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Conclusion: The lids are safe and you should be washing your equipment.  Full breakdown below👇.

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So, here’s what led me to my conclusion that the lids are perfectly safe and why you don’t need to worry about maggots in your ice cream if you clean your machine normally. 

I first noticed the holes on the lid everybody was talking about, 3 of them to be exact. I shined a flashlight inside to see the inner mechanism and found there’s enough space for about a tablespoon of water to get inside. 

My next step was to see how efficentially water can get in, I rinsed it under the sink which had a hard time letting water in, but then I submerged it completely and the water flowed in filling the space.

Next I emptied the space in the lid, It drained very easily because no batter which way I held it, at least one hole was allowing air in while another was pouring water out. That’s when I realized the holes are intentional to prevent mold growth inside the lid. 

I flipped the lid upside down and studied where the ice cream pint would make contact. On the underside of the lid its water tight with a rubber gasket, there’s no holes for the ice cream to get up inside the lid. 

I filled the pint with store bought vanilla ice cream- partially because I didn’t want to wait to freeze my own, and partially because soft ice cream would make more of a mess (which is what I was intending)

After spinning I noticed no ice cream or food had gotten inside the lid, however when releasing the blade I notice the prongs holding it in place could be retracting and pulling ice cream into the lid, so I retuned to flushing it out, this time collecting the water that came out to see if there was ice cream inside.

Either there was no ice cream inside the lid at this point or the amount there was insignificant because the water that came out of the lid was crystal clear. 

So, as I stated in the video, I do not believe the lid is full of bacteria because food has a hard time entering it and an easy time being rinsed away with soapy water. 

However, there’s a chance she could’ve put her lid in dirty dish water and that could’ve gotten inside and made it harder to wash away. In that case a quick wash in the dishwasher on the top rack should kill any bacteria that could be growing there.

Now to my theory as to what’s really happening- in the video we saw the spindle get covered in ice cream after lowering into the pint. That pice is usually hard to see because it’s not exposed at eye level- and though in the manual it says to wipe it down, it can easily be forgotten. Exposing ice cream to the wild is definitely an invite for a bug to come lay eggs.

I tested where the pint lid would line up when stored in the machine and it would make a very easy platform for a larva to descend down from the spindle and drop onto the lid, then seek shelter in one of the 3 holes on the machine.

In summary, I think regular maintenance of the machine and simple washes with soapy water after finishing is the solution here. I’ve made things in my creami like gravy ice cream and tuna soft serve, so I believe if these machines were prone to maggots I would’ve already had them.

That’s enough science for today, back to my normal chaotic content! #ninja #ninjacreami #creami