HAPPY NATIONAL ICE CREAM MONTH! It’s officially here. That means this is the first entry of the month, which will be followed be a new entry every day, so be sure to check back often (either by signing up on the right to have entries e-mailed to you or by bookmarking this page). The following subject was initally discussed back in March, but we thought we bring it back for a second scoop because of all the great comments about homemade ice cream we received on our “Old School Ice Cream” post earlier this week. Enjoy!
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!
If anyone has ever used the ice cream ball, 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.
This is my very first blog EVER. And what better topic than ice cream. Turkey Hill chocolate peanut butter cup is a staple in my freezer. Along with, of course, another flavor for the others in the family. Cheers to Turkey Hill!!!
The ball looks interesting — my partner likes gadgets, so maybe a birthday present……
LL Bean’s Ice cream balls are an improvement on an old trick that I learned many years ago in Girl Scouts….coffee can ice cream. Seems like some people have tried it. The LL Bean ball has some big improvements from the old coffee can but to answer some questions:
No, it doesn’t make a whole lot of ice cream…probably enough for 2 people
Why would you use it? It’s fun and it’s a great science lesson for your kids.
Who carries this stuff camping? Well, girl scouts, of course. (Always prepared!) It’s more of a car camping – lodge camping thing but there is no reason you all can’t do this at home!
In the mean time, enjoy Turkey Hill ice cream and all of the wonderful inclusions they have. Mmmmm Mmmmmm.
It works great, but the kids don’t have the patience to wait 20 minutes. They want to open it up and eat after about 5 minutes!
The only problem is the kids want to open it up and eat the ice cream after only 5 minutes! 20 minutes is like a lifetime to them.
I saw this on the Rachael Ray show! Looks fun even for adults. This invention is also great for justifying eating a heavenly bowl of ice cream. Clever to incorporate exercise into this indulgence, since you get to burn a few extra calories making it! I’d buy one.
These look like a ton of fun! I’ll have to try it to see if it’s as much fun as using the old-fashioned ice cream churn I used with my kids (ahem) 30 years ago… This time we’ll taste test it with the grandkids!
Happy Ice Cream month! Everyone knows that the freshest most delicious inventive flavors come from Turkey Hill. Thank you Turkey hill keep up the great work!!
Just had some vanilla icecream to top off a great grilled dinner! How American can you get??? Yum??
My mother was a pre-school teacher and in class with the kiddos she did the same thing, only with coffee cans. Great fun and alot less cost for the cans!
Does anyone know how much these cost? They look like alot of fun!
Happy Ice Cream Month !!!!
I scream, you scream, we all scream for free ice cream!
Cool Balls!
On a whole I’d rather just get my icecream at the market.
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