Mar 092009
We found a great experiment the other day. We made single servings of ice cream with no special equipment. Here you see my makeshift double boiler, with the custard inside. Laughable I know. but it totally worked! Especially since the bottom pan is warped and had a place for steam to escape.
After the custard cooled, we added the remaining ingredients. They are each in double ziplocs, to prevent leakage. And leak they did anyway! Good thing I made three.
Large ziplocs with ice and salt.
Milk shakes???
They were delicious anyway. We got a Mcdonald’s milkshake consistency. Not the soft serve we were looking. So they used straws instead of spoons.
http://sci-toys.com/scitoys/scitoys/thermo/ice_cream/ice_cream.html
It is good tht you documented your experiment using pictures. I am sure you will improve your recipe by practice!
I like the way you improvised using available materials and cooking ware. Hope you can perfect the technique soon and share it to us as well.