Customer Reviews for Lello 4090 Gelato Pro Quart Ice Cream Maker

Lello 4090 Gelato Pro Quart Ice Cream Maker
by Lello

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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Lello 4090 Gelato Pro Quart Ice Cream Maker

Customer Review: One Awesome Machine
Summary: 5 Stars

I have always wanted an ice cream maker that had a built in compressor. For the longest time I thought I would purchase a Musso Lussino but then I saw some reviews for the Lello Pro. At first I was concerned because the Lello was a few hundred dollars less than the Musso; thinking I would be getting an inferior product (equating cost with quality). But I am here to tell you that the Lello is superb in every way! I love, love, love it. It produces fantastic frozen custard and sorbet in under an hour. It probably would take closer to 30 minutes if I was patient enough to completely chill the mix before putting it inside the Lello...but I am impatient. Of course it produces more than frozen custard and sorbet but that is all I have made with it so far. The clean up of this machine and the ease of use is fantastic! You will not be sorry if you purchase this; trust me, I can be quite snooty when it comes to my kitchen appliances! I highly recommend this machine and all my neighbors LOVE the ice cream I make them!

Customer Review: Perfect Ice Cream Maker!
Summary: 5 Stars

This is my first ice cream maker and I could not be happier with it. It is simple to operate, pretty quiet when running (I stick it in the corner of the kitchen and it is not at all intrusive), and makes fantastic ice cream. I have had it for about 6 weeks and have made at least a dozen batches of various frozen treats.

I have tried ice milk, slushies, ice cream, and frozen custard. Everything has come out good (except for the ice milk, but ice milk is just nasty!)

Some hints I have for users of this machine:
1. When making slushies, make sure you use non-diet drinks. I have found that if the liquid you are freezing does not have enough sugar in it, it will turn into an icy mess, frozen solid and not slushy at all. I was afraid that I damaged my dasher because it was so contorted while making one batch. I like using MUG root beer.
2. When making ice cream, don't churn it too long or you will start to make butter! I made a peach ice cream (which was delicious) and churned it too long and it had little tiny bits of butter in it.
3. I also like making making frozen pudding with it by getting the instant pudding and making it with fat free half and half (haven't tried regular milk yet). It is quite tasty and very easy. I have been making it with sugar free pudding and it is okay, but with sugar is better. One word of warning, it will freeze hard as a rock for the next day. One side benefit of that is it makes the BEST chocolate shakes. Next time I will divide the pudding into an ice tray and use the cubes with some milk to make easy shakes.
4. I like the custard recipes the best and make sure you strain your custard before you put it into the machine. I also chill mine in the fridge for a faster churn, and making it the day before makes it that much more convenient. I also use 1 quart of heavy whipping cream when I make it if I want a super rich and creamy product. I like to put it in the freezer for an hour or two to harden it up a bit because homemade ice cream melts in 3 seconds!

I highly recommend this machine. It is the highlight of a dinner party when we have fresh soft serve ice cream for dessert.

Customer Review: Powerful Margaritas
Summary: 5 Stars

Thought this would be the perfect addition to my vacation rental home in Hawaii.

Invited family and friends over for Christmas and being Christmas I did not have all the proper fixings for the recipe but the machine made an excellent ice cream. Once I followed the directions more closely and made a good custard the ice cream was smooooth much smoother and creamier than store bought.

This is the larger 2 quart machine and it makes a large batch nice for a party of 6 or so ice cream eaters.

The machine comes with a craddle to rest the top motor on and the paddle is easy to place on the motor even after removing the motor to check consistancy. Cleaning is a breeze.

The machine is quite as can be expected. The time to make ice cream is about 35 to 40 minutes depending on the type custard and your desired consistancy.

The recipe book is very small and if you are new to cooking or ice cream making read it carefully. The book talks about a basic sugar syrup and only later in the book do they tell you the syrup is equal volumes sugar and water (pretty simple).

The machine does a great job when making nice tropical drinks and the book includes recipes for the drinks. I followed the recommended proportions only substituting Mango for the lime That was one powerful Margarita with a nice slush ice!

From a gadge fanatic: Highly recommend this product!

Bob

Customer Review: Pretty Good Machine
Summary: 4 Stars

I've had my Lello for a few years and overall, it's a very good machine. I do find however, that I get a better result if I pre-freeze the container even though this machine is self-refrigerated.
Pros: dependable, have not had any mechanical problems with it; has a good speed for mixing, not too fast or slow; easy to clean
Cons: timer is a little funky, beeps at the set time but does not stop churning; slot for mix-ins is small; refrigerator is ok but you get a better result if you pre-freeze the bucket
Minor issues: kind of noisy; it's also heavy