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Best Ice Cream
« on: June 08, 2022, 11:35:17 PM »
Some may say this belongs in "Just Shmooz," but now that Ben and Jerry's is being boycotted, what are your recommendations for best ice cream companies/flavors?

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Re: Best Ice Cream
« Reply #1 on: June 08, 2022, 11:41:25 PM »
you're obviously not asking for this, but the best CY ice cream - by far - is Pride of the Farm

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Re: Best Ice Cream
« Reply #2 on: June 09, 2022, 12:01:29 AM »
Klein's Neapolitan, the clear container davka.

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Re: Best Ice Cream
« Reply #3 on: June 09, 2022, 12:56:59 AM »
Tuscani gelato

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Re: Best Ice Cream
« Reply #4 on: June 09, 2022, 02:50:46 AM »
The best by far is  Klein's K-select. Don't even try to argue.  8)
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Re: Best Ice Cream
« Reply #5 on: June 09, 2022, 06:14:03 AM »
If Pride of the farm is so good, why don't they exist where most people live? I honestly don't think I ever came across them in BP, KJ, Monsey, NS, Williamsburg etc.

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Re: Best Ice Cream
« Reply #6 on: June 09, 2022, 07:01:57 AM »
you're obviously not asking for this, but the best CY ice cream - by far - is Pride of the Farm
Easily.
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Re: Best Ice Cream
« Reply #7 on: June 09, 2022, 07:04:50 AM »
Can anyone weigh in on how POTF compares with cholov stam brands?

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Re: Best Ice Cream
« Reply #8 on: June 09, 2022, 07:49:00 AM »
If Pride of the farm is so good, why don't they exist where most people live? I honestly don't think I ever came across them in BP, KJ, Monsey, NS, Williamsburg etc.
This is an extremely loaded question.

There is an extreme amount of politics involving the dairy industry. To sum it up, there is something going around (I cannot confirm the authenticity) that Pride of the Farm was told that if their trucks cross the Verrazano Bridge (IE enter Brooklyn) they will all be burnt.

In Lakewood alone there is one major chain that does not carry it, though most agree that it is to their detriment.

Incidentally, Pride of the Farm has an extremely high level of kashrus. IINM, it is the only company with a dedicated dairy farm which is 100 percent cholov yisroel. (see more here.)

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Re: Best Ice Cream
« Reply #9 on: June 09, 2022, 07:51:37 AM »
This is an extremely loaded question.

There is an extreme amount of politics involving the dairy industry. To sum it up, there is something going around (I cannot confirm the authenticity) that Pride of the Farm was told that if their trucks cross the Verrazano Bridge (IE enter Brooklyn) they will all be burnt.

In Lakewood alone there is one major chain that does not carry it, though most agree that it is to their detriment.

Incidentally, Pride of the Farm has an extremely high level of kashrus. IINM, it is the only company with a dedicated dairy farm which is 100 percent cholov yisroel. (see more here.)
I always heard this as well. Their ice cream is sold in the five towns fwiw

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Re: Best Ice Cream
« Reply #10 on: June 09, 2022, 07:53:46 AM »
Best POTF flavor?
Cooke dough?
PB Ripple?
Rocky Road?
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Re: Best Ice Cream
« Reply #11 on: June 09, 2022, 08:09:02 AM »
if their trucks cross the Verrazano Bridge (IE enter Brooklyn) they will all be burnt.

You can get it in Crown Heights. Maybe they fly it in via LAX on United to avoid the bridge

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Re: Best Ice Cream
« Reply #12 on: June 09, 2022, 08:09:11 AM »
Best POTF flavor?
Cooke dough?
PB Ripple?
Rocky Road?

Yes

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Re: Best Ice Cream
« Reply #13 on: June 09, 2022, 08:13:54 AM »
Tuscani gelato
+1 especially the hazelnut flavor is out of this world every gotta try it!


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Re: Best Ice Cream
« Reply #14 on: June 09, 2022, 08:25:45 AM »
you're obviously not asking for this, but the best CY ice cream - by far - is Pride of the Farm
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Re: Best Ice Cream
« Reply #15 on: June 09, 2022, 08:30:31 AM »
You can get it in Crown Heights. Maybe they fly it in via LAX on United to avoid the bridge
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Re: Best Ice Cream
« Reply #16 on: June 09, 2022, 08:32:00 AM »
Here are my thoughts on Pride of the Farm ice cream.

It's excellent, but it has it's time and place. Not necessarily my across the board favorite.

Best comparison I could think of is mayo. (please don't gag...) Hellman's mayo is light and creamy, with a very light taste. Jewish brands are much heavier and more intense, with a more distinctive flavor. (My wife likes to call the Jewish ones "dips".)

POTF is like Jewish mayo. It's heavy, with an intense milky flavor. That is great, but I can understand if an ice cream purist would rather something a little more subtle. Just like a chocolatier would appreciate a pure chocolate - POTF is like the super sweet, overly milky (albeit yum) chocolate.

So yes, I buy POTF most of the time, but there are times when I opt for a more subtle alternative.

If I had to pick one that was my all-time favorite, the Klein's Vanilla in the box tops my chart. I'm not sure if they make it anymore. For some reason, it lost some of it's greatness when they started packaging them in round tubs.

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Re: Best Ice Cream
« Reply #17 on: June 09, 2022, 08:40:02 AM »
I always heard this as well. Their ice cream is sold in the five towns fwiw


Where specifically?

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Re: Best Ice Cream
« Reply #18 on: June 09, 2022, 08:46:13 AM »
You can get it in Crown Heights

Good thing the aggressive Chassidim don’t know their geography :P

PB Ripple?

That’s a personal favorite
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Re: Best Ice Cream
« Reply #19 on: June 09, 2022, 08:48:00 AM »
Tuscani gelato

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