As soon as I discovered Cuisinart's Fast Freeze ice cream maker, I've been dying to try it. I'm obsessed with my Ninja Creami, but this Cuisinart dupe is only $119 / £99, and takes up a lot less counter space.

The Fast Freeze is called the Freeze Wand in the U.K., and I think that's a much better name. There's nothing fast about it: you need to freeze your mixture overnight, just like you do with the Ninja Creami. However, it does perform a lot like a magic wand, turning your frozen mixtures into tasty desserts in minutes.

Best of all, this handheld ice cream maker comes with much smaller containers, which is a blessing for my over-filled freezer and penchant for single-serve frozen treats.

But after my first time using the Fast Freeze, I'm more than a little shocked by how easily it sl

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