Tag - ice cream

There are tons of types of ice cream, despite all the different flavours though, the basic principle to how they’re made is pretty similar. There’s actually quite a lot of science to it. Scroll down through the posts below to learn all about ice cream & ice cream science.

hello my name is ice cream book cover
Review

Hello, my name is ice cream – Book review

There aren’t a lot of books out there that combine science and recipes in a way that it’s accessible for the non-scientist, but also fun and interesting for a food scientist. Hello, my name is ice cream...

August 14, 2018
5 min read
olive oil ice cream, super smooth
How Food is Made

How ice cream is made in a factory

Whether you make one bowl of ice cream at home, or 1000 liter in a factory, the science of ice cream stays the same. You’d still want small ice crystals, to make a super smooth ice cream and you’d like to...

June 19, 2018
9 min read
chocolate and peanut butter ice cream with pistachio crumb sm
Recipe

Chocolate and peanut butter dessert

There are few shows I completely follow along with, but I’ve been watching Masterchef Australia since the start. None of the other version (US, UK, Dutch) have made it to my playlist. The show has a good balance...

June 2, 2018
4 min read
bite in an ice cream bar

How an ice cream bar is made

Ice cream bars seems to become more and more fancy. They used to be a creamy center, on a stick, with a simple chocolate or fruity layer around them. However, nowadays there are ice cream bars with up to three layers...

March 19, 2018
8 min read
olive oil ice cream, super smooth

Freezing point depression (in ice cream)

Why is an ice cube rock solid whereas a scoop of Italian gelato is almost liquid like? Even a ‘simple’ popsicle isn’t as hard as a  pure water ice cube. Instead you can bite some off quite easily...

November 12, 2017
7 min read