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How To Make Ice Cream:

7 easy steps to the quintessential cool treat

1. Equipment

The most important piece of equipment is an ice-cream maker. You’ve got a couple of options:

• Bucket freezer:  Yields the best results because salt lowers temperature to freeze the ice cream below 22 degrees (soft-serve consistency) so ice cream is firm. These are especially good for light ice creams, which tend to have a lower freezing point because of their higher sugar content.
• Countertop machine:  Convenient (requires no salt or ice) and good for small batches. If you have space, keep the freezer bowl stashed in the freezer so you can make ice cream any time.

2. Salt

While tabletop models rely strictly on a freezer bowl filled with a coolant, traditional bucket-style freezers require rock salt and ice. Salt lowers temperature to freeze ice cream below 22 degrees (soft-serve consistency), so ice cream is firm, even straight from the churn.

3. Mix

Ice cream is a frozen custard (or milk mixture) with air whiped into it. The custard or mix, especially for light ice cream, is a delicate balance of dairy products, sweetener, flavorings, and sometimes eggs. Each plays an important role in the overall outcome.

In this step, you heat the milk, and combine the egg yolks and sugar separately. Sugar may cause the milk to curdle if heated, and the egg yolks may coagulate if exposed to extremely high temperatures. Gradually add half the hot milk to slowly heat the egg mixture.

4. Cool

It’s important to completely cool the ice-cream mix before freezing it. Accomplish this quickly by placing the pan in a large ice-filled metal bowl.

Or simply make the mix in advance and refrigerate, a process known among professionals as aging. Aging involves chilling the mix for four to 24 hours, allowing the proteins to swell and bind with the water molecules, which makes for a creamier product.

5. Freeze

If you’re using a bucket freezer, make sure to use plenty of salt. We recommend coarse rock salt because it will not slip easily between the ice or drain through the cracks of the bucket. Use crushed ice, which puts more of the surface area of the ice in contact with the brine. (This maintains lower temperatures in the freezer.) If not specified by the manufacturer, use about one cup of rock salt to every eight to 10 cups of ice.

6. Ripen

Ripen the ice cream by transferring it to a freezer-safe container. This is the time to fold in cookies, candies, or sauces, such as caramel. Work quickly so the ice cream does not begin to thaw. And remember, less stirring is better, especially with the sauces. If you stir too long, the sauce will not ribbon or swirl through the ice cream. Once transferred to the freezer-safe container, let it stand in the freezer at least one hour or until firm.

7. Soften

Let the ice cream stand at room temperature for about five to 10 minutes to soften slightly after it ripens. This allows it to soften, so it will scoop more easily. If it’s still frozen solid, heat the scoop under hot running water, pat it dry, and scoop.

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