Skinny's Ice Cream Machine

▶️ Getting Started

1. Plug in. Use a dedicated 110V 15A grounded outlet — plug straight into the wall if you can. Sharing the circuit or using a thin/long extension cord will trip the breaker.
2. Reset. With the power switch (top-right toggle) set to Off, press the reset button in the top-left corner. Listen for a "click."
3. Fill the chamber. Lift the lid, pull the air tube out of the hopper, and pour in your mix. Bubbles will rise where the tube was (~1 minute). When they stop, put the air tube back and point the dispenser paddle outward.
4. Turn it on. Flip the switch to Auto, then quickly press and release the paddle to start the cycle. Keep a cup handy for any liquid.
5. Wait 15–20 minutes. The freezing cycle runs on its own and shuts off automatically when the soft serve is ready. Timing depends on the outside air temperature — hotter air takes longer, cooler air freezes faster.

🍨 Serving It Up

• One 4 oz serving takes about 30 seconds — go slow for the best consistency.
• Too soft or runny? Wait a few minutes, then try again.
• Keep the hopper topped up while serving so the chamber doesn't act up.

🍹 Recipes & Mixes

🍍 Dole Soft Serve Mix (dairy-free)

A crowd pleaser — and dairy-free, gluten-free, and vegan-friendly. Pineapple is the classic "Dole Whip," and the pineapple mix is available at CHEF'STORE.

11 fruit flavors:

• 🍍 Pineapple
• 🍓 Strawberry
• 🥭 Mango
• 🍊 Orange
• 🍋 Lemon
• 🟢 Lime
• 🍒 Cherry
• 🍑 Peach
• 🫐 Raspberry
• 🔴 Pomegranate
• 🍉 Watermelon

You'll need: one 4.4 lb bag of Dole mix, water, a 5-gallon collapsible jug, and a whisk.

1. Add all the dry mix to the collapsible jug first.
2. Pour in 8 cups of water and whisk until every clump is gone.
3. Add the remaining 16 cups (24 total) and mix well.
4. Refrigerate the mix until you're ready — cold mix freezes faster and firmer.
5. Fill the hopper and run the machine as usual (Off → reset → fill → Auto → 15–20 min).

🍺 Root Beer Ice Cream

Tastes just like a root beer float or freeze — a guaranteed favorite.

You'll need: one 2.5-gallon bag of 7% milk fat vanilla soft serve (Farr Better) and one bottle of The Big H Root Beer Extract (local grocery stores, Hires Big H restaurants, or online).

1. Take the lid off the 2.5-gallon bag of vanilla soft serve.
2. Pour in one full bottle of Big H Root Beer Extract and mix well.
3. Best the night before: mix it in and refrigerate overnight so the flavor develops.
4. Fill the hopper and run the machine as usual (Off → reset → fill → Auto → 15–20 min).

🌴 Disney-Style Dole Whip Floats

Disney makes its famous floats by pairing a Dole Whip flavor with a chilled soda or juice. Recreate them with Dole Soft Serve (or plain vanilla) from this machine.

🍍 Classic Pineapple Float — the original: pineapple juice + Pineapple Dole soft serve (or vanilla — pick one).

🌋 I Lava You Float — Strawberry Fanta + Orange Dole soft serve, drizzled with red passion-fruit syrup (grenadine works), topped with popping candy added right before serving.

🥤 Soda Floats — chilled soda + Dole soft serve or vanilla: Root Beer (Barq's), Coca-Cola, Diet Coke, Sprite, Fanta Orange, Fanta Strawberry, or POWERADE Mountain Berry Blast.

🍍🍊 Pineapple Orange Soda Float — orange soda + Pineapple Dole soft serve.

🫐 Rafiki Wildberry & Orange Float — Fanta Orange + Orange Dole soft serve with mixed-berry (wildberry) syrup.

🍍 Tropical Pineapple — Pineapple Dole soft serve topped with watermelon, strawberry & coconut syrups.

🔧 Troubleshooting

• Breaker tripped or a clog formed? Turn off, press reset, switch to Wash, and run 5–10 minutes to soften the mix.
• Breaker keeps tripping? Make sure you're on a dedicated 15A circuit — not sharing the outlet or on a skinny extension cord.
• Product too soft? Pause a few minutes and dispense more slowly.
• Chamber freezing up? Keep the hopper filled.

🧽 Finishing, Cleaning & Sanitizing

Finishing up

1. Dispense until the small hole in the air tube shows.
2. Remove the air tube and set it in the hopper.
3. Switch to Wash and let it cycle 10 minutes before draining.

Cleaning

1. Set to Wash, remove the air tube.
2. Fill the hopper with 1.5 gallons of warm water, run a few minutes, drain. Repeat as needed.
3. Empty and clean the spill tray.

Sanitizing

1. Mix 1 tsp Clorox Cleanup (or 1/2 tsp chlorine bleach) into 1.5 gallons warm water. Reserve a pint.
2. Pour the rest in the hopper and cycle a few minutes.
3. Wipe the hopper and exterior with the reserved pint, then empty out the solution.
4. Rinse with clean warm/hot water, drain fully, then turn off and unplug.

🛒 Where to Buy Supplies