Long ago, it used to be a treat to go out for ice cream. Then ice cream could be purchased in supermarkets and people would take it home to eat as a treat. Then all sorts of companies like Ben & Jerry's start unleashing quirky (and some would say downright dangerous) varieties onto the market.
Well it's come a full circle now and people can make their own home made ice cream. They can even get books of recipes for famous varieties from ice cream luminaries like Ben and Jerry. If making ice cream at home sounds like a fun thing to do then check out what kind of ice cream makers are available and how they work. This article will review the main types of ice cream makers and give you a better idea of what you need to make ice cream.
There are 3 types of ice cream making machine available. The old machines are a bit more complicated to use as everything has to be done manually.
The process needed to make ice cream is to gradually freeze a mixture of cream and other ingredients whilst aerating the mixtures at a constant pace. The aerating process ensures that the ice crystals are not to big and the ice cream has a soft and consistent texture. This double process of freezing and aerating is done in a cold environment with some kind of paddle churning the mixture.
The older machines (and retro inspired machines of today) use a manually churning process. This is basically a handle that lets the person operating the machine to turn the paddle in a vat or bowl where the mixture is being churned.
The vat or bowl is surrounded by a coolant. This, more often than not, needs to be added by the maker every time they want to make some ice cream. Hand churning will work but it could take longer than new machines and the consistency may not be as good.
The more contemporary machines use an electric motor to perform the churning. This is obviously an easier way to make ice cream but requires electricity to work. Of the modern machines there are two systems that cool the ice cream (or freeze it to be more precise).
The first employs a double insulated bowl which is hollow in the middle and holds a coolant in the middle. This coolant has to be frozen solid before you can start to make the ice cream. The main drawback of this system is that it can take hours to freeze the coolant (anything from 8 to 12 hours in a freezer). And if you have one bowl then you will have to refreeze it each time you want to make a new batch. however, a redeeming feature of these machine over the other type is that they are far more cheaper.
The other type have their special refrigeration unit or freezer located inside the machine. This allows you to make ice cream, with no pre-preparation time required, in under half an hour. These kind of devices are really for professional ice cream makers and can be found in shops selling the stuff or even large restaurants, however some are made for homes too. Obviously these types of machine are the most expensive ice cream making machines you can get.
Well it's come a full circle now and people can make their own home made ice cream. They can even get books of recipes for famous varieties from ice cream luminaries like Ben and Jerry. If making ice cream at home sounds like a fun thing to do then check out what kind of ice cream makers are available and how they work. This article will review the main types of ice cream makers and give you a better idea of what you need to make ice cream.
There are 3 types of ice cream making machine available. The old machines are a bit more complicated to use as everything has to be done manually.
The process needed to make ice cream is to gradually freeze a mixture of cream and other ingredients whilst aerating the mixtures at a constant pace. The aerating process ensures that the ice crystals are not to big and the ice cream has a soft and consistent texture. This double process of freezing and aerating is done in a cold environment with some kind of paddle churning the mixture.
The older machines (and retro inspired machines of today) use a manually churning process. This is basically a handle that lets the person operating the machine to turn the paddle in a vat or bowl where the mixture is being churned.
The vat or bowl is surrounded by a coolant. This, more often than not, needs to be added by the maker every time they want to make some ice cream. Hand churning will work but it could take longer than new machines and the consistency may not be as good.
The more contemporary machines use an electric motor to perform the churning. This is obviously an easier way to make ice cream but requires electricity to work. Of the modern machines there are two systems that cool the ice cream (or freeze it to be more precise).
The first employs a double insulated bowl which is hollow in the middle and holds a coolant in the middle. This coolant has to be frozen solid before you can start to make the ice cream. The main drawback of this system is that it can take hours to freeze the coolant (anything from 8 to 12 hours in a freezer). And if you have one bowl then you will have to refreeze it each time you want to make a new batch. however, a redeeming feature of these machine over the other type is that they are far more cheaper.
The other type have their special refrigeration unit or freezer located inside the machine. This allows you to make ice cream, with no pre-preparation time required, in under half an hour. These kind of devices are really for professional ice cream makers and can be found in shops selling the stuff or even large restaurants, however some are made for homes too. Obviously these types of machine are the most expensive ice cream making machines you can get.
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