Can I use an ice cream maker for slushies/frapicinos?

[BAPyessir6]

I'm getting an ice cream bug, and want to buy/upgrade to a ice cream machine with a compressor so it'll freeze it by itself. (I'm thinking wynter) but I also saw Ninja has a slushier maker. I have little space as it is, so I'm wondering if, I buy an ice cream maker, could I use it for slushies or frappes?

Or you know. Maybe a blender would work. But using an ice cream maker for a frappiccino could be fun. Wondering if anyone's tried it.

I also looked at Ninja Creamis, but heard from a friend who has/had one (she replaced it twice within 3 months) that it can catch fire/smoke if you get a defective one, and you still need to freeze the ice cream beforehand.

 

[HeyItsSara]

i don't see how unless you want to just freeze or process it part way

 

[Kathleen]

I would think you could make a slushie in an ice cream maker. I'm unsure what you mean by making a frape or frappacino... The big deal with the slushie is not to let the liquid freeze too much around the paddle. If the paddle is constantly moving, I think it should work.

 

[Jade Emperor]

Do you have the kind where you freeze the bowl separately?

 

[Kathleen]

I do. I used to have a small one. But my sister gifted me with the attachment for our KA for my birthday a couple years ago.

 

[BAPyessir6]

Do you have the kind where you freeze the bowl separately?

Yes!