Not so successful ice cream

[neotoma]

The peach ice cream wasn't as successful as the others I've made. I'm not sure what went wrong, as it tasted fine as a base.

The non-homogenized milk might have been a problem, or the fact that some of the peaches I had frozen before using them. Or it might simply be that this particular container isn't as freezer-tight as the others I've used, and thus the ice crystals formed too large and made the ice cream too grainy to be really excellent. I'll know tomorrow when I try the other container that I put up today.

I do think that I need to see about getting some dedicated freezer containers for my homemade ice cream if I'm going to keep making it... anyone have any suggestions for good ice cream boxes?

Comments

[twistedchick]

Freezing and thawing the peaches takes away some of their flavor for ice cream-like things.

[nugatorytm.livejournal.com]

Hmm, you can actually get plastic mason jars instead of the glass ones, would that do if you make ice cream in small batches?

[neotoma.livejournal.com]

I'll keep an eye out. I think a trip to Williams-Sonoma or some other cooking gadgetry store might be in order...

And I generally make between a pint and a quart of ice cream.