** Ice Cream Eating Now Official Thread **

[Spencer43783]

really SSC only an 8 WTF^^^

When I first tried it I probably would have given it a 9.5/10. I was amazed that caramel was the first ingredient. The base was amazing: smooth, rich and creamy. The mix-ins were mainly concentrated to the bottom and sparse(I didn't know it even had mix-ins until halfway through). The further I got into the pint the more it just became a pretty good, not amazing, ice cream. It may be pushing 8.5/10 after that first pint. I like Chad's rating system, 7.5 or higher is a thumbs up, definately worth a revisit/would recommend.

Inb4PBCup7/10WTF?

[Tdiguy]

When I first tried it I probably would have given it a 9.5/10. I was amazed that caramel was the first ingredient. The base was amazing: smooth, rich and creamy. The mix-ins were mainly concentrated to the bottom and sparse(I didn't know it even had mix-ins until halfway through). The further I got into the pint the more it just became a pretty good, not amazing, ice cream. It may be pushing 8.5/10 after that first pint. I like Chad's rating system, 7.5 or higher is a thumbs up, definately worth a revisit/would recommend.

Inb4PBCup7/10WTF?

Lol fair enough guess i just lacking experience lol ssc is still the craziest smooth and insanely good tasting stuff ive had.....b&j pb cup was decent but id take ssc over it any day....specially macro wise but even taste and smoothness

[Tuberacer]

I've had almost all their flavors with the exception of the ones I listed above and some of the FroYo blends. I wasn't a huge fan of Americone Dream so maybe I shouldn't be too anxious to try Cannoli.



I splurged a little the other night. I guess I have tried one Graeter's. I wasn't impressed at all with that flavor. I guess if you're a big chocolate base fan and love cookie dough this may be heaven for you. I'm more of a vanilla/mixed person myself.

Talenti SSC-8/10
HD Banana Split-8/10-thought it was better than BnJ
HD Rum Raisin-8/10
BnJ PB Cup-7/10
Talenti CCC-7/10
Graeter's Buckeye Blitz-5.5/10

Can't help but notice that you like your HD, man. If you were disspointed with Americone, then I highly suggest HDs Caramel Cone. In my opinion, it's far superior to BnJs offering in both taste and smoothness. The caramel base is almost, ALMOST as good as Talenti's SSC base - srs.

[Karas893]

Oatmeal Cookie Chunk is on IceCreamSource for what it's worth. Order now, or forever hold your piece (lol)

Also, you cna order Canolli if you want.

I ordren 3 OCC.

I'm pumped.

[DaBubzy]

Oatmeal Cookie Chunk is on IceCreamSource for what it's worth. Order now, or forever hold your piece (lol)

got a free pint the other day when the gas station freezer broke and they were giving all there shyt away. Best selection of B&J in town, only place that has cannoli (which isnt very good anyway)

[Karas893]

got a free pint the other day when the gas station freezer broke and they were giving all there shyt away. Best selection of B&J in town, only place that has cannoli (which isnt very good anyway)

Yeah but I was gonna pay a MISC'er to get it. Lucky me, it's not needed now. =) lol

Thanks Cru, I appreciate all your help man.

[Tuberacer]

got a free pint the other day when the gas station freezer broke and they were giving all there shyt away. Best selection of B&J in town, only place that has cannoli (which isnt very good anyway)

I swear, man. If only walmart was as generous.... The last time they had a freeze malfunction, they decided to let the whole lot rot instead of handing out all those frozen goods to people. But nope, they just closed the whole frozen food section off to the public.

[Spencer43783]

Lol fair enough guess i just lacking experience lol ssc is still the craziest smooth and insanely good tasting stuff ive had.....b&j pb cup was decent but id take ssc over it any day....specially macro wise but even taste and smoothness

No harm, no foul bro. I was honestly expecting to catch slack for the SSC and PB Cup ratings. If you like the texture of SSC then branch out on your gelato experience-it's smoother than regular ice cream. Everyone has their own taste. Chad put some stuff on his list way higher/lower than I would have. I have no where near the experience he has, so maybe he knows something I don't. To each his own.

I totally agree with the SSC vs PB Cup. I thought the base was good but scooping the chit was a nightmare because the mix-ins were so huge/plentiful. This is probably the same reason why so many people rate it so highly.

I think my problem with PB Cup was I'm not a fan of frozen peanut butter cups. It's a texture thing for me. And to my knowledge nobody makes a better peanut butter cup than Hershey. Give me a pint of BnJ Vanilla and melt some Reese Cup's and then mix those in and I would probably rate 12/10

Can't help but notice that you like your HD, man. If you were disspointed with Americone, then I highly suggest HDs Caramel Cone. In my opinion, it's far superior to BnJs offering in both taste and smoothness. The caramel base is almost, ALMOST as good as Talenti's SSC base - srs.

I've had it and agree minus the SSC part-I don't think anyone can get to that level without having caramel as the main ingredient. IMO HD definately did a better job than BnJ on this one. I've also had HD chocolate peanut butter-7/10 and the dulce de leche-7.5/10. HD is starting to grow on me, the selection is just a lot more limited around here.

[Tdiguy]

No harm, no foul bro. I was honestly expecting to catch slack for the SSC and PB Cup ratings. If you like the texture of SSC then branch out on your gelato experience-it's smoother than regular ice cream. Everyone has their own taste. Chad put some stuff on his list way higher/lower than I would have. I have no where near the experience he has, so maybe he knows something I don't. To each his own.

I totally agree with the SSC vs PB Cup. I thought the base was good but scooping the chit was a nightmare because the mix-ins were so huge/plentiful. This is probably the same reason why so many people rate it so highly.

I think my problem with PB Cup was I'm not a fan of frozen peanut butter cups. It's a texture thing for me. And to my knowledge nobody makes a better peanut butter cup than Hershey. Give me a pint of BnJ Vanilla and melt some Reese Cup's and then mix those in and I would probably rate 12/10

I agree fully the amount of mixins were impossible to work around...kinda a catch 22 thing lol good but bad lol. Yes i do need to try more galeto for sure. How did you find the caramel cookie crunch? i actually wasnt impressed at all with it, maybe i got a bad pint tho not sure.

[igglesphan]

Oatmeal Cookie Chunk is on IceCreamSource for what it's worth. Order now, or forever hold your piece (lol)

Also, you cna order Canolli if you want.

I ordren 3 OCC.

I'm pumped.

Surprised they still have Shcweddy Balls on there. I hope nobody pays to have that shipped... It blows!

[Karas893]

Surprised they still have Shcweddy Balls on there. I hope nobody pays to have that shipped... It blows!

Now all we need is Mission to MarziPHAN, right Mr.Igglesworth?

Seriously though, I really hope they return it =(

I spent all of 3 minutes on my very Christmas'y cheer'y poem.

I'm not a lyrical genius like some other people.

[AlwaysTryin]

Surprised they still have Shcweddy Balls on there. I hope nobody pays to have that shipped... It blows!

I'd say they can't sell it lol

[Karas893]

I'd say they can't sell it lol

Never had it, nor did I want to. It sounds.. gross man...

[Spencer43783]

I agree fully the amount of mixins were impossible to work around...kinda a catch 22 thing lol good but bad lol. Yes i do need to try more galeto for sure. How did you find the caramel cookie crunch? i actually wasnt impressed at all with it, maybe i got a bad pint tho not sure.

Dam...and I thought I was going to alone on this lol. The CCC wasn't bad, wasn't great either. No where near SSC and not something I would recommend to buy/rescoop. I purchased both of those at Meijer. Giant Eagle carries Talenti, as well. However, the Talenti selection is very limited at both, probably 6 or so flavors. The overall ice cream selection is better than Wal-mart and I make stops at both, solely to check the ice cream section. I really want to try Peppermint Bark but I haven't seen it any where

I checked your pro to see where you're from. Looks like local scoop shops with gelato is kind of scarce up there. This may help bro:
http://talentigelato.com/store-locator/

Seen your before/after pics too-great job man, I'm very jelly.

[Tdiguy]

Dam...and I thought I was going to alone on this lol. The CCC wasn't bad, wasn't great either. No where near SSC and not something I would recommend to buy/rescoop. I purchased both of those at Meijer. Giant Eagle carries Talenti, as well. However, the Talenti selection is very limited at both, probably 6 or so flavors. The overall ice cream selection is better than Wal-mart and I make stops at both, solely to check the ice cream section. I really want to try Peppermint Bark but I haven't seen it any where

I checked your pro to see where you're from. Looks like local scoop shops with gelato is kind of scarce up there. This may help bro:
http://talentigelato.com/store-locator/

Seen your before/after pics too-great job man, I'm very jelly.

Yes ice cream up here blows for selection lol..12 kinds of ben and jerrys LOL i go to michigan about 3 times or more a month and get 20-30 pints at a time lol...next trip im gonna get some more ssc and hope to score cannoli and some other stuff, peppermint bark is on the list id like to grab that to if i can find it lol.

Thanks alot man means a lot

[The Solution]

37 for shipping and a pint of OCC on ice cream source

Meh..... That's steep for one pint when that's half what I spend for groceries in a week

I could buy a base and make my own

[psychodiver9]

Agree with Bob. As much as I'd like to try it it's absurd to spend that kind of $ on ice cream IMO. To each their own

[MITCHAPAL00ZA]

OCC is not even worth retail (though I almost never buy any BnJ at retail. I see 2 pints/$5 atleast once a month and buy enough to last me till the next sale)...anyway its solid, maybe just cracks my top 10, but seriously is not something to go overboard to acquire. Especially if you have tried (loved) cinnamon buns.

[Tdiguy]

tonight...first hd experience...liked the base but honestly not worth the macros. Americone dream is better i had much higher expectations

[igglesphan]

37 for shipping and a pint of OCC on ice cream source

Meh..... That's steep for one pint when that's half what I spend for groceries in a week

I could buy a base and make my own

It's the same price for up to 4 pints.

[DaBubzy]

tonight...first hd experience...liked the base but honestly not worth the macros. Americone dream is better i had much higher expectations

yea i stay away from HD most times, the macros arent worth it. blueberry crumble looked amazing but was just ok. HD caramel truffle or whatever tho, damm that **** is amazing

[Tdiguy]

yea i stay away from HD most times, the macros arent worth it. blueberry crumble looked amazing but was just ok. HD caramel truffle or whatever tho, damm that **** is amazing

I gotta keep an eye out for that one thanks man...funny i had triple caramel chunk b&j and was 10 times better and better macros. pretty sad

[Dre4]

Blue Bell Banana Pudding


As per Chad's recommendation earlier, I tried this out. Gotta admit, Blue Bell is starting to grow on me. Butter crunch disappointed me while peach cobbler redeemed the brand. Banana pudding instilled more confidence in them. Not overly tart ala the BnJ banana pb greek and has some pie crust pieces along with a duo of banana and vanilla bases. I'd say this was a hair behind Talenti's banana fudge in terms of a banana flavor. 7.5/10

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[Tumors]

yea i stay away from HD most times, the macros arent worth it. blueberry crumble looked amazing but was just ok. HD caramel truffle or whatever tho, damm that **** is amazing

I gotta keep an eye out for that one thanks man...funny i had triple caramel chunk b&j and was 10 times better and better macros. pretty sad

Yesss. Both HD Salted Caramel Truffle and B&J Tripple Caramel Chunk were amazing! Best caramel ice creams I've had, over SSC

[Chadillac2000]

Turkey Hill phases out their Pumpkin Pie to make room for it's replacement, Coconut Cream Pie.

http://www.theicecreaminformant.com/...r-limited.html

Anyone had this yet?

[ThousandEyes]

[center]Turkey Hill phases out their Pumpkin Pie to make room for it's replacement, Coconut Cream Pie.


Anyone had this yet?

I've seen it around, not interested, not a big coconut fan, I've still seen Pumpkin pie and even egg nog as well

[usawinston]

God I love these TCBY...

Got my hands on the English Toffee Crunch. 8/10

I'm going to call bullshxt on it being 600 calories. It's amazing, tastes as good as 900+. The base was the same as the cookie dough (great and not sour like yoghurt), but the toffee swirls were incredible and changed the experience quite a bit. Swirls were all over the place. Absolutely trumped the swirl content of any B&J pint. As with Ice cream, I think I might have just gotten lucky...but perhaps not. As for the "crunch". The crunch bits were extremely small and had zero crunch to them, as they were so small that they didn't require chewing and simply were swallowed. I tried biting one, but immediately stopped as it didn't really add any effect or flavor, just extra work and pointless chewing of icecream...a bit absurd. If the crunch bits were larger the review would be an 8.5.

I recommend anyone that is looking for a pint of low calorie ice cream to grab this stuff. I feel less sluggish eating lactose over sucrose and gobs of saturated fat, and don't feel the least bit guilty, as the contents are slightly more micro and significantly more macro friendly, yet equally satisfying.

[DaBubzy]

I gotta keep an eye out for that one thanks man...funny i had triple caramel chunk b&j and was 10 times better and better macros. pretty sad

sounds like you're kinda a caramel guy like me. Caramel coffee buzz or whatever by B&J is probably the best yet, up there with HD and SSC for me

[usawinston]

sounds like you're kinda a caramel guy like me. Caramel coffee buzz or whatever by B&J is probably the best yet, up there with HD and SSC for me

Imagine whirled peace is a decent flavor too.