Homemade ice cream IS the best!
July 23, 2008 by Christine - From Dates to Diapers
Filed under Ice Cream Cyber Social, giveaway, summertime
I remember mixing together the ingredients for fresh ice cream, as a little girl, and enjoying a big bowl after the agonizing wait … There is just something about homemade ice cream on a hot summer day, especially if it’s made with fresh strawberries!
I think every family should experience the joy of creating their very own ice cream. Whether you like fresh strawberry, creamy vanilla, or decadent chocolate, ice cream is a breeze to make in a Hamilton Beach Ice Cream Maker.
The best part about this fabulous ice cream maker is that it makes ice cream, frozen yogurt & gelato in only 25-40 minutes … Not too long for the little kiddos to wait! And, its automatic so you don’t need ice or salt.
To continue the celebration of National Ice Cream Month, I have a Hamilton Beach 1.5 quart Ice Cream Maker to give to one lucky reader!
Here’s how to enter:
- Visit HamiltonBeach.com and leave a comment here telling me which of the ice cream maker’s product features is most appealing, and why. This will earn you one entry.
- For an optional entry, post a link to this giveaway and mention Hamilton Beach, on your blog, and leave me the url to your post. Kudos if you post a recipe for homemade ice cream… No extra entry earned, but I’d love to try it, so leave me the url.
- For an optional entry, you can subscribe to my blog
I always have tons of fun stuff going on and would love for you to know about it. Make sure you leave me a separate comment to tell me you subscribed.
- A winner will be chosen at random on July 31st at 9pm (PST). The winner will be notified via email, so make sure you leave a valid email address in your comment.
Good Luck!
This giveaway is now closed.
It’s so fast, I can’t believe it!
I love that it can fit in the freezer and is so fast and easy!
i love the fact that i can make dairy-free ice cream at home… (coconut milk!) and that i wouldn’t need rock salt. i remember not being able to have homemade ice cream that often because we never had rock salt around!
No ice or salt – that is great because they are too messy!
Thank you!
This is so simple, but I like the easy lock lid because I don’t know how many times I think I sealed the lid on something only to find it open, have the lid fall off. . .I can go on an on. This will ensure that thing remains closed.
I thought it took much longer to make icecream! I’m so excited to see that this one is so quick! I lOVE, LOVE, LOVE homemade icecream and have been wanting to buy a IC maker. IF I win, I’d be soooo excited!
efuson_2000@yahoo.com
The no ice and salt factor is awesome, who knew?!!
Thanks for the chance to win!
Blessings
Sue
marklovessue@numail.org
wow that’s fast! Count me in!
That’s great that it’s travel friendly and doesn’t require any messy ice or salt!
I like that it’s automatic with no salt needed. Making ice cream at home would be great.
My current ice cream maker requires ice and salt. It would be much easier to not have to hunt down 2 bags of ice every time we want to make ice cream.
Great thing is that it can be made effortlessly in under a half hour!
I like that it takes so little time to make homemade ice cream.
Thanks!
carissaad at aol dot com
I subscribed.
None of the hassles like the “old” days. Ice, salt, long time to make.
The extra large opening is my favorite… to put all sorts of good things in the ice cream (like cookies or candy). I’d love to win this so I can make soy ice cream!
i like that it makes ice cream, frozen yogurt and gelato! wow…i would love to have one of these!
The fits in the freezer feature is nice. I would so love to win this, I never had homemade icecream before.
My fav feature is no ice or salt now. Another feature I like is that it can go in the freezer. Thanks so much for the giveaway.
i REALLY like their coffe/expresso makers they are so great
lc_intocable at yahoo.com
What’s especially appealing to me is that one specific feature is that you can use it to make gelato, which I fell in love with on a trip to Venice a few years ago, and includes a recipe book to help the novice gelato-maker along. Thanks!
gkaufmanss@yahoo.com
We were just looking at those ball ice cream makers, but decided against it because we heard it’s too hard for little ones (ours are 2 and 4). This one is automatic and that sounds nice and easy!
Thanks for the giveaway!
mybabyappleseed(at)yahoo(dot)ca
I like that you don’t need ice or salt.
No ice or salt needed!!!
-Shelly
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Oh, they have recipes included. That’s awesome. Even if you are such a beginner in making ice cream, you’ll have enough to try.
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I love that it makes ice cream, frozen yogurt & gelato in 25-40 minutes:) I LOVE ice cream!!
I like that I don’t have to churn.
I like the fact that it is automatic, no ice or salt needed. Thanks for the contest.
It makes ice cream, frozen yogurt & gelato in only 25-40 minutes
cdrury@gmail.com
no ice and no salt – how cool!!!! literally~!!!
Automatic-no ice or salt needed.sounds wonderful.ty 4 the contest!
I love that it is automatic and doesn’t need salt or ice!
I love that it’s automatic- hence it should be idiot-proof. I need that feature!
I love its convenience and speed. No more cranking or *gasp* driving to the store!
I am loving your ice cream theme! My favorite part is the large mix-in opening, ’cause I like ice cream to be chock full of stuff!
My little chefs would love helping me make ice cream.
fivewinks (at) cox (dot) net
What a wonderful giveaway! I totally love the fact that you can enjoy any frozen treat in under an hour without having to use rock salt!
Thank you for this opportunity!
No salt or ice needed and homemade ice cream in a hurry? What a cool contraption!
Thanks!
xpsundell(at)gmail(dot)com
I like that you do not need to add salt. I still can remember making ice cream years ago, with the salt method and the freezer bag – it ended up tasting good, but with a salty edge. I also like that you can make frozen yogurt with it. The best. Thanks for this great opportunity!
elsmangeri@snet.net
I love the fact that it makes ice cream in less than 40 minuts.
I like the fact that this maker does not require salt!
Please, pretty please, include me.
KJ
kjmt42 [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
I like the fact that it makes ice cream, sorbet, and gelato. I love gelato!!
I love how quickly it makes ice cream! Yummy!
I like the feature of no salt or ice–that was always so messy when we made ice cream when I was a child.
farrell@crosslake.net
automatic, with no ice or salt needed. Cool! How do they do that? I like the handle, too.
Most appealing feature to me is the automatic-no salt or ice needed. I remember making ice cream as a kid and that salt annoyed me LOL Thanks for the chance to enter.
No ice or salt. That sounds great. My husband would love it if I won!
I’ve been making homemade vegan ice cream and really want to get an electric machine to do it now cuz I’m so into it!
I like that it fits in your freezer the best!
i like the fact that it can make ice cream in less than an hour. perfect for those summer days you need to cool off!
fertawert AT yahoo DOT com
I like the fact that it doesn’t need ice or salt
I think the fact tht it can make icecream so quickly is a wonderful feature. Thanks for the chance!
The SPEED is my favorite feature!! Why you ask…Hey every mom out there could use any and all the extra time they can get!! Right??
wow,thats fast ! love it ! We All Scream for Ice cream
thanx!
I like that it’s easy to carry anywhere…that way I could carry it over to church and make some there!
My favorite feature is “no salt or ice needed”. I remember making ice cream in the old fashioned makers and constantly feeding it ice. This is wonderful and I love frozen yogurt!
I like that it’s automatic and needs no ice or salt.
please enter me thanks
Ice cream in 25-40 minutes and it fits in the freezer. No wonder it has a handle that makes it easy to take anywhere!
I love that it’s automatic – no ice or salt needed! Yay – ice cream whenever!!! ;o)
Great giveaway! Thanks for offering it!
~Tanya
the4moyers(at)msn(dot)com
I like the size and how I can fit it in my small freezer.
damarispalmer{at}gmail.com
I like that it needs no ice or salt.
I like that it is made with no salt. That is just a mess and I am so unlikely to mess with all the ice and salt bit.
Thank you for hosting this giveaway
tiffanyannrosson at yahoo dot com
I love all the features but the best would have to be that it is Automatic-no ice or salt needed! Thanks for the great giveaway!
mattandjen at gmail dot com
No ice? No salt? It’s automaticCan there be any question of what’s to love about this?
AztecFeller@aol.com
I love that it’s automatic – I’ve made homemade ice cream using a churny thing and man, did it take a lot! Now that I have kids, the fact that the machine is automatic is key!
I absolutely agree that homemade ice cream is the best. I like that it is automatic-no ice or salt needed
Good to meet you at BlogHer
jasonncaryn at yahoo dot com
I love that you can make gelato with it too! Also, it is much different (and better) than the one we used when I was a kid – we had to churn for a LONG time and use that awful ice and salt – this one requires none of that! I hope I win!
I like that it is Automatic-no ice or salt needed
solta(at)hotmaildotcom
i like how portable and easy to handle it is!
I like that it fits easily in the freezer because I don’t have a lot of extra freezer space. Thanks for the giveaway!
My favorite feature is that it appears to be battery operated. I have an electric ice cream maker now, but it requires an outlet. With this one, I could freeze the bowl, pack it in a well chilled and iced cooler, and make ice cream while camping. It would, of course, have to be made the first day, and consumed on the same said day, but that saves s’mores for the rest of the time!
I like how fast it is….who wants to wait around for ice cream!
mccammacks(at)sbcglobal(dot)net
i love the handle–i want to take icecream EVERYWHERE
beverida@gmail.com
I think the short amount of time it takes to make ice cream is definately the best feature!
no salt or ice needed, awesome!
The extra large ingredients opening could be usefull.
theresa N
weceno@yahoo.com
I like that it needs no ice or salt. Great prize, thanks for the giveaway!
I love that it makes ice cream so quickly. I’m having a BBQ soon and I’m sure my friends would love some homemade ice cream.
I love that it is easy – no salt or mess, and fast, and that it is a good size – not too big and not too small.
Thanks for the giveaway! I’ve always wanted an ice cream maker but have never gotten around to buying one. We have a family reunion once a year and they make homemade ice cream there but it would be nice not to have to wait another year for it
My favorite feature is that it’s automatic and there’s no ice or salt needed. I was always worried that if I got one that needed salt that I’d end up with savory ice cream instead of sweet 
I like how fast it is to make the ice cream.
Thanks for the giveaway, isn’t this fun!
hetz-junk(at)hotmail(dot)com
I like that it doesn’t require ice.
I like that it is fast and doesn’t use salt! Hooray! cookiecutter72 AT hotmail dot com
Holy moley, roly poly! This is amazing! I love that you don’t need ice or salt to make it! irrelevantheart (AT) gmail (DOT) com! Thank you!
I love that it fits in the freezer! Also looks easy to clean
I could make my own and eat it in under 30 mins,why am I just learning this now!!I love my ice cream and I am screaming for this babyCount me in to win
I’m torn between the fact that it’s automatic and the fact that you’ll have ice cream in about a half hour. I remember the torture of the hand-crank churn at my grandparents’ house as a kid…
Thanks for the giveaway!
I can take my ice cream anywhere! It’s got a handle! Yes!