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Country Freezers with John Deere® Hit Miss Engines making ice cream the old fashion way!
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Some hints for using your ice cream churn, freezer, maker or what ever you may call your machine.
| Is a "Hit Miss" engine better than a "Throttle Governed" engine for making ice cream? |
| It has been suggested that a throttle governed is easier on the churn. I don't think that it makes a difference. I like hit n miss engines because you can tell from the sound when it is almost ready. In my opinion, hit miss engines also attract more people. The 20 Country Freezer is made to take it! |
| What RPM should I run my 20 quart hit miss ice cream churn? |
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I have mine running at about 35 RPM and it works very well. I think that 30 to 60 RPM is a good range. |
| How much salt? |
| Lots of salt! It will cool faster. I read somewhere that you need 4 parts ice and one part salt! |
| Rock salt or table sale? |
| Table salt works best. It melts the ice faster and therefore gets the temperature down to 10 or 12 degrees faster. It doesn't pile up in the bottom of your wood tub. If you can tell me why your Mother or Grandmother used rock salt please let me know. I have not figured that one out yet. |
| How long should a batch take? |
| If you are using a 20 quart Country Freezer or a 20 quart White Mountain and it is turning at about 35 RPM you should have your first batch done in about 35 to 40 minutes. After your first batch it should only take about 20 minutes. Some times I have been in a hurry and put too much salt in and have had ice cream in about 10 minutes! |
| Pulley size? |
| Check out our pulley sizing chart and remember you need to turn the freezer at about 30 to 60 RPM. |
| Where to get commercial ice cream mix? |
| I would check with your local milk distributor. We make a great mix that does not have to be refrigerated until just before you use it. Amish Ice Cream. I use our Amish Ice Cream. and a 14% butterfat from Pet Dairy. I have used others, but this seems to be about as good as it gets! |
| Maintenance? |
| Make sure that you grease the head with food-grade grease. Make sure that you put some water in the wooden tub a few days before making ice cream. If it has dried out it will leak, sometimes too fast and will cause the ice cream to take too long to freeze. I put some old rags/rugs in the tub with some water this keeps it from leaking out while you are try to get the tub to swell up. |
| Parts? |
| What parts do you carry to hook up my own hit miss engine on a cart? |
| You may want to take a look at the list in this kit. KIT |
Top 10 ice cream consumer countries.
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10 Ice Cream Consuming Countries in the World
1) United States
2) New Zealand
3) Denmark
4) Australia
5) Belgium / Luxembourg
6) Sweden
7) Canada
8) Norway
9) Ireland
10) Switzerland
Still working on this and I need suggestions!
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