# Super-premium ice cream brands **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 21, 2019, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-premium-ice-cream-brands/832834 "2019-04-21T00:42:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Llama\_Llogophile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2019, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-premium-ice-cream-brands/832834/21 "2019-04-22T20:39:39Z")
When I was in high school I worked at an ice cream shop that served Sedutto’s. That’s the best I’ve ever had, and the reason I rarely eat ice cream today. I just did a search and saw the brand has resurfaced in NYC. I’ll have to stop in and see if it’s the same as I remember. ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2019, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-premium-ice-cream-brands/832834/22 "2019-04-22T20:42:36Z")
I ran into a store brand “bourbon butter pecan” - that will change your world. ---
**Author:** ![amaguri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/49beb7/32.png) [@amaguri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amaguri)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2019, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-premium-ice-cream-brands/832834/23 "2019-04-22T20:50:11Z")
> [@simster](#): > > I ran into a store brand “bourbon butter pecan” - that will change your world. Is that Kroger/Private Selection? I really like their store brand too! Some people don’t like the texture but to me it tastes like frozen whipped cream. Their Salted Caramel Truffle is excellent. ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2019, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-premium-ice-cream-brands/832834/24 "2019-04-22T21:11:47Z")
> [@amaguri](#): > > Is that Kroger/Private Selection? I really like their store brand too! Some people don’t like the texture but to me it tastes like frozen whipped cream. Their Salted Caramel Truffle is excellent. yes - yes it is. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2019, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-premium-ice-cream-brands/832834/25 "2019-04-23T13:06:14Z")
> [@MeanJoe](#): > > I live here in Columbus and Jeni’s would be my answer. I’m not a big fan of the salted caramel but it is one of her signature flavors that the brand has become known for. Right now one of my favorites is the cream puff pint. The pistachio and honey is also superb. The Queen City Cayenne is also really nice with the kick of the cayenne pepper on the back of the throat. 🙂 > > They do online orders with shipping. 🙂 > > MeanJoe Speaking of the Queen City (around which I live), the best ice cream on the planet just might be Graeter’s, particularly their black raspberry chip. They ship dry ice packed ice cream across the globe. Get some! > **[Graeter’s Ice Cream - Ice Cream Delivery & Gifts](https://www.graeters.com/)** > > Graeter’s ice cream has over 150 years of experience in handcrafting French Pot ice cream. Take part in our nationwide ice cream delivery today! ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2019, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-premium-ice-cream-brands/832834/26 "2019-04-23T13:08:29Z")
Gelato Fiasco! Their best flavors are only available locally (Portland and Brunswick, Maine; I think they also have a place in Florida), but Publix carries a decent selection. ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2019, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-premium-ice-cream-brands/832834/27 "2019-04-23T14:51:08Z")
If you ever find yourself in Cicero IL stop in at Freddy’s and get some gelato - it’s made in house and it’s amazing ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2019, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-premium-ice-cream-brands/832834/28 "2019-04-23T18:04:09Z")
If you can find it (they sell it at Target up here) try a pint of Graeter’s. At almost 50 years old, and having only tried it for the first time less than 6 months ago, I can honestly say it’s easily the best ice cream I have ever had. They make it in Cincinnati and use some special ‘french pot’ method which makes it very dense. The stuff is incredible. I’d be curious for some others to try it and post what they think of it here. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2019, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-premium-ice-cream-brands/832834/29 "2019-04-23T19:21:33Z")
Ok. Enough. Now I’m crying. I want good ice-cream. Why is the universe against me? Edys used to have a fudge-chocolate that was not safe around me. ---
**Author:** ![amaguri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/49beb7/32.png) [@amaguri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amaguri)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2019, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-premium-ice-cream-brands/832834/30 "2019-04-23T19:54:07Z")
Oh yeah Graeter’s is excellent. Their Cheese Crown ice cream is some of the best I’ve ever had. It’s like mixing a perfect cheese danish into rich custardy vanilla ice cream. Too bad they stopped selling it at their shops in Illinois ☹ ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2019, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-premium-ice-cream-brands/832834/31 "2019-04-23T23:04:49Z")
Graeter’s mint chocolate chip is amazing!!! ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2019, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-premium-ice-cream-brands/832834/32 "2019-04-23T23:23:32Z")
> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > Speaking of the Queen City (around which I live), the best ice cream on the planet just might be Graeter’s, particularly their black raspberry chip. They ship dry ice packed ice cream across the globe. Get some! > > [https://www.graeters.com/](https://www.graeters.com/) I like it. But I’d like it better if the chocolate chunks weren’t so big. Some are like more than one bite big. But the ice cream? Excellent. In my memory, though, the best ice cream I ever had was the strawberry ice cream I had at the Ohio State Fair when I was about 14 and on a family vacation to see my mom’s folks. ---
**Author:** ![SOJA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@SOJA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SOJA)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2019, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-premium-ice-cream-brands/832834/33 "2019-04-24T11:47:04Z")
Most times I buy the Kirkland super premium vanilla ice cream which is a relabel of the Humboldt Farms vanilla ice cream. Super rich, real vanilla, creamy night and day, and throw in my own mixins. > [@Infovore](#): > > I live in California. While I was in Columbus OH at a convention I discovered the joy of Jeni’s Salted Caramel ice cream, and fell in love with it to the point that when I found it at a local upscale supermarket for $12.95 a pint, I bought one. Twice. > > Haven’t bought any for a while, but damn that stuff is good. It’s one of the things I’m looking forward to at my convention this year. Type out Jeni’s in google and they have stores here in California. I’ve bought from them. ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2019, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-premium-ice-cream-brands/832834/34 "2019-04-24T14:48:41Z")
> [@SOJA](#): > > Type out Jeni’s in google and they have stores here in California. I’ve bought from them. I’m guessing you’re not from California (though to be fair, I didn’t say which part I’m from). Driving from the Bay Area to Los Angeles for ice cream is a bit far, even for Jeni’s. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Rough\_Draft](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/76d3ee/32.png) [@Rough\_Draft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rough_Draft)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2019, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-premium-ice-cream-brands/832834/35 "2019-04-24T15:02:29Z")
> [@amaguri](#): > > Is that Kroger/Private Selection? I really like their store brand too! Some people don’t like the texture but to me it tastes like frozen whipped cream. Their Salted Caramel Truffle is excellent. Private Selection Chocolate Ganache is one of the best chocolate ice creams I’ve ever had. Also it goes on sale on a regular basis. Last week I bought a 48 oz. container for $1.99 with a digital coupon. What a deal! ---
**Author:** ![Rough\_Draft](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/76d3ee/32.png) [@Rough\_Draft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rough_Draft)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2019, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-premium-ice-cream-brands/832834/36 "2019-04-24T15:06:44Z")
> [@Periwinkle](#): > > I think Talenti is pretty good. I like the containers, the lids screw on, which makes it slightly easier to not treat it as a single serving. 🙂 Those Talenti containers are a great marketing device! For a guy like me it’s very useful to be able to justify buying expensive gelato with the rationale that the containers are just so damn handy for kitchen and workshop storage. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2019, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-premium-ice-cream-brands/832834/37 "2019-04-24T17:44:12Z")
> [@carrps](#): > > I like it. But I’d like it better if the chocolate chunks weren’t so big. Some are like more than one bite big. But the ice cream? Excellent. > > In my memory, though, the best ice cream I ever had was the strawberry ice cream I had at the Ohio State Fair when I was about 14 and on a family vacation to see my mom’s folks. I kinda agree, although the chocolate they use is so damn good that I tend to just work around the larger chocolate chunks until the luscious ice cream is gone then eat them. Their coconut ice cream is unreal too if you like that flavor. ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2019, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-premium-ice-cream-brands/832834/38 "2019-04-24T20:28:10Z")
> [@Helena330](#): > > +1 on this and Talentii gelato. The raspberry Magnum bars are a little less sweet, but they’re really good, too. I am not sure what to think of a gelato maker who doesn’t make stracciatella. ---
**Author:** ![SOJA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@SOJA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SOJA)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2019, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-premium-ice-cream-brands/832834/39 "2019-04-25T07:27:07Z")
> [@Infovore](#): > > I’m guessing you’re not from California (though to be fair, I didn’t say which part I’m from). Driving from the Bay Area to Los Angeles for ice cream is a bit far, even for Jeni’s. 🙂 SoCal. The good part. 😛 Buuuuuuuuuuuut if you’re from SF, I don’t know why you’re bringing up Jeni’s. Lol There’s some amazing ice cream places in SF or even the bay area as a whole. Plus amazing donuts. ---
**Author:** ![GaryM](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garym/32/241_2.png) [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2019, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-premium-ice-cream-brands/832834/40 "2019-04-25T13:07:03Z")
> [@Infovore](#): > > I’m guessing you’re not from California (though to be fair, I didn’t say which part I’m from). Driving from the Bay Area to Los Angeles for ice cream is a bit far, even for Jeni’s. 🙂 So I’m guessing you’re hoping the High Speed Rail comes to fruition? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-premium-ice-cream-brands/832834.md?page=1)