How to properly fill the ice and salt into an oldfashioned ice cream machine?
I am making ice cream with an inexpensive electric machine that uses a dasher. For a test I put 2 quarts of water in the inner pot. Then I added 8 trays of ice to the space between the inner and outer pots. I am figuring 5 part ice to 1 part rock salt. How do I combine the ice and rock salt for the most uniform cooling?
I tried combining the ice and salt before putting the mix in the machine but that did not work.
Best Answer
Here is the chart that was included in the instructions in Mike's link. It suggested layering the ice to 3-4 inches deep and then adding 5oz of rock salt or 3oz of table salt and repeating until the bucket is full to the brim. Adding a cup of cold water at the halfway mark and again when the tub is full is recommended to help the ice settled and keep the motor from binding.
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How do you add salt and ice to an ice cream maker?
Crank or run your motor for about 2 minutes so that the canister chills evenly. Add 2 cups of rock salt to the top of the ice. As the ice melts down to 2 to 3 inches, add more ice and 2 more cups of rock salt. Do not fill the canister more than half full of mixture to be frozen.How do you use an old-fashioned ice cream maker?
Tip #5: Fill your ice cream maker 1/2 to 2/3 full. This is important. The frozen tub in which the filling gets churned has only so much freeze to give before it is no longer cold. If there's too much filling, there's not enough chilling.How full do I fill my ice cream maker?
Once you have filled the tub with ice, add about 2 cups of rock salt. Over time, the ice will begin to melt, and you can continue to add more ice and rock salt. You may choose to layer ice and rock salt to speed up the freezing process.Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream the Old-Fashioned Way
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