Your freezer must be COLD.

The only little problem I ran into was cleaning the freezer bowl.

so, i turned down my freezer and didn't worry about the arm i left the bowl in my freezer for about a day & half and wallah

The biggest problem I have noticed is that relatively few people know how cold their freezer is (as well as their fridge).

I don't think our freezer is particularly cold either.

(I have a modern and very cold freezer, and keep the bowl right in the back, too).

This model has a special offer with it a few times every year for a second freezer container free with purchase.

You must have a cold freezer or else it won't work.

IF MY FREEZER GOT COLDER NO FAULT OF ICE CREAM MAKER

The only downside is the freezer bowl takes up valuable freezer space

This probably varies by how cold your freezer is, but if you want to use it every day, I would recommend getting a second canister

We keep the freezer pretty cold, make sure the mix is refrigerated before use and we don't try absolutely full batches.

You aren't stuck with a freezer bowl that might not be frozen enough or defrosts to quickly.

I can't get the freezer bowl to freeze, so the ice cream maker won't make ice cream.

My recommendation for best results: Refridgerate your ice-cream mixture overnight before making if possible, and be sure the insert is thoroughly frozen in a very cold freezer

For me the ice cream freezes up just fine, but I put our freezing unit in an extra cold freezer.

, I now have 5 freezer bowls that do not freeze--even wrapped in plastic, in the coldest part of a 0 degree C industrial freezer for weeks on end.

You do need to have adequate freezer space to accomodate the cylinders.

The ICE-20 works perfectly and makes just the right amount to feed a small party and not have many left-overs clogging your freezer.

I do recommend removing the ice cream immediately to a freezer useable container in order to keep from scratching the inside of the insert as you serve the ice cream...

You may wish to transfer the ice cream to a freezer-safe container for longer term storage, if you expect the ice cream to last that long

Then straight into the deep freezer over night and again never froze you can still here the liquid

In order for this machine to be effective, an absolutely cold freezer is needed, and a second bowl is pretty much required too.

Second, if you end up with "cold soup" rather than ice cream as some have complained, you have one of two problems: either you didn't chill the ingredients in the fridge prior to freezing as reccommended in the instructions, or your freezer is set too warm

but then i read that if your freezer is not cold enough it wont freeze all the

If your freezer is not cold enough, you can leave the bowl in there for two years and it will not freeze the coolant in the bowl.

No freezer burn.

There are 2 main reasons for failure to get the ice cream to freeze - first is your freezer is not cold enough to freeze the bowl through and through.

Its hard to get out if you keep the leftovers in the freezer bowl it double freezes.

The freezer is a variation on the popular "Donvier" type ice cream makers with a cold insert that is previously frozen and a churn paddle that stirs the mixture and shell-freezes it to the sides of the cold container

I use the machine about twice a week, and find three or four days in the freezer perfect for the bowl.

So now I have a fat-free, sugar-free, healthful freezer full of this stuff, and am always making more!I

This is a very economical alternative to expensive freezers with built-in refrigeration, and works much better than the hand version of the device.

Set your freezer as cold as it can go and shove it in

Maybe it was just my freezer causing the problem, but it was a pain

Reviewer B. Pfahnl "bpfahnl" suggested putting a ziploc bag of ice cubes in the bowl when you have it in the freezer -- excellent suggestion

When I saw the free extra freezer bowl - I ordered it here.

This works well, but there are a few points to make it a success.-First, make sure your freezer is cold

So now I have a fat-free, sugar-free, healthful freezer full of this stuff, and am always making more!I

My freezer is set very cold, and I found if I let the machine run 20 mins, my ice cream was too hard and froze to the sides of the machine.

I learned the hard way; the apartment I used to live in didn't have a great freezer.

But getting the freezer bowl to freeze is not always easy

I love this ice cream freezer.

If there's a promotion going on that gives you a free freezer

I believe the success of your process and length of machine operation time depends on how cold your freezer is.