<div dir="ltr">Have you tried Airgas? They have a branch in Duarte and are open Saturday Mornings.<div><br></div><div><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:ProximaNovaRgRegular;font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:16px">2250 Buena Vista St.</p><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:ProximaNovaRgRegular;font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:16px"></p><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:ProximaNovaRgRegular;font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:16px">Duarte, CA  91010-3318</p><div class="" style="margin:10px 0px 0px;padding:0px;font-family:ProximaNovaLtLight;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12px"><p class="" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:ProximaNovaRgBold;font-size:0.75rem">(626) 358-0101</p></div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Sep 18, 2015 at 2:04 PM, Lan Dang <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:l.dang@ymail.com" target="_blank">l.dang@ymail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><br>
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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."<br>
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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.<br>
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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.<br>
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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.<br>
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The liquid nitrogen is about $4.58/L + tax, and there is a $15 fee per pickup or drop off.<br>
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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.<br>
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<a href="http://static.cookingforgeeks.com/press/press-kits/cooking-for-geeks-p374-377-liquid-nitrogen.pdf" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://static.cookingforgeeks.com/press/press-kits/cooking-for-geeks-p374-377-liquid-nitrogen.pdf</a><br>
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This year, we'll still be playing around with dry ice.<br>
<a href="http://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-Anti-Griddle/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-Anti-Griddle/</a><br>
<a href="http://www.chefsteps.com/activities/making-ice-cream-with-dry-ice" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.chefsteps.com/activities/making-ice-cream-with-dry-ice</a><br>
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Lan<br>
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