Sunbeam GL5500 Frozen Dessert Maker User Manual


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Ice Cream Maker
• Thetimetakentomakeicecreamwill
dependontheambienttemperatureof
aroom,howlongthefreezercanister
hasbeenfreezing,thetemperatureof
thefreezerandthetemperatureofthe
ingredientsaddedtotheicecream
maker.Asageneralrule,thecoolerthese
elements,thefastertheicecreammaking
process.Thechurningprocesswilltake
anywherefrom20-40minutesbasedon
this.
• Whenfollowingrecipesthatrequirethe
mixturetobepre-cooked,itisbestto
preparethemixtureadayinadvanceto
allowmaximumchillingtime.
• Whenpreparingicecreammixturesthat
donotrequirepre-cooking,werecommend
usinganelectricmixerformaximum
aeration,thenmakingsuremixtureisvery
coldbeforechurning.
• Theconsistencyoftheicecream/sorbets
shouldbeaspoonableconsistency
whenfinished.Werecommendhowever,
transferringyouricecreamtoacontainer
andplacinginthefreezerforafurther1-2
hoursforafirmicecream.
• Foodssuchascream,sugar,eggsandmilk
areoftenthekeyingredientsinanice
creammixture.Theymaybesubstituted
withsimilaringredientstosuityourtaste
anddietaryrequirements.Forexample,
differentvarietiesofcreammaybeused,
whichwillproducevaryingflavoursand
textures.
• Duetoanincreaseinvolumeduring
preparation,themaximumamountof
liquidmixtureshouldnotexceed850ml.If
usingyourownrecipes,adaptthevolume
ofmixturetotheseamounts.850mlof
mixturewillcreateapproximately1litreof
icecream;howeversorbetsdonotexpand
asmuchthereforemakingasmaller
quantity.
• Alcoholinhibitsthefreezingprocess.If
addingalcoholtoarecipe,addwhenthe
mixtureisalmostfrozen.Thebestwayto
judgethisiswhenthemixturereachesthe
topofthepaddle.
• Beawarethatflavoursoffruitbased
sorbetsandicecreamsmayvarydepending
ontheripenessandsweetnessoffruitor
juiceused.
• Youcanreplacesugarwithanartificial
sweetener.Werecommendusingonethat
isinequalproportion(spoontospoon)to
sugar,suchasEqualorsweetenersthat
suggestusinghalftheamountofsugar
suchasCSRSmartsugar.
• Whenstoringyouricecream,ensurethe
containerisnolargerthan1litreandwell
sealed.Placingapieceofbakingpaper
overtheicecreamwillpreventicecrystals
fromformingontheicecream.
• Icecreamisbestconsumedwithin
2weeks.
• Whenservingicecreamstraightfromthe
freezer,allowtheicecreamtositoutat
roomtemperaturefor5-10minutes;this
willmakeservingeasier.
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