** ~ Ice Cream Eating Now Thread -- Round 3 ~ **

[ErickStevens]

This, just this. No words. McConnells is 2/2 so far. May be m6 new top brand

What was the miss?

And you haven't had Salt & Straw.

[psychodiver9]

What was the miss?

And you haven't had Salt & Straw.

Miss? 2/2 means that both of the ones ive had were amazing. Not usually a huge fan of fruity ones but may look for it

[eriikr]

Miss? 2/2 means that both of the ones ive had were amazing. Not usually a huge fan of fruity ones but may look for it

I might have misinterpreted your text wrong but Salt & Straw is an ice cream brand not a flavor by McConell's.

[ErickStevens]

Miss? 2/2 means that both of the ones ive had were amazing. Not usually a huge fan of fruity ones but may look for it

I saw 2/3 for some reason. My vision is really shiit these days.

[psychodiver9]

I might have misinterpreted your text wrong but Salt & Straw is an ice cream brand not a flavor by McConell's.

Then i misunderstood. Never heard of it

[seamus33]

Then i misunderstood. Never heard of it

small brand. i'll second erick, one of if not the best brands.

[psychodiver9]

Coolhaus dirty Mint B. Base was not the best mint ive had. Not a huge fan of the mini chips and could not distinguish the brown sugar component. I love mint chip but this isnt it. Prob B- C range

[ErickStevens]

Coolhaus dirty Mint B. Base was not the best mint ive had. Not a huge fan of the mini chips and could not distinguish the brown sugar component. I love mint chip but this isnt it. Prob B- C range

Sounds similar to my experience. From the flavors I've had, I rank them:

1. Balsamic Fig & Marscapone
2. Molten Chocolate
3. Bananas Foster
4. Salted Caramel
5. Mint Chip

[crpav]

Local walmart had Save the Swirled so picked up 2....because of excitement of anything new and sounded good. I like it it but not fond of the mix ins. They don't add much. They are hard pieces that don't add much, in my opinion, to the flavor experience. If it were me I would add a graham cracker swirl like used in cheesecake ice creams and make the mix ins a real fudge like product not a hard candy like it is now.

I do like the change up with a raspberry ice cream and the raspberry swirl is nice. The marshmallow is also good. Just knocking the mix in pieces. My wife likes the flavor pretty well.

[psychodiver9]

Sounds similar to my experience. From the flavors I've had, I rank them:

1. Balsamic Fig & Marscapone
2. Molten Chocolate
3. Bananas Foster
4. Salted Caramel
5. Mint Chip

Take out 2-4 and i agree. I know they had the molten chocolate and at least one other

[The Solution]

Over 80$ to ship 6 pints of McConnels
Wish it was much cheaper.

[psychodiver9]

BJ Roasted and Toasted. Meh. B. Good base and the mix ins were decent and plentiful but im not a huge marshmallow swirl fan and there just wasnt much flavor contrast for me

[ErickStevens]

Over 80$ to ship 6 pints of McConnels
Wish it was much cheaper.

You get what you pay for.

[KidSchutty]

I got home from college about a week ago and unfortunately Mom's ice cream buying habits are still the same, she typically just buys what's on sale lol. And usually she goes for low fat stuff too, which is nice on the calories, but usually not so nice on the quality of the actual ice cream.

So here we have Market Pantry's S'mores and Caramel Crunch.

First I had the S'mores.




The flavor of the chocolate marshmallow ice cream was good, however I didn't like the consistency and texture, it was a very soft ice cream. The chocolate chunks were very good but unfortunately there weren't enough of them. As for the graham swirl, it was good but there was almost none of it. Almost to the point where they shouldn't even mention it in the description... extremely disappointing. Definitely would not recommend.

So after trying that, I went to the Caramel Crunch next, hoping for a better experience. Though, I was noticing the same themes with this flavor as well. The caramel ice cream was good in flavor, but had a light consistency just like the S'mores. Not impressed. And I didn't think it was possible, but the mix ins were even more scarce in this flavor. They were good, just scarce. Also very disappointing.




I'm guessing this is just a common theme with the Market Pantry brand. From now I'm telling Mom no more Market Pantry ice cream lol

[ErickStevens]

I got home from college about a week ago and unfortunately Mom's ice cream buying habits are still the same, she typically just buys what's on sale lol. And usually she goes for low fat stuff too, which is nice on the calories, but usually not so nice on the quality of the actual ice cream.

So here we have Market Pantry's S'mores and Caramel Crunch.

First I had the S'mores.

The flavor of the chocolate marshmallow ice cream was good, however I didn't like the consistency and texture, it was a very soft ice cream. The chocolate chunks were very good but unfortunately there weren't enough of them. As for the graham swirl, it was good but there was almost none of it. Almost to the point where they shouldn't even mention it in the description... extremely disappointing. Definitely would not recommend.

So after trying that, I went to the Caramel Crunch next, hoping for a better experience. Though, I was noticing the same themes with this flavor as well. The caramel ice cream was good in flavor, but had a light consistency just like the S'mores. Not impressed. And I didn't think it was possible, but the mix ins were even more scarce in this flavor. They were good, just scarce. Also very disappointing.

I'm guessing this is just a common theme with the Market Pantry brand. From now I'm telling Mom no more Market Pantry ice cream lol

I'm not sure what you expected.

[KidSchutty]

I'm not sure what you expected.

I expected a little better than this! You live and you learn I suppose

[The Solution]

You get what you pay for.

Ill save some money and invest in a buckeye blitz cake from graeters when i go to columbus haha

[ErickStevens]

Ill save some money and invest in a buckeye blitz cake from graeters when i go to columbus haha

That's boring.

[lazymuchacho]

Cinema Snack from Market Pantry is worth a second pickup.

This week that passed I finished some pints that I had left in my meat freezer: B&J Pumpkin Cheesecake was piss, What a Cluster was good but I had it as B&J top 3 and that is no longer so, Wegmans S'Mores was also good but it's cheaper quality ice cream than B&J, and finally for Graeter's Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip this was my second & last time having it.

Negative Nancy crew checking in.

[KidSchutty]

Cinema Snack from Market Pantry is worth a second pickup.

I didn't see that flavor at my target, I'll keep an eye out for it whenever I'm in there though.

[ErickStevens]

Cinema Snack from Market Pantry is worth a second pickup.

This week that passed I finished some pints that I had left in my meat freezer: B&J Pumpkin Cheesecake was piss, What a Cluster was good but I had it as B&J top 3 and that is no longer so, Wegmans S'Mores was also good but it's cheaper quality ice cream than B&J, and finally for Graeter's Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip this was my second & last time having it.

Negative Nancy crew checking in.

Wow. You have horrible taste.

Nothing personal, I just know to ignore your thoughts on every flavor since you seem to live in a weird Bizarro world where mediocre stuff is good and good stuff is bad.

[jubjubrsx]

Wow. You have horrible taste.

Nothing personal, I just know to ignore your thoughts on every flavor since you seem to live in a weird Bizarro world where mediocre stuff is good and good stuff is bad.

play nice erick ...to each their own, I guess....heck OSS didnt like Jeni's Buckeye State....I dont like peanut butter and I even thought that was pretty awesome.

[eriikr]

I'm heading to Austin, Tx in a few days for vacation and I heard Amy's Ice cream is one of the best in ATX. They have a shop at the airport. Anyone tried it? If so, what flavor/s do you recommend?

[The Solution]

New Orleans Ice Cream Co. Cafe Au Lait & Beignets

http://theicecreaminformant.freeforu...-lait-beignets



Overall this is a winner. New Orleans Ice Cream Company did a fantastic job on putting together quality ingredients to provide a tasty coffee dessert. What is coffee without a bit of sweetness and milk? To the typical american that is unheard of! New Orleans decided to toss in the scaled milk to enhance a mild coffee cold brewed base. For those who like medium or blonde roast coffee beverages this will be right up your alley. New Orleans complimented the coffee base with a beignet donut dessert cut up and spread throughout the pint. The sweetness and softness provided by the dessert on top of a delicious thick, hard, and glazed swirl rounded this pint off. New Orleans Ice Cream Co. did a great job and there is a reason why people rave over this flavor.

Grade: A-

[eriikr]

New Orleans Ice Cream Co. Cafe Au Lait &

I've been craving coffee based ice creams lately. What would you say are your top 3 coffee based ice creams?

[jubjubrsx]

I've been craving coffee based ice creams lately. What would you say are your top 3 coffee based ice creams?

walmart has the sam's choice coffee and doughnuts flavor, that seemed to be peoples favorite of that line.

[The Solution]

Article claims B&J as best vanilla base.

The test included Ben & Jerry's Vanilla, Blue Bell Homemade Vanilla, Breyers Natural Vanilla, Edy’s Grand Vanilla, Friendly’s Vanilla, Häagen-Dazs Vanilla, Turkey Hill Vanilla Bean and Wells Blue Bunny All Natural Vanilla.

Thoughts?

https://www.americastestkitchen.com/...eTest_browse_8

I've been craving coffee based ice creams lately. What would you say are your top 3 coffee based ice creams?

the NO >> Sam's choice by a long shot
Jeni's Black Cat Coffee based Ice Cream uses real beans in its base my #1 base choice
Coffee Coffee Buzz Buzz from B&J i would rank behind it
then a Tiramisu from HD or Talenti

Basically --->
Jenis for a base or NO If you want the inclusion of the Swirl + Mix-ins
Then B&J, Sams, HD, Talenti

[nakkiz]

I agree with bob. But make sure that the B&J version you get is buzz buzz, and not coffee toffee crunch.

B&J has a new version called Brewed to matter, it might be worth a try. I think Poweredbyicecream reviewed it.

[The Solution]

I agree with bob. But make sure that the B&J version you get is buzz buzz, and not coffee toffee crunch.

B&J has a new version called Brewed to matter, it might be worth a try. I think Poweredbyicecream reviewed it.

he did and was let down by it.

his words:"If you like boring ass coffee ice creams with mundane mix ins, go ahead and check this out. Otherwise, pass it like Pistol Pete.
C+"

I picked it up because it is on sale at Target ATM, and will review in the future.

[eriikr]

the NO >> Sam's choice by a long shot
Jeni's Black Cat Coffee based Ice Cream uses real beans in its base my #1 base choice
Coffee Coffee Buzz Buzz from B&J i would rank behind it
then a Tiramisu from HD or Talenti

Basically --->
Jenis for a base or NO If you want the inclusion of the Swirl + Mix-ins
Then B&J, Sams, HD, Talenti

Thanks. Too bad there's no NO around me. I've been wanting to try Jeni's Black Cat but I think Jeni's pints are still not available.

My favorite coffee ice cream that I tried would definitely be HD tiramisu. I've had Sam's but that was so long ago that I can't quite remember it so I can't rank that.

Brewed to Matter was alright for me. The thing that lacked was the brownie swirl. I would have preferred if they put actual brownies in it.