With all this heat, what better way to cool off than to make some ice cream! Do any of you all have ice cream makers? There's nothing like the taste of home-made ice cream. I'm having trouble finding a new machine, and want to get one. I wonder how hard it would be to find one at a thrift store or yard sale?
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westywashndry
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A few places to look....
Walmart sells them. If you are talking of the old fashioned kind that you put the ice around the metal drum and either crank or use an electric motor. Walmart sells them and I just saw one at Meijer. And I always seem to bump into them at the Goodwill or Salv. Army.
Walmart sells them. If you are talking of the old fashioned kind that you put the ice around the metal drum and either crank or use an electric motor. Walmart sells them and I just saw one at Meijer. And I always seem to bump into them at the Goodwill or Salv. Army.
scott55405
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Those little Cuisinart ones are nice, and there's no fussing with salt and stuff.
whirlcool
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We have one that is kinda cool. It is smaller than most. You put the metal cylinder in the freezer overnight and it has rather thick walls and the thing freezes up. The next day you take it out of the freezer and put your mix in it and then put the cylinder in the machine with the paddle and 30 minutes later you have about 2 qts of ice cream. Very convenient and not messy at all!
Oh but it's not the same
without the ice & rock salt! My parents used to break out their old ice cream machine occasionally in the summer. Mom made the custard the day before, and Dad was in charge of supervising the machine while it ran. I remember they used it out on the patio since it leaked when the ice started melting. I borrowed their machine this year for our 4th of July cookout, made strawberry & served it in waffle bowls, it was HEAVENLY.
Virginia
without the ice & rock salt! My parents used to break out their old ice cream machine occasionally in the summer. Mom made the custard the day before, and Dad was in charge of supervising the machine while it ran. I remember they used it out on the patio since it leaked when the ice started melting. I borrowed their machine this year for our 4th of July cookout, made strawberry & served it in waffle bowls, it was HEAVENLY.
Virginia
I have a Donvier
--manual, with the pre-chilled canister, and I like it a lot.
Maybe it isn't the same, but homemade ice cream is better than most commerical, and if a frozen cylinder or refrigerated maker gets you moving, good.
The canister is in the freezer right now.
I am in an experimental mood, and might make Mandarine Orange ice cream, and perhaps some Pear granita.
Lawrence/Maytagbear
--manual, with the pre-chilled canister, and I like it a lot.
Maybe it isn't the same, but homemade ice cream is better than most commerical, and if a frozen cylinder or refrigerated maker gets you moving, good.
The canister is in the freezer right now.
I am in an experimental mood, and might make Mandarine Orange ice cream, and perhaps some Pear granita.
Lawrence/Maytagbear
kevinpreston8
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Ice cream makers
I bought a Cuisinart last year and it is working fine. You prefreeze the cannister and don't need ice.
However, stay away from the Rival ones. The first Rival I bought lasted for two uses. It was past warranty and I opened it up to find why it stopped working. The entire spoon drive depended on one tiny little plastic gear, which of course, broke.
I bought a Rival of a different design, and it corroded in one spot, on the side of the thing, and leaked material inside. Gross. And of course, just out of warranty.
Stay away from Rival products. 3 ice cream makers in 5 years is unacceptable!
I bought a Cuisinart last year and it is working fine. You prefreeze the cannister and don't need ice.
However, stay away from the Rival ones. The first Rival I bought lasted for two uses. It was past warranty and I opened it up to find why it stopped working. The entire spoon drive depended on one tiny little plastic gear, which of course, broke.
I bought a Rival of a different design, and it corroded in one spot, on the side of the thing, and leaked material inside. Gross. And of course, just out of warranty.
Stay away from Rival products. 3 ice cream makers in 5 years is unacceptable!
Cuisinart
I agree with the Cuisinart choice. I have one with 2 freezable bowls and it's fabulous. I have had it for 4-5 years and have not had once spec of trouble with it. It looks like new! I only make sorbet in mine, since my son is allergic to eggs and the best ice creams have eggs in them! I have tried the recipes for eggless ice cream but it just is not as good.
If you don't want to buy an ice cream maker, just get 2 different size metal cans (like coffee), one large and one smaller to fit inside the larger one. Put your ingrediants inside the small one, the ice and salt in the outer one, and start rolling. It takes quite a while so be prepared to be sitting on the floor, passing the cans back and forth. LOL We did this in middle school and made pistacio ice cream (it was nasty but the consistancy was right). See the link below since my description of the activity was not very good.
I agree with the Cuisinart choice. I have one with 2 freezable bowls and it's fabulous. I have had it for 4-5 years and have not had once spec of trouble with it. It looks like new! I only make sorbet in mine, since my son is allergic to eggs and the best ice creams have eggs in them! I have tried the recipes for eggless ice cream but it just is not as good.
If you don't want to buy an ice cream maker, just get 2 different size metal cans (like coffee), one large and one smaller to fit inside the larger one. Put your ingrediants inside the small one, the ice and salt in the outer one, and start rolling. It takes quite a while so be prepared to be sitting on the floor, passing the cans back and forth. LOL We did this in middle school and made pistacio ice cream (it was nasty but the consistancy was right). See the link below since my description of the activity was not very good.
New ice cream maker
Doesn't this look like the thing that hamsters run around in?
Doesn't this look like the thing that hamsters run around in?
jasonl
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Proctor-Silex ice cream freezers
P/S had some really good ones back in the 60s and 70s. Well built and used wooden barrels (works better). Those Rival machines really suck. They're noisy and they either get "stuck" or the gear breaks, thus ruining it all.
Nothing like the old ice and rock salt machines. Nothing really "automatic" about them, they just quit turning when the ice cream gets thick.
4 qt machine recipe
1/2 gal WHOLE milk
1qt. half & half (prounounced "HOFF n HOFF")
a can or two of evaporated milk
6 eggs
2 cups sugar
Vanilla extract
2qt machine, 1/2 the recipe
Seperate the eggs, add milk, yolks, sugar, cook it until the milk starts to rise, add vanilla, chill, run it in the freezer the next day.
Want egg nog instead? add nutmeg and rum extract (or the real thing) and serve hot. MMMM MMMM...
Of course, use a KitchenAid mixer and try to use vintage appliances or utensils, there's no other way.
P/S had some really good ones back in the 60s and 70s. Well built and used wooden barrels (works better). Those Rival machines really suck. They're noisy and they either get "stuck" or the gear breaks, thus ruining it all.
Nothing like the old ice and rock salt machines. Nothing really "automatic" about them, they just quit turning when the ice cream gets thick.
4 qt machine recipe
1/2 gal WHOLE milk
1qt. half & half (prounounced "HOFF n HOFF")
a can or two of evaporated milk
6 eggs
2 cups sugar
Vanilla extract
2qt machine, 1/2 the recipe
Seperate the eggs, add milk, yolks, sugar, cook it until the milk starts to rise, add vanilla, chill, run it in the freezer the next day.
Want egg nog instead? add nutmeg and rum extract (or the real thing) and serve hot. MMMM MMMM...
Of course, use a KitchenAid mixer and try to use vintage appliances or utensils, there's no other way.
I have granny's "traditional" electric freezer that has never been used. I've never made ice cream, although mom used to make it a lot back in the day. We kids argued over who would sit atop (for stability) and crank it. Perhaps it's time I give it a stab ...
Of course a contribution from.....
GadgetGary and QVC~!
And look at the Kewl colors......Oooh Baby!
GadgetGary and QVC~!
And look at the Kewl colors......Oooh Baby!
cehalstead
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ice cream freezers
I have a White Mountain ice cream freezer that my parents bought about 1969. Wooden bucket, metal can, and wood dasher....the real thing. These are still available at Vermont Country Store on-line, but get ready for sticker shock....they are well over $150.00 (ours cost $39.00) and the electric model is even more, but if you want the wonderful ice cream making experience that our parents/grandparents had, buy one. (and yes, I remember using one and cranking for what seemed like hours on Grandma's back porch.) Well worth the wait.....
I have a White Mountain ice cream freezer that my parents bought about 1969. Wooden bucket, metal can, and wood dasher....the real thing. These are still available at Vermont Country Store on-line, but get ready for sticker shock....they are well over $150.00 (ours cost $39.00) and the electric model is even more, but if you want the wonderful ice cream making experience that our parents/grandparents had, buy one. (and yes, I remember using one and cranking for what seemed like hours on Grandma's back porch.) Well worth the wait.....
whirlcool
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And there is nothing at all like vanilla ice cream made with real high quality vanilla beans!
And remember, the higher the fat content the smoother the ice cream will be! Think "Hoff & Hoff"
And remember, the higher the fat content the smoother the ice cream will be! Think "Hoff & Hoff"
