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How is Frozen Custard Different from Other Ice Creams?

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Frozen Custard is made fresh, every 2-4 hours and must have a minimum requirement of 10 percent butterfat and 1.4 percent egg yolk. Generally frozen custard is produced with a low overrun percentage of around 20 percent. Traditional frozen custard stores will only serve 1-3 flavors each day – vanilla, chocolate and a rotating flavor of the day. Usually frozen custard is served slightly warming than hard scoop ice cream, around 18 degrees Fahrenheit.

Hard scoop ice cream is generally higher in butterfat and overrun (14-18 percent butterfat and about 40-80 percent overrun).

Gelato is also a lower overrun product, usually about 30 percent, but has only 2-8 percent butterfat, with most Italian gelato recipes only having 3 percent butterfat and “American” gelato flavors (i.e. cookies n’ cream) weigh in at the higher butterfat ranges.

Soft serve ice cream and frozen yogurt products generally have overrun in the range of 40-60 percent. Butterfat content typically range from 4-6 percent, but in the case of frozen yogurt and “non-fat” flavors can be 0 percent or has high as 10 percent for gourmet soft serve flavors.

To make Frozen Custard, Kool Technologies recommends using Stoelting / Ross Continuous Flow Freezers .

 

Planning Your Frozen Custard or Ice Cream Store

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Kool Technologies looks forward to working with you to design and build your new frozen custard store, or maybe add frozen custard to your existing lineup.

The following items are some points to consider:

Geographic Location …

Where will the store be located, will it be along a busy road, or in a neighborhood?

What is the general knowledge about frozen custard in your chosen area?

These two issues will play a huge role as you move forward, in selecting the type of frozen custard machine, recipes, and of course pricing.

Store Layout …

Will your new frozen custard store be a walk-up, drive-through, dine-in, or something different? Kool Technologies along with instructors at the Frozen Desert Institute can help you decide what works best for your geographic location. Sample floor plans are also available.

Menu and Product Concept …

Traditional frozen custard stores serve three flavors: Vanilla, Chocolate and a rotating flavor of the day. The ideal frozen custard machine size and number of barrels will depend on the menu and budget.

How does Frozen Custard Differ from other forms of Ice Cream ? 

For more information about establishing a frozen custard or ice cream shop please contact us today. Kool Technologies can help with business consulting, floor plan ideas, equipment recommendations, and of course installation and maintence of your new Stoelting Continuous Flow Freezer .