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How long should I boil a liquid mixture containing vanilla extract to vaporize the alcohol, when making ice cream?
I am trying to make ice cream using an ice cream maker. I initially used a vanilla extract but didn't boil the liquid mixture. The mixture didn't freeze properly in the ice cream maker. The vanilla ...
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Is it safe to eat old ice-cream? [duplicate]
I have an non-opened I ice-cream in the freezer that is older that one year.is it save to eat it?
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No frost refrigerator
Can I put popsicle in no frost freezer? I bought popsicle and put in my -24c "No frost" freezer and all of my popsicle melt. Is it normal or my "No frost" freezer need service? ...
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Can I freeze ice cream base before creaming it?
I recently acquired an ice cream maker, and successfully used it to make sone chocolate and coffee ice cream. The ice cream maker is actively cooled, but I doubt it makes a different.
Most ice cream ...
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How does freeze-drying ice cream work?
How do they make freeze dried ice cream (like for astronauts)? How does freeze-drying work?
It just seems like we should be able to make it at home, or at least buy it in the supermarket or a ...
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What could cause ice pops (popsicles) to go soft in the freezer?
I’m having a strange issue with the storage of ice pops (popsicles/ice lollies) in the freezer. I recently bought a new freezer and still have the exact same issue which we can’t figure out.
Whenever ...
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Is adding guar gum and lecithin alone enough for homemade ice cream?
I am trying to make decently smooth and scoopable ice cream. I don't have any thickening agent at the moment and I also don't have an ice cream machine, so to make a decently viscous blend that isn't ...
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What does dry ice to to ice cream besides freezing it faster?
From what I've seen, using dry ice to make ice cream makes the whole freezing process a lot faster than a freezer. (Besides speed, the only other benefit I can think of is trapping some gas in the ice ...
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How to make a gel that doesn't harden at below freezing temperatures
So I have an idea for a lemon bar ice cream and I want to swirl in the custard and add chunks of short bread in. I could just make the custard for a lemon bar as is but I suspect that after freezing ...
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Improving texture of yogurt based ice cream- stabiliser?
I've made a test on a recipe for coconut-yogurt ice cream, and I need some thoughts on improving the texture.
It was churned using an industrial ice-cream maker.
It is based on a recipe I found ...
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Impact of different sugar types (and substitutes) on ice cream
I am really interested in theoretical fundamentals of ice cream making. Everyone who is a little sophisticated whith homemade ice cream knows, that the are certain ingredients and ratios that have to ...
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Can I store soft serve ice cream in my regular freezer?
I was gifted with a soft serve ice cream dispenser. however it's such a pain to always keep the machine on and running each time I want ice cream--more so that it highly consumes electricity. I wish ...
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Chemical process behind hardening ice cream
We made a simple ice cream by mixing whipping cream, sugar, and Nutella.
After 5-6 hours (surely enough time for the ice cream to cool to the temperature of the freezer), it was soft (mechanically ...
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How to make creamier and softer vegan coconut ice-cream?
I was making vegan coconut ice-cream with coconut milk base. Instead of using a can of coconut milk, shredded coconut with hot water was squeezed through a towel for coconut milk replacement. Then ...
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What kind of containers for homemade ice cream?
In the past, I've usually stored homemade ice creams and sorbets in reusable/disposable plastic containers (e.g. Gladware), but I've busted more than a couple of these when trying to scoop hard-frozen ...
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How much brine do I need to freeze icecream?
Suppose that I am making ice-cream the old fashioned way, by keeping a bowl of ice cream base in a bigger bowl of table salt solution cooled to below freezing.
How much brine do I need per 100 g of ...
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What happens if you freeze a soft serve of ice cream?
If I buy a soft serve of ice cream (a single serving in a cone or tub) and put it in my home freezer, will it retain its shape and texture? What will happen to it?
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