Cuisinart FastFreeze Frozen Dessert Maker

The FastFreeze Ice Cream maker is amazing. It is very easy to use and convenient. When freezing your base, the container takes up very little freezer room. The whole appliance is easy to store. Included recipes are amazing, even when swapping out for lactose free ingredients. Like other competitor products, you have to prepare your base in advance and freeze for 24 hours before mixing, but again, this does not take up much room.

This is a great little addition to my kitchen. I followed the instructions to use it which are nice and simple, but I didn't use the recipes that come with it as I wanted a lower fat/sugar ice cream. The first one I tried I used skimmed milk, coconut cream and granulated sweetener, I thought it might take me a couple of goes to get it right, but my first batch was spot on, tasty with a great consistency, and with a little bit of grated chocolate on top to finish it off. I've also used it to make some apple juice slush drinks for my son who gave it a thumbs up. These again were nice and simple to make. My recommendation with this is to follow the preparation instructions. I tried mixing my first batch straight from the freezer without leaving it to stand and it was a bit of a struggle to get the wand through. But the next batch I let stand for 10 minutes and it was much easier. The wand itself feels well-built and sturdy. It arrived well packaged and wrapped in recyclable materials rather than loads of plastic. I've tried ice cream makers before, and I've found them to be bit of a faff and bulky to store when I'm not using them. This wand is simple to use and nice and compact to store when it's not in use which is a bonus. The containers are a perfect size for single portions or two smaller portions for kids, but I would like some additional containers for bigger batches for if I was entertaining. Yes, you have to prepare the mixture and freeze the day before, but with other ice cream makers I always found myself preparing the ice cream the day before anyway. I can see myself getting plenty of use out of this and would recommend it to anyone.