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Review on 🍨 Lello Musso Pola 5030 Silver Dessert Maker - 2 Quart Capacity by Darin Marshall

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Great ice quality! Don't let the built-in mixing bowl put you off.

I bought a Lello 5030 as an upgrade for a 30 year old Gaggia Gelatiera that is still running. I almost overlooked the 5030 because it doesn't have a removable mixing bowl. I'm glad I didn't. Stainless steel block including dashboard. The mixing bowl "scoops" out of the device so that no ice can seep between the bowl and the surrounding stainless steel. Model 5030 produces up to 2 liters of ice cream in about 20 minutes. In the two months that I have owned this machine I have made ice cream (Philadelphia and pudding), ice cream and sorbet, all delicious. The expert says that the shorter freezing time (compared to other ice machines), mainly due to the 5030's large compressor, produces superior ice cream because less air is introduced (overflow) and finer crystals are formed. http://icecreamscience.com/lello-musso-pola-5030-dessert-maker-comprehensive-review/#is_the_bowl_removable. I recommend reading this review. The lack of a detachable mixing bowl contributes to faster freezing of ice cream with the benefits mentioned above. The built-in mixing bowl takes a few minutes longer to clean, but the improved quality is worth it in my opinion.

Pros
  • So far so good
Cons
  • Not as good as advertised