Dessert Dreams: Focollk's KitchenAid Ice Cream Maker - Honest Review!

[@CVMA_Stretch]

Looks like a great attachment; I recently picked one up for my kids and that's how I found your video. As far as the run time for the motor, we've had several KitchenAid mixers over the years; our most recent one is 12 y/o and has been used in recipes in excess of an hour of mixing time - You shouldn't run into any problems with yours at a low speed for half an hour.

[@Mark_Nadams]

Don't worry about using your KitchenAid mixer for a long time, especially if the work is light and slow like this. To make the process more efficient pre-cool everything including the bowl or mold you will be unloading the ice cream into. If you have access to a "deep" freezer that goes down to 0F (-17C) the ice bowl works even better. If you use a deep freezer and have everything pre-chilled, mixed and ready to go you can squeeze a double batch out of the bowl before it needs a good refreeze. BTW - While the ice cream is in soft serve form you can make your own ice cream "pops" with molds and popsicle sticks that you put back in the freezer. Your helper would probably like them too.

[@robertknight4672]

On most KitchenAid mixers stir and speed number one are the same thing depending on when the mixer was made and how it was labeled but there are some exceptions where stir and one are separate speeds I think on the mini but that's not compatible with the ice cream maker anyways. So I just use the slowest speed.

[@Nesacake]

Now I’ve got to buy this ice cream attachment! Thanks for the demo!!

[@ThatADHDgirl.reviews]

Your welcome! And right!! Such a cool Accessory!

[@debbiemoseley3570]

15 min at low speed on a kitchen aid is fine. I have made brioche dough with an online class. It does a 15 min at medium speed and the mixer is fine.

[@ThatADHDgirl.reviews]

Thanks for the info!

[@amproductions5660]

FYI I just got this attachment. It now states that mixer should be on and mixing before adding ice cream mixer to bowl. Apparently it is destroying mixer motor if you add before being turned on.

[@ThatADHDgirl.reviews]

Honestly I don’t know if I would use this regularly it seems like a long time for my KitchenAid to be running…

[@anndipietro1868]

Everything I've seen says it should mix for 20-25 minutes.

[@dano3952]

Why will it explode like a bomb?

[@amproductions5660]

@@dano3952 I don’t think it will explode but burn up motor possibly. Due to the ice/milk buildup on bowl would cause the blades to jam until it gets broken up.

[@stephenhall5694]

“Apparently it is destroying mixer motor.” Please state your source for this information. If your source isn’t Kitchenaid itself, or a certified testing lab or engineering lab like UL, then this is just useless speculation. Awaiting your reply.

[@Dan-ji4db]

You put the bowl on backwards. The nub sticking out of the side of the bowl goes in the back to brace the bowl against the mixer. Also it looks like they changed the design of the paddle as i got one a year or so ago and it looks nothing like yours. Oh and also be sure to have the paddle churning before you dump the base in. Mine takes about 15 mins to churn on low speed which has never been a problem for the motor.

[@ThatADHDgirl.reviews]

Thanks for your help! I’ll try those things!

[@wozzlebaby5313]

is your attachment more rugged than that one?

[@Dan-ji4db]

I dunno if its more rugged, its just different. Still works great.​@@wozzlebaby5313

[@robertknight4672]

Actually the Nubs are to make a compatible with bow lift model mixers is the arms hold up the two sides of the bowl in the nub is what snaps in place to hold the ball level on the bowl lift style of mixer. Depending on which bowl lift model mixture you're using you may need the short number or the longer one I have the KitchenAid version that has a short and a long nub.

[@KathyDollarhyde]

Looks so stinking delicious

[@ThatADHDgirl.reviews]

It is soooo good!

[@YOUR-WORD-IS-YOUR-BOND]

I have to look through my book again... I only saw the vanilla recipe...

[@YOUR-WORD-IS-YOUR-BOND]

There are people that use kitchenaid to make cakes for hours at a time... they have a bakery business...

[@ThatADHDgirl.reviews]

That’s a good point!

[@robertknight4672]

On occasion I've made divinity candy in my KitchenAid which can take between 20 to 30 minutes. Divinity candy run in the mixer at high speed with a mixture that thickens quite a bit.