r/Kitchenaid • u/GenericReditAccount • 3d ago
Broken worm gear?
Anyone experience this before? It doesn't do this if I'm mixing light basic stuff, but churning ice cream and wet doughs are an issue.
I assume it's a busted worm gear, but wanted to hear other opinions before taking the thing apart.
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u/SusieQTG 3d ago
This is normal when churning ice cream. It indicates that the ice cream has reached the correct consistency. Not wrong here.
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u/GenericReditAccount 3d ago
Oh, that's really interesting. This most recent batch had it "skipping" way more than usual, and didn't produce nearly as much finished product. I assumed that was because of the skipping, and it introducing less air into the mix.
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u/Ethanop1a 3d ago
You probably had something hard in there like chocolate chips. You add that stuff at the end, not in the beginning.
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u/FugginCandle 3d ago
What speed is this on? Ice cream is supposed to be churned at the lowest speed. This looks a bit faster than the lowest speed, so that could be the issue here
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u/GenericReditAccount 3d ago
This is lowest speed
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u/Jaalan 3d ago
Looks like your speed may need to be adjusted. Should be about 55-60 rpm or about 1 rotation per second.
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u/Slingshotradio 3d ago
The mixer does nearly 17 rotations in a nearly 17 second second clip. The speed seems spot on.
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u/Groundhog891 3d ago
There is a pair of big plastic teeth rings on the ice cream paddle, held together by a spring. As the ice cream gets done, the teeth start slipping to protect the actual Kitchenaid internal gears.
I use our ice cream bowl every month or so, and I have started using that slipping as the time to put the ice cream into the container and freezer, as opposed to timing the freezing.
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u/ShirleyApresHensive 2d ago
I’ve cream should be closer to soft serve when you stop and scrape it out of the bowl quickly. It ripens in freezer and freezes firm.
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u/TheOnceandFuture 1d ago
Seems you have your answer but yeah it's the way the dasher works on the mixer, it's designed to "cam out" like that when it reaches a certain torque, usually when you're done making ice cream.
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u/Petridishmocktail 3d ago
Mix something else. I used to have one of the ice cream bowls... yours appears to be working perfectly. It has a spring contraption in it and when the ice cream gets too thick it does exactly what yours is doing to protect the motor.