On 7/1/2016 4:07 PM, Je�us wrote:

>>> I don't buy big tubs because from what I have seen here, they are all
>>> cheap and nasty ice creams with that foamy mouthfeel, which I hate.
>>
>> Yep, the makers whip AIR into it!! Air is cheaper than butter and cream!!
>
> It's more than just the air in it. I don't know what the manufacturing
> process is, but it comes out nothing like what I expect ice cream to
> be.
>

It has to have some air in it or it would not be icecream. It would be
solid frozen milk or cream like eating an ice cube. Premium ice cream
has 50% of less overrun. Cheap icecream has 100%.

The best vanilla has simple ingredients: cream, sugar, vanilla. Cheap
has added things like guar gum, carrageenan, artificial flavors, lots of
air.

Best are home made and it is getting difficult to find quality ice
cream. Years ago Breyers was really good, but they caved in to the
quest for profit and it now has all the junk of cheap brands. Ben &
Jerry (minimal additives) and Haagen Daz are still decent.