the salt water solution (or alcohol) out. The best solution is just to use the fixed bowl, and clean it with a sponge / clean cloth (water and soap) a few times. This is also colder - I recorded -40c inside the bowl and the thermometer kept on going down. For best results let this pre-chill for 20 minutes, when it's done put it straight in the freezer and let it set for about 4 hours (best results 12 hours). As long as you have a chilled ice cream base, you have whipped ice cream consistency in 20 minutes or gelato in 15 minutes. Very easy to clean the fixed bowl, and fairly quiet + it doesn't kick out that much heat all things considered. Powerful motor too, I've had this for nearly a year, and I have no doubt this will last for many more years! Great service / delivery speed from Amazon. There are honestly so many free recipes online for ice cream. Just search up "best ice cream" or "best gelato" recipes. You can make your own custard base ones, granita, frozen yoghurt, ones without a custard base... It's best to get the base ready 24h before in the fridge (nice and cold) so the flavours develop. This is the "best" consumer grade / price ice cream maker with a good warranty, from a reputable brand. You don't need a special recipe, it can do them all! I've known people with the old model that have used it regularly for nearly 10 years with no issue. I strongly believe this will last just as long, if not longer.

This was a Lockdown buy, purchased partially in desperation to find something new to do in the kitchen ! Chosen after considerable research beyond the Amazon reviews-it's not cheap and I wanted to make sure that I wasn't wasting my money- it scored very highly everywhere I looked. On arrival it was very easy to set up once we wrestled it out of the "Russian doll" packaging it came in; it doesn't take up a huge amount of counter or cupboard space and despite being a chunky machine the integral handles make it easy to lift and move about. The User manual is easy to follow and its very easy to clean after use. The icecream it makes is utterly delicious - creamy and smooth and the 3 settings give you a choice of very soft scoop to traditional "hard" ice cream and takes very little time and effort to make. All in all highly recommended - we love it and the kids have had great fun making up their own flavours. A couple of tips if I may: ALWAYS make sure you use brine or alcohol between the machine and the churning pan - it gets (obviously) really cold and I cant imagine trying to prise them apart without the lubricant between them. Buy some cheap tupperware tubs to store your ice cream in - trust me once you get going you will want to have a choice of ice creams and even my greedy lot cant eat a litre of ice cream at one sitting. Ice creams with alcohol in take more time to set - if you want to serve them immediately after churning give the machine more time to churn. You can spend a fortune of ice cream books but in reality most of the recipes you will ever need can be found with a quick google!

So excited to receive this machine and l wasn’t disappointed with it look and feel. However, the machine simply didn’t get cold or freeze in anyway. Even after churning for six hours the mixture had warmed up after being very cold from the fridge. I am going to return this unit and hope it’s just a one-off defective unit

Arrived quickly and looks very well made, I'm looking forward to using it when I get some spare time.

It works really well and quickly. We use supermarket tubs of fresh custard and just add double cream and flavourings, fruit, chocolate, coffee, etc. You get delish ice cream in half an hour. Very expensive but oh so worth it. Great stainless steel bowl too so easy to use and clean. No included recipe book but there are plenty for sale on Amazon. I bought the “I Love My Ice Cream Maker” book and it’s OK. The Magimix one is available online on their website. The included pamphlet has some good advice to help you become more of an expert in the whole process. Don’t forget to get some tubs to put your lovely ice cream in. I gave it 4 stars because of the lack of paper recipe book, the noise it makes and the high price. Also there aren’t many English language HowTo YouTu.be videos available, unlike for the Cuisinart (MasterChef) machine. (Remember to pour the ingredients in when the machine is turning otherwise the beater will freeze stick to the sides.). The instructions say to put salt water or alcohol in between the bowls for heat conduction but I’ve found it doesn’t make an observable difference. I couldn’t remember what the symbols on the buttons meant so added Demo labels.

Simple, high quality machine that freezes very quickly. You need to put a salt solution or alcohol between the fixed pan and the inserted pan to get ice cream chilled properly. Otherwise it is entirely faf-free and produces very good, creamy ice cream. Have made about ten batches so far with consistent results. Expensive machine but appears to be worth it. However I have no experience of other machine with which to compare it other than freezer-bowl machines, to which this is obviously far superior.

So much easier to use than the freezer bowl design that I have used for many years previously. I like the large bucket size - no overflows so far. Much easier to pour into and get the ice cream out having a wide opening. Also much easier to add solid items whilst churning. Very happy with the quality of the ice cream. General construction seems sturdy and well made. Not sure of the value of having the removable bowl. I tried using salt solution at first and managed to get some into the finished ice cream - not pleasant - and thoroughly cleaning out the fixed bowl is rather fiddly with some salt having a tendency to collect at the base of the spindle. I wouldn't want to make an immediate second batch in the fixed bowl straight after having salt in it. Alcohol (I used 40% vodka) works just as well as salt though and much easier to clean with less risk to flavour. Overall very pleased

I was actually very happy with this machine, until it broke, We bought around 4 years ago, I'm not sure what is the warranty period, but when I write to magimix for reparing. I do not receive any answers.