Cuisinart ICE-50BC 1.5 Quart Ice Cream Maker - Answered Questions & Fixed issues

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I run mine in an unoccupied room with an old hardcover book and a quart soup can on top. Just a noisy beast but great ice creame when you figure out how to use it. Parts can be found here: http://www.cuisinart.com/parts/ice_cream/ice-50bc.html

Go here: http://www.cuisinart.com/parts/ice_cream/ice-50bc.html

I just got this from Cuisinart. I ordered 5 units so I would have some spares.Thank you for your inquiry. The part number for the Timer Knob that goes with the ICE-50BC is ICE-50BCTK and is available for $3.00 plus shipping and any applicable tax.We welcome you to contact our Customer Service Department at 1-800-726-0190, if you prefer. We will gladly place the order for you. The hours of operation are 7 AM -11 PM EST Monday through Friday and 9 AM - 5:30 PM on Saturdays and Sundays, excluding major holidays.

You should be able to order a replacement lid for your Cuisinart ICE-50BC 1.5 Quart Ice Cream Maker online from this supplier:

http://www.abtecparts.com/cuisinart_icecream_maker_lids.htm

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Hi, I always wash the bowl in hot water, would not have it any other way for hygiene reasons & have never had a problem. After all it is only made of aluminium ! What has happened to yours to make you think you have a problem ?

Peter.

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You need a good simple recipe. So here is one.
(This is an unpasteurized recipe unless you boil the blended strawberries, wash the berries very well if you don't)

1 lb fresh strawberries (ripe is better)
3/4 cup sugar (most folks double this but i prefer the taste of strawberry)
3/4 cup whipping creme
2 1/4 cups milk (2%)
1 tsp lemon juice

Liquefy the strawberries in your blender. (Boil now if pasteurizing) and add the rest of the ingredients and blend.
You now have enough Ice cream mix for two partial batches. Divide mix in two equal portions. You should have enough to fill machines bucket 1/2 - 2/3 full.
IMPORTANT
Do NOT have more or less in the bucket as the machine screws up with more or less of any mix.
Insert Paddle and put noisy grey power arm on top.
Add a 2 inch thick hardcover novel on top of arm above bucket.
Add a heavy Soup can on top of this book (I recommend Habitant French Canadian Pea Soup 28 fl oz size).

Set timer to 40 minutes.
Leave room as it is a noisy little beast machine.

Come back and check just before it is done. If still too liquid add 5 minutes to timer.

Empty into bowl and add 2nd half of mix to bucket.
Clean the dimple on bottom of mixer paddle before putting back in bucket. This batch should take 5 minutes less as compressor is already cold.

Have fun.

The book and Soup can are essential to keep the silly beasts power arm from lifting up too early.

Hi Barry
you will have to contact cuisinart or local service agent for one in your country.
Unless you are lucky and find one on ebay.

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All i can suggest is cleaning the contacts. Clean the metal prongs and the two holes they go into.

UNPLUG THE MACHINE

Use a q-tip cotton swab dipped in hydrogen peroxide or rubbing alcohol ... not both. After cleaning one hole wipe off any excess fluid before cleaning the other hole. These holes are a natural for catching stray drips of food or other kitchen goo.

Good luck.

The machine must be upright for 24 hours before using it.

If it was stored on its side or upside down you MUST wait 24 hours with the machine in the correct upright position. The 'person' who delivered mine made sure he tumbled it over and over again scanning shipping labels even though it said everywhere fragile and this side up.

If the machine does not work at cooling after 24 hours there is a problem and it should be returned.

Do not expect rock hard ice cream, but thick scoop-able medium firm soft-serve is easy to get as a result. A few hours in the freezer will harden it more.

You need a good simple recipe. So here is one.
(This is an unpasteurized recipe unless you boil the blended strawberries, wash the berries very well if you don't)

1 lb fresh strawberries (ripe is better)
3/4 cup sugar (most folks double this but i prefer the taste of strawberry)
3/4 cup whipping creme
2 1/4 cups milk (2%)
1 tsp lemon juice

Liquefy the strawberries in your blender. (Boil now if pasteurizing) and add the rest of the ingredients and blend.
You now have enough Ice cream mix for two partial batches. Divide mix in two equal portions. You should have enough to fill machines bucket 1/2 - 2/3 full.
IMPORTANT
Do NOT have more or less in the bucket as the machine screws up with more or less of any mix.
Insert Paddle and put noisy grey power arm on top.
Add a 2 inch thick hardcover novel on top of arm above bucket.
Add a heavy Soup can on top of this book (I recommend Habitant French Canadian Pea Soup 28 fl oz size).

Set timer to 40 minutes.
Leave room as it is a noisy little beast machine.

Come back and check just before it is done. If still too liquid add 5 minutes to timer.

Empty into bowl and add 2nd half of mix to bucket.
Clean the dimple on bottom of mixer paddle before putting back in bucket. This batch should take 5 minutes less as compressor is already cold.

Have fun.

The book and Soup can are essential to keep the silly beasts power arm from lifting up too early.

Use a silicon jiffer (rubber spatula to get stuff from walls of jars) to get it off walls and into bowl. You can also warm the bowl with warm/hot water on the outside and slide it out.

Do not use metal or it will scratch. Abrasive cleansers and scrubbing cloths will do this too ... so no steel wool please.

Do a 1/2 to 2/3 batch. Put a book and a soup can on top of the mixing arm to keep it down.

The machine does make wonderful Ice cream, however it is noisy and fiddly. Do not try the full batch as it just doesn't work. I find doing 2 half size batches works best. Also find a spare room to run the noisy beast in.

Run the machine in another room.
It is due to Cuisinart's cheapo motor.
Also try 1/2 to 2/3 fill batches.
Put a book and a medium food can on top of motor arm to keep it from lifting while mixing.

it could be the cooler deparment needs to be replaced

the thermostat is supposedly right below the BLACK switch knob of the unit.


it should look like this if you open the unit up.


but before you open the casing, try to refer to CuisinArt's warranty terms even if you lost the proof of purchase for the unit.

good luck

Vanilla Bean Ice Cream
makes 1 generous quart
4 egg yolks
2/3 cup sugar
2 cups half-and-half
1 vanilla bean or 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup whipping cream
In a bowl, beat the egg yolks until blended and mix in sugar. Heat the half and half, stir into the egg yolks, and pour into the top part of a double boiler. Split the vanilla bean and scrape its seeds into the cream and add the bean as well. Place over simmering water and stirring constantly, cook until the mixture is custard-like and coats the spoon. Remove from heat and refrigerate until cold, or several hours. Remove vanilla bean. If using vanilla extract, stir it in at this point. Just before ready to churn; stir in the whipping cream. Freeze according to directions for your ice cream freezer.

Your washing machine turned into an Ice Cream Maker! Try a Power Reset. Sometimes it is as easy as disconnecting from the mains supply for 5 minutes and plugging back in. Some models use a number of keys, press and hold. Google make model reset gives this

Frozen Yogurt-Sorbet & Ice Cream Maker - Cuisinart

https://www.cuisinart.ca > en_CA > ICE-30WNC_en PDF To reset the unit, turn the ON/OFF switch to the OFF position. Let the unit cool off. After a few minutes, you may turn the unit on again and continue making ... It may be that the sound sender device is faulty, or even a main control board issue. No one else has encountered your issue. https://www.google.com/search?q=Cuisinart+ice+cream+doesn%27t+beep ..

The bearing or bush of the motor would be faulty. try to put some oil on the shaft. If you wish to get some details; check the site linked here. Pull up older posts. http://electro-medical.blogspot.com/

Additives and air. Gums, emulsifiers and stabilizers are commonly added to commercial ice cream, and generally there is more air whipped into the commercial ice cream during freezing in the manufacturing process.