34 MINUTE READ After more than 2 months of extensive testing, I’ve found that the Cuisinart ICE-100 Compressor Ice Cream and Gelato Maker, available from amazon*, produces excellent ice cream that is extremely smooth, dense, and creamy. In a taste test, I found that it produced ice cream that was smoother than that produced by both the Whynter ICM-200LS* and the…
Partial coalescence of the ice cream fat emulsion
Ice cream is an oil-in-water emulsion in which an oil phase, usually consisting of milk fat, is dispersed into a continuous aqueous phase (Fredrick et al., 2010). Emulsions are thermodynamically unstable, meaning that the oil and water will separate due to high interfacial tension between oil and water surfaces. Immediately following homogenisation, where the fat…
Coffee Ice Cream – Recipe
This coffee ice cream recipe produces extremely smooth, dense, and creamy ice cream with an intense coffee flavour. It will be split into three sections: SECTION 1: The Science of Ice Cream Making and Preparation Tips; SECTION 2: Full Recipe; and SECTION 3: Quick-Read Recipe. Please click here to read SECTION 1: The Science of Ice Cream Making and…
Roasted Banana Ice Cream – Recipe
This roasted banana ice cream has a delicious flavour reminiscent of roasted apple pie. Roasting the bananas reduces their water content and intensifies the sweet banana flavour. It will be split into three sections: SECTION 1 will cover the science of ice cream making and preparation tips, SECTION 2 the ingredients and a detailed recipe, and SECTION 3…
Homemade Lemon Curd Ice Cream – Recipe
This homemade lemon curd ice cream recipe produces extremely smooth, dense, and creamy ice cream with a wonderfully sweet lemon flavour. The recipe will be split into three sections: SECTION 1: The Science of Ice Cream Making and Preparation Tips; SECTION 2: Full Recipe; and SECTION 3: Quick-Read Recipe. Please click here to read SECTION 1: The Science of Ice Cream…
RECOMMENDED READING
Here is a quick list of some of the books I use and would recommend. I’ll keep adding to this as I find new books. 1. www.journalofdairyscience.org – An excellent, and free, journal packed with the science behind ice cream production. 2. Ice Cream (2013) by Douglas Goff and Richard W Hartel. This is, in my…
Ice Cream Adventures! Fried ice cream in Kuwait!
This was my first encounter with fried ice cream! The vanilla ice cream came encased in fried cornflakes covered in a delicious cinnamon and ginger sauce. I was expecting the outer layer of cornflakes to be warm but this was sadly not to. The hard and crispy outer layer did contrast well with the smooth…
IKA C-MAG HS 7 Magnetic Stirrer
After a LOT of trial and error, I finally figured out how to adapt this device for ice cream making! Here is my first IKA C-MAG HS 7 Digital in action. 🙂 Protein found in milk and cream plays a significant role in giving ice cream a smooth and creamy texture. Flores and Goff (1999) demonstrated…
Selling Ice Cream at Oxford Brookes University!
Despite some cold and cloudy weather, we still managed to get the Batmobile down to Oxford Brookes University to get some feedback on our flavours. We also wanted to get people’s opinion on our portable ice cream trailer (the Batmobile) made by Ben using recycled wood. The idea is to use renewable energy to power…
Preparing to sell ice cream at Oxford Brookes University!
Hellllooo! 🙂 We are preparing our homemade ice cream trailer to sell ice cream at Oxford Brookes University! Ben has been working non-stop for the past week adding the finishing touches to the bat mobile. What better way to start a business than to make equipment yourself from recycled wood! We have nearly finished adding…
I run a small-batch ice cream start-up based in Manchester, U.K.