The Big Muddy Ice Cream Blog

Where did I get Gelato Fiasco in Minnesota? AT TIM AND TOM'S SPEEDY MARKET OF COURSE! Gelato Fiasco is based in Maine, and is very hard to get in Minneapolis, so I jumped at the chance to try it when I found it at Tim and Tom's. To all you smaller frozen dessert companies, the Middle Coast would totally eat your products if only we could get them! Gelato Fiasco has this to say about their Caramel Sea Salt: We are of the opinion that rich Maine milk and pure sea salt make this classic blend of flavors perfect. See if you agree. Oh, Gelato Fiasco, I agree . Gelato typically has a lower fat content than ice cream (think a milk-heavy base rather than a cream-heavy base) which allows flavors to stand out more strongly against the base and gives gelato a silkier, smoother texture. Much of the time I don't think a gelato necessarily benefits from the milk base and would work just as well as an ice cream, but Caramel Sea Salt is the exception that proves the rule. The cara...

I'm at kind of a weird stage in my ice cream life.  I've tried most of the new 2016 flavors available in my area, and have tried enough of the flavors from big brands that I have a hard time figuring out what to buy at the grocery store.  I'll probably need to make more of an effort to go to co-ops and different grocery stores or even order ice cream, but in the meantime I've been dipping into brands only offered in larger containers such as Edy's and Blue Bunny.  (I usually avoid anything larger than a pint because I'm a variety whore and like to try as many types of ice cream as possible rather than committing to a large quantity of a single flavor.) I recently picked up Edy's Slow Churned Maine Blueberries and Cream described as Vanilla light ice cream with wild 100% Maine blueberries. LIGHT ICE CREAM?! *gasp* For light ice cream, this actually had a pretty decent texture. I could definitely tell that the fat content wasn't as high as a pre...