WD-40 and Strawberry Gelato

So what do these two things have in common? Well, the inventor of WD-40 or water dispersant formula 40 attempted 39 different formulas before inventing WD-40. Well strawberry gelato will not stop creaks or metal from rusting but once I find the right combination of ingredients there will be world peace. Why you ask? Because the strawberry flavors will be so spectacular and awe inspiring that people will forget about hate, greed, or lust. Evil will be vanquished from the earth and everyone will have a smile on their face. Okay, maybe might be a little extreme but I feel like a inventor sometimes when playing with my ingredients. Chemists and true inventors will scoff but the finding the right taste, texture, and color is a complex process.

My first attempts at gelato were simply web searching for recipes and then trying them out. Now I'm more or less beginning the phase of tweaking mixtures to find the taste, texture, and color that are ideal in my opinion. Yes this is a biased process but I like to believe my palate is that of the everyday persons. I enjoy a smooth texture, rich color, and vibrant taste in my gelato.

So, my latest attempt at strawberry or fragola is dubbed WD-3. My third attempt at the flavor but second attempt with a water-based mixture. Basic ingredients, strawberries, water, sugar, salt, lemon, lime, and stabiliser. The fun is tweaking these ingredients and how they are processed to find the right mix. As you can see from the picture below the color and texture are off. I used less sugar and stabiliser than normal and as a result the gelato is not smooth and creamy but crystallized and chunky. Thanks to the stabiliser it does not freeze all the way and can be scooped easily. I'm also not a fan of the color. It's a little too pink thank I would like. The pink color makes me think there is cream or milk even though I know there is not.

For WD-4 fragola I'm going to use more sugar and stabiliser. I'm also going to try an idea I have regarding the strawberry preparation and see what happens. I'll keep you posted =D