Making Homemade Ice Cream Part 2

On my previous post, I mentioned that we need to know how to use the appliance, which in this case is the Icecream Maker, in order to make homemade ice cream.

Because if we believe in throwing all required ingredients together into the Icecream Maker’s bowl and hey presto!  30 minutes later, we would most likely get a slushy, a frappe, or a milkshake instead of the valued icecream we sweated out for.

Apparently, after having tried out myself, I find that there are a few things worth noting and doing diligently to get that perfectly churned ice cream everytime.  Having said that, please do not be discouraged if your first few tries turns out a runny sherbet.  I had a few myself too.  On a slightly funny, yet positive note, let’s look at the failures this way: the Icecream Maker seems to be the miracle machine, buy one and you churn out 2 types of desserts or more.

Some people would stand by the salt rock icecream maker although the work is a bit messy and the machine will be churning noisily.  I find that the modern ice cream maker is awesome to use, as long as I do a few things accordingly.

Namely, the bowl of the icecream maker and the chilling canister needed to be in the freezer for at least 24 hours.  And the freezer temperature must be really low, some people would describe it as “blowing” cold, or a blizzard.  If it’s not “blowing” cold, then you may need to check the coils of your refrigerator, any refrigerant leakage etcetera.  Other suggestions would be to use cold packs all over the canister or bowl in order to ensure the freezing temperature requirement is met.

The mixed ingredients are also needed to be chilled in the freezer for about an hour before “making” icecream in the icecream maker.

Someone asked me the other day, how much ice cream could I make with my small icecream maker, which serves 1-1/2 quart, and I told her with a sheepish grin – 2 adults and 1 company.  So buy bigger if you are expecting multiple companies.

There will be more tips and discussions on making homemade ice cream coming in the next installment, next week!