Kitchenaid Ice Cream attachment?
Just recently purchased a kitchen aid stand mixer (hooray!), would like to begin making ice cream and was wondering whether or not the stand mixer attachment does a good job? Should I just go whole-hog and get a standalone maker?
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The plus for the KA is price (50 bucks or so is a steal), size and ease of storage. The only downside I've found is the texture, but with planning ahead (i.e. make your ice cream in the morning, then put in a Tupperware and freeze) that's not an issue, and finding room to stash the bowl *IN* the freezer. ut that's just me, my freezer is out of control...
Frankly, the latter is the only issue that keeps me from using the thing on a regular basis. If I had room, it would live permanently in the freezer, and you're always ready to go. It's a great gadget.
I think it depends on how you like your ice cream. I have both the attachment and a separate ice cream maker. I thought the attachment was great until I made ice cream with the ice cream maker (which was given to me as a gift). The ice cream from the attachment was very light and airy, it tasted great for sure (it was ice cream!) but it wasn't dense and smooth like Haagen Daas, my ice cream standard bearer. It must be said that the stand alone mixer produce also in not as dense as the Haagen Daas, but it's closer.
The mixer I have is this one:
http://www.cuisinart.com/products/ice_cream/ice-21.html