How To Get The Most Out of Your Ice Cream Maker

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(ThatYouWon’tFindintheManual)by

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Whetherthisisyourveryfirsticecreammakerornot,I’veputthismini­guidetogetherforyoutohelpyouunderstandhowyourhomeicecreammakerworks,sothatyoucanconsistentlyproducefabulousicecreamforyouandyourfamilytoenjoy.Ithasbeenmyexperience,throughyearsofexperiencewithalltypesicecreammachines,thattheinstructionsthatthemanufacturerincludesinthemanualjustdon’tcovereverythingthatcangowrong.Thetipsandprofessionalsecretsherearetheresultofyearsandyearsofmakingicecreamformyfamilyandfriends,andforthecustomerswhofrequentedmyrestaurants.ItiswithgreatpleasurethatIsharethemwithyouinthislittleguide.I’vetriedtocovereverypossiblesituation,butifyouhaveanyquestionsthatthisguidehasn’tanswered,justpostthemonmyHomemadeIceCreamRecipeswebsite,andIwillanswerthempersonally. Enjoy!

GinaNOTE:Throughoutthisguide,“icecream”includesfrozenyogurt,sorbet,sherbet,etc.

TABLEOFCONTENTSSEMI­AUTOMATICELECTRICICECREAMMAKERS…………………….Pages3to7AUTOMATICICECREAMMAKERS……………………………………………...Pages8to10HANDCRANKICECREAMMAKERS…………………………………………….Pages11to14

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12TIPSFORGETTINGTHEMOSTOUTOFYOURSEMI­AUTOMATICELECTRICICECREAMMAKER

By“semi­automatic”,Imeanthekindofelectricicecreammachinethatrequiresyoutofreezethecanisterseparately.Duetoitsreasonablecostandverygoodresults,it’sthemostcommonlyusedtypeofhomeicecreammakertoday.Thisiswhatsomeofthemlooklike:

Lefttoright:CuisinartICE‐20FrozenYogurtIceCreamSorbetMaker;RivalGC8101‐WN1‐QuartGelCanisterIceCreamMaker;CuisinartICE‐40FlavorDuo

FrozenYogurtIceCreamSorbetMaker

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Thereisanothertypeofmanualicecreammakerthatworksonthesameprinciple,butit’snotelectric.Thisadviceappliestothattypeaswell.Hereisapictureofthatothertype:

1‐QuartHand‐CrankedIceCreamFreezerfromLehman’s

1)READTHEMANUAL.Themostobvioustip!Readthoseicecreammakerinstructions,don'tjustscanthem.Thosefewparagraphscansaveyoualotofheartacheandmoneylateron.However,it'sbeenmyexperiencethatthemanufacturer'sinformationisinsufficient.Readonandyou'llavoiddisappointments.2)CHECKYOURFREEZER.Makesureyourfreezeriscoldenoughtofreezethecoolantinsidethewallsofyourcontaineruntilit'ssolid.Thismeans0degreesF(‐18degreesC)orcolder.(Iplacemineoutsideinthewinter!)3)FREEZETHATCANISTERSOLID.AccordingtomyCuisinarticecreammakermanual,itcantakeupto24hourstofreezethecoolantinsidethecanister'swalls.Soit'sagoodideatokeepthecanisterinthefreezeratalltimes.Thatway,itwillbereadytouseatamoment's

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notice.Followthemanufacturer'srecommendationandplaceitinaplasticbag,andcloseittightly;otherwise,itmightpickupodors.3)SHAKETHATCANISTER.Tofindoutifthecanisterisfrozenenough,takeitoutofitsplasticbagandshakeitvigorouslynexttoyourear.Ifyouhearnoliquidmovingaroundwhatsoever,it'sready.Ifyouheartheslightestshakinginthere,putitbackinthefreezer.Thisisveryimportant!4)MAINTAINTHECOLD.Don'twashthecanisterjustbeforeusingit.Theideaistokeepitasfrozenaspossibleforaslongaspossible.Pourinthemixtureandstartthemotorwithoutdelay.Don'tinstallyouricecreammakernearaheatsourcelikeastoveoraheater.Rather,moveittothecoldestspotinthehouseifyoucan.5)WATCHTHEQUANTITY.Neverexceedthemaximumquantityrecommendedbythemanufacturer.Infact,yougetbetterresultsifyoumakealesserquantitythanrecommended.Thisisbecausethecoldwilllastlongerifithastochillasmallerquantity,allowingyoutochurnyouricecreamforalongertime,whichintroducesmoreair,resultinginalightericecream.6)COOLTHEMIXTURE.Anotherwaytomakethecoolantlastlongeristocoolyourmixtureasmuchaspossiblebeforepouringitintothecontainer.Doitoveranicebath(alargebowlwithicecubesandwaterinit,largeenoughtosurroundyourmixingbowl.Stiroccasionallyandreplacetheiceifnecessary)–orintherefrigeratorforseveralhours.Thebestmethod?Coolinginanicebath,thenrefrigeratingforseveralhours–orleavinginthefridgeovernight(anduptothreedays)–alwaysinatightlycoveredcontainertoavoidpickingupotherflavors.

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7)RESPECTTHETIMING.Assumingyou'vedoneeverythingelseright,don'truinitbyrunningyourmachinenotlongenough,ortoolong.Inbothcasesyouwon'tgeticecream,you'llgetslush.Toolongisjustasbadasnotlongenough,becauseoncethecoolanthaslostitscoolingeffect,itwillstarttomeltyouricecream.So,usethetimingrecommendedbythemanufacturer,andbevigilant:keepchecking.Ihavefoundthatthebesttimetoturnoffthemachineisjustbeforethemixturestopsstickingtothesidesofthecontainer.Theonlyexceptionistheonementionedin5)above:withasmallerquantity,youcanchurnlongerbecausethecoolantlastslonger.8.PLANAHEAD.Decideinadvanceifyou'regoingtobeservingyouricecreamrightaway–somepeoplepreferitthatway,softandcreamy–orifyou'regoingtofreezeitsoit'smorelikecommercialicecream.The"ripening"processalsodevelopstheflavorandtexture.Theresultistwoverydifferentproductsandyoushouldtrybothbeforeyoudecide.Onetip:ifyouwanttoserveyouricecreamincones,youdefinitelyhavetohardenit.Dependingontherecipe,andonthetemperatureofyourfreezer,youricecreammaygetveryhardanddifficulttoscoop;inthatcase,justtransferittotherefrigeratorforafewminutesbeforeserving.8)COOLEVERYTHING.Homemadeicecreamdoesn'tcontainadditivesthatkeepitfrommelting,soitmeltsprettyquickly.Youcandelaythemeltingbyplacingyourstoragecontainer,andthebowlsorcupsinwhichyou'regoingtoservetheicecream,inthefreezerforawhile.9)WORKQUICKLY.Forthesamereason,youshouldalwaysworkquickly,especiallyiftheweatherishot.Thisisespeciallyimportantifyourrecipecallsforlayeringdifferentflavorsoringredients.

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10)STORECAREFULLY.Neverusetheicecreammachine'scanistertostoretheicecream,andalwayscoveryourstoragecontainertightlytoavoidpickingupotherflavors.11)WASHTHECANISTER.Leaveitatroomtemperatureuntilitnolongerfreezesthewateryouputintoit,washit,dryitthoroughly,wrapitupandputitbackinthefreezersoitwillbereadythenexttimethedesiretomakeicecreamstrikesyou.12)DEALWITHTHENOISE.Allelectricicecreammakersarenoisy,butthenicethingaboutthesenon‐automaticmodelsisthattheyarelightandeasytomove.Ifthenoisebothersyou,justmoveyourmachinetoanotherroomwhileit'smakingyouricecream.Justremembertosetatimersoyouwon'tforgetit!Allthat'sleftisforyoutoenjoyyourhomemadeicecream.Don'tforgettoshareit!

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6TIPSFORGETTINGTHEMOSTOUTOFYOURAUTOMATICELECTRICICECREAMMAKERS

By"automatic",Imeanthekindoficecreammachinethatdoesallthefreezingandchurning.Youjustpourtheingredientsintothecanister,setthetimerandvoilà!35to60minuteslater,thefamilyisenjoyingthatspecialfrozendessertyoumadeforthem.Thisiswhatsomeofthemlooklike:

Lefttoright:Musso4080Lussino;CuisinartSupremeICE‐50BC1)READTHEMANUAL.Themostobvioustip!Readthoseicecreammakerinsctructions,don'tjustscanthem.Thosefewparagraphscansaveyoualotofheartacheandmoneylateron.Ontheotherhand,Ihavenoticedthatthemanufacturershaven'tconsideredeverythingthatcangowrongwiththeiricecreammachines.So–readon!

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2)STARTOUTCOLD.You'llsavealotofchurningtimeifyou'llmakesurethateverythingisverycold:yourmixture,ofcourse,butalsothatlittlemetalpailorcanister.Thismeanscoolingthemixtureoveranicebath(alargebowlwithicecubesandwaterinit,largeenoughtosurroundyourmixingbowl.Stiroccasionallyandreplacetheiceifnecessary)–orintherefrigeratorforseveralhours.Thebestmethod?Coolinginanicebath,thenrefrigeratingforseveralhours–orleavinginthefridgeovernight(anduptothreedays)–alwaysinatightlycoveredcontainertoavoidpickingupotherflavors.Whileyourmixtureiscooling,placethecanisterinthefreezerforaminimumof20minutesbeforefillingit.Ifyou'reunabletochilleverythingcompletely,you'llhavetoallowextratime,asthemachinewillfirsthavetochillthepail,thenthemixture–andonlyoncethosearecoldenoughwillitbeabletostarttheactualicecreammakingprocess.Inthatcase,youmayrunoutoftimeandhavetoresetthetimerforadditionalchurning.That'sthemainadvantageofautomaticicecreammakers:withthenon‐automatictype,oncethecoolanthasgonewarminsidethewallsofthecanister,youhavetostopthemachine,whetheryouricecreamisreadyornot.Ontheotherhand,thenon‐automaticmodelsrequireonly20to25minutestofreezeicecream,soifyou'reusedtothattype,adjustyourtimingaccordingly.3)ASSEMBLETHECOMPONENTSPROPERLY.Don'trelyonthemanufacturertogiveyouastep‐by‐stepillustratedguideforassemblingyourmachine(Cuisinartcertainlydoesn't!).So,paycloseattentionto

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thewaythingsfittogetherbeforeturningthatdial.Forinstance,thecanistermayhavetobefittedintosomegrooves,thelidmayhavetobefacingacertainway,etc.Eachmodelisdifferent,sotakeyourtimeassemblingyourmachinebeforesettingthetimer.4)WATCHTHEQUANTITY.Neverexceedthemaximumquantityrecommendedbythemanufacturer.Infact,youusuallygetbetterresultsifyoumakelessthanthemaximumamount.5)RESPECTTHETIMING.Ifyou'remakingarecipeotherthanthoseinthemanual,findasimilaroneinthemanualfordeterminingthecorrecttime.Forinstance,softicecreamcantakearound40minutes,hardicecream60minutes,andfrozendrinkstakelesstime.6)DEALWITHTHENOISE.Allelectricicecreammakersarenoisy.Ifthenoisereallybothersyou,youcouldsimplyshutthekitchendoorandstayinanotherroomwhileyouricecreamisbeingchurned.Somemodelsarenoisierthanothers;youcouldcheckthereviewsbeforemakingyourpurchase,andseewhatothersaresayingaboutit.Allthat'sleftisforyoutoenjoyyourhomemadeicecream.Don'tforgettoshareit!

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HANDCRANKICECREAMMAKER

Callitahandcrankicecreammaker,ahand­crankedoramanualicecreammaker,it'stheonethatdoesn'trequireasourceofpowerbesidegoodoldelbowgrease,andwhosesourceoffreezingisaratherpreciseblendoficeandrocksalt.Thisisthetypeoficecreammakerthatstarteditall.Somesayitmakesthebesticecream;that'sprobablywhyit'sstillaroundinspiteofthefactthatitcostsmorethanmostmoremodernalternatives.Herearesomepicturesofhand­crankedicecreammakers:

Lefttoright:WhiteMountain4‐QuartHandCrankIceCreamMaker;20‐QuartIceCreamFreezerfromLehman’s;Rival4‐QtIceCreamMakerFRRVCB40‐BL

Notethatthelastonedoesn’thaveacrank:instead,ithasamotor,soitrequireselectricity.ButI’mshowingitherebecauseallthedirectionsabouticeandsaltapplytothattypeoficecreammakeraswell.

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NOTE:Thereisanothertypeofhand­crankedicecreammakerthatdoesn'trequireiceandrocksalt;instead,ithasacanisterwithacoolantgelinsideitswalls.Ifthat'sthetypeyouhave,refertothedirectionsfortheSemi­AutomaticIceCreamMaker,onpage3.Itmaylooklikethis:

1)READTHEMANUAL.Themostobvioustip!Readthoseicecreammakerinstructions,don'tjustscanthem.Thosefewparagraphscansaveyoualotofheartacheandmoneylateron.However,it'sbeenmyexperiencethatthemanufacturer'sinformationisinsufficient.Readonandyou'llavoiddisappointments.2)GATHERYOURINGREDIENTSINADVANCE.Youneediceandrocksaltandathoroughlycooledicecreammixture,anold,cleanblanketorlargetowelorlotsofnewspapers.Themanufacturersrecommendpreparingtheicecreammixturethedaybeforeandrefrigeratingituntilyou'rereadytouseit,butifyou'reusinganon‐electricicecreammachinechancesareyoudon'thavea

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refrigerator!Inthatcase,getextraiceandcoolyourmixturereallywelloveranicebathandletitrestinarenewedicebathforaslongaspossible.3)ICE/ROCKSALTPROPORTIONS.A4‐quartfreezerusesapproximately10lbs(20kilos)oficeand21/2to3cups(600to700ml)ofrocksalt.Largerfreezerswillrequiremoreiceandsalt,butinthesameproportions.Crushediceworksbetterthancoarsecubes;itmeltsmoreevenlyandproducesasmoothericecream.4)WATCHTHEQUANTITY.Thecanistershouldneverbemorethantwo‐thirdsfull,toallowforexpansion.Neverexceedthemaximumquantityrecommendedbythemanufacturer.5)PACKINGTHEICEANDSALT.Dothisinlayers:afewinchesoficefollowedbyagoodsprinklingorsalt;repeatuntilyounearlycoverthecanister.6)STAYCOOL.Don'tworknearaheatsourcelikeastoveoraheater.Rather,movetothecoldestspotinthehouseifyoucan,orinthedeepestshade,ifoutside.7)CRANKTHERIGHTWAY.Thissoundslikeasuperstition,butit'snot:alwayscranktotheright(clockwise)anddon'tchangedirection.Crankrelativelyslowly,togiveeachdropofmixtureachancetocomeintocontactwiththecoldcanisterwall.8)TROUBLESHOOTING.Bepatient,butnottoomuch!Ifyoudon'tfeelanydragafter20minutes,yourbrineisn'tcoldenough.Butit'ssalt,notice,thatyouhavetoadd.9)LETYOURICECREAMRIPEN.Ifyoulikesofticecream,youcaneatitrightaway,buttrustme,itwilltastemuchbetteraftersomeripening.

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Removethedasher,replacethelid,re‐packmoreiceandsaltaroundthecanisterandcoverwithablanket,alargetowelorseverallayersofnewspaper.Letsitforanhourorso.Theicecreamwillcontinuetofreezeandhardenduringthattime.10)STORECAREFULLY.Alwayscoveryourstoragecontainertightlytoavoidpickingupunwantedflavors.Allthat'sleftisforyoutoenjoyyourhomemadeicecream.Don'tforgettoshareit!

Pssst!Here’sonefinalsecret:tomakethemostscrumptiousicecream,it’snotenoughtohavegoodequipmentandknowhowtouseit.Youneedgreatrecipes!Getthemat

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