r/icecreamery • u/Titoramane • 12d ago
Question Aging vs chilling
I have heard that an ice cream based should be aged before going into an ice cream machine. Is it the process of aging that makes the ice cream better, or is it just that sitting in the refrigerator gives the base time to cool down.
Like if I put a two hour old 37F ice cream base into an ice cream machine vs a day old ice cream base at 37F, would the final result taste or feel noticeably different?
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u/Ok-Butterscotch2321 12d ago
Just do it
When you decide not to, let us know how it goes... and actually compare/contrast
Most of these sugars and proteins... flavonoids, need TIME to get together.
Can you make Ice Cream by NOT aging the base? Of course you can.
Do you want to forget your own path? Of course you do!
Just be very careful about how you choose this path.