>"Peter Aitken"
>
>>"No Name" wrote:
>>
>> Tonight my 72 yr old father is telling me how he needs a $500 malt machine
>> to make a good malt.
>> Can someone please answer 3 basic questions?
>>
>> 1) What is the big difference in a malt vs milkshake?
>>
>> 2) Does Dad need a malt machine, won't a blender do?
>>
>
>AFAIK a malt is simply a milkshake with malt added. You can use a blender,
>but if you want an "official" malt machine you can get the kind you see at
>soda fountains for a lot less than $500.

Basic milk shake mixers are available for under $50... naturally one can buy
one of the reproductions for many hundreds of dollars but they wont work any
better than a used one found at a tag sale for $5.

A blender will work but will not produce the creamy texture of a real milk
shake. A malt (malted) is simply a milk shake with malt powder added... add a
big scoop of ice cream to a finished malted upon presentation and it's a
"frosted". Recipes vary regionally so to save arguments I won't divulge my
creation (let's just say it incorporates Manhattan Special), but I suggest
storing the stainless steel container in the fridge.

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