How to use krups ice cream maker

The Krups "La Glaciere" ice cream maker is a popular home ice cream, sorbet and gelatto maker. The model consists of a freezing cylinder, paddle, lid and motor unit. The lid has… 

The Krups "La Glaciere" ice cream maker is a popular home ice cream, sorbet and gelatto maker. The model consists of a freezing cylinder, paddle, lid and motor unit. The lid has a feeding hole in its center. The release button is located at the top of the motor unit, and the on/off switch ...

The Krups "La Glaciere" ice cream maker is a popular home ice cream, sorbet and gelatto maker. The model consists of a freezing cylinder, paddle, lid and motor unit. The lid has a feeding hole in its center. The release button is located at the top of the motor unit, and the on/off switch ...

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Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2004

After reading a review in Cook's Illustrated, I ordered the La Glaciere (I would have ordered the Musso, but my husband balked at the $500+ price tag). After anxiously awaiting delivery (I bugged the UPS driver daily), it arrived and I began my ice cream adventure. I was surprised that you put the whole container - minus the lid, dasher and motor- in the freezer. I had assumed that you just put an inner bowl in to chill. After reading a few reviews about the trickiness of assembling the machine, I practiced a few times just to get it down. True, it's not super simple, but it's not as difficult as I had anticipated.
I began preparing for vanilla ice cream a day in advance-- chilling the unit and cooking the custard base and then chilling it overnight. When it was go time, I assembled the machine and turned it on so the dasher wouldn't freeze to the canister. The hole in the lid is great and allowed me to pour the custard in while the machine was in motion. I set the timer and stood watching, fascinated. Within 25 minutes I had fresh vanilla bean ice cream! It was more soft serve consistency, but it firmed up after a few hours in the freezer.
My second batch, strawberry, didn't work as well because I hadn't frozen the cannister for 24 hours. It never firmed up and got really icy in the freezer. I told everyone it was sorbet which helped to cover the faux pas.
My 3rd batch, peach, was the most amazing. I had chilled the cannister for 3 days (due to the bad strawberry experience) and also chilled the custard mixture to 35 degrees. Both of these factors resulted in fabulous ice cream after only 18 minutes of churning! The dasher reverses direction when the mixture gets too firm, and the poor thing was doing that for about a minute before I noticed it. I tested it later and it ran just fine.
The pros of this machine are: Great ice cream at a great price.
The cons are: Delayed gratification, as the bowl must be thorougly frozen to get the best results. Also, there is a layer of ice cream that is missed by the dasher on the bottom of the cannister. At the end of churning, it's frozen so hard that you can't really mix it in with the rest. But it's only about two spoonfuls worth.
Other than that, this machine is a real hit with my family! For the price, I highly recommend it.
End note: To the reviewer who said their cannister warped: you have to make sure the cannister has completely thawed and is bone dry before you put it back in the freezer. Any bit of water may cause warping.

Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2020

When it arrived it didn't work. The paddle wouldn't turn. But my husband was able to fix it and since then it's been great. Very easy. The ice cream has been wonderful. If it had been working when I received it, I would have given it five stars. ♡

Reviewed in the United States on August 16, 2000

The Krups 358-70 La Glaciere Ice Cream Maker is simple to use with clearly written instructions and few parts. The pint container fits easily even in a small freezer. As advertised it makes ice cream in about 20 minutes. My first batch was a luscious fresh peach, using the base recipe that turned out wonderfully. The batch needed a little extra freezing, but just a little, before it was ready to serve. All 2 of the parts clean up quickly and store conveniently.
I wish the instructions had a few more "modern" recipes. There was a recipe for Rum Raisin in the back and I don't know anybody who likes Rum Raisin. But if you pair the Krups 358-70 La Glaciere Ice Cream Maker with the Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Cookbook you'll be fine.

Reviewed in the United States on June 24, 2000

Making ice cream couldn't be easier than with this sturdy dependable machine...once you start making your own ice cream , not a summer weekend will go by without it. And your friends that you invite over to share it? They'll think you're the best thing since Ben & Jerry...guaranteed. You'll love this machine. Tip for hot sticky summer days=put the whole machine right in the freezer will it's running to cut on extra time. Do yourself a favor and buy the Ultimate Ice Cream Book and the Ben& Jerry's Ice Cream Book for lots of fun recipes!

Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2018

I was given a broken ice cream maker (had a hole in the inside lining so water was pouring in) and the box had a card in it that made it seem like it was someone’s personal gift.

Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2017

great replacement for our old one.

Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2005

I've seen many on here with the leaky bowls. I actually got a replacement from Krups...WITH THE SAME LEAK! Disappointing, but this machine makes amazing ice cream and sorbet. Love it!

Here's how to fix the bowl. I found that by taking hold of the top collar of the bowl, holding the bottom part stable under my arm, and twisting CLOCKWISE, I was able to get the collar free and off. This revealed the gasket which lays on the collar of the inner bowl (about 3/4" wide). The inner metal bowl sets into the outer plastic bowl which has this freezing gel stuff in it. Anyhow, once I had it apart, I set the bowl on the counter so as not to spill anything (it's not really exposed, but the metal bowl could come out at this point if you tipped it hard). You can see that the bowl and collar are "threaded" sort of...they have 6 sections that are ridged..sort of like the inside of a 2 litre soda cap..not continuous threads. There are lots of narrow gaps on the inside of both the collar and large outer plastic bowl. I noticed that this gel had gotten into them, so I ran the collar under hot water and used a chopstick to get any remaining gel stuff out of the slots (freezing will expand this stuff and likely causes the gasket to unseat in the first place). I wiped everything clean, relaid the gasket over the top of the metal bowl, lined up the spaces and thread sections so I could reassemble them, and pushed it down onto the outer plastic bowl, turning COUNTER CLOCKWISE as it all seated together. Voila! The "threads" caught. I now gripped the bowl under my arm again, and twisted the collar COUNTER CLOCKWISE until it would twist no more. It was tight. I checked the seal, looked good. I froze for 24 hours (rock solid), removed it, and just ran about a quart of water into the bowl and let it sit there. Upon fully thawing, I dumped the water, wiped it completely dry, and shook it around, upside down, etc, for a few minutes. I let it sit again for 24 hours, checked it, and there is ZERO GEL LEAKING!! That is how you fix the bowl. I bet even those with the warped bowls can do this, removing all the leaked gel from the spaces inside, and get it working fine again.

Anyhow, hope this helps!!

Kevin

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