Comments on: Stretchy Chewy Ice Cream 2: The Rise of Chewbacca, Steamed Potatoes, and an Equipment Review

By: davearnold

davearnold — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 02:22:16 +0000

I will post the recipe tonight or tomorrow morning.

By: Michael

Michael — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 00:22:29 +0000

The french have known for some time how to make potatoes stretch and cooks illustrated provides a recipe how to make stretchy mash potatoes, aka aligot.

http://www.cooksillustrated.com/recipes/article.asp?docid=18914

By: Dave Keay

Dave Keay — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 14:20:06 +0000

I’m going to try making this tomorrow night…what kind of ratio of potato to ice cream base did you use? I assume I shouldn’t be afraid of overmixing the potato, since I’m trying to get to a gluey batter anyway.

By: Lou

Lou — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 18:32:19 +0000

I’d be interesting in seeing a potato starch version compared to a version made with pure potatoes.

By: Kent K.

Kent K. — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 14:35:53 +0000

I think a cool experiment would be to make the ice cream using high amylose starch (linear polymer chains) versus high amylopectin starch (branched polymer chains). My guess is that high amylose is the optimal starch for optimal stretch.

Another notable characteristic of salep ice creams is resistance to melting. I thought this could be used to make a high alcohol ice cream that would stay frozen. I made a salep ice cream with a Lebanese instant sahlab mix and whole milk. I froze it with liquid nitrogen while paddling in a stand mixer. I threw in a bunch of dried cherries and a boat load of high octane kirsch. It packed a whallop and stayed frozen overnight in my kitchen freezer. I call it the KirschBomb Brain Freeze.

By: Luis

Luis — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 16:21:50 +0000

I have done a potato ice cream using potato starch that has a very awesome feel…that to think if we add more potato starch it may do the same. the ice cream base with the starch definietely thickens and has a elastic viscosity to it.

By: Jenipher

Jenipher — Sun, 30 May 2010 14:30:00 +0000

Wow! I’ve never seen ANYTHING like this. How crazy!

By: asad

asad — Sat, 29 May 2010 16:28:03 +0000

Er, I meant LN2 *ice cream*, of course.

By: asad

asad — Sat, 29 May 2010 16:27:26 +0000

I haven’t used the BeaterBlade, but I have a SideSwipe, and I make LN2 in my KitchenAid (tilt-head) on a semi-regular basis. I like it. It does what it’s supposed to do. Not sure if it’s better or worse than the BeaterBlade.

By: davearnold

davearnold — Sat, 29 May 2010 01:53:35 +0000

Dunno Mellor, It does get mighty elastic.