Spencer, Michelle

Michelle Spencer is an ice cream lover extraordinaire. She teaches you about choosing and making ice cream at home. Here is one of her top tips. If you are using a machine that needs ice, it likely also uses salt in the freezing well. Placing the machine at the edge of a porch where the brine will drain off well is good, though it may cause havoc with your landscaping. Placing the freezing well, or freezer, in a foot tub or other basin to contain the brine is a good way to catch the runoff as the ice melts. Salt water can cause a big mess, and over time can erode cement or treated wood. Take s...