Ever have this problem with your ice cream maker?

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ssuscello2

So the other day i used my icecream maker for the second time. The first time used it i made frozen yogurt and i washed it out and put it back in the freezer with a plastic bag inside so frost wouldnt grow in the tub. Well i made some vanilla ice cream with snickers pieces and when it was done i tasted good. I put it in a air tight container and stuck it in the freezer till the next day. The following day i noticed a strange chemical taste but blew it off. The following day i ate more and it tasted more chemically. I finally threw it out yesterday ( after only 4 days) because it was disgusting. Do you think its the tub or is it maybe that my freezer is set to high ( i found some frost on the icecream) and its makeing my ice cream taste rancid. I never had this problem with store bought ie cream.

Answer
It sounds more like it's picking up smells from the other foods. Anytime you make ice cream, put a piece of wax paper down solidly on TOP of the ice cream itself... it will seal off the top of the product and keep other smells from being picked up. Then put the regular cover on it too, so the only air space will be between the top cover and the wax paper.