6 Responses to “I have a 4qt electric ice cream maker. Can I make just 1.5 quarts of ice cream instead 4?”

1. thejanith says:

   July 23, 2009 at 10:06 pm

   Read your owner’s manual. This is the kind of question they deal with in things like that. If you don’t have it anymore, Google can help you find one.
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2. Mark T says:

   July 23, 2009 at 10:50 pm

   So long as 1.5 quarts will get well stirred by the blades it should be fine. If the mixture only just touches the blades – or worse, not at all – then no, it isn’t going to work properly.

   Some machines seem to have different stirring designs – and not all of them seem to go right down to the bottom – presumably the churning further up manages to mix the stuff lower down – not sure.

   As for "turning out bad" – it isn’t going to make it foul tasting or toxic – it may just not be as light and fluffy as it should be if it isn’t stirred properly.

   Mark
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3. a.mickie says:

   July 23, 2009 at 11:20 pm

   I’ve never done this, but I don’t see why it wouldn’t work.
   It would be no different than doubling a recipe or reducing a recipe. Right?
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4. anoldmick says:

   July 23, 2009 at 11:58 pm

   It may not turn out satisfactory since it’s tricky to adjust the timing properly. I’d hold off until I could go buy enough ingredients to make the whole gallon.
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5. roeman says:

   July 24, 2009 at 12:32 am

   no problem you are not going past the limit of the ice cream machine….so churn away don’t listen to the other nerds who say you can’t hope this helps you ro
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6. Little Miss Sunshine says:

   July 24, 2009 at 12:40 am

   If your mixing blade goes all the way tho the bottom then yes it is fine to make a smaller batch We do it all the time
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