what should i make in my ice cream machine ?

[deuil]

i'm getting an ice cream machine tomorrow...

and it's been something i've been meaning to get for a long time, and i really really want to try many recipes on it as much as possible, so... i'm putting up a poll here so you guys can help me decide what to try to make first and then i'll give a review ! if you want to that is  i'll probably end up trying all the options anyway because they're all flavors i really really like (sorry)

on a more general stance i thought it would be nice if other ice cream machine owners could come forward and share any tips or recipes they have, especially with the warmer months.

[TheFrugalGamer]

I've never had an ice cream machine and they seem like such magical things to me. A machine that makes ice cream?!?!? That's impossible!

I'd go with vanilla myself. It's so basic that it would be a good test of seeing how well everything comes out, and I would imagine it's easier than the others also.

You should post a pic after the first batch!

[deuil]

so guess who TOTALLY forgot about the fact the forum closes on monday... that's ok !!!

my machine ended up not arriving today, but i'll try salted caramel as soon as it does ! and i'll make sure to send pics :) although you're raising very good points, thefrugalgamer, and really i should do that first. i think vanilla will be the second flavor to go, knowing my household !

yes ice cream machines are magical creatures ! i'll be able to do so many things with it... genuinely been waiting for this for years

[Memory]

You should make... Ice cream. All joking aside. I think you should make whatever your favorite flavor of ice cream is. For me that would be chocolate.

[deuil]

okay !


.... so the salted caramel ice cream was kind of a bust ! 


i got my machine yesterday and immediately sent it to the freezer to get cold. i was very excited, a bit too excited actually, because the machine ended up in the freezer only 8 hours when 8 hours was kind of the minimum. that, and the preparation i'd used for the salted caramel recipe wasn't cold enough. i'd managed to mess it up too. i was supposed to only put part of the heavy cream in the caramel and i ended up putting all of it... 

so the caramel ice cream has a horrible texture, it's very icy because it hadn't managed to churn properly... BUT it tastes VERY good !! even with the horrible mistake i've made ! as a result i do recommend this recipe for anyone who wants to try ! https://www.thespruceeats.com/salted-caramel-ice-cream-recipe-5078680

i'll keep messing around with recipes all summer i think... maybe i'll end up making a page on my website to record them somewhere