Holy McFlurry, the Cuisinart Soft Serve Maker Is Legit—Here’s a Food Editor’s Honest Review (with Photos)
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- Value: 16/20
- Ease of Use: 18/20
- Functionality: 19/20
- Machine Quality: 17/20
- Ice Cream Texture & Consistency: 20/20
Total: 90/100
To say I have a weakness for soft serve is an understatement. I’ll choose Carvel over cake any day; my whole Airbnb journey started when I got a hair-brained idea to convert a cone-shaped Twistee Treat into a vacation rental (spoiler: I couldn’t get my hands on one, let alone afford it). But! After owning two ice cream makers that churned out desserts the consistency of a Wendy’s Frosty left in the sun for half an hour, I was convinced that at-home machines couldn’t replicate the real deal.
Then I saw all the buzz on TikTok about the Cuisinart Soft Serve Mix-It-In Ice Cream Maker. It was like having a McDonald’s in your living room—my dream of living in an ice cream shop could come true! But would it break down constantly, like Mickey D’s machines? Was it TikTok hype that’d produce more watery pseudo-Frostys? I had to find out, and find out I did.
Candace Davison
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- Oversees home, food and commerce articles
- Author of two cookbooks and has contributed recipes to three others
- Named one of 2023's Outstanding Young Alumni at the University of South Florida, where she studied mass communications and business
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