The art of making ice cream didn’t start in big factories — it started at home. Many people still enjoy homemade ice cream, which is why there’s no shortage of machines designed to help you whip up your very own batch of Super Dooper Chocolate Fudge Chunk.
Some are expensive and some aren’t, but the Ice Cream Ball from L.L. Bean has been getting a lot of buzz lately, mainly for its unique and easy-to-use design. You can also find them on Amazon.com in a variety of colors and sizes.
We love this thing for several reasons, but mostly because it’s fun, which is a feature a lot of at-home ice cream machines lack. Like the website says, all you need to do is “fill the bottom of this durable, lightweight Lexan plastic ball with ice and rock salt, add ice cream ingredients to the top and just shake, pass or roll the ball around your campsite.” Twenty minutes later, you’ve got ice cream!
We liked this thing so much, we bought a few of them to give away as commenter prizes this month. Hopefully you like it too. If anyone has ever used one of these things (we’re going to put one to the test in an upcoming post), let us know how everything came out.
Just imagine, making and enjoying ice cream while camping. This could be the greatest thing to happen to fireside desserts since the mountain pie maker!
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If you’ve got a technical question about the ice cream making process or some other inquiry about the nuances of America’s favorite treat, chances are Ernie has the answer. He might not be able to answer all questions, but he’ll try his best and some may be featured on the Ice Cream Journal.
My brother-in-law bought a few of these last summer and after seeing them in action, I can say that they work well. I didn’t taste the final results though, but it looked good. Kids especially have a good time with these things…trying to figure out what to put in the ice cream before hand and then during the “making” process. Throwing or rolling the ball around. It keeps them busy for at least half an hour, which is almost worth the cost of the product alone!
They look really cool. Like a high tech hampster toy.
This is awesome! My dog loves to chase a ball. Now he can make some ice cream for me while he does it!
I bought the LL bean ice cream maker for my 6 year old and he LOVES it. Sometimes when he has friends over to play we just take it out and it’s a wonderful activity! I highly recommend! One of those rare instances of a product overdelivering!
this looks like it would be fun for my daughter!
SK – If you get an ice cream ball and your dog chases it, please take a picture and send it to us. We’d love to post it on the Ice Cream Journal!