Over the years a number of interesting McRib creations have been shared with us. This year we are looking to share some of these creations with others to see if they would be interesting in trying these creations. We start off with McRib Rolled Ice Cream.
We recently received word from Dave Mellick, the owner and Chief Engineer at Arctic Griddle LLC, a startup in Idaho. After 5 years of not being able to have a McRib, when the sandwich returned this year, he had to combine his Arctic Griddle technology with the fan favorite McRib sandwich. He shared his video from his preparation of the ice cream, and took time to have a short Q & A session.
1) What spawned your idea of creating McRib ice cream?
One of the most fun aspects of rolled ice cream is the ability to create unique and daring flavors. Youtube is full of unusual rolled ice cream videos such as BigMac, Whopper, pizza, and French fry ice cream. I felt the McRib was certainly deserving as well.
2) How long have you been a McRib fan?
As long as I can remember, well over 30 years. Unfortunately, our area doesn’t have it offered most years so when it does show up I have to take advantage of it to the fullest.
3) Do you order your McRib with any customizations?
Nope, I stick to the original, the way it was intended.
4) How was the McRib ice cream vs the original McRib?
Colder. You could still taste everything from the McRib but with a sweeter and creamier texture. It would definitely be an acquired taste but it was fun to try.
5) How did you decide on using half of a sandwich?
We knew from other videos that using a full sandwich was going to be too much to make roll properly. So, we did two half tests. The first time we didn’t use nearly enough ice cream base. The second test turned out better but it was still not quite as easy to roll as regular ice cream.
6) If you were to make this again, would you customize your sandwich?
The onions and pickles add a lot of water content to the ice cream mix which makes it brittle. We could have omitted them and it probably would have rolled better but then it wouldn’t really taste like a McRib. So, we chose taste over form.
7) What lead you to create the Arctic Griddle?
We got our start with rolled ice cream by fixing up the cheap rolled ice cream machines from China of our local ice cream shop. From that work, we began helping out other rolled ice cream businesses in the USA to fix and repair their machines. One thing lead to another and we decided to manufacture a much higher quality rolled ice cream machine here in the USA.
8) Any last thoughts?
McRib ice cream certainly isn’t for everyone but it was fun to try and if it can help promote the McRib all the better. I’m hoping we won’t have to wait another 5 years in our area for one. I can only stock so many in my freezer!
McRib Creations
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