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[–] Maiq@lemy.lol 16 points 2 months ago

Cold enough you'll have to cut your Tauntaun open and crawl inside if you want to survive the night.

[–] owenfromcanada@lemmy.ca 16 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I think mine says it's set to -18°C?

[–] Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (5 children)

Ok, follow up, how hard is it to scoop ice cream at -18c?

[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 10 points 2 months ago

Somewhere between Quartz and Topaz.

[–] matte@lemm.ee 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Weaker spoons might bend, you need a sturdy one!

[–] kambusha@sh.itjust.works 15 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It is not the spoon that bends, it is only yourself.

[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 1 points 2 months ago

There is no spoon. Get bent.

[–] Gurfaild@feddit.org 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

That depends on whether it was always kept at that temperature - if it melts and re-freezes, it becomes much harder

[–] wieson@feddit.org 4 points 2 months ago

Very easy actually. I have never had the problem, American media shows with ice cream being to hard. I'm pretty sure, we make our ice cream differently than the USA, very close to Italian gelato.

[–] owenfromcanada@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 months ago

It entirely depends on the type of ice cream. Many brands add "softeners" that make it easier to scoop. My go-to here in Canada is Chapman's, and I've never had an issue. But we've had other kinds that were nigh-impossible.

[–] forrgott@lemm.ee 15 points 2 months ago (1 children)

At every fast food or restaurant job I've worked, we had to verify the freezers were between 0° and -10° F.

[–] Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world -3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)
[–] otter@lemmy.ca 22 points 2 months ago

That's actually around -18°C (to -23°C)

So it is in line with everyone else

[–] visnae@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] Poach@lemmy.world 14 points 2 months ago
[–] snoons@lemmy.ca 13 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Fuck, what's that in rankine?

[–] Zwuzelmaus@feddit.org 9 points 2 months ago
[–] Moobythegoldensock@lemm.ee 8 points 2 months ago

Freezing cold

[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Ice cream needs to be served at 5 to 10F (-15C to -12C), so the freezer in your kitchen should be around that.

Long-term storage should be -5F to 0F (-21C to -18C), so your deep freezer should be around that. Colder is OK, but not really necessary.

[–] muusemuuse@lemm.ee 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

There’s a strong bad email in this question.

Time to checka da emmmmaillss

[–] lath@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Below absolute zero to make sure it's perfectly preserved.

[–] LastYearsIrritant@sopuli.xyz 7 points 2 months ago

BELOW absolute zero?

That makes things get real weird.

https://youtu.be/KHVEwTMA19M

[–] PetteriPano@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Below -18°C.

I use a probe thermometer to verify. Mine hovers between -20°C to -22°C

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

At or below 0F is the recommended standard.

[–] Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Ok but how cold is only fans?

[–] Chozo@fedia.io 10 points 2 months ago

I find only fans to be quite hot, actually.

[–] empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 months ago

About 449 Rankine should be perfect.

[–] JoeKrogan@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

According to Andre 3000 , cooler than cool so ice cold

[–] Toes@ani.social 1 points 2 months ago

ideally approaching -25c