SENYA My Little Ice
The French frozen-block machine: 700 watts, nueve programas and three tubs. It comes with Mix-In for adding pieces at the end and Re-Spin for churning again whatever stayed hard.
Nine programmes and three tubs, without paying for the brand
It works like a CREAMi: the base is frozen for 24 hours and the blade shaves it until it turns creamy. It offers nine programmes against the entry Ninja's seven, three tubs instead of two, and adds an automatic cleaning cycle.
Our score. It still has few reviews on Amazon, so its own rating does not say much.
Creamy, on the same principle as the Ninja. With its 700 W it breaks the block without complaining.
A display with the nine programmes and a cleaning cycle that is welcome.
473 ml por tarrina, y vienen tres.
Mix-In, Re-Spin and automatic cleaning, with three tubs as standard.
Four things you notice
in use, not on the box
How the ice cream comes out
Creamy from the first pass. If it comes out floury, Re-Spin fixes it by churning again.
How long it really takes
The churning takes minutes. What rules is the 24 hours of freezing beforehand, which are not skipped here either.
Day to day
Nothing that touches the ice cream contains BPA and the blade is stainless steel. The cleaning cycle saves you the worst part.
Footprint
26 × 18.8 × 40.5 cm: narrow but tall, like all the machines with this system.
Meter trozos y volver a batir
The two functions that save a batch. Mix-In opens a hollow in the middle so you can add the biscuit or the chocolate without breaking it up, and Re-Spin churns again whatever came out hard or sandy, which with a frozen block happens as soon as the formula is short on sugar.
Para romper el bloque
Por tarrina, y vienen tres
Programas, más el de limpieza
De congelación previa
What it wins and what you have to accept
- The cheapest in the range
- Seven programmes, enough for ice cream, gelato and sorbet
- Allows protein and sugar-free ice cream with real ice cream texture
- Parts are dishwasher-safe and spares are on Ninja's website
- A cycle of a few minutes
- It does not cool: the base goes into the freezer for 24 hours
- Small tubs: anyone who uses it ends up buying more
- No two flavours in one tub: that is the Deluxe's trick
- Without a balanced formula you get crystals
- It scores the lowest of the three Ninjas
SENYA My Little Ice specifications
The SENYA My Little Ice against its rivals
These three compete in its bracket. The CREAMi costs today —: these reviews tell you what you gain and what you lose with each one.
Ninja CREAMi
Two programmes fewer and one tub fewer, with the most well-worn recipe book.
Ninja CREAMi Deluxe
710 ml tub and two flavours at once.
Taurus Gelato Flow
The same nine programmes and three slightly bigger tubs.
Moulinex Dolci
Ten programmes and considerably more total capacity.
Would we buy it? Yes, if three tubs and a less familiar brand work for you
It offers more programmes and one tub more than the entry-level Ninja, and adds automatic cleaning. What it does not have is the recipe book or the CREAMi's track record, and on Amazon few people have tried it yet. If that does not put you off, it is a reasonable buy.
Frequently asked questions
¿Hay que congelar la base antes?
Yes, 24 hours. That is the system: the machine does not chill, it breaks up an already-frozen block.
¿Qué es el Re-Spin?
It churns again whatever came out hard or sandy. With a frozen block you use it more than you would think.
¿Y el Mix-In?
It opens a hollow in the middle so you can add pieces — biscuit, chocolate — without breaking them up in the mix.
¿Sirven las tarrinas de la Ninja?
No. Each machine has its own, with its own fitting.
¿Sirve cualquier receta?
No. Frozen-block formulas call for more solids and a well-set antifreeze. In the calculator you have the version of every recipe for this system.
Which would we buy instead?
The Taurus Gelato Flow, which gives the same with slightly bigger tubs, or the Ninja CREAMi if you want the most well-worn recipe book.
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