What is to be considered around the ice cream production?

Many people dream of opening their own ice cream parlor or café. After all, these are very popular with both adults and children. Even in ancient China, the production of ice cream was known. Whereas in the Middle Ages only the upper class could enjoy the creamy ice cream. Nowadays, everyone can benefit from ice cream production and treat themselves to as many scoops of ice cream as they like.

So, what to look for in ice cream production? The production of ice cream depends on the right equipment, high-quality ingredients and the appropriate know-how. At Krä Eistechnik, you'll get useful information on ice cream production.

This is how ice cream is made

With the products of Krä Eistechnik you can make produce delicious scoops for your customers. More and more ice cream parlors have now decided to produce their own fresh ice cream. Accordingly, it is important that you use high-quality products for your ice cream production. Although there are also many ice cream parlors that buy in their ice cream, you can use your own ice cream production to add a personal touch to your creations. personal touch to your creations and from a certain turnover, you can also earn significantly more money.

Vary your ice cream varieties as you like and surprise your customers with creamy and extraordinary creations. Krä Eistechnik will be happy to assist you in choosing the right equipment for the production of ice cream.

The space and time requirements in the production of ice cream

The production of ice cream is totally trendy. However, there are many points to consider when making it. Besides the right ingredients you also need the right equipment for the production of ice cream.. Besides a pasteurizer, an emulsifier or a blast freezer, it is also important to have a suitable ice cream machine. Krä Eistechnik offers you, among other things, a range of high-quality ice cream machines from the manufacturer Carpigiani.

Do you want to make your own ice cream? Think carefully about whether you have the space and time to do it. After all, you can't just make ice cream on the side. Someone has to take care of the recipes, the purchase of goods, the production as well as the cleaning and maintenance of the machines. You also need a large production room with the appropriate equipment. You also need to plan for storage space if you want to produce ice cream yourself.

Nevertheless, the production of ice cream has numerous advantages. With the right equipment from Krä Eistechnik, you can always achieve the perfect consistency so that your customers will be impressed by your ingredients. With your own creations, you can make certain make certain types of ice cream the hallmark of the house.

When is ice cream production worthwhile in your business?

As a rough guideline, when the own ice cream production makes sense: From a sales turnover of 100,000 euros per year, it actually always makes economic sense to produce it yourself. However, even with ice cream sales of between 50,000 and 100,000 euros per year, it may be the right decision to produce your own. Below 50,000 euros per year, buying in usually makes more economic sense.

You want to produce your own ice cream, increase your turnover and you have the premises and the staff to produce your own ice cream creations? Then you can decide to produce your own ice cream with a clear conscience.

Do you have any questions about the costs you will incur? We will be happy to advise you and are at your disposal for an individual profitability calculation. We will tell you how much money you have to invest in ice cream production equipment and how much a kilogram of ice cream costs in your own production.

These legal requirements exist for the production of ice cream

Ice cream comes in numerous combinations. Whether sweet, creamy, fruity or with crunch: There are no limits to the production of ice cream. However, Krä ice cream technology is certain about one thing: Homemade ice cream still tastes best. It is not for nothing that ice cream production has been considered a true craft for years. However, if you want to produce your own ice cream creations, you have to consider some legal requirements.

What are the general rules for ice production?

If you want to run an ice cream parlor and make your own ice cream, you have to take certain rules into account. You can find out what these regulations are here:

• Each operating site must be clean and maintained.
• The temperature of the cooling equipment must be checked regularly. The result must be recorded.
• The ice cream must be randomly tested for germ content.
• You yourself must regularly inform yourself about the new hygiene regulations.
• Since ice cream is a food product, thorough hygiene is essential
• Records, such as temperature records of refrigeration equipment, must be kept for at least two years.

What should the production room look like?

In addition to the general regulations, there are also regulations on what the production room should look like. If you observe the following regulations, you can produce your own ice cream in your ice cream parlor:

• It is important that the production room is not a passage room.
• The floor and also the walls must be easy to clean in the production room - e.g. by tiled walls
• The production room must necessarily have a water connection.
• A drainage system in the ground is necessary.
• In the production room, each window should be equipped with an easily removable insect screen.
• All equipment and objects should be made of materials that are easy to clean. The products of Krä Eistechnik are usually made of stainless steel or special high-performance plastic and are therefore ideally suited for ice production.
• At the end of the day, all equipment must be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected according to the manufacturer's thoroughly cleaned and disinfected according to manufacturer's instructions.

Rules for the production of ice cream

Opening an ice cream parlor is indeed a common dream. To realize your dream and sell your homemade ice cream, you need to follow the rules for the production of ice cream: Only pasteurized or ultra-high temperature milk products may be used in ice cream production. This is not a problem with Carpigiani's high quality pasteurizer. Immediately after production, the ice cream must be be stored at -18 degrees. The processing of raw milk is particularly complex and requires specially approved equipment. The Pastomaster HE series from Carpigiani, for example, is approved for pasteurizing and processing raw milk. Only pasteurized cream is used in an ice cream machine. The water used for the production of ice cream must be of drinking water quality.

This is how the ice cream has to be served

After the ice cream has been produced, it is dispensed to the customers. If a portioner is used for dispensing, it must be cleaned regularly under running water. If additives requiring labeling are used in the production of delicious ice cream, they must be displayed near the product. This information must of course also be visible to the customer.

To present your ice cream in the best possible way, you should also invest in a high quality ice cream display case. Here we tell you the most important information about ice cream display cases and why the presentation of ice cream is so important. The employees of Krä Eistechnik have years of experience in equipping and setting up ice cream parlors.

Who is allowed to produce ice cream?

If you want to make delicious ice cream, you do not have to complete any specific training. However, it can't hurt if you have already acquired knowledge about this craft. After all, it's not exactly easy to make delicious ice cream. If you want to learn the craft of the original Italian "gelato", you can find here the right seminars. However, if you have the special knowledge and skills, you can make your business a success.

Likewise, it can be a great advantage if you know your way around the food service industry. Just a few years ago there was an independent profession of ice cream maker in Germany.. However, this profession was replaced by the training profession of ice cream specialist. At the end of July 2019, the vocational training was finally discontinued.

If you want to make your own ice cream, you can do it, if you study it in detail. As is well known, those who try something themselves learn best. Of course, you can also acquire knowledge about making ice cream through books. After some time, you will probably also learn yourself what the perfect consistency of ice cream should be when serving.

These ingredients are needed for the production of ice cream

We at Krä Eistechnik know that every ice cream contains the typical basic ingredients. So that nothing stands in the way of your dream of delicious ice cream production, we do not want to withhold these ingredients from you. In the next paragraphs, we will tell you which equipment is used to process the ingredients. As soon as you know the most important ingredients for your ice cream, you can add your personal touch. Otherwise, you don't need too much if you want to sell creamy ice cream to your customers with a high quality ice cream machine from Carpigiani.

These liquids are suitable for ice production

The basic ingredient is always a liquid in the first place. Whether water, milk, cream, kefir, or sour cream - the optimal optimal flavor carriers for milk ice cream are milk and cream.. If these two liquids are used for the production of ice cream, a particularly large number of flavors can dissolve in them. If you want to produce a vegan ice cream, you can of course also use almond or soy milk. In this case, soy cream is suitable as a substitute for cream.

Fruit ice cream and sorbet, on the other hand, are made without milk, on the basis of water.

Sugar belongs as an ingredient in every ice cream

Sugar simply belongs to every ice cream. After all, sugar has two special tasks: Freeze inhibition and sweetness. Sugar is a freeze inhibitor - without sugar, the ice cream would be hard as a rock. So it's only through the use of sugar that ice cream becomes so beautifully creamy. If you use too much, however, the ice cream becomes too soft. But another reason why sugar should not be missing as an ingredient in any ice cream is that sugar serves as a sweetener and flavoring agent. In addition, you can also use honey, syrup or caramel.

Eggs as emulsifiers in ice cream

To create a bond between water and fat, you need an ingredient in your ice cream recipe that serves as an emulsifier. One way to do this is with egg yolks. If you use eggs in your ice cream production, they provide the breakdown of milk fat particles. Once these particles have been broken down, you and above all your customers can enjoy an incredibly creamy ice cream. can enjoy the incredibly creamy consistency of the ice cream..

If you don't want to use eggs for your ice cream production, you can also use locust bean gum or appropriately pre-made ice cream base mixes from the major raw material manufacturers as a vegan substitute.

Fruit ice cream with real fruit

To offer your customers a particularly tasty fruit ice cream, you should use fresh seasonal fruit. However, frozen or canned fruit can also provide an incomparable taste. But beware: Many ready-made products already contain sugar, so you should reduce the specified amount of sugar when making the ice cream.

Use spices for your ice cream making

To make ice cream with your high quality ice cream machine, which you can purchase at Krä EistechnikTo produce delicious and unique ice cream with your high-quality ice cream maker, which you can purchase from Krä Eistechnik, you need to be a little experimental. Use the classics cocoa, vanilla or cinnamon to offer your customers the flavors they already know but incredibly love. However, you can also let your creativity run wild with spices like chili, eucalyptus, lavender or ginger.

Ice cream production: It all depends on the perfect ice cream machine

The ice cream machine can sometimes have a major impact on the quality of the ice cream. Accordingly, it is important that you always choose choose a high quality ice cream machine from a proven specialist dealer such as Krä Eistechnik.. Fresh ice cream from your own production becomes your unique selling point. With the right ice cream machine, you are technically perfectly prepared for ice cream production.

Meanwhile, there are well-known manufacturers who have already gained experience in the production of ice machines. At Krä Eistechnik, you can choose from a range of different machines with different equipment. After all behind every ice cream production is a lot of creativity, passion and technology.. Choose professional advice from our experts to find a suitable ice cream machine for the production of ice cream.

What is important when buying an ice cream machine?

Nowadays, when looking for a suitable ice cream maker for ice cream production, you are faced with a large selection. Since the prices for such an ice cream machine range in the five-digit range, it is important that you buy a device that fits your project. In order to find the right machine, you must first be able to classify how much ice cream you want to produce in your ice cream parlor.

Depending on the model, there are different capacities that can be implemented by the machine. You should also make sure that the ice cream maker has enough programs and a high-quality agitator. Many devices even have an integrated after-coolingso that you do not always have to stand directly next to the machine during ice cream production.

The purchase of a suitable ice cream machine also means, being able to respond as flexibly as possible to customer wishes. Accordingly, it is important that the machine has a wide range of special ice programs. Experts, such as Krä Eistechnik, know the differences between the individual ice machines, which is why they know exactly which equipment is optimal for you after a personal consultation.

These devices are needed for the production of ice cream

Besides a high-quality ice cream maker, you need other equipment for making ice cream. Although the blast freezer will make your work easier and improve the the quality of the ice cream with little effort, it is often it is often completely underestimated. When the ice cream enters the blast freezer after production, the low temperature gives it a protective coating that is about one centimeter thin. The blast freezer prevents the ice cream from collapsing.

The thin, ice-cold protective cover prevents the air in the ice cream from escaping. The creaminess is preserved and customers enjoy a delicious ice cream that feels less cold in the mouth. If you want your ice cream attractively as a mountain ice creamthe blast freezer is also an indispensable tool.

You can find more information about the blast freezer here. In addition to the blast freezer, the emulsifier should not be underestimated. An emulsifier is a kind of mixer with an incredible number of functions. After all, it can not only grind the ingredients, but also positively influence the quality as well as the shelf life of the ice cream.

Emulsification is the process of combining all the ingredients needed to make ice cream. For your business, it means time savings, a longer shelf life and satisfied customers. A pasteurizer is also a must in ice cream production. During pasteurization, the ingredients of the ice cream are heated to a minimum of 72 degrees Celsius and a maximum of 100 degrees Celsius.

During heating, all microorganisms in the food are destroyed, without damaging the product. This means that your ice cream is gently preserved.

Store ice cream properly after production

Homemade ice cream still tastes best. To protect the taste and also the consistency for as long as possible, you need to store it appropriately. Ice cream must be stored at -18° C and preferably in a hermetically sealed ice cream storage cabinet. Depending on the type of ingredients, the production method used and the way it is stored, the shelf life of artisan ice cream can range from a few days to several months.

As a general rule, however, the longer ice cream is stored, the more its taste and consistency suffer. Once the ice cream has been thawed, you must not freeze it again.

If you need more tips on how to make ice cream, it's worth consulting an expert expert. Since the roots of Krä Eistechnik go back three generations, we are exactly the right contact for you. Our experts will tell you numerous tips and tricks and, thanks to professional advice, save you from many mistakes that can happen in ice cream production.