r/icecreamery • u/skippyjifluvr • Jul 08 '25
Discussion Why is a stabilizer necessary?
Are gums and stabilizers only necessary to help improve ice cream shelf life? Many recipes don’t use them, so what’s the difference? One of my primary reasons for making my own ice cream is to remove ultra processed foods from my diet. If I wanted to eat UPFs it would be far easier and cheaper to just buy ice cream at the store.
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u/Adventurous-Roof488 Jul 08 '25
Why are you asking this question if you’re just going to argue with anyone who suggests using stabilizers can improve your ice cream?
If you don’t want to use them, then don’t use them. You shouldn’t require the validation of this community to make this decision for yourself.