So I have an electric ice cream maker that I received as a gift... and I'm totally psyched cause I've found a GREAT recipe! I have to layer the outside of the ice cream can with layers of ice and rock salt....first of all, in the middle of July, I can't find rock salt ANYWHERE... I've called SO MANY places! Where can I find this? And WHY do I need it? Don't people use rock salt on their driveways to MELT the ice? I'm confused... if I layer the rock salt and the ice, won't it MELT the ice and it won't stay as cold as long? Thanks in advance if you know the answer to this...
2006-07-17 15:26:52 · 9 answers · asked by lunakitty0823 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
Oh...speaking of that...that was on Emerils cooking show today...I think he said it was because it keeps the ice colder.
2006-07-17 15:30:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The rock salt causes the ice to melt more rapidly causing the brine mixture to be colder than it would be if you just had ice and water. Now finding the rock salt may be difficult this time of the year. You might try water softener places as the more course rock salt that they use may work better.
2006-07-17 15:39:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have an icecream maker that I use a lot, and I have never used rock salt at all.
The centre bowl, (in which the icecream goes) has to be frozen for a couple of days AT LEAST, I keep mine permanently in the freezer, the mixture is also put in the freezer for a while to freeze a little (slushy).
Then I just process it all as per the instructions, till its frozen, can take up to 1/2 hour depending on the ingredients, and finish the hard freezing for an hour or so in the freezer.
2006-07-17 20:37:18 · answer #3 · answered by maggie rose 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The rock salt will lower the freezing point of water so you can make the ice cream efficiently (it's easier to cool something with a liquid than with a solid). If it's the right salt, the dissolution process will be endothermic, which means it will suck heat out of the stuff you're trying to freeze and actually freeze it. Helpful, that.
2006-07-17 15:33:12 · answer #4 · answered by rb42redsuns 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Rock salt is usually cheaper, seems to need less. I know you can use table salt. I have done it but it takes a lot. You can buy
rock salt at a lot of places. Check someplace like Wal-Mart in their seasonal dept. Or just ask.
2006-07-17 15:34:01 · answer #5 · answered by wolfmusic 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to a farm supply store, They might have it or substitute for the salt they give to livestock (not the block) or any store that sells canning supplies. Do you know any roads people they get rock salt by the tons for the highway.
2006-07-17 17:31:30 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
we found it at walmart you use it to solidify the ice cream i thing and make the water/ ice colder out side the mixture
2006-07-17 15:30:33 · answer #7 · answered by sydsoccer15 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it actually makes to ice colder
2006-07-17 15:30:14 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
BECAUSE IT TAKE A LOT OF SALT TO GET SLUSHY.
2006-07-17 16:05:10 · answer #9 · answered by MYNDI M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋