Cold comfort food
2004-11-21 09:44 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
mdlbearGuess I've neglected to mention the party last night at my coworker ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
finagler's. That's ok; so has he. It was an apartment-cooling party; he's looking for a house (and keeps getting outbid; housing in the SFBA is a nightmare). The cooling in question was provided by liquid nitrogen; Brad provided that and the cream, custard and sorbet bases, and the guests provided flavorings.
For those of my readers who still haven't figured it out, the idea is to pour LN2 into the center of a stainless-steel (not glass!) bowl full of flavored base while stirring with what appeared to be a drill-powered paint mixer. The result is a huge cloud of fog and, about 2 minutes later, ice cream. Soft, creamy, fresh, wonderful ice cream.
OK, the wasabi/mole ice cream wasn't quite so wonderful, though it didn't suck as much as one might have expected. The lemon, with chocolate sauce, was excellent, as was the orange sorbet.
Hopefully one of the other guests will post pictures. For those wishing to try the experiment, liquid nitrogen is cheaper than milk. Wear goggles and gloves; it's cold! (-300something F).
finagler's. That's ok; so has he. It was an apartment-cooling party; he's looking for a house (and keeps getting outbid; housing in the SFBA is a nightmare). The cooling in question was provided by liquid nitrogen; Brad provided that and the cream, custard and sorbet bases, and the guests provided flavorings.For those of my readers who still haven't figured it out, the idea is to pour LN2 into the center of a stainless-steel (not glass!) bowl full of flavored base while stirring with what appeared to be a drill-powered paint mixer. The result is a huge cloud of fog and, about 2 minutes later, ice cream. Soft, creamy, fresh, wonderful ice cream.
OK, the wasabi/mole ice cream wasn't quite so wonderful, though it didn't suck as much as one might have expected. The lemon, with chocolate sauce, was excellent, as was the orange sorbet.
Hopefully one of the other guests will post pictures. For those wishing to try the experiment, liquid nitrogen is cheaper than milk. Wear goggles and gloves; it's cold! (-300something F).