# The perfect way to make ice cream

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-perfect-way-to-make-ice-cream/182416>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [June 17, 2003, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-perfect-way-to-make-ice-cream/182416 "2003-06-17T09:27:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![Galanthus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Galanthus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Galanthus)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2003, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-perfect-way-to-make-ice-cream/182416/1 "2003-06-17T09:27:06Z")

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[This appears to be the best way to make ice cream there is.](http://www.popsci.com/popsci/hometech/article/0,12543,458641,00.html)

:eek:

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**Author:** ![Marine\_One](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/marine_one/32/3461_2.png) [@Marine\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marine_One)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2003, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-perfect-way-to-make-ice-cream/182416/2 "2003-06-17T12:54:32Z")

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You know, I read this in my Popular Science this month and thought someone should have a restaurant that does this.

You’d pick what you want in your ice cream, take it to the cook, he makes it in 30 seconds or whatever. He’d be right in the middle of the place where everyone could see him.

Only problem would be convincing the Health people that this is safe.

Imagine birthday parties for kids in a place like this. They would love it.

People would go nuts for this.

Well, I’d go nuts for it.

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**Author:** ![CRorex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dfb087/32.png) [@CRorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CRorex)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2003, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-perfect-way-to-make-ice-cream/182416/3 "2003-06-17T20:27:20Z")

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It’s not exactly that liquid N2 is the secret for great icecream…

it’s the NO ICE CRYSTALS part.

You can do the same thing making a custard base icecream using skim milk powder to absorb any ice that happens to get into the mix…

The liquid nitrogen simply does the freezing process faster so less moisture condenses in the icecream.

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**Author:** ![3waygeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/e95f7d/32.png) [@3waygeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3waygeek)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2003, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-perfect-way-to-make-ice-cream/182416/4 "2003-06-17T20:40:09Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Marine\_One \*  
> **You know, I read this in my Popular Science this month and thought someone should have a restaurant that does this.**

[Someone does](http://www.dippindots.com), if you can call an ice-cream stand a restaurant.

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**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:** [June 17, 2003, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-perfect-way-to-make-ice-cream/182416/5 "2003-06-17T21:05:14Z")

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That **is** pretty damn cool, and **3waygeek** , dippin dots rule

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**Author:** ![BadBaby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/71c47a/32.png) [@BadBaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BadBaby)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2003, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-perfect-way-to-make-ice-cream/182416/6 "2003-06-17T21:13:43Z")

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Sorry to hijack a bit, but **CRorex** , how exactly do you use the skim milk powder?