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to LOVE my ice cream maker with a passion!

25 replies

sunnydelight · 25/09/2011 03:14

So far this morning I have made strawberry ice-cream (strawberries in season here so dirt cheap), double chocolate chip and I have a batch of coffee/kahlua churning as I type. No good for my waistline I know but Yummmmmm!

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LoveBeingAMummyAgain · 25/09/2011 03:16

Hmm yummy. I made mojito sorbet for a dinner party gift it was very good.

MeMySonAndI · 25/09/2011 03:17

Unless you are in Australia, I think you are... is past 3 am here, at what time did you start to make the ice cream? Grin

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sunnydelight · 25/09/2011 03:18

Yes, I am in Sydney, so it's just past midday. My lunch guests don't arrive for another couple of hours so I might manage just one more batch.... Grin

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MrsTerryPratchett · 25/09/2011 03:20

Brown bread ice cream. You will want to marry me after you make it. I just want you to know that I am already attached, sorry...

MeMySonAndI · 25/09/2011 03:24

Damn, now I want one!

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sunnydelight · 25/09/2011 03:25

Oh wow, I had forgotten about brown bread ice cream. I used to make it years ago - have you got a decent recipe or do you think I could just caramelize the breadcrumbs in the oven, blitz them and add them to my cream base? (Might be back straightaway as I need to go peel my potatoes but thank you very much in hope.....)

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sunnydelight · 25/09/2011 03:27

Or even might not be back straightaway Blush

It's a good investment MeMySonAndI if you like icecream. The good stuff is extortionate here ($12 for a tub of B&Js which is about eight quid) so it will pay for itself after a while (and I managed to talk DH into really wanting it as his birthday present Grin)

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MrsTerryPratchett · 25/09/2011 03:28

Jamie Oliver has one online (which I haven't tried) but I just used to use my Mum's recipe which is still in the UK

MrsTerryPratchett · 25/09/2011 03:29

There you go

MrsTerryPratchett · 25/09/2011 03:31

I bet the Women's Hour one is better Grin

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sunnydelight · 25/09/2011 04:14

Thank you very much! I'm out of time now but will give it a go during the week as it's school hols here. Yay!

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peasandlove · 25/09/2011 05:05

you know this thread will start a run on icecream makers now?

savoycabbage · 25/09/2011 06:50

I was thinking of getting on now the good weather is kicking in. Which one have you got SD? I went to Matchbox to look at them but they only had this mad Mr Whippy soft serve effort.

NestaFiesta · 25/09/2011 09:25

I'm all ears about ice cream makers, but aren't they complicated? Don't you have to double boil egg yolks and double cream and stuff?

PS I am a marketing man's dream. Good friends of mine converted me to breadmakers for life after only 20 mins of eulogizing.

LoveBeingAMummyAgain · 25/09/2011 13:27

You can get a b&j ice-cream 'cookbook'

BelinaTheChicken · 25/09/2011 15:39

I was doing really well with not putting too much baby weight on, until my mum bought an ice cream maker. Tiramisu ice cream is amazing!

The Perfect Scoop by David Libovitz (sp?) has really good recipes.

Want the brown bread ice cream now

HazeltheMcWitch · 25/09/2011 15:43

Belina, I saw the thread title and came on to recommend David Leibovitz's book. It is amazing; everything I have made from there I love love love.

He has a BLOG too, which is fab reading.

peeriebear · 25/09/2011 15:57

Making ice cream is so simple Nesta :) I bought DD1 a maker from Toys R Us last year. It's quite small but works very well, all you do is put the ingredients in and it churns it all up while chilling it. easy :)

NestaFiesta · 25/09/2011 18:03

I'm getting tempted. Is it always double cream? I could see me getting an expensive habit.

squeakytoy · 25/09/2011 18:05

You could use yoghurt rather than cream. I think I will put one of these on my xmas list. :)

NestaFiesta · 25/09/2011 18:08

Good plan squeaky. Hmm, I might well look into this.

wildhairrunning · 25/09/2011 19:18

Which one do people recommend?

BelinaTheChicken · 25/09/2011 20:12

I've had quite a few from it, the chocolate and raspberry is really good too Smile

They're not all double cream ones though, there are loads of sorbets and frozen yoghurts that are delicious, and healthier so you can eat twice as much Grin

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sunnydelight · 26/09/2011 08:31

Mine is a Cuisinart (don't know the model no. but it's the only one in the range that does 1.5l at a time). It was $300 here (Oz) which is about 200 pounds but as everything is much more expensive here I'm guessing you'd get it a lot cheaper. We've the the "put the bowl in the freezer overnight" ones before which are miles cheaper but the fact that you can just bung in all the ingredients whenever you fancy it and the machine does the lot in an hour I think makes the more expensive one worthwhile.

I too though I would have to cook the custard first but according to B&Js there are three options for the "sweet cream base", none of which involve cooking. I do need to start looking at low cal options though or I am going to be the size of a house by the end of the Summer Blush

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sausagesandmarmelade · 26/09/2011 11:07

Sounds gorgeous....lucky you!

Have often thought about getting ice-cream makers for us and for others for gifts, but then thought...would we/they use it, would it take up too much space etc

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