Do you think it is worthy to buy an ice-cream machine?

ice-cream machine - a photo of ice-cream machine
@youless (112481)
Guangzhou, China
May 29, 2012 9:42am CST
I wonder whether it is worthy to buy an ice-cream machine. The home-made ice-cream can be healthy. However, I am not sure whether it can be as delicious as the ice-cream we buy outside. I have read the feedback from the customers and there are negative and positive comments about it and this is why it is difficult for me to make a decision. Do you have an ice-cream machine at home? Is it useful for you?
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
29 May 12
My ex-boyfriend and I had an icecream machine. The first icecream we made was a kind of lemon icecream. It tasted really awful, and I think that we added far too much lemon. We had to throw it away, because we couldn't eat it, but after that time we started making other kinds of icecream and most of the that icecream was delicious. My ex-boyfriend had a sister and her boyfriend hated homemade icecream and he usually refused to eat it. One day when his sister and her boyfriend were coming over for dinner my ex-boyfriend and I made our own icecream and we had that icecream for dessert. We didn't tell her boyfriend that he was eating homemade icecream and he thought that it was very delicious
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@youless (112481)
• Guangzhou, China
30 May 12
It sounds like that the home-made ice-cream's quality is not so stable
@carmelanirel (20942)
• United States
29 May 12
Oh, homemade ice cream it the best and the flavor is so much better, that I have never liked vanilla ice cream when we buy it, but in the machine, I will eat it because it tastes so good.. I have one and now that you mention it, I might make some here soon..:D
@youless (112481)
• Guangzhou, China
30 May 12
I envy you have such a nice ice-cream machine at home
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@CTHanum (8234)
• Malaysia
30 May 12
Hmm..delicious!!! Is it useful to use the ice cream machine if we can do it manually? And how to make an ice cream that taste good??? I have tried to make it before but it did not taste good at all~
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• United States
30 May 12
Hi CT, it's been a long time since I seen you..As for making it manually, I guess for someone like you who is younger, that would work, but I have to have a bread machine now due to aches in my arms and wrists, so the machine makes it easier on me..:)
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@AmbiePam (92481)
• United States
31 May 12
Oh my word, homemade ice cream is the best ever! I love it way more than store bought ice cream. I've never had an ice cream making machine, but at church socials a couple would bring their own and make it for everyone. It was so good. I would only buy an ice cream making machine if I ate it all the time. And of course if I could afford it.
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@AmbiePam (92481)
• United States
1 Jun 12
I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
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@youless (112481)
• Guangzhou, China
1 Jun 12
You give me the confidence to make delicious home-made ice-cream
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@jazel_juan (15746)
• Philippines
30 May 12
I would love to also buy one because there are so many flavors i want to create lol but well it is not in my budget. Go for it youless, you might find it fun plus if you worry if it will taste fine, it all depends on your recipe!
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@youless (112481)
• Guangzhou, China
31 May 12
I already bought it yesterday
• United States
30 May 12
Yes i agree, i loved it when i used to eat it all the time, my aunt was the pro of homemade ice-cream to me..i wish i had one for myself cause my daughter is killing my pockets at baskin robins
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@myfb2009 (8296)
• Malaysia
31 May 12
Youless, i seldom make ice-cream nowadays due to my busy offline matters. Maybe in future, i will need to buy an ice-cream machine, so easier for me to make ice-cream for my family. We all loves to eat ice-cream only it needs lots of time to make ice-cream. So, most of the time, we ended-up buying ice-cream from the nearby shopping mall. But, the taste not always delicious. That's why, we still prefer to make our own ice-cream whenever we are free.
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@youless (112481)
• Guangzhou, China
31 May 12
The ice-cream machine is delivered to my home today and I shall try to make ice-cream on Saturday or Sunday.
@myfb2009 (8296)
• Malaysia
1 Jun 12
Yes, I like homemade ice-cream a lot since i can add any type of flavor as i like to. Indeed, the whipping cream price had gone up nearly the double of its previous price, CT. you, hope you will let me know how is the success of your making ice-cream venture...
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@CTHanum (8234)
• Malaysia
1 Jun 12
Sounds like you love homemade ice cream. Do you have any ice cream recipe to shared?? You know the ingredients is quite expensive especially the whipping cream.(^^_)
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@CTHanum (8234)
• Malaysia
31 May 12
I don't have one and have tried to make my own ice cream manually but it didn't turn out well. I would say it turned out to be an ice cream with an awful taste and end up to be in trash bin. At first I thought that since we can do it manually we don't need to have the machine, but now I believe that it could be a little help for us to make a homemade ice cream without need us to make it from scratch with hand.(^^)(^^)
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@youless (112481)
• Guangzhou, China
31 May 12
Making the ice-cream manually is so difficult.
@myfb2009 (8296)
• Malaysia
31 May 12
i must agreed that making ice-cream manually is not an easy task. I had gone through many trials and errors to make them taste delicious. Hope you will try to make many times ice-cream manually and wish you success, CT.
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@CTHanum (8234)
• Malaysia
1 Jun 12
Sometimes I just thought that its better to just get some ice cream from the store as making it from the scratch is quite expensive..Plus there are different flavors available. But I'm still going to try to make the ice cream.(^^)
@chiyosan (30184)
• Philippines
4 Jun 12
No, we do not have an ice cream machine. Well we do not even have a coffee maker as we think we are not going to use it all the time... so i guess it depends on you and your family if you love ice cream and will put the machine to good use, then it is going to be okay for you to be investing on the machine.
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@youless (112481)
• Guangzhou, China
4 Jun 12
I don't have a coffee maker since I am not that interested in coffee. A cup of instant coffee will be good enough for me.
@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
30 May 12
Hi youless, it's interesting and fun as well to own a personal ice cream machine Considered that homemade ice cream is more delicious and healthier to entertain our appetite with whatever savors we favorite at anytime we wish. And it's a great pleasure as well to see our loved ones enjoyed eating our homemade ice cream. Thus I was so impulsive to get one facing the wonderful ice cream machines when I was young lol.... But after I though over and over and gave up finally. Yeah, a family with less members actually didn't consume much ice cream. If I didn't make use of it often, it's a waste of money to get one and just dump it idling at the corner. Moreover I realized that it's quite convenient to get ice cream at the nearby hypermarkets at anytime we wish. There are various flavors from different suppliers available in the market. I always purchase ice cream with low offer price nowadays Few days back I bought a 800 ml pack of Yam Swirls with Vanilla flavored ice cream after we had finished the chocolate flavor one. Happy posting
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@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
30 May 12
It's right on! And I believe many of us do have the same experience to buy stuffs out of our passion of the time. Usually we seldom would like to use them or totally feel reluctant to dig them out when the enthusiasm fade gradually.
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@youless (112481)
• Guangzhou, China
30 May 12
I understand what you meant and this is why I hesitate to buy it. Of course we will have the enthusiasm to make ice-cream at the beginning, but I wonder how long our passion can last.
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@bellis716 (4799)
• United States
1 Jun 12
In my opinion, home made ice cream tastes much better than anything that can be bought at the store. Maybe that is because homemade ice cream takes me back to my childhood when we had large family gatherings where someone usually brought an ice cream freezer and ice cream suppers at the church. My parents had an ice cream freezer, but it was only used when we had company. Ice cream suppers at the church were the most fun because half or more of the families would bring ice cream freezers. Usually, each freezer held a different flavor ice cream. Those who didn't bring ice cream would bring cake or cookies. Some would bring both ice cream and cake. Since it is now only my husband and me, we do not have an ice cream freezer. Too much trouble for just 2 people.
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@youless (112481)
• Guangzhou, China
4 Jun 12
I tried to make ice-cream with our ice-cream maker and it really tastes great
• Philippines
26 Aug 12
Yes specially if you eat ice cream a lot. But Ice Cream makers are very expensive. Its nice if you could also sell ice cream so that you can also earn money while enjoying your ice cream maker.
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@youless (112481)
• Guangzhou, China
27 Aug 12
I already bought the ice-cream machine and I can easily make nice ice-cream at home
@millertime (1394)
• United States
4 Jun 12
I have an ice cream machine and I love it. I can make ice cream whenever I want and any flavor I want. I love to experiment with ingredients and different flavors. It's a lot of fun and the ice cream is the best. Anybody that likes ice cream should have one.
@youless (112481)
• Guangzhou, China
4 Jun 12
I feel the same. So far we made two different flavors of ice-cream
@wmingzhen (103)
• China
29 May 12
I don't have an ice-cream machine at home,because i don't like it.But i think it is worthy to buy it,if you and your family people both like to eat it.Because the home-made ice-cream is more safe and healthy.
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@youless (112481)
• Guangzhou, China
30 May 12
I just wonder whether the ice-cream machine will really make nice ice-cream. This is what I concern about.
• Philippines
30 May 12
I don't have an ice-cream maker either and perhaps I'd buy myself one especially it is so hot here in our country. If you have kids, it would also be nice to make ice cream with them! Hmm..now..ice cream business is a good idea!
@smilemoon (766)
• United Arab Emirates
18 Jul 12
No, I don't think so. You can get when you want to eat but not good to eat it everyday as you have the machine, it will be easy to make it easyly whenever you want.
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@youless (112481)
• Guangzhou, China
20 Jul 12
The home-made ice-cream is better.
@PoppaDave (438)
• United States
5 Jun 12
We had one when I was a child. I never really thought about it, but that icecream back then was the best ever. I am now thinking maybe I too need an icecream machine, since we buy icecream 4-5 times each month.
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@youless (112481)
• Guangzhou, China
5 Jun 12
Now I think the ice-cream machine is necessary
@jpso138 (7851)
• Philippines
30 May 12
If you are am avid ice cream eater, then it would be worth to buy your own ice cream maker. You can definitely save on cost as time goes by. You do not have to worry about taste as you can always improve. Besides there are always recipes available and you can always make adjustments. Moreover, you can always make something that is healthy. So if ice cream makes your day... go for it.
@youless (112481)
• Guangzhou, China
31 May 12
Since my son's birthday is coming, so I bought it as the birthday gift
• Philippines
30 May 12
Hello youless, well, come to think of it, that's your ice cream and you can't criticize the company but yourselves there for making one if it doesn't taste good. I didn't even think ice maker exist, it would be a good dessert for the summer. unfortunately, summer has ended here and raining season has started. i am contented with ice alone
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@youless (112481)
• Guangzhou, China
31 May 12
I bought the ice-cream machine already
• Indonesia
30 May 12
It was useful when you are in the hot country, especially when the ice cream seller around you selling ice cream with high price
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@youless (112481)
• Guangzhou, China
31 May 12
It is cook to have home-made ice-cream.
• United States
30 May 12
I don't have my own ice-cream machine, but my aunt has one and she makes the best homemade ice-cream i have ever tasted..it has such good flavor and it's healthier for you..I think its a great purchase, you will save money in the long run if you're a heavy ice-cream consumer..its great for your kids and their friend on a hot summer day..i can't speak for anyone else but my experience with homemade ice-cream was a good one..
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@youless (112481)
• Guangzhou, China
31 May 12
I bought it and I can't wait to try it
@tri_0217 (101)
• Philippines
30 May 12
I think it is a good idea to buy an icecream machine if you really love icecream or if you want to make it a business. I wanted to buy a soft icecream machine ever since but it is really pricey in our country. about $2250 if converted to us dollars.
@youless (112481)
• Guangzhou, China
30 May 12
Of course the ice-cream machine I am going to buy is not for business usage. It will be quite expensive.
@msmich (3)
• Philippines
30 May 12
If you love ice cream then it's worthy :) I'm thinking to have one so I can make an ice cream everyday!! :D
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@youless (112481)
• Guangzhou, China
31 May 12
I already bought it for my son