No Pints? The Best Container for Storing Ice Cream

Elizabeth Passarella
Elizabeth Passarella
Elizabeth Passarella is the author of the essay collection Good Apple and a contributing editor at Southern Living. A former editor at Real Simple and Vogue, she has spent more than 20 years writing about food, travel, home design, and parenting in outlets including The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Parents, Martha Stewart Weddings, Coastal Living, Airbnb, and The Kitchn. Elizabeth grew up in Memphis, Tennessee and now lives with her husband and three children in New York City.
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Some of us looked long and hard to find the

perfect pint containers

The tip came from Serious Eats—it was #8 on a list of 10 tips for making homemade ice cream. Apparently, storing ice cream in shallow containers helps it keep its creamy consistency longer.

• Read the list at Serious Eats.

I actually store my ice cream in shallow containers. Not because I’m that innovative but because I have a bunch of wide, round take-out containers that I re-use, and they happen to be about two inches deep. I find that scooping ice cream is easier (you have more surface area, and it seems to get softer faster), but I can’t really say whether or not the consistency is better than ice cream stored in a pint.

What do you think? Do gelato makers have the upper hand with their rectangular containers?

Related:

Sweet Bliss Containers: Small Batch Ice Cream Pints

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