Customer Reviews With Photos
I’m obsessed with this machine! I’ve made at least 15 batches, if not more, of ice cream and not stopping! The ice cream is everything I’ve been searching for in the stores but waaaay better. The machine churns out light and creamy ice cream each time. I have a hard time processing store bought ice cream due to all the extras but I’m able to fully process this and I don’t feel gross after eating it. The machine is super easy and quick to use. The hardest part of waiting for it to freeze! I make a batch of custard/batter the night before then pop it into the machine in the morning so I have ice cream for dessert at night. The instruction book is super helpful and I recommend freezing the bowl overnight; I tried a batch in the morning and then at night and it didn’t work. The batch at night was still liquid. I found that if you chill a batch in the freezer for 1 to 2hrs it’s helpful with churning. It’s really best to have all your ingredients super cold when they go into the freezer bowl for optimal amount of ice cream. The custard/batter should grow in size (see chocolate image) and takes about 15 minutes to churn in the machine depending on how cold the ingredients are. I prefer the recipes in the book to what I find online as they don’t have a ton of extra stuff in them and they’re easy to modify to your liking. Definitely buy this, you won’t regret it! I made a variety of ice cream flavors when my family was in town and my uncle is buying one for his brother and my aunt is buying one for her husband, my uncle! I’m so happy I bought this and wish I bought one years ago!
Easy to use love it
It is nonstick But A crepe pan should be flat with bare minimum wall. Actual inside measurements of this is pan is too tall so I would consider it great omelet pan but not a crepe pan. Nonstick and even heat would be good for omelets. This pans INSIDE measurement 25cm (9.84 inches) BUT flat inside measures 22cm ( 8.66”). Crepe size is 8.66 unless you spread batter UP WALLS and go around the wall making a bowl shaped crepe that can not be easily flipped. I included picture of my old proper crepe pan next to theirs. Although it is non stick and cooks relatively even.
I've always made homemade custard (eggs, flour...) Really didn't expect this little machine to freeze my custard without ice and rock salt. Within 30 minutes I had a soft serve treat and I'm about 45 it was just right. I had to save the leftover custard and freeze the next day because the freezing bowl is a little small. But that's not a problem. It functions like it says! Super easy clean up. Once you empty the bowl dry and store in freezer for next use! Definitely worth the purchase!
They are not only actually sharp knives but they also are great looking! I love the colors and the sheaths for each one. I have some, that I use all the time out in a holder and the others are safely in a drawer in their sheaths. I bought them for myself to update my kitchen gear, but they would also make a great gift. Functional and really cute at the same time.
Why did you pick this product vs others?: This product came with an extra battery and a key to open the battery compartment. It has proven to be accurate and is a great addition to our kitchen tools.
When my Hamilton Beach coffee maker decided to stop working after 7 years of daily use, I took a peek at Consumer Reports to see what they recommended - and saw the Cuisinart DCC-T20 among their top-rated. That very day, I ordered one from cuisinartoutlets.com, along with a package of Melitta #4 Cone Coffee Filters. I've used the same brand of coffee beans and the same grind (I have a burr grinder) for years so I was able to compare the "quality of the cup" easily. I can without reservation tell you that the Cuisinart DCC-T20 coffee maker, paired with the Melitta #4 filters, makes an outstanding pot of coffee. Controls on this model are pressure-sensitive "buttons" hidden behind a shiny black face-plate. A gentle tap on the always-visible On/Off "button" makes all of the others light up. The options available are self-evident and I found the black face-plate surprisingly resistant to greasy fingerprint smudges. I drink my coffee black and use a dark roasted bean, with my grind set between expresso and drip (medium fine?). I prefer to taste the flavor of the coffee beans - and *not* cream and sugar (bleh), so I always tap the "bold" setting on. I also make 8 cups at a time, so I've never used the 1-4 cups setting. I did have to prepare a pot very early in the morning once, and relied on the timer to fire-up the machine at 4 AM. It worked flawlessly, thank goodness...! The coffee maker comes with about 30 seconds worth of assembly required: a small water filter that looks like a miniature oval Keureg cup must be (unwrapped and) pressed into its holder at the base of a plastic wand. Once this done, the wand itself is inserted into the open corner where water is poured. The base of the wand slips snugly into a hole at the bottom of the water reservoir. You'll have to pass a couple of carafes of plain water through the coffee-making cycle in order to remove any charcoal dust from the filter element. Once you've done this, you're all set. I included a photo - untouched and unabashedly displaying all its early morning glory - of what the cone filter looks like after making my standard 8-cup pot. You can see that the spent coffee grind never approaches the top of the filter, so there's never a chance that you'll find any stray grinds at the bottom of a cup. I can't vouch for the same result if you use other filter size/brands. My only complaint is a minor one: the corner opening where the water is poured into the reservoir is, by design, a bit small when using the carafe itself to fill the reservoir. There is an opaque plastic window that runs up one side of the DCC with a scale that matches up perfectly with the 14-cup scale etched onto the glass of the carafe. So if you use a separate vessel to fill the coffee maker, you can use this and be assured that your water volume is accurate - and doing so would eliminate this complaint. BTW, the footprint of the coffee maker is about 7" X 9" X 14."
I ordered a set of these knives for myself. I took them out of the box to find the handles were scratched and discolored, as thought they were 20 years old. I ordered a replacement and returned the original set. The replacement had the same issue.
Not bad. need to be careful with the bigger saute pan, you can easily overheat the center and warp the pan. Also, the large stock pot has rivets made from a metal that does not play nice with our city water and its corroding after just a couple of uses.
Great fryer. Cooks evenly. Very heavy, which is great. Arrived slightly chipped, but still usable.
I use this food processor commercially for the most part. I own a small baking business and had blown through 3 food processors/blenders before I decided it was time to get serious. I am someone who researches purchases (to death) before buying and this purchase was no different. I narrowed my final list down to this Cuisinart model and the comparable Kitchenaid 14 cup processor, ultimately deciding on the Cuisinart and here's why: I needed power and capacity. While the Kitchenaid and this unit have the same bowl size, the Cuisinart is much more powerful. I couldn't find a wattage listed for the KA anywhere, not even on their website. Hmmm...wonder why? I did find another review that stated the KA's wattage was less than 400, which is less that the small Oster machine with only 3.5 cup capacity that I burned up fairly quickly. I can't imagine trying to use a smaller motor on a job of 14 cups. The bright red Kitchenaid model was pretty sexy:), but I needed a work horse, not a show pony. This Cuisinart has a 1300 watt (peak performance, so I'm assuming it doesn't max out at that all the time) motor. Regardless, it is much more powerful than the KA, and comes in at about $100 less than the Kitchenaid. With this machine you get On/Off/Pulse/ and Dough, so 4 options apposed to the many different speeds and settings with the KA. Who really needs 14 speeds? This machine does everything I need so far. I haven't yet used the shredding wheels, but the blade works wonderfully. I use it mostly to make graham cracker crusts for pies, and can make 6 crusts at a time, I add the melted butter through the top easily as the crackers are being processed. Cleanup is fairly quick and easy, BUT BE WARNED.....a yellow sponge with green scratchy on one side WILL SCRATCH the bowl. I'd recommend only putting it in the dishwasher on the top rack or using only the soft side of a sponge on it. Wish I had known that before I used one on mine. It's not scratched badly, I'm just a little OCD about keeping my things looking new. This machine is SUPER quiet! I love that about it. After my other blenders/food processors that were much smaller and louder, this thing really surprised me with how quiet it is. It's a nice silver finish and has pretty blue LED lighting that lights up when in use. It also has a retractable cord which I thought was cool. The only negative thing I have to say about it is the size, height specifically. It's a large machine, and it lacks about 2 inches from being able to sit under my cabinets when not in use. I'd love if it could fit underneath but overall, I'm happy so far with it's performance and quality.
I only gave it 4 stars because of the limited kinds of pasta you can make. Fettuccine is the widest noodle it can make. I have not tried it for bread, but I'll do that shortly and post. To make pasta, you assemble the machine with the pasta blade, add in dry ingredients (weigh them for best results), snap on the lid and hit Auto. Add egg, then drizzle in water. The machine will mix the dough, then reverse direction to begin extruding. It has a built in cutter so you can just stand there and turn the know to cut the pasta. The bowl, lid, blade, etc are all dishwasher safe but a quick wipe with soapy water was just as easy. The first time I used it, I didn't have the extrusion thing tightened enough. It started turning and got caked with dough. A quick soak loosened everything up, though. It takes less time to make the pasta than to boil the water so I'm very happy with it Edit: 10/17/2023. Made buccatini today. Had it done and cleaned up before the water boiled. It's very important to properly nest the cap with the extrusion plate. This explains the reviews that couldn't wrestle te cap off because it was packed with dough. If it's locked on in the little notches, everything disassembles super easy. I've made bread twice now with mixed results. The dough is fine (weigh your flour!) but I don't like loaf pan loaves. Figuring out a different baking vessel since it's a soft dough
I love my toaster.
Great product.
I was a bit skeptical about the rivets issue, believing that a small number of folks simply ended up with a bad batch so I went ahead and ordered the 8 quart stockpot this past Dec 2016. First thing I did was to test whether it had the "corroding rivets" issue. Fresh out of the brand new packaging box, I rinsed the inside with water and then filled it with just under 8 quarts of cold tap water, making sure the rivets were submerged. Then I also added 2 tablespoons of white distilled vinegar (a mild acid). I placed it over the stove and turned up the heat until the water temperature was high enough to start a few small bubbles to form on the bottom of the pot (guessing it reached around 150F) then turned off the heat and placed the lid on and allowed it sit for 8 hours. Eight hours later, the results show the rivets did react with the very, very mildly acidic water and vinegar combination. I can feel small pits in the rivets with my fingers and some material has definitely been eroded. Save yourself the trouble. Do not buy this pot unless you want to find out on your own - the hard way. Cuisinart needs to recall this product and check each pot for this defect before it puts it back on sale again. This may be a health and safety issue that warrants such action.
