Ice cream freezer TLC

[HawkeyeScott]

I have a White Mountain hand-crank ice cream freezer. It was my Grandpa's before he passed away and then handed down to me. I've had it for a year and pulled it out to enjoy today. Unfortunately, I found some rust on the two wire bands that wrap around it. Also, it looks like one of the wood slats has a small bit of rotting going on. (From the rock salt I assume?)

I'm done using it and I've rinsed the thing off. My idea on the wires is to sand off the corrosion and then put some oil on them before I put it away. Any ideas on that, and what I can put on the wood to protect it? Also, any hints on what to grease the mechanical parts with?

Thanks guys. This thing is special to me and I'd like to keep it as nice as possible as long as possible.

 

[Pablo]

I would use walnut oil (from the supermarket) on the wood after it dries off.

As for the metal band, I assume steel? Any chance of taking it off? Less something like that, you could just clean it off and use the walnut oil on it as well.

For the moving parts: Food Grade Grease

I think you have the right idea to rinse it thoroughly to get all the salt off after use, then dry and re-oil.

 

[tom slick]

I would clean the wood up really well then coat it with "salad bowl oil" or beeswax melted in mineral oil. both of these are common treatments for wood butcher blocks. would could probably coat the metal parts with the same stuff.

 

[Steve S]

Does the wood part holds the ice made kind of like a wine barrel and there is a container that the cream mix goes in?

 

[HawkeyeScott]

Yes, there is a wooden bucket built much like a barrel and then a 4-qt. stainless steel container where the ice cream ingredients go in. That part is flawless. I leanred last night that my grandpa would put Vaseline on the outside of it after each use. Here's a link to what I have.

http://www.whitemountain-outlet.com/whitemountainhandcrankfreezer4.htm

Thanks for the above help gents.

 

[Pablo]

Got me hankerin' to get one.

 

[CivicFan]

I have an electric ice cream maker but don't have a recipe to make it. I've tried improvising but all I get is chunks of ice crystals and slush.

Are there any good recipes out there?

 

[mpvue]

this is the next one I'm going to try:
http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,,FOOD_9936_24208,00.html

I previously used a recipe that came w/ my kitchenaid mixer, but this is similar.
good ice cream is all about being careful heating the mixture, adding the eggs correctly so as not to 'cook' them. the actual churning is not all that complicated.

 

[HawkeyeScott]

Pablo - I love mine. Once I got it out yesterday I couldn't believe I hadn't used it in the past year. I have a lot of good memories of the guys at the reunion or cookout, standing around taking their turn to help crank. And White Mountain is the best of the best. My grandpa special ordered his to make sure he got a White Mountain one.

I am at work now but could later post a VERY easy, no-cook recipe that made great ice cream yesterday. I can't wait to experiment beyond plain - yet very tasty - vanilla.

 

[alreadygone]

"Unfortunately, I found some rust on the two wire bands that wrap around it. Also, it looks like one of the wood slats has a small bit of rotting going on. (From the rock salt I assume?)" HawkeyeScott

Use a mild acid bath, followed with baking soda as a neutralizer on metal then coat with beeswax, parafin, etc. If wood is actually rotted/soft, there's a marine product called "Git Rot" that will soak into damaged fibers and re-solidify/harden them. Works well on small areas of exposed wood in boats.

Bob

 

[HawkeyeScott]

Much obliged Bob.