Demonstration Days

We both had a ball and have come away inspired and even more determined to turn our ideas into a reality. It's so refreshing to meet people with the same standards and passion for product quality and customer service as we have ourselves – a rare thing in today's world it would seem. Thanks once again.
Denise & Emma

We offer two courses.

For beginners wanting to find out more about artisan ice cream: Introduction to Making Your Own Ice Cream demonstration day. This is held in our professional ice cream demonstration laboratory.

For more experienced artisan ice cream makers: Artisan Ice Cream three day training course. This is held near Milan in Italy or by special arrangement at our facilities in Hereford.

Introduction to Making Your Own Ice Cream

Do you need an introduction to ice cream making? Thinking of opening your own ice cream parlour? Then come along to one of our Introduction to Making Your Own Ice Cream demonstration days. The course is free of charge and is designed to help you understand the world of artisan ice cream.

Our Introduction to Making Your Own Ice Cream demonstration days are held at our premises in Hereford. They start at 11.00am prompt and finish at around 4.00pm. Lunch is provided.

"Just a short note to say a very sincere thank you for an excellent demonstration. It is certainly the best I have ever been to and would have no hesitation in recommending you to anyone who had the slightest interest in ice cream making."
Sandy Boyd, Ludlow Food Centre Limited

What you’ll get out of the day

The day isn’t designed to teach you everything you need. Instead, it’ll give you an overview of the basics.

You’ll be able to see the amount of space and equipment you need to make ice cream on your own. You’ll also be able to find out just how simple ice cream making really is – it’s not technical at all! As well as demonstrating ice cream making, we also show you how to make Italian fruit ice using just fresh fruit, water and sugar. And it's all free of charge!

Agenda

The agenda looks like this:

• Introduction to RSS
• Introduction to ice cream making
• Equipment you will need
• Recipes/ingredients
• First tastes
• Lunch
• More flavours
• Moving forward

"Thanks to you and your Dad again. I really enjoyed the days with you, learned a lot and had fun at the same time. Couldn't ask for better."
Damian Roughan, Roughan's Port Stewart, Northern Ireland

Forthcoming dates

For a list of scheduled dates please contact Karren Davies on 01432 377030 or karren.davies@rsshereford.co.uk

Find out even more

If you want to extend your stay we can arrange visits to local ice cream parlours. It’s the perfect opportunity to see artisan ice cream making in a business setting and ask lots of questions.

Accommodation

We can provide help in booking accommodation if you need.

We took away a huge amount of knowledge and hope to put it into practice very soon!
Nick Ackland, Dorset

Training courses with an Italian edge

If you’ve ever looked into training to make artisan ice cream or even to learn how to present and serve it, you’ll have realised that the courses just don’t exist. We have access to an English speaking course, carried out by the author of Gelato e Fantasia, Guiliano Curati, at our manufacturer’s factory in Piacenza, near Milan, Italy or at our own facilities in Hereford. With over 40 years’ experience of making artisan ice cream and running his own ice cream parlours, Guiliano will entertain and wow you over the 3 days with his skills and experiences.

The courses, available for experienced or novice artisan ice cream makers, cover the formulation of recipes, the processing of the ingredients, the storage and the presentation of artisan ice cream. You’ll be amazed at how exciting a cornet can look when prepared by an expert! The creation and presentation of ice cream sundaes will also be detailed with lots of time for practice. Because we need to reimburse Guiliano for his time, we do have to make a charge for this course, but it is a nominal one.

For more information, contact us.