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Looking for opinions on a Pacojet. I work as a private chef (for a couple in NYC) I'm in the market for a high end counter top ice cream maker...then I thought "how about a pacojet"?? Does the Pacojet work for ice cream? (I'm assuming it doesn't)
In the restaurants I've worked we had both and generally used both for ice cream and sorbets (spin in ice cream machine, freeze in paco containers, and respin in paco at service for texture). That said, if I were only getting one I would pass on the paco, especially if you need to do larger batches and may not have access to a very cold freezer.
I don't have any direct experience with a pacojet myself, but I have spoken to cooks in other restaurants who use one. From what I've read/heard that understand I've come to have is that the major difference between it and a regular ice cream maker is that the technology allows for a major change in ingredient proportions.
For example, if you go to their website you'll see them advertise about making pineapple sorbet with just pineapple. Supposedly, all you have to do is cut up the pineapple, freeze it for atleast 24 hours at -20 F and then "pacojet" at which point it is ready to serve or go into storage into a slightly warmer (-10F) freezer until one is ready to serve.
According to their website, high-speed (2000rpm) razor sharp blades shave a layer off the material in a frozen state, producing a very "creamy, finely textured end product". It does indeed work for ice cream, supposedly very well. But the recipes are not the same, if you look at some of the sample recipes they call for much less cream or fat than normal ice cream. At one restaurant I know of where they have a pacojet they use only a plain creme anglaise base, supposedly if they use extra cream the ice cream ends up with a too thin consistency after "pacojetting".
There is a lot of info online, I suggest you google pacojet and browse. If you do end up getting one I would love to hear about your experiences with it! We might get one sometime nextyear and I am really excited about it. It sounds like such a phenonmenal product that would be tons of fun to play around with.
Oh and I wouldn't imagine you'd have any trouble serving a party of 20, it takes only 20 seconds to pacojet a 700g portion of frozen base that is then ready to serve, you would need only to prep in advance.
I have a paco jet, and love it. It gives you far more flexibility than an ice cream maker. Assuming you have freezer space to keep several containers, your options grow. For example, if you keep some vanilla base frozen, you can make strawberry ice cream by simply throwing in some fresh strawberries on top of the frozen base, and process. Instant strawberry ice cream. I've frozen snickers in a chocolate base with great results... the options are rather limitless, and it's always on hand if you tend to your frozen supply of base.
You can also use the paco jet for other things. For example, I pack a container with peeled horseradish root, and top off with a vinegar solution. Any time I want some ground horseradish, I just process one serving. I have another container with caramelized onions. I just process a serving to make a "butter" I can spread on bruschette, or add to a soup in enhance the flavor.
The advantage of the Paco is its great flexibility. You can make sorbets, ice creams, sauce bases, all sorts of stuff. We bought 16 extra beakers, so we could offer a wider variety of flavors. Each one holds about a litre; typically we made up a two-beaker batch which would give us about 20 x 2oz portions. Three beakers would certainly provide enough and then some for the 20 guest dinner you described.
One downside is that you have to plan in advance because it's critical that you freeze the beakers for 24 hours to ensure that the mass is consistently frozen. I like the idea of having a custard base already frozen to which you could throw in fruit - et voila, instant glace. Not sure that technique would work with a sugar syrup for sorbets though.
We like our Paco well enough, but it hasn't been paying off for us. Most people prefer "real" ice cream hand dipped from our display freezer. So I'm not sure we'll keep the Pacojet. In our environment it has to pay its way or else we'll sell it off. C'est la guerre.
if your budget is tight you could easily go for both, there is a pacojet "copycat" system called frixair made by nemox. nemox produces icecreammakers from tiny ones for 30$ up to double cylinder with a 6,4 litre capacity for 2500 euros. their frixair system is great just like the pacojet, and costs only 1600 euros. i know a small artisanal ice producer who uses their icemakers and is totally happy with it...
Also, is there a small freezer (suitable for home use) that gets cold enough to prep the ingredients? The Paco Jet site says you need a freezer that goes to -20C (-4F). Do regular domestic freezers get that cold?
We bought a small Haier dual-zone chest freezer from
walmart.com for about $200 plus shipping. The upper compartment will hold about a dozen Paco beakers. And it certainly gets cold enough. We have two digital probe freezer thermometers continuosly reading the inside temp. One hangs in the air, the other is frozen into a cup of water. This way we get a good accurate temp. It took a couple of weeks of fooling around, but we were able to set the Haier to operate in the -3F to -9F range very consistently.
A few years ago I bought a Nemox 3000Pro. Makes great ice cream, but sometimes just too much. Then I ran into the paco, frix and ninja creami.
Paco: great, but too expensive as it is still sailing the patent-waves;
Yes, the paco can make portions. But I need to take out a loan to get some more bekers. The 40 which I have now will suit me well and great for parties. And with 18kg, more portable than the 34kg paco.
Is the overpressure feature adjustable, so you can turn it down or up if you want a denser or lighter texture? Some sites claim 0.5 bar overpressure, while others claim 2 bars by the way. Can you elaborate on this?
One thought: if you're mostly making ice creams and sorbets with a Paco Jet, you get most of its advantages if you serve right after processing. While you can certainly make ice cream ahead of time to store in the freezer, you'll then have to formulate your recipes much more like conventional ones, in order to preserve the texture. You won't be able to do magic tricks like making a sorbet out of 100% fruit unless you're serving it immediately.
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