The Milkshake Shake-off

There's almost always a good excuse to eat something in America. Last night, we made one of said excuses. The official Milkshake Shake-off. The Milkshake chefs (Me, Ashlee and William) were judged by several others (a.k.a slackers who just wanted to reap the benefits of the hard work of the chefs.)

William started us off by making a scrumptious blackberry (or raspberry) shake. I'm not a big fan of "berry" shakes, but William's wasn't bad. He topped it off with whipped cream and a few raspberries around the edge.

Ashlee went all out with her ingredients - high-quality vanilla ice cream, peanut butter, Reece's Peanut butter Cups, chocolate, caramel, vanilla flavoring and milk. Talk about a rich milkshake! She topped hers off with whipped cream, chocolate, caramel and a cherry (classic).

I chose ingredients that I knew - milk, chocolate and cheap Kroger-brand vanilla ice cream. It's a milkshake classic that looked sexy in my Krups Power Xtreme blender. I made a ton of it too (I'm just used to making huge batches for lots of people). My presentation was also traditional - no fancy whippity-whoop on the top, just good old-fashioned milkshake - the way it's supposed to be made.

The judges lined up to take the taste test - each one giving official-looking nods and taking a moment to "take it in" as if they were testing wine and they knew what they were looking for. After the tasting, the chefs were kicked out onto the patio as the judges deliberated - factoring in presentation and straw-taste (since shakes apparently taste different through a straw as apposed to a spoon.) I think it's just a waste of plastic if you ask me.

After several minutes of (not so heated) (pun intended) debate, the chefs were called in and the winners revealed. William's raspberry craziness was the winner followed by Ashlee's Reece's explosion. Mine failed the presentation test (ok, I'm cool with that) and also the taste test. But only because the judges had a tainted unrealistic expectation of Dairy Queenish overly rich indulgence and failed to realize the importance of what a milkshake is supposed to taste like.

When everyone started going for the shakes to drink for real, no one wanted a taste of mine (except for Ashlee who I think felt sorry for me), so I drank all that I could and felt sick afterwards. Twas a stupid task to try and drink for three people to make it look like my shake was popular.

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