Which ice-cream maker?

[Two_Sheds]

Has anyone ever tried gooseberry ice cream?

Not yet, but I'm planning to

4 egg yolks
100g caster sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
400ml double cream
200ml whole milk
500g gooseberries, topped, tailed and cooked in 3 tbsp caster sugar

Gooseberry ice cream | BBC Good Food

I bought ours specifically to use up our fruit glut (we don't like fresh fruit, or jam, or juice).
We've (by that I mean I have) used it every day* since purchase. The blackcurrants are nearly gone, all the strawbs, now just waiting for the raspberries to come



*I know it's not "good" for me to live on ice-cream: but I have bouts of painful temporomandibular dysfunction after a radical neck dissection, and eat ice cream when I can't chew anything else

[lyndapet]

i have an Andrew James machine .which beats and freezes at the same time .makes icecream and sorbets in approx 30 mins and the result is delicious. Well worth the expense and space it takes .


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[Martin H]

Thanks Lynda, I'll pass that on to SWMBI.

[spanish_gardener]

i have an Andrew James machine .which beats and freezes at the same time .makes icecream and sorbets in approx 30 mins and the result is delicious. Well worth the expense and space it takes .


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I'm thinking to buy an Andrew James because the price and good reviews + voted "Best Buy" ice cream maker by Which mag, but I'm not sure if the bowl will fit in my freezer...

[lyndapet]

you do not put the andrew james machine in the freezer it actually freezes the mix itself as it has a built in freezer unit


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[Baglady]

Well I finally bit the bullet and have ordered an Ice Cream maker. Decided in the end to go for the cheaper option of getting one where you put the bowl in the freezer and went for the Andrew James at £20 plus delivery. It should be here in a couple of days so I will report back on how it goes

[Martin H]

You know, if she's going to post on here I'm going to have to watch my mouth...

[bearded bloke]

Hello & welcome Baglady

[bearded bloke]

You know, if she's going to post on here I'm going to have to watch my mouth...

Well if you will go around referring peeps

Good man thanks for that BTW

[veggiechicken]

A very warm welcome from me too Baglady.
Do we assume that Martin H is Mr Baglady

[bearded bloke]

Dunno about that VC,but Baglady does have an interesting occupation

[veggiechicken]

I noticed Just the sort of job I'd like

[Martin H]

Do we assume that Martin H is Mr Baglady

Indeed, I have that honour!

[Alison]

you do not put the andrew james machine in the freezer it actually freezes the mix itself as it has a built in freezer unit


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The £20 one discussed here doesn't freeze, am guessing you must have a posher model by the same maker

[mothhawk]

Welcome to the vine Baglady

I only make ice cream occasionally, so I do the freeze-it-whizzit-freeze-it routine.

I used to work for a lady who had a magimix (I think) gelato chef, that made ice cream from scratch in 25 minutes. It was brilliant. She used to have a lot of bridge parties and dinner parties through the summer, and there's nothing quite like serving freshly made ice cream with desserts. And because it was so easy to use, it was much more fun inventing new flavours and combinations.

Easy to clean too. That's important, 'cos if it ain't easy to clean, you're not going to keep using it.