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Liquid nitrogen changes future of ice cream

By | January 5, 2012, 2:31am PST

Summary: Machines known as “Kelvin” use liquid nitrogen to make ice cream in less than 60 seconds.

At Smitten Ice Cream the secret ingredient is in HOW the scoops are made. Founder Robyn Sue Fisher shows SmartPlanet how machines known as “Kelvin” use liquid nitrogen to make ice cream in less than 60 seconds.

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RE: Liquid nitrogen changes future of ice cream
moose7710 5th Jan
We did that in chemistry class back in college.
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That's so cool ...
thx-1138_@... 5th Jan
(pun intended).

... the only thought that's bothering me is when technology gets to a point where it makes 'fast food' even faster, something's gotta give. If it's an indictment on modern society ... it's a pretty nice indictment. wink
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RE: Liquid nitrogen changes future of ice cream
Peter Perry Updated - 5th Jan
Umm, dipping dots has been doing this forever! In fact if you watch their videos about you see it is how they make them little beads.
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RE: Liquid nitrogen changes future of ice cream
Michael Kelly 5th Jan
@Peter Perry

Yeah but this is hand made right before it's sold to the customer to eat.
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RE: Liquid nitrogen changes future of ice cream
moose7710 5th Jan
We did that in chemistry class back in college.

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