If you are like us here at On The Gas – then you probably like the odd refreshing beverage or five. One of the greatest summer (or winter) drinks is the caprioska – vodka muddled with fresh lime a bit of brown sugar and then covered in crushed ice.

There are various ways that you can crush ice some people have one of those flimsy hand ice grinders … which can take forever and break more than often – you can wrap it up in a tea- towel and smash it with a rolling pin (but this can get a bit messy especially after a few drink) You can use the food blenders to crush ice, but it wreaks havoc on the blades. Or you can do it properly and use an electric ice crusher.

Who says you need to visit Italy to taste authentic Italian gelato? What if we told you that you could make delicious and super creamy gelato at home? You would not believe us, right?

But you can make not only gelato, but ice cream, sorbet and other frozen desserts as well at your home with ease; all you need is Cuisinart ICE 100 compressor ice cream gelato maker and a love for desserts!