Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream (for geek chefs)

Submitted by lorien on
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Spotted this on reddit.com http://www.101cookbooks.com/archives/001366.html

Geek chefs seem to have starting playing with things like liquid nitrogen (really, really cold) and lasers in food prep... [8]

There's an enormous tank of the stuff just outside the sciences buildings at La Trobe- I'm tempted to give it a go [:)]

It sounds really good (very small ice crystals because of the rapid freeze), and it seems like you can turn almost anything watery into a sorbet. And add much more alcohol than could normally be put in an ice cream... [;)]

Submitted by Jackydablunt on Tue, 14/03/06 - 4:19 AMPermalink

Vlad the Impaler
Ivan the Terrible
Adolf Hitler
Joseph Stalin
Mao Zedong
Pol Pot
Geek who opened up resturant
Slobodan Milosevic
Saddam Hussien...

Submitted by lorien on Tue, 14/03/06 - 5:34 AMPermalink

Dude, we should meet up if you're in melbourne or me in brisbane... [:)]

Submitted by lorien on Wed, 15/03/06 - 12:54 AMPermalink

Cat... And people think I'm odd... [:)]

Submitted by lorien on Thu, 16/03/06 - 7:08 AMPermalink

I asked about the liquid nitrogen tank, it's used by physics and chemistry. Should be easy to persuade them to let me have a bit if I offer to bribe them with boozy ice cream I think [:)]

Are you sure that stamp doesn't mark you as insane Jacky?

Submitted by lorien on Fri, 17/03/06 - 1:53 AMPermalink

Here's some insanity for you then:

Ice cream made from king island cream, egg yolks, honey, and a whole bottle of Tia Maria [;)]

Submitted by lorien on Fri, 17/03/06 - 2:31 AMPermalink

Your list of historical mass murderers is quite apt- ice cream that will kill via cholesterol poisoning [:)]

Liquid Nitrogen is around -200 degrees centigrade btw, it will freeze anything...

Submitted by lorien on Fri, 17/03/06 - 10:24 PMPermalink

quote:Originally posted by Jackydablunt

even the burning lovve of a bootiful woooman?

Well I somehow doubt any woman would appreciate liquid nitorgen burns... But why use liquid nitrogen? That's what crunch time is for... :(

Submitted by boat on Thu, 13/04/06 - 11:21 PMPermalink

Well it wont freeze anything.

It wont freeze nitrogen will it ?

Submitted by lorien on Fri, 14/04/06 - 1:39 AMPermalink

True [:D] I've decided to put off the experiment until the weather warms up again.

Here's a bunch of fun things to do with LN2 http://www.zyra.org.uk/liqnitro.htm

And here is an example of how dangerous the stuff can be http://www.darwinawards.com/personal/personal2000-25.html , it's a personal account from someone suicidal enough to try drinking a -200 degree liquid. Very nearly earnt him a place in the darwin awards, which are awarded after death for doing the human race a favour by killing yourself (removining yourself from the gene pool) in a particularly stupid fashion.

Posted by lorien on
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Spotted this on reddit.com http://www.101cookbooks.com/archives/001366.html

Geek chefs seem to have starting playing with things like liquid nitrogen (really, really cold) and lasers in food prep... [8]

There's an enormous tank of the stuff just outside the sciences buildings at La Trobe- I'm tempted to give it a go [:)]

It sounds really good (very small ice crystals because of the rapid freeze), and it seems like you can turn almost anything watery into a sorbet. And add much more alcohol than could normally be put in an ice cream... [;)]

Submitted by Jackydablunt on Tue, 14/03/06 - 4:19 AMPermalink

Vlad the Impaler
Ivan the Terrible
Adolf Hitler
Joseph Stalin
Mao Zedong
Pol Pot
Geek who opened up resturant
Slobodan Milosevic
Saddam Hussien...

Submitted by lorien on Tue, 14/03/06 - 5:34 AMPermalink

Dude, we should meet up if you're in melbourne or me in brisbane... [:)]

Submitted by lorien on Wed, 15/03/06 - 12:54 AMPermalink

Cat... And people think I'm odd... [:)]

Submitted by lorien on Thu, 16/03/06 - 7:08 AMPermalink

I asked about the liquid nitrogen tank, it's used by physics and chemistry. Should be easy to persuade them to let me have a bit if I offer to bribe them with boozy ice cream I think [:)]

Are you sure that stamp doesn't mark you as insane Jacky?

Submitted by lorien on Fri, 17/03/06 - 1:53 AMPermalink

Here's some insanity for you then:

Ice cream made from king island cream, egg yolks, honey, and a whole bottle of Tia Maria [;)]

Submitted by lorien on Fri, 17/03/06 - 2:31 AMPermalink

Your list of historical mass murderers is quite apt- ice cream that will kill via cholesterol poisoning [:)]

Liquid Nitrogen is around -200 degrees centigrade btw, it will freeze anything...

Submitted by lorien on Fri, 17/03/06 - 10:24 PMPermalink

quote:Originally posted by Jackydablunt

even the burning lovve of a bootiful woooman?

Well I somehow doubt any woman would appreciate liquid nitorgen burns... But why use liquid nitrogen? That's what crunch time is for... :(

Submitted by boat on Thu, 13/04/06 - 11:21 PMPermalink

Well it wont freeze anything.

It wont freeze nitrogen will it ?

Submitted by lorien on Fri, 14/04/06 - 1:39 AMPermalink

True [:D] I've decided to put off the experiment until the weather warms up again.

Here's a bunch of fun things to do with LN2 http://www.zyra.org.uk/liqnitro.htm

And here is an example of how dangerous the stuff can be http://www.darwinawards.com/personal/personal2000-25.html , it's a personal account from someone suicidal enough to try drinking a -200 degree liquid. Very nearly earnt him a place in the darwin awards, which are awarded after death for doing the human race a favour by killing yourself (removining yourself from the gene pool) in a particularly stupid fashion.