289709 Mon Jul 01 14:11:29 -0700 2002 5 27 General Chowhounding Topics 0 1569618 So I bought one of those Cuisinart ice cream makers and promptly lost the instructions. What is the best book not only to take me through the basics of ice cream making but to give me some ideas for great flavors? Mon Jul 01 14:11:29 -0700 2002 0 eeee 1 1569627 "The Ultimate Ice Cream Book" by Bruce Weinstein has all the basic recipes for vanilla, chocolate, strawberry and a lot of flavors you thought you could only find in a premium ice cream shop like sweet potato, ginger, and mango. It's not a technical book that goes on about why milk does what it does when it freezes and so on--Read Shirley Corriher's sectin on ice cream in "Cookwise" for all that helpful stuff. I think Weinstein's book is the most contemporary ice cream book around. I use it all the time. He includes recipes for ice cream cones and sauces. Mon Jul 01 16:03:38 -0700 2002 1569618 0 raj1 1 1569636 It's not fancy schmancy, but I love my Ben & Jerry's book. Mon Jul 01 17:51:21 -0700 2002 1569618 0 Uncledave 1 1569645 If you want to save some money, the link below has the basics plus 20 recipes. Link: http://www.hertzmann.com/articles/2001/glace/ Mon Jul 01 20:27:48 -0700 2002 1569618 0 Peter Hertzmann 1 1569703 The best ice cream recipes I have found come from Chez Panisse Deserts. It's not just ice cream, but they have many many ice cream and sorbet recipes, every one I have tried has come out great, better than any book I have dedicated to just ice cream. Wed Jul 03 03:31:58 -0700 2002 1569618 0 Carl Haynes 1 1569869 When I got my Krups I tried the recipes in the instruction book and was terribly disappointed. I then began to collect a set of ice cream books. My favorites are the Ben and Jerry's book and one that I think is out of print (but available on Amazon) called "Ice Cream! The Whole Scoop". This one is pretty comprehensive, and will give you info on all manner of flavorings. Just to pass along a few things that I learned by trial and error: 1) I love the ice cream base recipes from Ben and Jerry, but I was making ice cream for some older people and got nervous about raw egg, so I made their recipe but altered it so that the custard is cooked. You have to do this carefully, you want to get the custard up to 185 degrees for a brief time, but no higher, then you need to cool it down. 2) Whatever recipe I use, I have found that the taste and texture is better if I let the cream chill down overnight in the fridge so that it is quite cold before putting it in the ice cream maker. 3) I tried frozen yogurt, but it was incredibly sour, and I came to the realization that when we have frozen yogurt that tastes good, it is probably due to an appalling amount of sugar that is added. 4) Sorbets are loads of fun to make, and it is often good to blend flavors. My favorites are mango-lime, and raspberry with the juice of one orange added. Have fun! Sat Jul 06 11:10:32 -0700 2002 1569618 0 Dave