TROUBLESHOOTING
Many common ice cream maker problems are easily resolved. Try the troubleshooting suggestions below to see if the problems can be resolved before having to contact the service department.
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| Mixture is too hard | Power off the unit and wait for the mixture | |
churning blade not |
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| Room’s ambient temperature is too | Choose a |
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| high | temperatures above 60°F (16°C) and |
Ice cream | maker | does |
| below 90°F (32°C) |
Ice cream mixture temperature is too |
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| warm | Use refrigerated mixture and fill the bowl | |
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| The volume of the mixture is more than | to 3/4 full and run it for 50 - 60 minutes |
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| Ingredients are warm or at room | Use refrigerated mixture and fill the bowl |
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| temperature before it was processed | to 3/4 full and run it for 50 - 60 minutes |
Ice cream | is not | firm | The ice cream maker lid was opened | Refrain from opening the lid many times |
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| The freezing bowl has a thick coating | After washing, dry completely prior to |
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| of ice on the walls. | placing back in ice cream maker. |
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Ice cream maker stops | added causing the paddle to jam | Wait until ice cream mixture is thicken or | ||
churning before ice |
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| frozen before adding ingredients | |
cream is ready |
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| chips or chopped nuts, added too soon |
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| Use whole milk or buttermilk instead of | |
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Ice cream too icy |
| Too much water in the mixture | Put the sugar on the fruit and let it melt in | |
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| the fruit's juices instead of using syrup |
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| Sugar in the mixture is not dissolved | Make sure sugar is |
Some user tips for your ice cream maker:
∙Our aluminum freezing bowl is approved for food safety. Since aluminum can react to acidic solutions, the recommendation is to not store acidic foods in the freezing bowl for long periods. We recommend removing any acidic frozen desserts from the freezing bowl and store them in plastic containers.
∙Please note that our ice cream makers are a
∙Optional: Freeze
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