This turned out SO well, it's got me thinking I should try making even more wood flavored ice creams (maybe another blind taste test video in our future???)
Sassafras would be perfect. While the roots are the traditional flavor for rootbeer, the much easier to collect green sticks have a floral and herbal taste. The leaves have a floral and fruity taste.
I think that's a really fascinating idea. I'm currently making a long list of recipes that I need to try from this channel, please keep adding to it! I'm currently trying out pine cone sirup; I was late to start, but I found some decently green cones, although they could have been stickier. Excited to try again in late spring/early summer, as well as trying recipes using spruce tips. This winter I will focus on locating foraging sites for these coniferous species. Thank for giving me another good reason to get outdoors ❤
I love how much you love wood working and trees. It’s not something I particularly care about out, but your videos are so engaging and enjoyable and your passion is evident. Any day I get to watch you do what you love is a good day
Damn that looks DELICIOUS. There was a spruce needle flavor at my local ice cream shop a while ago and it was the best ice cream I've ever had. I don't have the patience for acorn harvesting honestly, but infusing the milk with wood would be easy enough. Great idea!
@@Justinthetrees is there some sort of way to preserve the spruce tips? Would making a spruce tip syrup and then using that to flavor ice cream or something like that work?
Evolutionary botonists have determined via gene sequence that most trees actually have very little in common. That's why they all smell a little or a lot different. It's a consequence of Evolutionary convergence. Tyrns out, the shape and structure of a tree is actually just very advantageous for a plant to evolve into. Even trees that we consider similar or related actually have no or few common ancestors. Douglas fir and ponderosa pine wood look similar, but ponderosa is way stronger in smell, and they have no common ancestors.
Oh, it's great to see you back! This was a welcome return, and tons of wonderful work here. I'm really tempted to try out making some oak ice cream myself after seeing this. But also have to say you're such an inspiration in your low-stakes, playful and experimental approach to woodworking.
You are developing quite the talent for description words, a skill that authors love to cultivate. Perhaps a novel would be a worthy side hustle. Maybe a western, or wilderness survival fiction?
Hi Justin just a quick safety advise: counterintuitivly the danger zone of a bandsaw is to the side. So especially when working with a older or dull blade; if it breaks it will leash out to the side. So standing in frontbof the machine increases safety. :) all the best from Germany
Love the longform video! This one has kind of a livestream flavor which is fun. And I am incredibly inspired to go out and make my own oak-flavored things. I'm thinking maybe a mocktail syrup is in order? I'm not really one for nuts in my ice cream but I think a syrup swirled through would be incredible, plus its applications in drinks.
I grew up in a northern state and on my grandpa's property there was a grove of enormous oak trees. As a child, that grove marked a part of the forest we were allowed to play in because there were no low boughs to block the view of us from the house. I named those trees as a kid and considered them friends. When I moved to Colorado a few years ago, one of the things that I missed was those large oaks, because the portion of the state I live doesn't have a whole lot of large trees outside of various pines. However, I have have a deep fondness for the scrub oak that lines the hiking trails here. This episode made me smile the entire time.
Your log pile reminds me of my yarn stash. The both of us need a big set of shelves with lots of deep cubby holes, so the different types of wood/yarn can be separate and organized and easily grabbed!
That bowl turned out beautiful, and I really love how elegant the wood of the spoon was. Thanks for another oroject to add to my list, I definitely have to try this. I might have to break it down by trying out candied acorns first!
Some family friends have us an ice cream machine and it has been a fun project for my mom and I recently. This past weekend we made crème fraiche ice cream
My grandpa is a wood worker and often when I go into his shop it smells pleasant and wonderful. But if he is ever working with elm I can hardly go in there because it smells so much like cat urine
Every tree has a special smell which you can describe with a tonne of words, except oak, it is just oak. I have met a tonne of people who cannot recognize different woods except oak, oak is the only tree they can recognize
Just so you know - epoxy resin is absolutely NOT food safe and you shouldn’t use it for stuff you plan to eat off of. Even if it’s labeled ok for “incidental” food contact, that doesn’t include liquids of any kind. For 2 part epoxies, there’s a real danger of small parts of uncured resin leaching into your food. You can’t be sure you have both parts incorporated.
Gloves on a lathe are SUPER dangerous! Those stinging shards were gone after a tiny bit of turning, but wearing gloves runs the very real risk of some incredibly gnarly injuries happening. Never wear them when operating a lathe!
This turned out SO well, it's got me thinking I should try making even more wood flavored ice creams (maybe another blind taste test video in our future???)
Forget woodworking you need to open a wood ice cream parlor
Sassafras would be perfect. While the roots are the traditional flavor for rootbeer, the much easier to collect green sticks have a floral and herbal taste. The leaves have a floral and fruity taste.
I think that's a really fascinating idea. I'm currently making a long list of recipes that I need to try from this channel, please keep adding to it!
I'm currently trying out pine cone sirup; I was late to start, but I found some decently green cones, although they could have been stickier. Excited to try again in late spring/early summer, as well as trying recipes using spruce tips. This winter I will focus on locating foraging sites for these coniferous species. Thank for giving me another good reason to get outdoors ❤
I already want to try cedar ice cream, always loved the smell of that one as a kid.
@@SpriteGuard redcedar is slightly toxic, so I'm not sure about using it as a flavor.
I love how much you love wood working and trees. It’s not something I particularly care about out, but your videos are so engaging and enjoyable and your passion is evident. Any day I get to watch you do what you love is a good day
Damn that looks DELICIOUS. There was a spruce needle flavor at my local ice cream shop a while ago and it was the best ice cream I've ever had. I don't have the patience for acorn harvesting honestly, but infusing the milk with wood would be easy enough. Great idea!
Spruce tip ice cream is an annual favorite of mine to make. Will have to try and long form it next year when they're in season.
@@Justinthetrees is there some sort of way to preserve the spruce tips? Would making a spruce tip syrup and then using that to flavor ice cream or something like that work?
@@cooltool.nem.n.nem.I feel like it would.
Evolutionary botonists have determined via gene sequence that most trees actually have very little in common. That's why they all smell a little or a lot different. It's a consequence of Evolutionary convergence. Tyrns out, the shape and structure of a tree is actually just very advantageous for a plant to evolve into. Even trees that we consider similar or related actually have no or few common ancestors. Douglas fir and ponderosa pine wood look similar, but ponderosa is way stronger in smell, and they have no common ancestors.
Dope!
Oh, it's great to see you back! This was a welcome return, and tons of wonderful work here. I'm really tempted to try out making some oak ice cream myself after seeing this. But also have to say you're such an inspiration in your low-stakes, playful and experimental approach to woodworking.
You are developing quite the talent for description words, a skill that authors love to cultivate. Perhaps a novel would be a worthy side hustle. Maybe a western, or wilderness survival fiction?
I think he's mentioned in a q&a that he wrote stories. Not sure if he still keeps up with it
I'm so glad to see you back, You're one of my favorite channels here on TH-cam.
Hi Justin just a quick safety advise: counterintuitivly the danger zone of a bandsaw is to the side. So especially when working with a older or dull blade; if it breaks it will leash out to the side. So standing in frontbof the machine increases safety. :) all the best from Germany
Oh I know! I stand to the side only for filming purposes, a good note for anyone watching though, for sure
Love the longform video! This one has kind of a livestream flavor which is fun. And I am incredibly inspired to go out and make my own oak-flavored things. I'm thinking maybe a mocktail syrup is in order? I'm not really one for nuts in my ice cream but I think a syrup swirled through would be incredible, plus its applications in drinks.
I grew up in a northern state and on my grandpa's property there was a grove of enormous oak trees. As a child, that grove marked a part of the forest we were allowed to play in because there were no low boughs to block the view of us from the house. I named those trees as a kid and considered them friends. When I moved to Colorado a few years ago, one of the things that I missed was those large oaks, because the portion of the state I live doesn't have a whole lot of large trees outside of various pines. However, I have have a deep fondness for the scrub oak that lines the hiking trails here. This episode made me smile the entire time.
Your log pile reminds me of my yarn stash. The both of us need a big set of shelves with lots of deep cubby holes, so the different types of wood/yarn can be separate and organized and easily grabbed!
Loved the video Justin. So interesting and fun to watch!!!
That bowl turned out beautiful, and I really love how elegant the wood of the spoon was. Thanks for another oroject to add to my list, I definitely have to try this. I might have to break it down by trying out candied acorns first!
Oh justin, oakscream sounds amazing 😂
Oakay, you've really outdone yourself this time
yay another long form video!!!
I can't even imagine how delicious this was... Also the bowl and spoon are surprisingly beautiful!
Oak ay
Some family friends have us an ice cream machine and it has been a fun project for my mom and I recently. This past weekend we made crème fraiche ice cream
I never knew I wanted to try Oak flavored ice cream! 😭
Moral of the video: Gather ye acorns while ye may
My grandpa is a wood worker and often when I go into his shop it smells pleasant and wonderful. But if he is ever working with elm I can hardly go in there because it smells so much like cat urine
What a solid video. Great stuff
Thinking of your map and Florida, I wonder if a palm tree (technically a bush, right?) can it be used for anything?
two of the pieces on the original map of official state trees were made out of sabal palmetto wood! (South Carolina and Florida)
I have been patiently waiting for the next video from you. This was great.
A lot of people don’t like it, but I love the smell of Cottonwood trees.
Every tree has a special smell which you can describe with a tonne of words, except oak, it is just oak. I have met a tonne of people who cannot recognize different woods except oak, oak is the only tree they can recognize
as someone who does woodcarving as a hobby i can understand the struggle of carving oak, its very tiring
A face shield would probably be a good idea, but I hate them too.
So you wanna say it's...Oakay?
“Yes, it’s time to eat some more trees😃”
I missed watching these videos
What a nice video!! I wish I was your neighbor. Also, I'm very excited to see what you have in store for Minnesota on the map.
It's funny how I've learned more about edibility of trees from woodworkers than foragers.
Oak lets go!
This is the kind of energy I need to get me to the end of my closing shift
I'd pay to taste this
25:43 - "Oakay"
Is it food safe epoxy? Most arent...
AAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYY JUSTINTHETREE UPLOAD!
acorning sounds dirty lol
Where have you been man
Just so you know - epoxy resin is absolutely NOT food safe and you shouldn’t use it for stuff you plan to eat off of.
Even if it’s labeled ok for “incidental” food contact, that doesn’t include liquids of any kind. For 2 part epoxies, there’s a real danger of small parts of uncured resin leaching into your food. You can’t be sure you have both parts incorporated.
I didn't know you had to oil up wood to make it look better
I was wondering the other day why people don't eat acorns
I've never really cared for oak for woodturning. They just split *way* too easily. And the grain doesn't look that great on a curved cross section.
Man... it's way too long between these episodes
you did it wrong, you drown it in a pillowcase in the shell or just shelled in the back of the toilet tank(if youre not in a frat house) or in a river
I talk about the traditional running water method! The toilet tank one is quicker for sure. This way isn’t “wrong” though, just takes longer
I have one question. What oil do you use for wood?
why, are there so many, jump, cuts, its giving, me a, migraine.
Can we meet your wife
10:41 Gloves! 🧤
Gloves on a lathe are SUPER dangerous! Those stinging shards were gone after a tiny bit of turning, but wearing gloves runs the very real risk of some incredibly gnarly injuries happening. Never wear them when operating a lathe!
cringe
you're cringe