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Ice cream too hard or not creamy?
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Published 2019
Ice cream can be a tricky dessert to make, simply because the texture is largely dependent on the machine that you use to churn it in. If the machine churns too slowly, it will cause larger ice crystals to form, thus giving you an icier finished dessert. Additionally, if it doesn’t mix in much air—which is what gives the ice cream greater volume (often called “overrun” in ice cream–speak)—then it will ultimately freeze with a much denser consistency, which can translate into hard ice cream.
Another thing you may want to check is what temperature your freezer is. The average freezer runs at around 0°F. If yours clocks in far below that, you’ll undoubtedly get more solidly frozen ice cream straight from the chill chest. Finally, bear in mind that the longer your ice cream sits in the freezer, the harder and also drier it will become. Yes, ice cream can go bad and become freezer-burnt if you stash it for over 4 months or so … Although I must admit, I’ve never found that to be a problem in this household.