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Ice cream attachment for KitchenAid stand mixers
- Easy to use and clean up
- Can mix ingredients in advance
- Cost-effective for those who own a KitchenAid stand mixer
- Ice cream's airy texture
- Requires pre-freezing
- Large bowl takes a lot of space
- Works only with certain KitchenAid standing mixers
We found the most recent comparison tests of the KitchenAid KICA0WH attachment at Cook's Illustrated, which tests seven inexpensive canister-style ice cream makers. Gourmet magazine compares it with nine other ice cream makers in a slightly older review, and we found more than 250 owner-written reviews and ratings, mostly at Amazon.com and Cooking.com.
The KitchenAid KICA0WH Ice Cream Maker Attachment adds a gel canister and paddle to your KitchenAid stand mixer. This lets you adjust the mixing speed to determine the texture of your ice creams and sorbets -- dense or fluffy. For the most part, however, reviews say this attachment makes airy ice cream, a texture some people like more than others. The attachment makes two quarts of ice cream in 15 to 20 minutes, but you must first freeze the gel bowl, which can take up a lot of space in the freezer. Owners say the attachment is easy to use. And it saves space and money to use the mixer's motor, but the attachment only works with specific models of KitchenAid stand mixers.
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Our Sources
1. Cook's Illustrated MagazineDetails/Subscribe
Editors at Cook's Illustrated test seven inexpensive canister-style ice cream makers, choosing four as their favorites
Review: Equipment Testing: Inexpensive Ice Cream Makers, Editors of Cook's Illustrated, Apr./May 2008
2. GourmetDetails/Subscribe
Gourmet picks the KitchenAid attachment as one of four winners in this review of 10 ice cream makers, giving it high marks for the quality of its ice cream as well as for ease of cleanup. All 10 of the machines reviewed here make good ice cream, however, so the review says the choice comes down to other issues -- "price, storage space and ease of use."
Review: Meet Your Makers, Editors of Gourmet magazine, Apr. 2005
3. Amazon.com
About 200 give the KitchenAid KICA0WH attachment a very high average rating of 4.5 stars out of a possible five, saying it makes superb ice cream that's quite airy in texture. Some owners wish the bowl had a lid and a handle, but most are pleased with the attachment and say it's easy to use and clean.
Review: KitchenAid KICA0WH Ice Cream Maker Attachment Reviews, Contributors to Amazon.com
4. Cooking.com
More than 100 owners rate the KitchenAid KICA0WH here, giving it a high average rating of 4.3 on a five-point scale. Most owners say it does a great job, but they warn against relying on the recipes in the instruction manual.
Review: KitchenAid Ice Cream Maker Attachment Reviews, Contributors to Cooking.com
5. Epinions.com
Just a handful of owners review the KitchenAid KICA0WH 2 Quart Ice-cream maker attachment here, and one report of a leaking bowl brings the average rating down to 3.5 stars out of a possible five. Another complaint is the size of the bowl, which takes up a lot of space in the freezer, but most owners like the attachment and find it easy to clean.
Review: KitchenAid KICA0WH 2 Quart Ice Cream Maker Reviews, Contributors to Epinions.com
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