Near disaster last night! I put my ice cream custard in the maker, plugged it in and turned it on to start churning. I went in the living room to watch TV. About 20 minutes later, I heard this terrible clatter coming from the kitchen. My first thought was that the cat had climbed up on the counter and was getting into things -- odd, since he's never done that before. I went in there ready to yell at him and kick (not literally) some kitten butt, but he was nowhere in sight. It seems I hadn't "clicked" the lid of the ice cream maker into place properly, and it had come loose, with the churny bit flipping ice cream all over the kitchen counter and wall! Yikes! After an extensive clean-up, I was able to salvage about 2/3 of the ice cream, so all was not lost. But ... just a warning, Stacey! The top of the ice cream maker is a bit fiddly, so make sure it's securely clicked before you start it up!
By the way, the end result was FABULOUS! (Your recipe for cherry ice cream)
