This ice cream recipe list sure is long enough…I kind of went of on a tangent but I couldn’t resist. Look at the variety of ice cream flavors! Who can resist home made ice cream? It definitely brings back my childhood memories of summers out on the farm. Here’s a list of recipes for the regular, the Mega sized Play and Freeze Ice Cream Maker. These recipes can also be used to make home made recipes without the Play and Freeze Ball. I’ve also listed the alcoholic recipes separate from the others…

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The Play and Freeze Ice Cream Maker promises that you can “have a ball” then end up with a delicious home made ice cream treat. Geeze, just when you thought making ice cream was old hat… Can you imagine, working for your dessert? No need for electricity… Just add ice cream mix in one end and ice and rock salt in the other. Then “have a ball” so they say. You literally toss in the ingredients and throw the ball around until the ice cream is made. This is better left to the kids, shaking it, passing it around and rolling it.

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The Titan Peeler looks so slick when you watch those infomercial guys using it. “Hmmm now how do we go about hyping up this boring ol peeler” the marketing group must be asking themselves. Oh and by the way, there are very similar looking products out there. There’s the Samurai Peeler which they have renamed the Samurai Speed Peeler. What creative geniuses they are! Taking a closer look they are slightly different peelers. It looks like the Titan peeler does more…They market it with a garnish guide and they claim it can peel, shred, grate, garnish, slice, shave and julienne. Whereas the Samurai Peeler is basically just a peeler.

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Samurai Peeler is one of many kitchen gadgets by the infamous Chef Tony. You might remember him from the those Miracle Blades infomercials in the late 80s, and lately with his Smart Lidz. In this video review, Chef Mark Alfano of Alfano’s Restaurant uses the Samurai Speed Peeler in his daily routine, cutting up various vegetables for his sauces and soup stock.

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Bacon Wave has got a new name…it’s now the Bacon Magic Wave. Oooh Ahhhh! It looks like there’s a whole slew of these bacon cooking gadgets on the market. A lot of them look and sound kind of ridiculous. There’s the Makin’ Bacon, the Bacon Tray and the Wow Bacon Microwave Cooker. Of course, the biggest hassle cooking up bacon is the grease splatter and the messy pan cleanup plus the bacon sometimes doesn’t get uniformly cooked. Here’s a side by side comparison of bacon cooked on the stove top and in the microwave with the Bacon Wave.

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The NuWave Oven is yet another culinary weapon for your dinner-making arsenal. It just wouldn’t be right to use our traditional oven, that’s just not high tech enough. The infomercial half baked claims suggest that there’s a new and better technique. Infrared cooking is supposed to cut your cooking time in half making gourmet meals in just minutes.

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Micro Grill is yet another infomercial product that tries to find another use for your microwave. It’s almost like the makers of these “as seen on TV” products haven’t moved past their 1975 fascination with the microwave. Right there on the box it says the Micro Grill “transforms your microwave into a turbo-charged grilling machine.” “Complete meals in under seven minutes,” it says it “works in any microwave.” We’ll see about that! Do you really want to “barbecue” your meat in the microwave all year round? Sounds a little disturbing…

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One Touch Can Opener has been updated into the more modern 21st version you see today. Being a kitchen gadget freak myself, I thought I might give this one a try. Glad I didn’t waste $20 on the One Touch Can Opener…Here’s why.

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One Touch Jar Opener looks like the perfect solution for anyone who has difficulties opening jars. Now us ladies need no help from the man of the house… We can now open those stubborn jars with ease. Well….there’s something you need to know about this kitchen gadget.

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Slap Chop introduced by our old pal Vince, brings us his newest innovation. I have to admit that Vince really had me at the tuna and veges part of the infomercial. I REALLY wanted to pick up the phone and order this kitchen gadget…. You see, it’s perfect for anyone preparing single meals like myself. Be amazed as you watch Jack Scalfani test out the Slap Chop and see if it really does what it claims to do.

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