Frozen Dessert Industry & Machine Articles — custard

Taylor Machines: A Global Company If you are an ice cream lover, than you have most likely heard of the Taylor company. They are one of the leading ice cream machine manufacturers. They are headquartered in Rockton, Illinois and operate in 125 countries and have over 160 distributors. At Slices Concession, the nation's largest wholesaler of used frozen dessert machines, we have worked with Taylor machines and equipment for 10+ years. We know the ins and outs of almost every machine. These high quality machines are built to last. Even after 15+ years of use, many of them still run like a...

There are many different frozen dessert mixes to choose from out there. With all these options it might sometimes get confusing which mix to choose to buy for yourself. In this article we are going to talk about one of the best tasting quality frozen dessert mixes that you can buy. I am talking about Desert Cool Foods! Desert Cool Foods is not only a company that makes great tasting frozen dessert mixes; it also offers a wide variety of mixes. They offer soft serve, frozen yogurt, blender coffee drinks, blender crème drinks, cocoa hot chocolate, granite, and cappuccino mixes. After...

At an Ice Cream Social last Friday, we had the opportunity to participate in some great discussions at Starter Space. Providing a great location and connecting with a great community. As a local business, like Starter Space, we believe in fostering entrepreneurial spirit both at home in Gainesville and everywhere else we do business. Mami’s Foods We want to give a special shoutout to Mami’s Foods. They are a family-run company bringing indulgence & delight to their customers while upholding the highest ethical standards. They produce vegan treats, dessert mixes including gelato, soft serve, hot drinks and bubble tea! While at...

A 115Volt Ice Cream Machine is an easy to use, low maintenance, and universal machine great for your small businesses. Most businesses are equipped with 115V amp space. These machines are designed for small volume. However, they have a longer recovery time. Recovery time is the amount of time it takes the machine to chill the new product. For example, a 115V machine cannot do five, four oz servings back to back without recovery time. Here are some pro’s and con’s of the 115V Machine: Pros: Cheap and quick way to add another menu item Great way to see if...

In both gravity and pump fed soft serve machines, there are hoppers or cabinets used to hold your product before traveling to the  freezing cylinder. Both gravity and pressurized machines use overrun. The gravity fed machine uses air tubes and the pressurized machine uses pumps. However a gravity fed machine can never reach the same volume and overrun of a pressurized machine.Gravity fed soft serve machines use gravity to feed the product mix into the cylinder while pump fed machines use pressurized pumps to push mix inside the freezing cylinders. With either option, you have pros & cons to each...