Comments on: Kosher & Ice Cream Salts…

By: maria

maria — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 10:32:18 +0000

i would like to buy an old-style barrel like ice cream churner. i tried my luck in divisoria and quiapo but they don’t make them anymore. MM i need your help. I want to experiment with our native fruits and gatas ng kalabaw. super thanks. : )

By: sister

sister — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 15:35:59 +0000

White Mountain also has a cranked version but why torture yourself when progress has been made? We had a hand cranked one circa 1960 and it took 3 persons cranking away furiously in turns to produce a gallon of ice cream. Pay the electric company a few pesos and be done.

By: Marketman

Marketman — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 13:24:13 +0000

Hi suzette, I tend to avoid iodized salt, I don’t like the iodine aftertaste it imparts to many dishes. It does work well for salt shakers as it flows well, but again, I can taste the iodine. zel, glad the risotto recipe worked for you, and a totally vegetarian version, no less! Noel, our White Mountain ice cream maker, while using ice and salt, has a motor, not a hand crank. I haven’t seen a non-motorized version in decades!

By: Noel

Noel — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 12:33:42 +0000

Dear MM,

I’ve been looking for that manual ice cream maker but I can’t find any. Have looked in Quiapo and food expos, but I only find the expensive institutional versions. Do you know where we could get that simple cranky ice cream maker?

Thanks in advance.

By: zel

zel — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 11:59:15 +0000

Hi MM,

Just wanted to say that I tried your risotto recipe and you’re right, it is simple, easy and not at all that long to make. It only took me 30 minutes! Yum! I used homemade vegetable stock though and did a “test batch” with shiitake mushrooms. I just wanted to say thanks for sharing your tips, it really helped because the last time I tried doing it a couple of months back it was a disaster! But now, it was perfect! thanks again!