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I bought it as a gift for my nephew he loves and uses it everyday.
This was a terrible product. The motor burned up on the 2nd use. Would never recomend this product.
This is great for milkshakes. We had a very old model of this mixer for a long time but it finally broke. We had been looking to replace it, but were unable to find it in stores. Much better than a blender. If you purchase this product for this purpose you will be very happy with it.
My mixer arrived in one piece. I think this may be due to the fact that the end of the stem is just a small rippled plastic paddle, not a steel, winged blade like a professional model. I immediately noticed that it was more chrome-look plastic than actual steel, like a professional model. The mixing stem is removable for easy cleaning, but during operation it seems to need a lot of help to mix ice cream (maneuvering the cup up and down to "jiggle" the contents). The steel cup is smaller than I expected, but it holds plenty of liquid. The tilt head feature is nice, and the motor has two speeds.
I guess I got what I paid for, but it's ok. But that aside, the overall performance was ok.Just remember not to fill it up too much at first. Add more ice cream along the side while it's mixing until it's thick enough. Place cup on ridge and start mixing until you see it start to swirl around. I did have to turn the cup some (if you've ever watched them at the malt shop, they turn the cup several times as it's mixing). Regardless, hubby was happy to see it on the counter.I found that I couldn't put too much in at a time or it wouldn't mix well.
I made a mess on the first try. It did better when I put the milk in first, then some ice cream, started mixing and then added some more ice cream. I was expecting a metal unit, but it seems to be chrome on plastic. You have to give it a good yank to pull it out. I like that feature because you don't have to constantly hold the cup (a feature I made sure it had before buying).I also found that although the cup is an ok size, there wasn't enough room between the cup rim and unit to easily add ice cream without getting some on the unit (I guess they expect you to put everything in first). Add milk first so the little mixer blade will have something liquid to start with, then several scoops of ice cream. It's easy to clean, though.
Hubby likes to drink out of that (if you've ever been to a malt shop, that's what they serve it in), so it's nice to have another cup to use for someone else.There is a little ridge the cup sits on. Hopefully, it will last if we don't drop it or bang it around. I found a spoon works better than a scoop because the ice cream will be thinner and not make (as much of) a mess going in. That works better than pumping the cup up and down.It comes with the metal cup. I was afraid the cup would fall off while mixing, but it didn't. Turn the cup a little at a time and you'll see it swirl around more as it grabs and mixes up the ice creamIt would be nice to have a push button or something to make the blade shaft pop out. When you push it in, make sure you hear it snap into place.
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