Polymorph Plastic Example Uses

I recently ordered some Polymorph Plastic on eBay from this seller and have been really impressed with how it works. It’s a thermoplastic that comes in tiny pellets and when you place them in hot water they melt and are mouldable by hand – what’s great is that it’s reusable over and over again – simply drop it back in hot water and it melts again and can be reshaped. It can also be coloured using special powder you work into the plastic when it’s in the molten state.

Here’s some examples of what I’ve done with it:

A red polymorph hook to secure my badminton racquets in the boot of my car.
A red polymorph hook to secure my badminton racquets in the boot of my car.
A red polymorph hook used to secure decicer in the boot of my car.
A red polymorph hook used to secure decicer in the boot of my car.
The polymorph hooks I added to the boot of my car
The polymorph hooks I added to the boot of my car
The standard rubber handlebar grip on my bicycle.
The standard rubber handlebar grip on my bicycle.
My new polymorph handlebar grip on my bicycle
My new polymorph handlebar grip on my bicycle
The old rubber grip can be seen on the left with the new polymorph grip on the right.
The old rubber grip can be seen on the left with the new polymorph grip on the right.
Repairing a travel toothbrush
Repairing a travel toothbrush

Strawberry Ice Cream

Strawberry Ice Cream
Strawberry Ice Cream
Strawberry Ice Cream

I love ice cream! This is one of my favourite homemade ice cream recipes. The first time I ever made this was as a member of ERICS (the Emmanuel Real Ice Cream Society) at Cambridge. I don’t have the recipe we used back then so I came up with this recipe which is the one I now use. I’ve made several times before but this time I thought I’d share it with everyone – in full pictorial detail!

Ingredients

Strawberry Ice Cream Ingredients
Strawberry Ice Cream Ingredients

You’ll need the following ingredients:

  • 500g Fresh Strawberries
  • 175g Caster Sugar
  • 500ml Whipping Cream
  • 4 tablespoons fresh orange juice

N.B. The orange juice should not be made from concentrate.

Ingredients Receipt
The ingredients cost less than £6

On this occasion buying the ingredients cost under £6 and I didn’t use everything I bought so taking account of what I did use it actually cost me a lot less:

Item Total Cost Used Actual cost
Strawberries £3.00 500g of 800g £1.88
Whipped Cream £1.00 500ml of 500ml £1.00
Orange Juice £1.00 71ml of 1L £0.07
Caster Sugar £0.97 175g of 1Kg £0.17
Grand total £3.12

Instructions

Just follow the simple steps below to make this delicious ice cream!

1. Hull the Strawberries

Hulled strawberries
Hulled strawberries

Using a sharp knife at an angle, core the stems out of the top of the strawberry. If this doesn’t make sense check out this guide.

You should also wash the strawberries at this stage so they are ready to be mashed.

2. Mash the Strawberries

Mash the strawberries
Start mashing those strawberries!

This is the fun part of the process – use a potato masher or your hands and mash it as fine as possible. Avoid blending as you will loose the texture.

3. Add the orange juice

Add the fresh orange juice
Add the fresh orange juice

Add 4 tablespoons of fresh orange juice (not from concentrate)

4. Stir in the sugar

Add the Caster Sugar
Stir in the Caster Sugar

Stir in all of the Caster Sugar.

5. Add the whipping cream

Whip the cream until it forms soft peaks – don’t overwhip!

Fold in the whipped cream
Fold in the whipped cream

Fold the cream into the strawberries.

Finished mixture
The resulting mixture

6. Freeze

Transfer the mixture to a container and put it in the freezer for 90 minutes – until it is partly frozen

Put the ice cream in the freezer
Freeze for 90 minutes

7. After 90 minutes…

The mixture should be partially frozen. Transfer it into a bowl and break it up with a fork.

Partially frozen
Transfer partially frozen mixture to bowl

Then mix until smooth – this helps the consistency and texture (avoiding ice crystals).

Mix partially forzen mixture until smooth
Mix partially frozen mixture until smooth

Pop it back in the freezer until it is completely frozen.

8. After a further 5 hours…

The mixture should be completely frozen!

Serving Suggestion
Serving Suggestion

Serve and enjoy!

Strawberry Ice Cream
Strawberry Ice Cream

The sauce I’ve made here is a simple Strawberry sauce – boil 4 tablespoons of water + 3 tablespoons of sugar + 50g mashed strawberries for a few minutes, then filter to leave the pure juice.

FTA

Even if I do say so myself!

Flavour: 8/10
Texture: 4/5
Appearance: 4/5

Overall: 16/20