Isn't it disappointing when you pull off the lid to your favorite Chunky Monkey and find a jagged covering of ice on top? It just never tastes the same after, right? Chow put together a video with two smart tips on avoiding the dreaded ice cream freezer burn. Read on to check them out!
Freezer burn is caused by air, specifically cold, dry freezer air, coming into contact with food. Think of vacuum sealed meals versus a plastic container half-filled with leftovers: the air trapped inside the container causes food to taste stale while the vacuum sealed food is protected from drying out. The same goes for ice cream. Protect the ice cream from air as you eat your way through a carton and you'll also safeguard against freezer burn. Yum!
Related: Food Science: What is Freezer Burn and How to Prevent It
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Eating the whole quart in one sit-down works for me.
What a simple solution! It seems like a no brainer but I would never have thought of that.Thanks.
I do the plastic wrap thing a lot when I'm freezing leftovers in a container that's a little too big. Don't know why I never thought to do it with ice cream (or wax paper rather than plastic)--good tip!
(As an aside, am I the only person who finds a lot of video content annoying? I mean, in this case I was curious enough to actually watch the video and find out, but I would have much preferred just reading the tip in a quick text paragraph. Nine times out of 10 I skip video-only content entirely...)
Agreed - I can read posts at work, but videos are a no go, so I end up skipping the video posts.
Hate the videos myself - and it extends to Chow, as well.
I feel the same way about video content. I don't mind them in general, but they should always be summarized by the post author, so those who can't watch the video for one reason or another can still benefit from the information.
"the video you have requested is unavailable or has expired" :\