I Bought an Unused McFlurry Maker on eBay from 2003

[@mrbarrylewis]

I feel sorry for a lot of children that got this! However, it was McFun in the end! Here's the McDonald's Apple Pie Maker Video kzbin.info/www/bejne/lX2bfYutqtt4bck

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

ALL your content is always Mcfun! Thanks For this ❤❤❤❤

[@brianm6337]

I just had a thought: Why didn't you put town a wet towel for the McFlurry maker?

[@invghost]

@mrbarrylewis could you try this again with a bit less churning? You made sweetened butter. The ingredients for the mix are basically sugar and guar gum, which is just a thickening agent.

[@PHBEIN]

Trim it down to 5-6 mins... not 10

[@xrosaxnikix]

Barry I've got a wicked request for you! My 5yo and I watch your videos when we're eating and he's been absolutely begging me to put on a video of you making a ghost shaped pizza! We made 2 last night and now he's even more convinced that he needs to see a video of you making one 🤣

[@toxicginger9936]

Barry: **Doesn't follow directions** Also Barry: "I don't know why it didn't work."

[@m2pt5]

"I just don't know what went wrong!"

[@8tgk1]

Are you referring to this video or all of the others he's made?

[@Mikero001]

@@8tgk1 Yes.

[@ian.swift.31614]

you need Allah.

[@Gamerhub733]

​@@ian.swift.31614Stop bringing different religions god name

[@Robb403]

You did a great job of demonstrating why the parent hid that away after reading the instructions.

[@mrbarrylewis]

And possibly took the instructions with them!

[@rolfs2165]

@@mrbarrylewis Aren't the instructions on the mix sachets? Also, what ingredients does the mix have other than sugar and probably unspecified flavouring?

[@ThatBetchEllie]

He also didn't follow the directions tho lol used double cream instead of half and half that's way too much cream and then spun it too long that's why it clung to the sides

[@nazauwu6431]

@@rolfs2165 u can see in some shots of the packaging the ingredient list, it seems to be mainly sugar, starch and gum

[@CarlGorn]

Point of fact, this McFlurry maker is closer to an old style ice cream churn, in that you have a metal bin surrounded by ice and salt. The warm water is there to dissolve the salt and raise the freezing point of the ice, causing it to melt whilst still being at a temp of 0º-5ºC. As others have said, you over-churned it. You read the directions, it didn't say 10 minutes, it said 4-6. That's on you mate, sorry to say. Try it again, churning for less time. Oh, and I'd recommend using a homemade creme anglaise base instead of just cream and sugar. Flavor it with vanilla bean if you like, or with cocoa powder if you fancy a chocolate flurry. Past that, there's all manner of homemade candy you can put in, like honeycomb, various brittles, pecan pralines, frozen & chopped fruit pies would be lovely(cherry pie with chocolate ice cream would be smashing), or you could even fold in ribbons of marmalade, jam, or citrus curd. And let's not forget all the homemade versions of commercial candies you've done over the years.

[@Danny.._]

10 minutes was way too long. that's why it was all stuck to the sides. if you had only gone 5 minutes like it said, it would more consistent and most of it would have come out.

[@Danny.._]

you also didn't follow the directions and made it with double cream, which is way more cream than it called for

[@dannynufer1296]

Yeeah, I like Barry but he always diverts away from the directions then wonders why things dont work properly

[@dannynufer1296]

@@Danny.._Also, hello fellow Danny

[@billybollockhead5628]

@@dannynufer1296 : Hi fellow Billy

[@BojoPigeon]

How to make ice butter

[@drea1976]

Doesn't follow directions, uses wrong cream... "Why doesn't it work?" 😂

[@grogvaughan5649]

It's just a manual ice cream churn with the McDonald's logos and mix. You churned it too long. That's why you couldn't get the frozen product off the metal

[@Septimus_ii]

But a lot of it was still barely cold enough, so if he churned it for any less it would just be quite cold cream

[@LeonHarteTV]

As someone who works in a McDonald's as a technical supervisor, basically repairing and maintaining equipment, I can confirm that this is how McFlurries are made.

[@Lornda]

*should be made* with the wonderful paper spoon they have now they dont flurry it. so its syrup and mix in's in the bottom a blob of cream and toppings. Source? I had my first mc flurry in 15years yesterday and was disappointed.

[@dcflake5645]

You are up there with soldiers and firefighters as the most noble job. I salute you.

[@romeolives7062]

Only thing.Every time you go to mcdonald's, the mcflurry machine is out of order

[@jkasaunder228]

Imagine being a maintenance person at McDonalds and using the title "technical supervisor"

[@Salisbury_Steak]

@@Lornda In the same boat as you. Very recently tried the Kit Kat Banana Split. What you described is exactly visible when Barry lifts the entire McFlurry popsicle out of it's container. I'd take a Dairy Queen Blizzard over a McRipoff any day.

[@Throckmorton.Scribblemonger]

Most people would put the lid on the metal canister before adding the salt to the outer edge.

[@MrRykNyk]

I think most sensible people would have disolved the salt in the water first then pour it in...

[@Throckmorton.Scribblemonger]

@imtomjones Kids must get their genes from the postman.

[@shiliela_rhymes_with_delilah]

Somebody probably got it as a gift, opened the box to look at the stuff inside and decided they didn't want it after all.

[@JewelKnightJess]

I love how little you get out of it 😂 it's like that Simpsons gag where they get a quarter glass of juice from a whole bag of oranges

[@mrbarrylewis]

haha yes!

[@lovefromjuliaxo]

My exact thought

[@karatefella]

"The Juice Loosener" 😀

[@striker2fall1]

Barry did it ever cross your mind to put that lid on before adding salt ??

[@GeorgeWilliams-uq1bd]

you had it in the ice for too long!! you should have done the 4-6 minutes as guided - then the edge bits would have been able to be squeezed through into the cup - and then you churn the softer and firmer bits in the cup to make it uniform! low key im kinda jelly coz i want one!

[@judojamie379]

every time you go "out of date" I anticipate Ashens coming out from around the corner

[@rachelcamm4990]

I admit I bought something similar for my 6 year old in the early naughties! 😂 She made a horrendous mess then asked to go to Tesco to buy ice cream instead 😂 Hilarious video 👍😂

[@israelimaor131]

24 min of user error

[@YaBigGaymo]

Could be the tagline for this channel

[@orientalmoons]

Classic Barry...

[@blueal922]

I had this as a kid, it took forever but when it was done it was soo good and did taste like a McFlurry. I was so excited picking it out of an index catalogue and having Santa deliver it. It never came with instructions and it cost a fortune to re order the packets, I didn’t use it for long lol

[@bobblebardsley]

13:27 That cheap non-slip matting stuff (comes on a roll and has like a honeycomb pattern) is a godsend for doing kitchen stuff, I have a piece of it to put under chopping boards etc and a full roll of it under the sink just in case.

[@danielaustin7643]

it is surprising how cold ice and salt can get, I used to use it when I worked in a chemistry lab when dry ice and acetone are too cold (-78C) or ice is too warm. if you get a good ice-salt ratio you can obtain temperatures as low as -20C

[@dkirkham]

"Oh WOW! That's freezing!" - Yeah Barry... it's ice...

[@AlmightyAphrodite]

😂😂😂

[@MelancholySky]

Dessert Mix that's nearly 20 years old & went off in 07 Someone call Ashens

[@WhiteWolf496]

He'd just eat it raw lol

[@Bossman-mu6qe]

this video is maddening

[@NoButIDoHaveHerpes]

I've discovered with this video that I love watching people use old toys, so keep it coming!

[@freakklomp]

that mix is still good. surprisingly, those packets stay good for ages specially since its just sugar. i had a vanilla soft serve mix pack from 1989 at one point and used it without looking at the date. still perfectly fine surprisingly. as for it sticking, its most likely because you had it in for 10 minutes. around 5 minutes is plenty for that.

[@tomatlars]

I think one of the biggest problems you have with this is 1 you turned it for to long and 2 adding salt means it got colder then it should and there for it froze to much. I think this deserves a revisit with tips from the comments below.

[@chriswalton6670]

I remember buying my sister one of these for a daft Christmas present in 2004 (we were both at uni at the time 😂). We used it once over Christmas & never used it again!!

[@Ghoulascor]

I refuse to accept that 2003 was over 20 years ago.

[@PortlandMan]

You can't refuse to accept a fact

[@jackalenterprisesofohio]

We are closer to 2030 now, than 1980 Which means if this was 1980 we would be closer to 1936 Which means my parents births in the 1970's are closer to 1920, than 2030, which is in 6 more birth celebration years.

[@stayhappy8213]

My suggestion for the milkshake maker....make butter. Just cream and churn by shaking and then make some lovely rosemary and sea salt butter or chilli and lime butter! Yummy. Then I want a cooking video using the butter....steak cooked in the butter brushing liquid smoke on the steak....yes im asking a lot but this would be amazing. Liquid smoke I currently found and didnt realise how lovely it is. Great upload as always! True fan here.

[@bittrippn6570]

You have to actually follow directions for things to work.

[@jasminpovey49]

I HAD ONE OF THESE AS A KID!!! Obviously as a kid it was the single best thing id been given! I think it was a Christmas present or something 😂

[@mrbarrylewis]

amazing

[@jasminpovey49]

@@mrbarrylewis I remember sitting there for ages turning the handle but I was so motivated to have ice-cream 😂

[@NeoSlashott]

It does brings back the old days like a vintage-like Gelateria Ice cream machine (Same ice cubes etc functionality) minus the electric spin-motor component underneath. 😊

[@Blue_Ant]

American Sprinkles in the UK !! Illegal contraband I believe. Sprinkles contained an artificial colouring which isn't approved for use in sprinkles in the UK. The sprinkles have the red food coloring E127, or erythrosine.

[@thursdayroman9030]

pretty sure you overmixed it on the first two

[@historyb5786]

Hi, Best buy date does not mean it expires. I got keto bars that were best buy, so I looked it up, and it just means that it is fresh by then, and it is okay along as the food doesn't smell bad. As far as the packaging is concerned, I remember getting things in boxes such as thia and some things like the cup was not sealed.

[@emilybartlett7524]

I had this set as a child! I remember it being messy lol Love your videos!

[@bobblebardsley]

I'm actually quite impressed by this, it's not as good as the pie maker but it does appear to actually work. The last part where you flurry the sprinkles into it is best of all, that is literally how we used to do it at McDonald's when I worked there, except there was this power-drill kinda thing on the wall that spun the spoon instead of a manual crank. If you let the spinning spoon touch the bottom of the paper cup it drilled right through it and fired soft-serve out sideways through all 360 degrees, lots of fun.

[@Coohammy6]

I had one of these growing up it's nice to see how it was supposed to work

[@ge2719]

seems like the blade that scrapes the side as you mix it really needs to be wider so it actually scrapes more off and prevents it being half rock solid and half still liquid. also that way its all smooth enough that the plunger mechanism will work properly and you can push the clear plastic thing through and really push everything out.

[@SingerBabyJay]

So fun! Yes, a lot of work and messy. I never had this one or the other but I had the French fry maker from the 90s. Love your videos ❤😍

[@TheRealMozes]

Just follow the instructions barry. Not double cream and only 4-6 mins.. it would have been less hard and that plunger might have worked

[@GaryG1974]

I genuinely feel sorry for any child who was given one of these. What a monstrous contraption.

[@GemzGemz]

Everyone else has a Ninja Creami and Barry is like nah, McDonalds McFlurry Maker is the way forward 😂

[@katherinegrice1801]

Get 2 jars (different sizes) with lids. Place ice cream ingredients into small jar. Add lid Put small jar into large jar. Add salt and ice. Add lid. Places jar on side and roll back and for until frozen.

[@GreyHulk2156]

It's very similar to the "Mr. Frosty Crushed Ice Drinks Maker", which disappointed all people who bought it in the '80s. It was just a glorified cheese grater, that was almost impossible to make anything with.

[@TakaNeko101]

Still works better than the ones at McDonald's

[@jameshamaker9321]

use the shake mixer for pudding, to mix the base and have fun with it, like a pie filling.

[@fraserkatie]

Haha Barry being such a huge child with a Mcdonalds toy! I loved those kits that were making edible treats but never got one I can see why!!! Lol!

[@leolacampbell8736]

I remember learning to make McFlurries when they first came out out. There's definitely a learning curve to them. That Galaxy Mcflurry looks delicious. Wish we had those in Canada

[@andrewcoates6641]

I’m proud to say that I have only once had a burger from McDonalds and never had a flurry but I used to own a book that went into detail about how to make an ice cream maker out of a bucket a tin or glass container with a screw on lid and an old all metal spoon that you hammer the bowl flat. You also need crushed ice, thick cream and plenty of salt. MYou need to make a hole in the lid to install the spoon near the centre of the lid, so that the spoon almost makes contact with the bottom of the jar when fully assembled. Place a layer of ice in the bottom of the bucket and add a layer of salt and repeat then add the cream to the jar and secure the lid. Place that jar assembly on the top layer of ice/salt and start adding more layers of ice and salt to about half to three quarters of the depth of the jar. Start spinning the jar in the freezing mix and occasionally spin the bucket or stir the mixture to keep the mixture from becoming set without any contact with the jar. Also occasionally open the jar and using a separate utensil stir the cream, take care to make sure that no salt or ice enters the jar, not even a splash. When the ice cream has started to set remove the jar from the bucket and wipe the jar as dry as possible and scoop out the ice cream into a bowl and keep it in the fridge/freezer until ready to eat. The flattened spoon is used to keep folding the cream as it rotates through the cream, so it helps if the spoon handle is off centre. Drops of food colouring and flavouring can be added as wished but if you want to make actual fruit ice cream only use freeze dried fruit that is easily broken up and add it to the jar just before removing the ice cream from the jar after giving it a final mix.

[@TheUKMediaWatch]

Warm water to melt the salt which drops the temperature even further 😎👍🏼

[@Eeveelyn]

An additional mistake is that he stopped turning for a while to look inside. That gave the mix time to freeze to the sides as a thick layer. With the way this device works you want to constantly scrape the thin frozen layer from the sides and mix it back in with the rest.

[@Jejaimes20]

The only positive I can think about this machine, is that it made ice cream a lot easier than the ball-shaped ice cream maker you tested years ago. That one took a lot more time and effort.

[@NightOwlGames]

best use a funnel to put the salt around the sides that way it cant spill and goes where its needed.

[@ninavenikasiddayao2735]

All time stamps that you might need! 0:00 intro 0:07 unpacking the box 0:20 opening the tools and the toy 0:33 yapping (ONLY IF YOU WANT TO HEAR HIM YAP OKAY?) 0:54 rainbow sprinkles go over Will get edited soon I had to watch some shorts

[@richardbriansmith8562]

Awesome Video Barry Lewis🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

What about a savory one barry?! Suggestion maple and bacon! 🥓🥓🥓🥓

[@kevinbell9255]

You should definitely team up with Stuart Ashen to put the milkshake mixer through it's paces. I'm looking forward to a Bovril McShake!

[@arkantos1571]

It's ok Barry, best before isn't use by, so if it smells ok and doesn't look moldy it's probably fine!

[@Ember-Teddy]

The best way to get the ice cream out it to take the metal canister out and run water gently over the outside. That does two things. It rinses the salt off and loosens the ice cream from the sides of the canister, so it just falls out.

[@danielgill797]

Love Mcflurrys but this is not something I would ever be using. So thanks for showing Barry

[@tigger12486]

The ice melting faster gives off more energy and makes it colder, if I explained that right. Not sure why you needed salt and warm water. The salt should have been fine by itself.

[@sporadicamnesic]

I'm looking at this thinking "Angel Delight" and then you showed a packet of it 🤣

[@jacknorman8236]

This was a lot of commitment Barry - fair play😂😂 Btw inside knowledge - when they tell you the ice cream machine isn’t working at McDonald’s. 99% of the time it means they can’t be bothered to turn it on!!

[@joeyisidor]

Glad that your ice cream machine isn't broken. 🤣

[@iamcerridwen]

Mcflurries look so different from the ones they sell in the US! Unless something has dramatically changed and I was unaware lol. Thats so neat!

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

YAY! Love Macflurry! What's your favorite toping For it Barry? Mine is oreos❤❤❤❤

[@zachandrobvermaasanddeatha457]

It used to come with mini cups so ya it's the normal amount for the set

[@Ravenspawn2000]

my suggestion for Barry's version: after done churning lift the cup out of the ice cubes, place metal vessel in a plastic cup to avoid freezer burn. None of this extruding it through a tiny hole

[@lordpuppydudley]

I had one of these as a child in 2003. They’re terrible lol and they were marketed towards young children, who obviously can’t use it by themselves. We used it one time and forgot about it. I imagine most families who bought it at the time had a similar experience.

[@michaelwalker2345]

Fairly sure they sold this exact kit in the UK as well as my nan bought it me when I was a kid

[@OmegaPrime-xt5rg]

All those timers in his kitchen are there for a reason. Mix 5 to 6 minutes instead of over 10. Not the products fault, it works perfectly when you do it right.🙄🙄🙄

[@techoverload]

Little bit of science.... The reason it wanted warm water with the ice and salt. The warm water melts just enough of the ice so that the water is in direct contact with the outside of the metal cup. The salt then raises the freezing temp of the water so it doesn't turn to ice. If you only put ice into it, the metal cup is only getting cold where the points of the ice touch the metal (low surface area contact) where the ice water is now below freezing because of the salt and is making 100% contact making and keeping it much much colder.

[@adelealdridge2080]

Best before is just that it's when it's at it's best it's not a use by date there are places dedicated now to selling best before food , so it's probably safe just not at the ultimate flavour it would have been

[@IamNoAngel97]

I wanted one of these when I was little but my mom made me choose between this or easy bake oven. Of course I chose the easy bake oven.

[@LoganScottY]

Oh hell naw.... you actally ate 20+ year old ice cream😂

[@jackalenterprisesofohio]

Well, it is...or was a powder...so its not like it could decay naturally.

[@FireflySt4rs]

I read ‘Best by’ as ‘Best before’ and assume they are the same things… if the packet contents is dry and nothing is crawling/ growing a new post code in there then its all good… win win

[@m2pt5]

Maybe you wouldn't have gotten so much salt in the cup if you had used a less wide container to pour the salt from.

[@shvat26]

The water helps speed up the transfer of cold temp from the ice.

[@mrbarrylewis]

Nice one cheers

[@0LoneTech]

And the salt lowers the freezing point of the water so the ice cream can get colder.

[@ElizabethRyan-s8t]

Would it help/be less messy to melt the salt in the warm water?

[@shvat26]

@@ElizabethRyan-s8t I’m not sure if the salt granules and dissolved in the water work the same. Worth a comparison test, and someone has to eat the test results.

[@Onering80]

When the McFlurry maker finally arrived and you opened it up was it closed down for cleaning?

[@alexk3948]

It's probably more reliable than a real mcflurry machine.

[@kevinh96]

There's a product made by Kerrymaid of Ireland called Angelito Ice Cream Mix that is basically the same as original McDonalds mix you used, although it's plain vanilla flavour. You can find it in cash and carry superstores, and major commercial food distributers sell it to cafes and restaurants, if you ever revisit this.

[@ElijahLeech]

when i was 8 7 9 10 maybe? i remember watching stuff like this all the time this feels nice

[@Segafishy]

I vaguely remember a UK version that looked different to that, main reason I remember it was it popped up on Watchdog for claims it didn't work and just made salty milk (could be directions weren't followed), no idea what was different and finding one may be hard as I think they were recalled. Similar vein that I'd like to see and probably ripe for doing with someone like Ashens was the old Dr Dredd labs, few different things in each version, remember quite enjoying mine but my uncle miing waaaay too much of the stuff at once and Mum struggling to get more (early 90s it wasn't so easy to look up alternatives to make the stuff).

[@Ricky-oi3wv]

3.56 - nice hiss.

[@trstmeimadctr]

I think the dessert mix is probably just sugar, powdered vanilla and maybe a little bit of a thickener like xantham gum

[@Lanka0Kera]

I imagine, without having the guide you read, that the point of warm water was to dissolve the salt in it faster, before pouring the salt-water over ice. Could be wrong and the way you did it was preferred method.

[@kassemir]

I might be crazy, but have they changed what a McFlurry is. It's been years since I had it, and I remember it being firmer and the ingredients mixed in much better. What you bought, to me, just looked like regular soft serve ice cream with toppings in a cup.

[@alphatrionx4784]

Reminds me of Mr Frosty, the advert shows 6yr old using it with ease (child not actually shown as it shows a close up of the drum in motion) but in my experience even 25yr olds have trouble using it and the handle feels so weak that you can use your full strength or you'll snap it off

[@Dippedinsilver1974]

I do believe you want some of the ice melted so with the salt you have a solution that’s as cold as ice. That way the metal is cooled better.

[@RobbertNyhan]

I got it as a kid when it was first released and it was a terrible experience. Plus they never sold refill packs so once you used the two it came with, you were on your own and the Internet wasn't good back then, so my parents couldn't just Google up a recipe to continue using the machine.

[@teresagraser386]

My understanding is salt forms a chemical reaction to make the ice colder. That is why when we made homemade ice cream as a kid, we used Epson salt.

[@deanolium]

Close. Salt melts ice by lowering the freezing point. This change of phase (ie becoming water) requires energy, so it pulls in heat from the surroundings, making stuff cold. For best effect, the salt needs to cover as much surface area of the ice, which is why it gets you to put the salt on at the end, though really they should have you cover the centre well to stop contamination. I'm also guessing that this was designed more for crushed ice instead of large cubes, which would both melt faster and be easy to spin the paddle through so it doesn't need as much strength.

[@_Piers_]

There's a McDonald's in the ASDA near me. The McDonald's has a McFlurry machine, but it was built years after they stopped bothering to actually flurry the McFlurry. I wonder if they used it in training or if it's never been used at all. They store cups in it like everywhere else that still has one. Now we have the paper spoons, no obe is ever having a McFlurry that's been flurried ecer again.

[@Piggelin1]

So messy for nothing😂 Love that you never give up😂

[@thevectorcave3616]

You can make McDonald's sauces/dressing with the mixer.

[@nschwarts]

You GOTTA do a 'will it milkshake' video with Stuart

[@happybunny2529]

100%. Please Barry! We beg you!

[@zialuna3758]

Fun video! I have three questions for you thought, Barry; 1, Why was it so light outside at 9:00 pm 🌞? 2, Why are you wearing a coat in the middle of summer 🥵? and 3, why do you guys across the pond get such fancy McFlurrys? Fancy cups and fancy type. I feel jyped! 😂

[@rominalauraferraro5475]

My mind went right into "will it milkshake" mode... with SOUP. I think your videos with Ashens literally broke me 😂 But seriously... will it? What about beer? What about other spirits? What about fizzy drinks? I just wonder

[@twocvbloke]

ooh, tip for the used vanilla pods; store them in a jar filled with vodka, the pods hold a lot of flavour still and will steep like tea into the alcohol, and this'll turn the vodka into your own home-made vanilla flavouring, a nice tip from the lovely Claire Saffitz there... :D

[@wendyalisongreen]

Do a will it McFlurry viedo next please? Thank Barry another good one.

[@matthewcunningham1190]

Hahaha a sealed box looks used it 2024 well that’s cuase shrinkflation I love it!