Even if the pandemic subsides (somehow – get vaccinated!) and we put the political controversy of 2020 in the rearview mirror (wait, actually …), there is still a lot to be angry with every day. So let’s leave our combined fear aside and agree on one thing: ice cream is best enjoyed from a coffee cup.
Listen, bowl folks: you need the tall sides of a cup to properly scoop the ice cream onto your spoon. The bowl walls are too low and cause you to push your ice cream around and around so as not to ever get it into your hungry mouth. In addition, the mug handle keeps your body heat away from the frozen treat, thus delaying melting.
Speaking of melting, when your ice cream finally starts to melt, I have good news for you! It’s already in a cup! So you can easily tilt the cup back and drink your newly formed soup. Or even better (like another Joel suggested), add some coffee and now you have a whole new drink – with less tidying up.
This is the best way to eat ice cream – at home
I have to narrow down this universal truth by pointing out that ice cream cones are great, but 1) on a hot summer day the ice cream melts and inevitably all over your hand, and anyway, 2) ice cream cones are best when buying ice cream from a small shop. This cup rule is for enjoying ice cream at home. Boxes of store-bought cones are never as good as the ones you get from a soda fountain served by a clerk in a funny paper hat. (This is my idealized version of the 1950s suburbs.)
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After all, nothing says “fun!” like eating out of a cup. It stands for overnight stays, movie nights and cuddling time. It’s the perfect occasion jar to say, “I’m just going to have a small midnight snack, but I don’t have much of a sweet tooth” … and then allow you to eat 12 ounces of ice cream yourself.
This article was originally published August 2020 and updated on June 21, 2021 to be in line with current Lifehacker style guidelines and because it’s summer, dammit.
