With summer timejust about finished, you might be tempted to put your ice cream machine into deep storage but you should wait. And if you haven't picked up one yet, you can often find some good deals when stores have their clearance sales. Now a little about how electric ice cream machines work.
Take any electric ice cream machines, and regardless of what type of ice cream machines it is, they all pretty much make ice cream using the same principal. A an ice cream mixture is slowly turned until just about frozen. All the while, the churning whips air into the mix.
Although home ice cream machines vary in size and operation, there are basically only three kinds. The first kind is probably what you remember Grandma using on Sunday socials. They use rock salt and ice to get the ice cream mixture to a low enough temp.
Next comes the more recent style of machine. This one features a bowl that you freeze for at least 18 hours, before making ice cream. A plus to this kind of machine is less mess than the traditional style.
Then there is the compressor-style ice cream maker. With one of these, you can forgo, the mess of rock salt and ice, as well as having to plan ahead for freezing your bowl insert, by using a machine that has its own built in freezer compressor. Homemade ice cream any time you feel like it.
There are a couple of downers though. The first is price. These electric ice cream machines can run into several hundreds or thousands of dollars. You might also find some models don't have removable bowls which can make cleanup a pain in the you-know-what.
So I guess that's about it for the three different kinds of ice cream makers. I alluded to earlier that your might now want to put your maker away and here's why. Sweet potatoes and pumpkins both, are at their peak in fall and go great as ice cream but if that sounds too exotic, try homemade vanilla on pumpkin pie. - 30241
Take any electric ice cream machines, and regardless of what type of ice cream machines it is, they all pretty much make ice cream using the same principal. A an ice cream mixture is slowly turned until just about frozen. All the while, the churning whips air into the mix.
Although home ice cream machines vary in size and operation, there are basically only three kinds. The first kind is probably what you remember Grandma using on Sunday socials. They use rock salt and ice to get the ice cream mixture to a low enough temp.
Next comes the more recent style of machine. This one features a bowl that you freeze for at least 18 hours, before making ice cream. A plus to this kind of machine is less mess than the traditional style.
Then there is the compressor-style ice cream maker. With one of these, you can forgo, the mess of rock salt and ice, as well as having to plan ahead for freezing your bowl insert, by using a machine that has its own built in freezer compressor. Homemade ice cream any time you feel like it.
There are a couple of downers though. The first is price. These electric ice cream machines can run into several hundreds or thousands of dollars. You might also find some models don't have removable bowls which can make cleanup a pain in the you-know-what.
So I guess that's about it for the three different kinds of ice cream makers. I alluded to earlier that your might now want to put your maker away and here's why. Sweet potatoes and pumpkins both, are at their peak in fall and go great as ice cream but if that sounds too exotic, try homemade vanilla on pumpkin pie. - 30241
About the Author:
Wally Clydesdale's knowledge in ice cream go back to his days as a child. He is currently a writer of Ice Cream Maker Basics.com where he writes on topics related to electric ice cream makers
