Ice cream churns the ice cream mixture while cooled inside a household freezer. Some more expensive models have an inbuilt freezing element. A newer method is to add liquid nitrogen to the mixture while stirring it using a spoon or spatula for a few seconds; a similar technique, advocated by Heston Blumenthal as ideal for home cooks, is to add dry ice to the mixture while stirring for a few minutes. Some ice cream recipes call for making a custard, folding in whipped cream, and immediately freezing the mixture. Another method is to use a pre-frozen solution of salt and water, which
Oyster ice cream the 23rd Oyster Festival in Arcata Main Street, which took place in June 2013. Oyster ice cream Oyster ice cream is a flavour of ice cream. Its existence has been attested since 1842. Described as having a savoury taste, the ice cream flavour has been offered at a number of oyster festivals. It was previously thought that eating oysters and ice cream together would be no good for one's health; some investigators in the 1930s claimed that this belief was unfounded. Oyster ice cream was already in existence as early as 1824, when a recipe for it was given in