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Enter to win your very own WHIP ME t-shirt!
We’d love to hear from you. Share your own recipes and iSi Creative Whip experiences with us and enter to win your very own saucy little WHIP ME tee (they fit great and we have both men’s and ladies styles). At the end of each month, we’ll pick a lucky winner and post their entry online… because we believe creativity is worth sharing. Email us at customerservice@isinorthamerica.com. We look forward to hearing from you!
Dream It Up — Whip It Up!
Ideas & Recipes for the iSi Creative Whip
An endless variety of sweet and savory dishes can be made with the iSi Creative Whip. Simply,
1) Pick a flavor. It can be a single flavor or several combined.
2) Choose a preparation. The iSi Creative Whip is perfect for cold sauces, light desserts, airy batters, flavorful foams, creamy dips and toppings, and even fizzy refreshments and garnishes. Combine strained ingredients and a stabilizer. Charge with an iSi cream charger for creamy results or an iSi soda charger to carbonate.
3) Choose a consistency. Consistency is controlled by the amount and type of stabilizer. It can be firm like a mousse, creamy like a dip, liquid like a sauce, or fizzy from carbonation. Common stabilizers include heavy cream, gelatin, egg whites, or a starch. Our cookbook is a great place to start, but you’ll soon see that the possibilities are endless.
Check our Recipes & Ideas section and get inspired today!
Sugar & Whips! An evening of sweet creations and strong libations
iSi Creative Whip Launches in New York City
On May 21, 2009, iSi North America threw a festive bash in New York City, suggestively and appropriately titled Sugar & Whips, to celebrate the official launch of the brand new iSi Creative Whip. Held at the Astor Center in partnership with CitySearch.com, the event featured sumptuous desserts, all made using an iSi whipper, by NYC’s hottest pastry chefs including Dominique Ansel of Daniel, Heather Bertinetti of Convivio, Alto, and Marea, Johnny Iuzzini of Jean Georges, Michael Laiskonis of Le Bernardin, Robert Truitt of Corton, and Nancy Olson of Gramercy Tavern, with a signature carbonated cocktail by David Arnold of The French Culinary Institute.
In addition to sweet offerings and sparkling refreshments, guests sampled savory creations made using the new iSi Creative Whip and were entertained with a musical interlude by 7-foot tall pastry chef Martin Howard moonlighting as Chocolatina, “Queen of the Dessert.” With over 60 members of the media in attendance from outlets including Food & Wine, Martha Stewart Living, Food Arts, Rachel Ray, StarChefs.com, and many more, Sugar & Whips was a wild success, already sparking editorial coverage for the new iSi whipper. After the Press Preview and VIP party, the Astor Center opened its doors to a sold-out crowd of 150 paid attendees.
Guests were dazzled by the creative possibilities of the iSi System with chef tastings which included: marinated summer strawberries with vanilla bavoise and yuzu foam by Chef Ansel; rhubarb shortcake by Chef Olson; lemon sgroppino by Chef Bertinetti; olive oil financier with balsamic vinegar ice cream, strawberry foam, and pistachios by Chef Laiskonis (pictured above); coconut mousse, black sesame cake, sesame oil, with raspberry meringue and foam by Chef Truitt, and warm green tea cake with hibiscus poached rhubarb and Sicilian pistachios by Chef Iuzzini.
The iSi Creative Whip, designed specifically for home chefs, introduces the latest in a full line of high-quality products for professionals and consumers. The versatility and multifunctional applications of the Creative Whip enables it to effectively replace the need for any other kitchen appliance designed to whip.
Visit iSi North America on Flickr to see all the fun photos from the night.
More posts and photos from the event…
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How do you say iSi?
So how do you Pronounce iSi? It’s easy, literally!
If you watch Top Chef you’ve seen our whippers in action and heard cheftestants, like current season’s Michael Voltaggio, say iSi the way we generally do in the U.S., by spelling it out, EYE-ESS-EYE. But EEE-see is correct too so you take your pick.
In Austria, where the company was founded nearly 200 years ago, iSi is pronounced just like “easy,” which I have to say I think fits. Back in 1811 Vienna, iSi began business by carbonating water, a tradition continued today as the world’s largest manufacturer of soda siphons as well as cream whippers and their respective chargers. Today our siphons and whippers can be found in top chefs’ restaurant and home kitchens around the world.
The iSi Creative Whip represents the next generation as the first multifunctional whipper designed specifically for the home chef. Not only can you use iSi cream chargers for sweet and savory dishes, but you can use iSi soda chargers too to create carbonated garnishes like fizzy seasonal fruit.
However you say iSi, it is easy and exciting.
Welcome
Bring restaurant techniques home—from sauces and dips to toppings and batters—creative dishes are as easy to make as they are fun to eat. Simply pour in ingredients, charge the whipper, and WHIP UP SOMETHING FRESH. Whether it’s inventing a knock-out new whipped creation or just making heaps of fresh whipped cream, the iSi Creative Whip is a must have tool for every home chef.