KitchenAid KICA0WH Ice Cream Maker Attachment | 
 enlarge | Brand: KitchenAid
Category: Kitchen
List Price: $99.99
Buy New: $74.99
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Rating:  245 reviews
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 7
Dimensions (in): 10.9 x 10.3 x 10.3
Warranty: 1
MPN: KICAOWH
Model: KICA0WH
UPC: 050946960197
EAN: 0050946960197
Release Date: July 1, 2004
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Stylish attachment converts any KitchenAid stand mixer into an ice cream maker | | • | Creates up to 2 quarts of ice cream, frozen yogurt, or sorbet in about 25 minutes | | • | Powered by stand mixer; pour in batter and dasher and freeze bowl do the work | | • | Dishwasher-safe dasher, drive assembly, and adapter ring; handwash freeze bowl | | • | Measures 10-8/9 by 10-2/7 by 10-2/7 inches; 1-year hassle-free replacement warranty |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
Makes 2 quarts of fresh soft-consistency ice cream or other frozen dessert. (Note: Soft ice cream can be hardened in an airtight container in the freezer for 2 to 4 hours.) The KitchenAid ice cream maker attachment's 2-quart capacity offers the largest stand mixer attachment bowl capacity in the industry, and its open design allows for easy addition of ingredients.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 240 more reviews...
 I Love This Thing! December 4, 2008
Diane Gerstenberger (Lexington, Ohio)
I purchased the Kitchaid Icecream Maker about 1 month ago and I have nothing but good things to say about it. It is easy to use, easy to clean, and makes a great product. I would recommend it to anyone looking for an ice cream maker for home use that bypasses the hand crank, salt method. It only makes about 2 quarts but for me that is fine. The ice cream is light and airy and holds up well in the freezer. Of course this also depends on your recipe. I recommend a cooked recipe made with the sinful ingredients...cream and lots of eggs. Keep the mixing bowl in the freezer and it is ready to go anytime. I found that it does not require a lot of attention during mixing either. Just check for consistency occasionally, 20 to 30 mins. should do it.
KitchenAid Ice Cream Attachment v. Special Purpose Ice Cream Maker November 19, 2008
Debbie Lee Wesselmann (the Lehigh Valley, PA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I own both the KitchenAid ice cream attachment and the Cuisinart Ice Cream Maker, two devices that work on the same principle of using a liquid filled freezer bowl and a machine-operated paddle to make homemade ice cream. I decided to compare the two using the same recipe for French vanilla ice cream (from the KitchenAid cookbook) to see which performed better.
The KitchenAid: The bowl has a greater capacity (about 5 cups of mix) than the Cuisinart ICE-20 Automatic 1-1/2-Quart Ice-Cream Maker, White. Although it also takes up more room in the freezer, I liked this aspect. After all, if I'm going to make homemade ice cream, I want enough to make the effort worthwhile. The KitchenAid attachment added more air, which created a slightly grainier, more commercial texture but faster flavor delivery. Perhaps because it froze more mix, the KitchenAid was also slower to finish, taking eight minutes longer than the Cuisinart. Removing the frozen cream was easy except from the complex shape of the dasher. Although both machines were noisy, the KitchenAid was by far the quietest. Because you have to pour the mix into the bowl while the paddle is running and because the thick walls of the freezer bowl make it difficult to access, I recommend resting the pouring shield on the edge of the bowl -- it doesn't fit completely, but it's good enough to minimize spillage. Also, if you expect to add nuts, chips, cookies, or other harder items near the end of the cycle, decrease the mix by the same amount. Five cups of batter plus a cup of nuts will overflow the bowl.
The Cuisinart: The ice cream was definitely denser and silkier, although in more limited quantity. The machine takes about 3 cups of mix, and, unlike the KitchenAid, some of it was wasted when it froze solid to the walls of the bowl. The KitchenAid, on the other hand, had little or no waste.
My husband preferred the ice cream from the KitchenAid attachment; he claimed that it tasted much better. I preferred the denser texture from the Cuisinart, although the ice cream was much more difficult to scoop after a day or so of ripening in the freezer. Both tasted much better than anything I can buy in the supermarket.
Despite my preference for the Cuisinart texture, I'm giving this attachment five stars because it still yields great tasting ice cream with minimal work. You do have to plan ahead, however: the bowl must be frozen for at least 15 hours, and the mix must be chilled a full day in advance. Since many ice cream recipes call for a cooked custard (with egg yolks), this means cooking a day or more before you want to make it. If you have the room in your freezer, you might want to store the bowl there. I recommend wrapping it in a plastic bag to keep ice crystals and freezer-taste out.
The decision to choose between this attachment and a special purpose machine depends in part on how many people you want to feed and whether you have the freezer space for a bowl that measures 7 " high x 12" wide x 9" deep (it's not symmetrical because of the outside pieces that allow attachment to the lift mixer). The Cuisinart bowl is only 5.5" tall, with a 7" diameter. Another point to consider is longevity. I expect a KitchenAid mixer motor to far outlive anything on a special purpose machine.
This makes a great gift for people who already own a KitchenAid since most of us are also attachment junkies. I highly recommend this ice cream bowl, although I strongly suggest some comparison shopping to make sure this is right for you.
-- Debbie Lee Wesselmann
Great! November 17, 2008
Anonymous (Salt Lake City, UT)
I still don't know why this costs so much more than the Cuisinart products, but I choose it since I already have a KitchenAid mixer and didn't want to have to worry about storage space for another appliance. It works great and the ice cream tastes delicious! I store the bowl in the freezer. It does work a little better when I set the freezer on the coldest setting.
ice cream attachment November 14, 2008
Nana
Bought this ice cream maker for my sister's birthday present. She was thrilled. Hopefully we will have homemade ice cream for the holidays!
Yum... October 30, 2008
J. Johnston (Wilmington, NC USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I received this as a birthday gift. I love it. While it does take a good amount of room in the freezer, it's well worth it. Used twice so far without problem. I'm slightly concerned about the parts being all plastic, but no problems so far. I picked up used copy Ben & Jerry's Homemade Ice Cream & Dessert Book. Together, I will need to be careful about gaining 20 pounds.
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