Lello 4080 Musso Lussino 1.5 Quart Ice Cream Maker Stainless

There are lots of ice cream makers on the market. Few of them do what the Lello 4080 Musso Lussino 1.5 Quart Ice Cream Maker Stainless can do.

The most amazing thing about this machine is that it's fully automatic. You just put all of your ingredients into the machine, push a couple of buttons, wait a few minutes and enjoy! You don't have to mix up your stuff in a separate bowl with a mixer.

Also, you don't have to take the bowl out of the machine and freeze it before you use it. Most ice cream makers actually only churn. They don't freeze which is why you need to leave them in the freezer for awhile before you use them. This one, however, does its own freezing. Since you don't have to pre-freeze any part of the machine, your time from start to finish is much less than with other machines. You can make your batch of ice cream in about 30 minutes (compared to three hours of freezing plus 30 minutes of churning for most machines). And when you're done making your first batch, you can make another immediately. With most machines, you'd have to re-freeze the bowl from the machine for a couple of hours before you could make more.

This machine makes 1 1/2 quarts per batch. When you're done making your ice cream, clean up is a breeze. Since the machine is stainless steel, it cleans up in minutes.

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Lello 4080 Musso Lussino 1.5 Quart Ice Cream Maker Stainless

MINT

My father is the most discerning food gourmet. Not only did he attend culinary school, but he also is a phd in chemistry, so he knows his stuff. When we learned that he paid the six bills for this machine, we thought he was insane. Then we tasted the ice cream. Put simply, this machine will make the best ice cream you will ever eat in your life, period. It will humble store bought ice cream or the expensive kind in all those specialty boutiques, and make Ben and Jerry eat their shorts. Everyone in my family proceeded to gain twenty pounds soon after his purchase. Frankly, the ice cream is [wonderful]. The machine itself is top quality, everything stainless steel and bulletproof. If you are ready to step up to the ultimate in ice cream, this is it . . .
-Daniel Sigai

Absolutely Marvelous

All the hype is true. The sensations are sinful, but totally legal. I'm still embarrassed that I spent that much money on a dessert maker, but I don't regret a penny of it. When I clean the machine, I only wish I had a tongue long enough to lap up every drop. I hide from the kids so I can lick the paddle blades alone.

"Normal" ice cream from this machine can send you into another realm, but Italian-style gellato will deliver you to a level of transcendence previously thought impossible here on earth.

Slowly heat four cups of fresh cream in a large pot to just below a simmer (surface will start to shimmer). In a small pot, melt four ounces of best bittersweet chocolate on lowest heat. In a large, deep bowl, beat four fresh egg yolks on high speed and gradually add 2/3 cups sugar. Slowly pour the hot cream into the yolks and sugar. Mix in 1/2 cup of ground chocolate (Ghiardelli, for example). Add melted chocolate and return to large pot. Heat mixture to about 160 degrees, stirring frequently, and cook until it thickens (about fifteen or twenty minutes). Don't let it get above 165 degrees, or it might burn. Remove from heat, cool, and place in refrigerator for at least an hour. Pour into Musso, turn on machine, and prepare yourself. Tell only your closest, dearest loved ones.
-Barbara G. H. Stewart

I'm gonna get fat!

One word describes this machine -- WOW.

PROS
1. Fast. First thing I did with the Musso was pour in a can of warm soda, turn it on, and enjoy a slurpee like drink within 40 minutes! Probably could shave ten minutes off with a chilled can, but the UPS delivery-person had just dropped it off.
2. It is so easy to use, the first three batches of ice-cream I made with this machine was devoured at a party, despite everybody claiming to be "stuffed."
3. Clean-up? Bowl of warm water and a cloth. The blade comes off to be cleaned separately.

CONS
1. Noise? For something that packs its own refrigeration unit and motor, I wouldn't complain.
2. Calories? Whipping cream, heavy whipping cream, sugar, and egg yolks are not good for the waistline or arteries.
3. Price? Yes it's expensive, though cheaper now than before. But I no longer have to go out and buy high quality ice cream or Slurpees. That's money saved in the long run.
-W. Lee

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