Ice cream anybody?

[merciasounds]

Spent the morning with 5 15 year olds making ice cream

We have:
Clotted cream vanilla
Honeycomb crunch
Fresh Peach swirled with fresh raspberry sauce
Rich espresso with walnuts
Rich chocolate with choc chips
Black Cherry with cherry brandy

[Safiya]

I thought it took hours to freeze.... does it really only take 20 to 30 minutes? wont it start to melt if you put it in the fridge?

[pastafreak]

That's what I thought. But I gather from googling that it depends on the type of machine. I'm sure mercia has the best.....and quickest.

[237SJ]

I came back from North Devon yesterday and stopped at my secret place on Exmoor to pick whortleberries. I was going to make some jam but you`ve given me an idea for a sort of whortleberry ripple ice cream. I could add a little cassis maybe?

[Safiya]

Im confused pasta...... so the amount of time in the machine reduces the freezing time by hours? sorry for being an ignorant sod, the only time ive laid hands on an icecream maker is when i used to work somewhere that sold them ;)

[Barmaid]

I'm "off" ice cream. I made some vanilla the other night and it took forever! It was churning for ages and ages and it just WOULD NOT FLAMING start to freeze or go thick. I ended up saying "sod this" and just sticking the whole thing back in the freezer and went to bed.

[pastafreak]

Dot to worry safiya...I'm confused also. I know little about ice cream makers-so googled... this describes various machines -

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_cream_maker

[pastafreak]

Like I said...the best and the quickest. ;-))

[Barmaid]

Redhelen - your chilli ice cream recipe sounds lush. I was thinking of making it today, but I lack tomato juice. I do however have half a carton of tomato passata. Do you think that would be ok thinned with some water?

[starone]

Can you warm mine up - I don't like cold stuff.

[pastafreak]

Have Barmaids...hers didn't even freeze.... ;-))

[painterman32]

Oh ye of little faith:
http://www.amazon.co....EL22001/dp/B00008WFDN

Please read product description

The other two machines are Italian makes I think, one name unknown bought back from holiday, the other a Nemox - but I don't know the machine number

[painterman32]

Can somebody tell me why my daughter is suspended?

[Bobbisox]

oh Noooooooo
what has happened to her p-m?

[Safiya]

cheers pasta..... going by that the smaller ones take 24 hours, the inbetween ones have to have a cord sticking out the freezer and takes longer to freeze than other ones and the more expensive ones are quick as hell but it says they are impractical in normal kitchens and some of them cant be moved without waiting for 12 hours as it upsets the coolant....... im sure mercia said she sat to make it so maybe she has something different (like a star trek food replicator)...wouldnt fancy one of those stuck on the kitchen table or on the edge of a worktop!

[painterman32]

check your service man post bobbi