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Freeze drying is like sending food into suspended animation. It looks dry and feels dry to the touch, yet, by simply tearing open the foil outer and popping the freeze-dried block into the mouth (thereby re-hydrating it in the process) astronauts find that, more often than not, the unappetising-looking substance explodes with flavour. All of which makes this authentic all-American astro-snack a technological marvel in its own right. It doesn't look like real ice cream, yet tastes like ice cream. It can even be stored for years without refrigeration, so long as it remains in its foil wrapper. How can this be? Freeze drying is the process that has been applied to astronaut food since the early days when eating the right stuff was as important as having it. It's a fiendishly complex process that can be summarised thus: The ice cream is placed in a vacuum chamber and frozen until the water crystallises. The air pressure is lowered, forcing air out of the chamber. Next heat is applied, vaporizing the ice. Finally, a freezing coil traps the vaporised water. This process continues for hours, resulting, over time in a perfect freeze-dried ice cream slice that keeps the ice cream totally intact, minus any moisture. Amazing.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
It looked great,a zany idea for teenagers who are difficult to buy presents for. Unfortunately although they liked the idea - they didn'tlike the taste. A good gimmick but I wouldn't buy again.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
i was so amazed by the flavour in these diffrent foods.i would say to everyone to try these diffrent types of food.myself and friends all loved them.rossco
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This is your basic ice cream sandwich, think vanilla icecream sandwiched between two bourbon style biscuits, it is wrapped within a paper wrapping which is contained within the air sealed foil wrap bag which opens by tearing it across the top.
The main selling point of this product is probably going to be its novelty value, food from space like the astronauts eat and there is plenty of supporting blurb on the back and some neat pictures of space walking astronauts in suits on the front of the foil wrap bag. It is something I could see on sale in space camps snack or cafetterias.
The ice cream sandwich itself, well it is freeze dried food so it is dry and breaks up easily, the biscuit base tastes much as you would expect, like a dry bourbon, the ice cream tastes a little more like powdered milk than ice cream and there isnt quite the restoration to its original pre-freeze dried state by the water in your mouth as the blurb suggests. I felt it was a little sweet and crumbled up quickly, in fact crumbling it up on ice cream or breakfast cereal or adding to a hot choclate or malt drink like marshmallows. Some of the other things in the range, for instance the freeze dried fruit like strawberries would be better or more natural choices for adding to cereals.
It could be a good idea, considering its novelty value, for a gift, for childrens birthday parties or lunch boxes but it would also be a good idea back packers, trekking or travelling. Like ration packs its in a foil wrap and protected from the elements as a result, would be easy to open in the cold or inclimant weather.
The main selling point of this product is probably going to be its novelty value, food from space like the astronauts eat and there is plenty of supporting blurb on the back and some neat pictures of space walking astronauts in suits on the front of the foil wrap bag. It is something I could see on sale in space camps snack or cafetterias.
The ice cream sandwich itself, well it is freeze dried food so it is dry and breaks up easily, the biscuit base tastes much as you would expect, like a dry bourbon, the ice cream tastes a little more like powdered milk than ice cream and there isnt quite the restoration to its original pre-freeze dried state by the water in your mouth as the blurb suggests. I felt it was a little sweet and crumbled up quickly, in fact crumbling it up on ice cream or breakfast cereal or adding to a hot choclate or malt drink like marshmallows. Some of the other things in the range, for instance the freeze dried fruit like strawberries would be better or more natural choices for adding to cereals.
It could be a good idea, considering its novelty value, for a gift, for childrens birthday parties or lunch boxes but it would also be a good idea back packers, trekking or travelling. Like ration packs its in a foil wrap and protected from the elements as a result, would be easy to open in the cold or inclimant weather.
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