Blue bell is a shell of its former self

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ValleyRatAg
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10:28p, 5/29/26
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My favorite ice creams

1. Oro Bianco in Blanco or Hye
2. My homemade
3. Haagen-Dazs

Honorable mention The Creamery in Llano next to Joe's Bar.

Store bought is hands down Haagen-Dazs
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4:05p, 5/30/26
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Pretty sure Blue Bell has always sucked, people are afraid to admit it though because... Texas.

Same with Whataburger.
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In reply to Ag CPA • 4:11p, 5/30/26
Ag CPA said:
Pretty sure Blue Bell has always sucked, people are afraid to admit it though because... Texas.

Same with Whataburger.


Child please...
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5:23p, 5/30/26
NC State's dairy puts out a pretty good ice cream, branded Howling Cow.
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11:16p, 5/30/26
Go to an upscale grocery store and buy one of the snobby, small batch ice cream/Gelato brands. Yea you'll pay $10 for a pint and it's a hundred calories a bite, but the ingredients are so much better quality, which shows up in the taste.
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In reply to ValleyRatAg • 11:26p, 5/30/26
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ValleyRatAg said:
My favorite ice creams

1. Oro Bianco in Blanco or Hye
2. My homemade
3. Haagen-Dazs

Honorable mention The Creamery in Llano next to Joe's Bar.

Store bought is hands down Haagen-Dazs


The creamery in Llano has some great stuff...its sourced out of some place in Fredericksburg so if you're ever there, happy hunting!
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8:16p, 6/1/26
Asking from the homemade enthusiasts, 1. is this the best rock salt? 2. How long should it stay preserved for use in the future?
The Great Man is He who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude. ~ Ralph W.E.
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8:22p, 6/1/26
I'm pretty sure you can use any kind of salt, I've even used pool salt before, it is just to make the ice colder, it doesn't go in the ice cream.
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8:32p, 6/1/26
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I never had Tillamook in my life until a few months ago. I was out of state and wanted some ice cream. I loved it. When we got back we found out it is available here too.
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In reply to 713nervy • 9:26p, 6/1/26
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713nervy said:
I'm gonna try and make a milkshake with the Tillamook cookies n cream since it will otherwise go uneaten, which is still fine but worth a shot. Will report back.

It's good, not great. Gotta add a drop of vanilla extract though. Meh.
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In reply to 713nervy • 10:01p, 6/1/26
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Back to the topic on hand for the thread, it blows blue bell out of the water. It's the best bang for your buck out there.
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In reply to PeekingDuck • 12:29p
PeekingDuck said:
Tillamook Strawberry is the best ice cream on the planet. Blue bell has always been garbage, but it was our garbage so we protected it. Kind of like Whataburger. I think they have both gotten worse over time and now we have better options.

Exactly this. If Blue Bell wasn't a Texas company it wouldn't be around anymore.
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