[SGVHAK] How to acquire LN2 for ice cream making

[Michael Proctor-Smith]

Have you tried Airgas? They have a branch in Duarte and are open Saturday
Mornings.

2250 Buena Vista St.

Duarte, CA  91010-3318

(626) 358-0101

On Fri, Sep 18, 2015 at 2:04 PM, Lan Dang <l.dang at ymail.com> wrote:

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> For a number of years, I've been wondering how to acquire liquid nitrogen
> to make ice cream.  I knew the issue wasn't getting the liquid nitrogen,
> but the dewar.  Casual inquiries usually boiled down to, "Oh, we borrowed a
> dewar from school/work."
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> To cut a long story short, I am not able to acquire LN2 for this year's
> BBQ, but I finally have a source for it, and some information about costs.
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> There is a company called Cryotek in Upland, CA that specializes in
> delivering LN2 to various customers, including doctors, restaurants, etc.
> I spoke with Rick, who gave me some good recommendations.  They only
> deliver Monday through Thursday (excluding holidays); they do not stock it
> on location.  I'm not sure they even have a storefront.
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> For a crowd of 30 people, he recommended a 5L dewar, which rents for about
> $24.50 a month.  I would probably go for a larger dewar, just because LN2
> is constantly sublimating, and my parties tend to be on Saturdays.
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> The liquid nitrogen is about $4.58/L + tax, and there is a $15 fee per
> pickup or drop off.
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> So next year, I'll be planning a food-hacking party centered around LN2.
> I need to get my hands on Cooking for Geeks for some ideas.
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> http://static.cookingforgeeks.com/press/press-kits/cooking-for-geeks-p374-377-liquid-nitrogen.pdf
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> This year, we'll still be playing around with dry ice.
> http://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-Anti-Griddle/
> http://www.chefsteps.com/activities/making-ice-cream-with-dry-ice
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> Lan
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