Your Friend Just Received an Old-Fashioned, Hand-Cranked Ice Cream Machine

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Essay

Your friend just received an old-fashioned, hand-cranked ice cream machine. She is reading the instruction manual and calls you up to find out the answers to the following questions: Why is rock salt added to ice cream machines, and what is salt's effect on freezing? Use your food science knowledge to answer her questions.

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Definitions:

Android

An operating system developed by Google for mobile devices, but also inaccurately applied to describe any robot with a human-like appearance.

Fat Cells

Cells that specialize in storing energy in the form of fat, also known as adipocytes.

Shrink

To decrease in size, amount, or value.

Visceral Fat

A type of body fat that is stored within the abdominal cavity and is associated with numerous health risks, including cardiovascular disease.