Gourmet Ice Cream

[anonymous-user]

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[LeadFarmer]

I enjoy a nice ice cream, but have also found the standard supermarket ice cream to be lacking, seems to be a false man made gloop that only resembles ice cream. I would actually love a Mr Whippy machine in my kitchen to make my own, it can't be difficult? They probably just pour in a ready made mixture? I do love a Mr Whippy, but I realise it might not be regarded as proper ice cream?

The problem I would have with bulk buying as yiuo have is storing in the freezer, as I find it soon crystallises, maybe the temp is too low?

Do you have any freezing tips?

[loskie]

Hagan Daz, Ben and Jerrys don't do it for me at all. Gloopy rubbish



Mackies I do like. The vanilla has to be the stuff in the blue tub not the cream coloured one. Can you get that in English supermarkets?
https://www.mackies.co.uk/

If ever in Ayr you must try: Renaldo's
https://renaldosayr.co.uk/

or Dumfries
http://www.drummuirfarm.co.uk/

I love an ice cream

Not sure if the word "gourmet" fits for ice cream, traditional or farm would be better

Edited by loskie on Sunday 23 May 08:55

[LeadFarmer]

loskie said:

Mackies I do like. The vanilla has to be the stuff in the blue tub not the cream coloured one. Can you get that in English supermarkets?
https://www.mackies.co.uk/

Personally I find Mackies fairly tasteless, but I've only tried their vanilla.

I can eat a 1L tub of ice cream in one sitting. And probably a 2L.

[RobbieTheTruth]

LeadFarmer said:

loskie said:

Mackies I do like. The vanilla has to be the stuff in the blue tub not the cream coloured one. Can you get that in English supermarkets?
https://www.mackies.co.uk/

Personally I find Mackies fairly tasteless, but I've only tried their vanilla.

I can eat a 1L tub of ice cream in one sitting. And probably a 2L.

I think the issue is you probably had Mackies Traditional. It's unflavoured, so it hasn't got vanilla in. It's basically milk/cream flavour and I agree, it's a bit bland.

[RobbieTheTruth]

LeadFarmer said:

I enjoy a nice ice cream, but have also found the standard supermarket ice cream to be lacking, seems to be a false man made gloop that only resembles ice cream. I would actually love a Mr Whippy machine in my kitchen to make my own, it can't be difficult? They probably just pour in a ready made mixture? I do love a Mr Whippy, but I realise it might not be regarded as proper ice cream?

The problem I would have with bulk buying as yiuo have is storing in the freezer, as I find it soon crystallises, maybe the temp is too low?

Do you have any freezing tips?

Have a look at the ingredients.

On a big tub of Walls, or Supermarket own, you'll see first ingredient being Partially Reconstituted Skimmed Milk Powder and you'll be eating a heavily processed dry mix rehydrated to resemble ice cream.

Gourmet stuff like Haagen Dasz Vanilla is around 40% cream.

Mid level stuff will have milk as first ingredient with cream second.

Some of those New Forest flavours look incredible!

[sherman]

S.Luca from Mussleburgh just outside Edinburgh is the big ice cream suppller for the area. Theres a couple of parlours, ice cream vans and its for sale all over.
You can get trade size tubs or smaller too.
https://www.s-luca.co.uk/

[Morvan]

Why not make your own? Control the ingredients and quality. I make plenty of rum and raisan with extra large plump raisans soaked in rum for a couple of days. My favourite, vanilla with raspberry coulis and chopped raspberries stirred through during the making process, sprinkled with lots of grated Valrhona chocolate.

[Boz123]

Seconded for Mackies blue tub, just Ice Cream with no flavourings at all, not even vanilla. Yes definitely obtainable down south and definitely the go-to.

Their other flavours are okay, tablet and honeycomb the best.

If you're going proper gourmet... there's always Viennetta.

[LeadFarmer]

RobbieTheTruth said:

I think the issue is you probably had Mackies Traditional. It's unflavoured, so it hasn't got vanilla in. It's basically milk/cream flavour and I agree, it's a bit bland.

You're right, I've only ever had (or seen) their traditional, which has no flavour whatsoever. I often wonder what its purpose is?

So what's the best method of storing ice cream so it doesn't crystallise? Do I have ny freezer set too cold?

[craigjm]

Marshfield Farm and New Forrest are good shouts. I would add Minghella from the Isle of Wight to that list too

[LosingGrip]

Local CO-OP stocks the vanilla stuff around here. I love it. However my stomach doesn’t agree with it .

[normalbloke]

craigjm said:

Marshfield Farm and New Forrest are good shouts. I would add Minghella from the Isle of Wight to that list too

I was going to mention Marshfield. I used to look after a major fuel pipeline that runs through their grounds, and have tried most of their stuff! Some of the stuff from Schekter’s Laverstoke estate is good, made with buffalo milk. The liquorice is amazing.

Edited by normalbloke on Monday 24th May 08:44

[spikeyhead]

normalbloke said:

I was going to mention Marshfield. I used to look after a major fuel pipeline that runs through their grounds, and have tried most of their stuff! Some of the stuff from Schekter’s Lavertsoke estate is good, made with buffalo milk. The liquorice is amazing.

I too like the Schekter's products.

[LeadFarmer]

These two would be on my shopping list from the New Forest supplier..\

[MrJuice]

Are you saying you bought nearly 20litres of ice cream for £60? That is silly cheap

I could fit that much in my freezer but will bear this in mind for when I have a bigger freezer next year

[Miocene]

I'd thoroughly recommend Purbeck ice cream too, but I admit at what looks twice the price delivered (if you're local anyway) of the New Forest option, it's a tough ask.

https://www.purbeckicecream.co.uk

They used to do a stilton / blue cheese (can't exactly remember) ice cream which was pretty interesting!

[ThunderSpook]

I’m a big fan of Mackies traditional ice cream. It’s not vanilla so stop being surprised when it doesn’t taste of vanilla.

We can get 2 or 3 flavours of New Forest in the shops and supermarkets here in Hampshire, and it is very good.

However, if you ever make your way to some of the towns down by the sea, like Lee-On-Solent, they have New Forest whippy ice cream which is a taste sensation compared to normal whippy ice cream

[Dangler]

https://www.gallones.co.uk/ best ice cream round our way

[hotchy]

I live near jannettas in St Andrews so always just buy tubs there. Except the permanent que even in pouring rain does put you off. Its busy for a reason though so worth it.