To this day I don't really care for snow cones because I've had too many lackluster ones growing up. If they were completely juiced like this guys, maybe I would still like them lol. Props to him for actually giving customers a snow cone instead of a cup of ice and teaspoon of syrup.
We had a snowcone place at the end of our street when I was a kid(1990s). The lady there treated each one like it was a piece of art. She added the syrup and ice in layers, making sure not to miss any ice. Best snowcones I've ever had. Haven't been able to find any that come close.
@dkinley334 absolutely right. The snowcone prices were a lot nicer, too. Small for 0.50 Medium for 0.75 Large for $1.00 Cup of ice - any size for 0.25 Nachos for $1.50 Corn in a cup for $1.25 She also sold different kinds of Mexican candies for $0.25-0.50 each. Everyone called her Yesi. Not sure if that was short for something else, but it's a beautiful name.
We had this shaved ice guy who had his equipment attached to the back of his pick-up truck and always stopped at the community pool a few times a day in the summer. He used to poke a hole in the ice and stick a swedish fish in for you to find at the end. I never realized as a kid, but the fact that we were getting authentic hawaiian shaved ice in the early 2000’s on the east coast was pretty special.
@@mstrshkbrnnn1999 Hawaii shave ice goes back thousands of years when Hawaiians would cut chunks of ice off of their freezing cold lakes and cover them in store bought artificial flavours. Ahhh the authentic Hawaiin past.
I thought the syrups tasted like medicine as a kid. I always wished it was like homemade syrup or juice but I loved the ice! And yeah probably anemic 👋
i worked at a shave ice stand (not the same as snow cones!!!!) and we didn’t have to poke holes, probably because the ice is so much finer. but this is really cool to see! glad you’re giving the best product possible
@@popsshavedice6152 yup there’s not many businesses that care about quality over quantity anymore. That’s why I hardly go out anymore. I put more love into my food than any expensive restaurant.
Yes! Omg this was so frustrating for me as a child. We never had a shaved ice place here. It was something that you'd get when the carnival was in town or school decided to do something special, and none of them ever seemed to understand this. During winter, when it would snow, I'd make snow cones. Layer the syrup and snow and still poked holes in it to let the syrup really soak through. Then I'd place fruit chunks on it. I made my own syrup with the fruit by adding sugar to the fruit i chopped up, put it on the stove, add a little water, and then refrigerate. Sometimes, I'd layer the fruit as well. Actually, now that I'm really thinking about it, I think most of the time I ended up putting it all in a bowl and mixing it all up because I'd end up getting fed up with the mess i was making. I live in a small town in Arizona, and some winners we didn't get more than a few centimeters of snow. This was a rare treat. It just began snowing more frequently and it's still up and down. Last year sucked. Few years ago, we had a few feet. Took 3 days to be able to leave the house, lol.
I worked at a snowcone stand for quite a few years, seeing this video...I can smell the inside of that stand!! Brings back memories!! Also your form in syrup pouring is gorgeous!!
Welp that does it. Snowcone workers complementing on the way they pour is a level of didn't think I'd see. Next stop custodians liking they way someone else mops
We have that same shaver on one of our Kona Ice Trucks!! Snowie makes the best Ice Shavers if anyone is looking. Kona lost their contract with Snowie so newer Kona Ice Trucks have a different shaver and its not nearly as good, easy, or reliable as the Snowie
@@chroylikesfish cheaper and better than a snowie that's why I love them! Still rocking my OG one for events that are over 20 years old. I can usually shave and pour 50-60 14 oz cups in an hour by myself. ( if everything goes smoothly) nice flat block ice, good blade, flavors filled up, etc…
I'd be careful doing that with snow! As it falls down snow kinda acts like an air filter and picks up all the particles in the air, cleaning the air but dirtying the snow, so even if it looks pure white, there's a TON of gross stuff in there that you really don't wanna ingest.
I sold snow cones for my school to fundraise, and oh my GOD I was a beast making these. The person filling the cups always packed it real good, and I knew that pumping (we had pumps, not pouring bottles) syrup straight on would not go all the way through or would slide off over the edge of the cup. So I started stabbing the sides with a spoon and pumping syrup there. Wasted less syrup and tasted way better.
I remember trying one and it was sort of in between, cause it was crudely made so there were holes in it naturally. Didn't enjoy it as much as I hoped. But it's cool seeing that you used less flavour and it spread out a lot better.
I used to work in a snowcone truck and what we did was we would do about 4 or so seconds (depending on the size of the cup) just in the middle and then spin the flavor around the top. This would cover the whole cone and not have overly flavor as well
When I grew up, my father owned a restaurant which had a dessert which was shaved ice. Different colors of syrup would be added and condensed milk would be added as a drizzle, some fruit on the bottom of the plate. It was treated like an art (it was like a colorful mountaim.)
I had a snowcone shack for 5 years. The spouts I used had holes on them that I put my finger on to control the flow of syrup. I would pour straight down the middle of the snowcone until I heard and felt the syrup hit the bottom of the cup, and then I would move the syrup to cover the top. That gave just enough syrup to diffuse out perfectly ❤
I used to buy the pre made ones from the ice cream chest at camp. My dad ran a seasonal camp ground and we lived in the house out front as well as 2 campsites, one as a family, and one for us to hang with our friends. To this day opening a chest freezer, that smell brings me back to those days. I helped run the store during the week, I was young 7-9, and got paid mostly in penny candies, teeny drinks, ice creams and more. I miss that place a lot. Every couple of years I'll have a snow cone and the memories come flooding back.
we visited Hawaii once, and there was a snowcone place there attached to the hotel. I tried it. Best snowcone i had ever had in my life. Sometimes i wish i could go back to Hawaii just for the snowcones
The second time he even used LESS syrup (I timed it, first pour was 17 seconds, second was 12) so thats pretty impressive and true to his demonstration. Less syrup, and cost to him, with better coverage for the customer. Win win, double winner chicken breakfast!
i love pelicans snowballs. in fact, i’m going tonight. i’ve been going there since i was just a baby and it literally the best treat ever. try it out guys!
I did it for a while and it sounds crazy.. but if you put your pinky on the bottom, then pour a hole down the middle. You can feel the syrup lightly smack the bottom of the cup and then start spreading it around. It’s a pro move lol. It’ll get evenly filled if you do that.
My first and favorite summer job was when I was 10 and I was grounded for something I didn’t do and had to be in charge of a candy stand in my garage I sold chips,candy,drinks and snow cones it was so cool using the machine and getting to talk with my neighbors and friends and I especially loved listening to music and dancing my friends would cheer for me and I had a whole routine until I got in trouble for it and had to stop it was over all a cool job and I got to interact with people during the summer after being isolated in my room for months prior and when I started back school I had a few new friends and was a little popular with some of the other kids from that summer 😊
I worked at a sno shack for years. We would pour it over the top and then pour it by the cup in the side to fill up the rest. We used a ton of syrup but everyone was happy. We didn’t have time to poke holes lol we always had a long line and tried our best to not make the customers wait long.
I work at a place called pelicans and we sell Snoballs but not like that. We fill it half way and poor syrup for a certain amount of seconds depending on the size of the cup. Then we would make a top and put it on the base, after that we put syrup on the top then done!! It’s perfect everytime!
Best I’ve had was in hawaii. I think the place was called Kona Ice, and putting condensed milk on that blue vanilla was the best thing ever. I’ve never had a shaved ice as velvety and creamy since I moved
guys. you pour it until it covers the top, and then you pour a little more. as you're eating, the syrup naturally sinks to the bottom. no need to oversaturate your snow cones, it'll just leave you with a bunch of syrup waste.
My grandpop REST HIS SOUL was an on foot hustler back in the day scraping the block of ice n every time me n my mom used to see him n he was always prepared with a $1 of penny candies just 4 me. RIP PAPITO ❤
We have a friend that has a snow one truck that he takes to parks on the weekend and he treats each snow cone like it’s a piece of art. He also mixes/makes all of his own syrups from concentrate and makes his own ice pucks from triple filtered water and gets all of his stuff from the same supplier as Matsumotos (iykyk).
They don't not a single one of the top new Orleans stands puts it in the bottom before adding ice but seems like a good idea. Il have to try it on my machine
@@depravedsouls9975 it's simple syrup with flavoring the recipe for simple syrup is 5lbs cane or granulated sugar to 2qt 16 oz of water makes a gallon of simple syrup. then all you do is add 4 oz of your desired concentrate snowball flavoring to a gallon or 1 oz per a qt. If you Google "snowball simple syrup " there's tons of info on the recipe ratios
I currently work at a snocone/snoball place and what helps immensely to avoid this very issue is to do it in layers. We do the cup portion first then create the round top and add more syrup, covering every inch visible NO white is allowed lol it works well
as a child i’ve had a love hate relationship with snow cones. usually they were bad and cheap, and involved no effort to make the juice go throughout the whole snow cone but this video has regained my hope for snow cones.
Yeah, some customers don’t want a lot. But we don’t mind giving it however they want it to make them happy :) 99% customers return if you aim for their wants :)
This reminded me of a couple that had a snow cone truck that my dad took me too all the time as a kid. The wife knew me by name and knew my favorite flavor. One day we stopped seeing them and we found out the city told them to stop cause the corner lot was bought and a dentist was built in that lot.
I coached the kids of my local snow cone guy throughout most of their Ymca sport years so he juices up mine alot, gives me his family discount and if I want sour spray he doesn’t charge me for it. If you somehow see this Joey thank you and also tell the kids I said hello!!
My classic Malaysian local 'snow bowls' called ABC (Ais Batu Campur aka loosely translated as Mixed Shaved Ice) are filled with a lot of stuff in one. Not just the standard rose-flavoured/coloured syrup, but also both condensed and evaporated milks, cooked red beans and corn kernels, grass jellies, little green worm-ish things called cendol (made of flour), and one or two more Idk to name in English. They are not served less than a full bowl, at all times, and has always been available as both street food and local restaurants since forever. It used to be just a whole compacted ball of shaved ice drenched in simple coloured syrup way back then, but now ABC is the standard shaved ice dessert here. Nothing less.
Very much,so I grew up in Tennessee & that's how they did it at the old football stand...thank you for getting this out there and that looks delicious!😮🎉😊
Facts I'm living in Houston but I'm from NOLA and I can't wait until I go back next month and get me a snowball across the street from my old school Riverdale on Jefferson hyw
I like snow cones. I don’t poke holes in them because the top layers will just melt onto the lower ones. With how much he added, the bottom is going to be plenty full even without a hole.
@@popsshavedice6152absolutely. But some places want to charge a big price and then add hardly any syrup. I don’t go back to those places lol I don’t mind paying for my treat but please don’t be skimpy when ur over charging me lol
My dad owns a pelican Snoballs so here’s what I have to tell you you! Okay so the syrup literally absorbs slowly into the ice. He took it out before it could go through the whole thing And by the time the customer gets to the middle of the snowball most of it will be melted and mixed! Also our ice is a lot more fluffier, this is shaved ice/snocone texture ours is snoballs. Which is pretty much untouched snow, superrrr fluffy
I used to love snow cones as a kid, then i got a job in a place that serves it. Learning how much sugar goes into making the simple syrup removed any love i had for it
in india they first fill up the cup with some syrup and then put the sahved ice in and then top it off with syrup again...this reminded me of my childhood...i havnt had it for a long time now
As someone who worked at a chain, sometimes shaving the snow two fine would actually leave to it packing in too well and basically turning back into hard ice as well as not take any flavor, also filling the cup first, flavoring, than forming the head and flavoring that helps distribute it to the harder to reach places
Also, Ice has a smell, I genuinely cannot elaborate, Ice has a small, you have to work with it all day to really notice and it won’t really be you but the people around you who notice
Snow cones are a big thing in Japan, and usually they shave the ice in a way where the holes are integrated throughout the ice without having to physically poke holes into them. This makes it way easier for the syrup to drip through the ice without any work, but the only downside would be that it gets a little more messy because there isn't any padding like you did in the video.
All the snowcone places i went to as a kid (mostly stalls at carnavils etc, you could do your own syrup and it had this whole massive dispenser with all the different flavors
there was always an old guy at a local fair where i grew up. one dollar snow cones, and they were both MASSIVE, and he added a TON of flavouring! fully flavored, and even a little pool on the bottom of the cone, they were 100% the best snow cones ive ever had
What I used to do to avoid it was dont pack the cup as hard, one clean press at the top will form the cone but still loose enough for the syrup to flow in and to the bottom also plastics spoons arent able to easily break into the densely packed ice like that so by only pressing it once its easier to eat too
MAN I miss snowcones, but I can't justify the sugar at my age, same with slushies. I remember back in New Orleans, we had a place called Pandora's which served the best snowcones in the city. They juiced those things up with so much syrup that even after you ate all the ice, there was still like a fourth of a cup of syrup and water left over. Best shit ever in New Orleans humidity.
The torture when they flipped it on the towel... But yeah I can see why holee are a must, thanks! I should ask them to do it like this next time I get one
I had my first snow cone at 8. it was field day, they grinded ice and pour (I forgot but it’s the same thing he poured in there), the flavor of super good not that cold, perfect.
To this day I don't really care for snow cones because I've had too many lackluster ones growing up. If they were completely juiced like this guys, maybe I would still like them lol.
Props to him for actually giving customers a snow cone instead of a cup of ice and teaspoon of syrup.
It’s crazy cause I always had the best snow cones 😂
I need to direct you to Texas, specifically the Valley.
Well water ice is better
@@Jellycheez I'm sorry, I don't speak Cheesesteak, I had to Google wtf a water ice was lmao 😭😭😭
But yeah, you're right
You gotta find the Puerto Ricans. For some reason they had the best ones.
We had a snowcone place at the end of our street when I was a kid(1990s). The lady there treated each one like it was a piece of art. She added the syrup and ice in layers, making sure not to miss any ice. Best snowcones I've ever had. Haven't been able to find any that come close.
Finely shaved Hawaiian snowcones are amazing. They're so light and fluffy and the syrup gets everywhere because they aren't as dense 🤤
A sweet memory of a different time, where people could afford to open a business and sell their hobby to the local community
@dkinley334 absolutely right. The snowcone prices were a lot nicer, too. Small for 0.50 Medium for 0.75 Large for $1.00 Cup of ice - any size for 0.25 Nachos for $1.50 Corn in a cup for $1.25 She also sold different kinds of Mexican candies for $0.25-0.50 each. Everyone called her Yesi. Not sure if that was short for something else, but it's a beautiful name.
@@KelliConnolly90 love that
I’m curious, where was it, if you feel comfortable sharing? Like, city/state?
Never seen anyone be so generous with the syrup 😂
Right 😂😂
For a video that’s why
They’re filming buddy
Pessimism Unfolding (2024)
All for views lol
We had this shaved ice guy who had his equipment attached to the back of his pick-up truck and always stopped at the community pool a few times a day in the summer. He used to poke a hole in the ice and stick a swedish fish in for you to find at the end. I never realized as a kid, but the fact that we were getting authentic hawaiian shaved ice in the early 2000’s on the east coast was pretty special.
“Authentic Hawaiian shaved ice” brother its shredded ice.
The one thing I learned is that it’s called shave ice, not shaved ice😂
@@mstrshkbrnnn1999 Hawaii shave ice goes back thousands of years when Hawaiians would cut chunks of ice off of their freezing cold lakes and cover them in store bought artificial flavours.
Ahhh the authentic Hawaiin past.
Gross from a pickup truck
@@RedeyedMonster55authentic american sushi
I used to ask for no syrup, just ice. I wasn’t abused or anything, I grew up in a loving household, but I still ended up this way.
Me too it's just too sweet at the end. I also like the reaction sometimes.
Craving ice could mean low iron just a heads up cuz I'm pregnant and be craving ice😂
Are you anemic by chance? Because same and apparently that’s why I was “like that”
I thought the syrups tasted like medicine as a kid. I always wished it was like homemade syrup or juice but I loved the ice! And yeah probably anemic 👋
Bahaha I love that you have to clarify that you weren’t abused to say that you prefer a flavorless snow cone that’s just really funny
Thanks for actually caring about the consumer
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caring about his brand u mean so the customer doesn’t complain which could lead to the brand being seen negatively 💀💀💀💀💀💀💀
@@q.m17 at MAX three scull emoji’s were necessary
@@q.m17what drugs are you taking to come to that conclusion?
@@q.m17Yeah, that’s why it’s important to treat consumers with importance and good care. That’s how businesses maintain in the long run
i worked at a shave ice stand (not the same as snow cones!!!!) and we didn’t have to poke holes, probably because the ice is so much finer. but this is really cool to see! glad you’re giving the best product possible
kona ice?
I’ve finally scrolled far enough to find a shaved ice channel
did you click on shorts with the mission of finding a shaved ice channel???
Snow cone*
@@halfsine yes. That is a worthy purpose in life. For he who finds the shaved ice channel shall live a bountiful life.
Same
The fact he put way more in the one without holes too is crazy
It was to show that it doesn't go through at all
“Why you should *add extra* or poke holes in it
Bro do u not know how to read 🤓
@@pinkmarshmallow2505 have you passed like year 6 english
@@DerPanzerShoe they didn't type anything wrong bozo
It’s better to fill it up halfway and then put syrup and then fill to the top and syrup. I remember my local place doing that.
That's how the snowcone shop we go to does it.
Would it taste good on ice cream?
True😁I’m sure it’s better that way, just takes a little longer. But quality is better over quantity👍
@@popsshavedice6152 yup there’s not many businesses that care about quality over quantity anymore. That’s why I hardly go out anymore. I put more love into my food than any expensive restaurant.
@@TohTomajohsyes. There are some places that have snowcones with icecream in the middle and it's so good
While I don’t know why I will need this knowledge I’m still glad I have it now if I make a snow cone it will be better than normal!
Yes! Omg this was so frustrating for me as a child. We never had a shaved ice place here. It was something that you'd get when the carnival was in town or school decided to do something special, and none of them ever seemed to understand this.
During winter, when it would snow, I'd make snow cones. Layer the syrup and snow and still poked holes in it to let the syrup really soak through. Then I'd place fruit chunks on it. I made my own syrup with the fruit by adding sugar to the fruit i chopped up, put it on the stove, add a little water, and then refrigerate. Sometimes, I'd layer the fruit as well. Actually, now that I'm really thinking about it, I think most of the time I ended up putting it all in a bowl and mixing it all up because I'd end up getting fed up with the mess i was making.
I live in a small town in Arizona, and some winners we didn't get more than a few centimeters of snow. This was a rare treat. It just began snowing more frequently and it's still up and down. Last year sucked. Few years ago, we had a few feet. Took 3 days to be able to leave the house, lol.
Also live in arizona
I worked at a snowcone stand for quite a few years, seeing this video...I can smell the inside of that stand!! Brings back memories!! Also your form in syrup pouring is gorgeous!!
is there a good machine to used
Read that as as not at
Welp that does it. Snowcone workers complementing on the way they pour is a level of didn't think I'd see. Next stop custodians liking they way someone else mops
I learned this as a kid too because of that same issue. Thank you for reminding me good times haha it's been a while, maybe 20yrs I haven't had one.
Dude that snow cone was smoother than my brain 💀💀💀
We have that same shaver on one of our Kona Ice Trucks!! Snowie makes the best Ice Shavers if anyone is looking.
Kona lost their contract with Snowie so newer Kona Ice Trucks have a different shaver and its not nearly as good, easy, or reliable as the Snowie
Naw, the Swan SI-100E shaves the best ice for sno cones, soft like a fresh blanket of snow on Christmas morning.
@@TnTBLANKS never heard of that brand. I googled ot and it's cheaper than Snowie. How many shaved ice can it make per min?
@@chroylikesfish cheaper and better than a snowie that's why I love them! Still rocking my OG one for events that are over 20 years old.
I can usually shave and pour 50-60 14 oz cups in an hour by myself. ( if everything goes smoothly) nice flat block ice, good blade, flavors filled up, etc…
@@chroylikesfish it’s a slower ice machine that’s for sure, but the quality of the ice it makes , it all worth it.
Kona ice is bottom of the barrel for “snow” cones. It’s literally crushed iced packed together 😫
That scratch sound gave me a cold chill
I physically turned my head and kicked a leg up when i heard it
What scratch?
@@alandarkcaster2902 the squeaky sound in the beginning when they twist the cup against the glass
@@senseixiongmao that tiny ass squeak? 💀
@@alandarkcaster2902 yep, some people absolutely hate those kinds of sounds
You're my hero. I didn't know this could be done
The without holes one, you already know they wouldn’t be that generous 😂
As a Canadian, i do this every winter with fresh snow, maple syrup and icicles .♥️🇨🇦
That’s the most Canadian thing I’ve ever heard, makes sense
Sorry to hear that
Well rub it in why don’t ya
You make homeless people sound rich 💀
I'd be careful doing that with snow! As it falls down snow kinda acts like an air filter and picks up all the particles in the air, cleaning the air but dirtying the snow, so even if it looks pure white, there's a TON of gross stuff in there that you really don't wanna ingest.
dude actually knows how to make a snowcone. every snow cone i’ve had was literally just coloured ice
I think that’s bc this is shave ice cream
I sold snow cones for my school to fundraise, and oh my GOD I was a beast making these. The person filling the cups always packed it real good, and I knew that pumping (we had pumps, not pouring bottles) syrup straight on would not go all the way through or would slide off over the edge of the cup. So I started stabbing the sides with a spoon and pumping syrup there. Wasted less syrup and tasted way better.
I remember trying one and it was sort of in between, cause it was crudely made so there were holes in it naturally. Didn't enjoy it as much as I hoped.
But it's cool seeing that you used less flavour and it spread out a lot better.
I swear everytime I see a snow cone place I get flooded with nostalgia it’s like I just got sent back in time.
I like how he does the first one in this video. It’s so satisfying
I used to work in a snowcone truck and what we did was we would do about 4 or so seconds (depending on the size of the cup) just in the middle and then spin the flavor around the top. This would cover the whole cone and not have overly flavor as well
When I grew up, my father owned a restaurant which had a dessert which was shaved ice. Different colors of syrup would be added and condensed milk would be added as a drizzle, some fruit on the bottom of the plate. It was treated like an art (it was like a colorful mountaim.)
I had a snowcone shack for 5 years. The spouts I used had holes on them that I put my finger on to control the flow of syrup. I would pour straight down the middle of the snowcone until I heard and felt the syrup hit the bottom of the cup, and then I would move the syrup to cover the top. That gave just enough syrup to diffuse out perfectly ❤
I used to buy the pre made ones from the ice cream chest at camp. My dad ran a seasonal camp ground and we lived in the house out front as well as 2 campsites, one as a family, and one for us to hang with our friends. To this day opening a chest freezer, that smell brings me back to those days. I helped run the store during the week, I was young 7-9, and got paid mostly in penny candies, teeny drinks, ice creams and more. I miss that place a lot. Every couple of years I'll have a snow cone and the memories come flooding back.
This guy is DRENCHING it. I needed this when I was a little kid
we visited Hawaii once, and there was a snowcone place there attached to the hotel. I tried it. Best snowcone i had ever had in my life. Sometimes i wish i could go back to Hawaii just for the snowcones
The second time he even used LESS syrup (I timed it, first pour was 17 seconds, second was 12) so thats pretty impressive and true to his demonstration. Less syrup, and cost to him, with better coverage for the customer. Win win, double winner chicken breakfast!
i love pelicans snowballs. in fact, i’m going tonight. i’ve been going there since i was just a baby and it literally the best treat ever. try it out guys!
Same. That’s where I get mine
Same
I used to go there all the time and they have the pup cups for the dogs too
Oh thank god FINALLY someone used the right term 😭
I did it for a while and it sounds crazy.. but if you put your pinky on the bottom, then pour a hole down the middle. You can feel the syrup lightly smack the bottom of the cup and then start spreading it around. It’s a pro move lol. It’ll get evenly filled if you do that.
That’s good stuff, thanks for the positive feedback 😁
@@popsshavedice6152 for sure! Oh and it’s super subtle but does indeed work!
@@Kino_pup that trick makes training new people so much easier!
My first and favorite summer job was when I was 10 and I was grounded for something I didn’t do and had to be in charge of a candy stand in my garage I sold chips,candy,drinks and snow cones it was so cool using the machine and getting to talk with my neighbors and friends and I especially loved listening to music and dancing my friends would cheer for me and I had a whole routine until I got in trouble for it and had to stop it was over all a cool job and I got to interact with people during the summer after being isolated in my room for months prior and when I started back school I had a few new friends and was a little popular with some of the other kids from that summer 😊
I worked at a sno shack for years. We would pour it over the top and then pour it by the cup in the side to fill up the rest. We used a ton of syrup but everyone was happy. We didn’t have time to poke holes lol we always had a long line and tried our best to not make the customers wait long.
I work at a place called pelicans and we sell Snoballs but not like that. We fill it half way and poor syrup for a certain amount of seconds depending on the size of the cup. Then we would make a top and put it on the base, after that we put syrup on the top then done!! It’s perfect everytime!
Best I’ve had was in hawaii. I think the place was called Kona Ice, and putting condensed milk on that blue vanilla was the best thing ever. I’ve never had a shaved ice as velvety and creamy since I moved
That blue looks SO DELICIOUS
Any time you get to upload is already worth it. Glad to know you’re doing well man. Those packs were horrible
It’s because vendors don’t wanna do it due to wasting a lot of syrup.
All supplies are super cheap, I don’t mind giving extra on any of it :) brings back happy customers and still makes plenty of profit :(
*Using a lot of syrup. I wouldn't call it a waste to flavor all of the snow instead of just the top half.
@@libbyblue62 exactly ! :)
U guys are dumb that stuff is cheap what sells is making a good product so they come back. 🤡
@@popsshavedice6152Where can i find that Blue syrup
guys. you pour it until it covers the top, and then you pour a little more. as you're eating, the syrup naturally sinks to the bottom. no need to oversaturate your snow cones, it'll just leave you with a bunch of syrup waste.
My grandpop REST HIS SOUL was an on foot hustler back in the day scraping the block of ice n every time me n my mom used to see him n he was always prepared with a $1 of penny candies just 4 me. RIP PAPITO ❤
We have a friend that has a snow one truck that he takes to parks on the weekend and he treats each snow cone like it’s a piece of art. He also mixes/makes all of his own syrups from concentrate and makes his own ice pucks from triple filtered water and gets all of his stuff from the same supplier as Matsumotos (iykyk).
In New Orleans they put syrup in the cup then ice and syrup on top. 🙃
Good idea 🤙
Game changer
They don't not a single one of the top new Orleans stands puts it in the bottom before adding ice but seems like a good idea. Il have to try it on my machine
@@tleonard410the syrup used for the ice, is it like normal lemonade syrup or a special kind?
@@depravedsouls9975 it's simple syrup with flavoring the recipe for simple syrup is 5lbs cane or granulated sugar to 2qt 16 oz of water makes a gallon of simple syrup. then all you do is add 4 oz of your desired concentrate snowball flavoring to a gallon or 1 oz per a qt. If you Google "snowball simple syrup " there's tons of info on the recipe ratios
I will forever commend this man for putting an agreeable amount of syrup in that cone ✊️
I currently work at a snocone/snoball place and what helps immensely to avoid this very issue is to do it in layers.
We do the cup portion first then create the round top and add more syrup, covering every inch visible
NO white is allowed lol it works well
I’m so glad I grew up with raspas (Mexican snow cones) bc this is how I’ve always had them. I’ve never had a sad raspa. Ever
That look pretty good my mouth was watering
Great tip!
Thank you :)
Thanks ! :)
the first snow cone i’ve ever seen that isn’t 90% unflavored, id genuinely probably eat this one
as a child i’ve had a love hate relationship with snow cones. usually they were bad and cheap, and involved no effort to make the juice go throughout the whole snow cone but this video has regained my hope for snow cones.
As being an Indian, we had these during summers. Every type of syrups onto those ice, and we used to love those during old times. Nostalgia hits hard.
That seems like a lot of syrup for a tiny cup lol but then again I always ask for light amount of syrup
Yeah, some customers don’t want a lot. But we don’t mind giving it however they want it to make them happy :) 99% customers return if you aim for their wants :)
I always get extra.
@@popsshavedice6152exactly
This reminded me of a couple that had a snow cone truck that my dad took me too all the time as a kid. The wife knew me by name and knew my favorite flavor.
One day we stopped seeing them and we found out the city told them to stop cause the corner lot was bought and a dentist was built in that lot.
I coached the kids of my local snow cone guy throughout most of their Ymca sport years so he juices up mine alot, gives me his family discount and if I want sour spray he doesn’t charge me for it. If you somehow see this Joey thank you and also tell the kids I said hello!!
Snowie designed is for the syrup to drain down to the ice as you eat it
I love snow cones🤤
My classic Malaysian local 'snow bowls' called ABC (Ais Batu Campur aka loosely translated as Mixed Shaved Ice) are filled with a lot of stuff in one. Not just the standard rose-flavoured/coloured syrup, but also both condensed and evaporated milks, cooked red beans and corn kernels, grass jellies, little green worm-ish things called cendol (made of flour), and one or two more Idk to name in English. They are not served less than a full bowl, at all times, and has always been available as both street food and local restaurants since forever. It used to be just a whole compacted ball of shaved ice drenched in simple coloured syrup way back then, but now ABC is the standard shaved ice dessert here. Nothing less.
Very much,so I grew up in Tennessee & that's how they did it at the old football stand...thank you for getting this out there and that looks delicious!😮🎉😊
Thanks for teaching me
No problem :)
Thanks bradda
Yw ! :)
A man of the people! I love to see it
It doesnt matter what you do take pride in it like this guy
In Louisiana, we call ‘em Snowballs! ❄️😋
Facts I'm living in Houston but I'm from NOLA and I can't wait until I go back next month and get me a snowball across the street from my old school Riverdale on Jefferson hyw
I'm from puertorico, we call them piraguas!
Lots of people do too here :) we hear all kinds of names for it :)
@@FionaWho_ShreksMyHusband love hearing different terms :)
I’m from Indonesia, we call them salju.
I put syrup in the bottom of the cup first
Good tip for those extra syrup lovers :)
without holes looks majestic on the upper side
I like snow cones. I don’t poke holes in them because the top layers will just melt onto the lower ones.
With how much he added, the bottom is going to be plenty full even without a hole.
The syrup will wick down to the bottom by the time they eat the top…. Holes not not necessary…don’t overpack 👍
You don’t have to, just a preference I guess :)
True! Try not to overpack and try not to overdo it with the syrup. Next thing you know, you will have soup.Lol
@@popsshavedice6152absolutely. But some places want to charge a big price and then add hardly any syrup. I don’t go back to those places lol I don’t mind paying for my treat but please don’t be skimpy when ur over charging me lol
What’s your business? Maybe do yours the way u want to and he will his. Atleast he isn’t cheap with the syrup
My dad owns a pelican Snoballs so here’s what I have to tell you you!
Okay so the syrup literally absorbs slowly into the ice. He took it out before it could go through the whole thing
And by the time the customer gets to the middle of the snowball most of it will be melted and mixed!
Also our ice is a lot more fluffier, this is shaved ice/snocone texture ours is snoballs. Which is pretty much untouched snow, superrrr fluffy
I used to love snow cones as a kid, then i got a job in a place that serves it. Learning how much sugar goes into making the simple syrup removed any love i had for it
This, this is a dude that is good at his job half of them don’t give me enough of the juice
i remember my middle school had snowcones at events sometimes, thank you for saving their future
in india they first fill up the cup with some syrup and then put the sahved ice in and then top it off with syrup again...this reminded me of my childhood...i havnt had it for a long time now
Thank you for reminding me that these existed.
As someone who worked at a chain, sometimes shaving the snow two fine would actually leave to it packing in too well and basically turning back into hard ice as well as not take any flavor, also filling the cup first, flavoring, than forming the head and flavoring that helps distribute it to the harder to reach places
Also, Ice has a smell, I genuinely cannot elaborate, Ice has a small, you have to work with it all day to really notice and it won’t really be you but the people around you who notice
I once asked a worker at six flags why they poked holes, and they told me! I was so greatful dor my answer
You have such a beautiful fift and so kuch insight yourself! ❤ Thank you so much for this reading, every deck was so helpful!
Snow cones are a big thing in Japan, and usually they shave the ice in a way where the holes are integrated throughout the ice without having to physically poke holes into them. This makes it way easier for the syrup to drip through the ice without any work, but the only downside would be that it gets a little more messy because there isn't any padding like you did in the video.
All the snowcone places i went to as a kid (mostly stalls at carnavils etc, you could do your own syrup and it had this whole massive dispenser with all the different flavors
there was always an old guy at a local fair where i grew up. one dollar snow cones, and they were both MASSIVE, and he added a TON of flavouring! fully flavored, and even a little pool on the bottom of the cone, they were 100% the best snow cones ive ever had
Saving someones child is one of the kindest things a person can do.
I was today years old that finally found out what made the scoop perfect😭
I used work for snowcone place for 5 years and this is very much true the holes make it better
Back in 80’s I remember piraguas were done by hand! 30 years later and you got machines doing this for you. ❤
Nobody gonna talk about how nicely shaped the snowcone is?
What I used to do to avoid it was dont pack the cup as hard, one clean press at the top will form the cone but still loose enough for the syrup to flow in and to the bottom also plastics spoons arent able to easily break into the densely packed ice like that so by only pressing it once its easier to eat too
Snow cones, brings back so many memories. i hope they make a comeback
MAN I miss snowcones, but I can't justify the sugar at my age, same with slushies. I remember back in New Orleans, we had a place called Pandora's which served the best snowcones in the city. They juiced those things up with so much syrup that even after you ate all the ice, there was still like a fourth of a cup of syrup and water left over. Best shit ever in New Orleans humidity.
The torture when they flipped it on the towel...
But yeah I can see why holee are a must, thanks!
I should ask them to do it like this next time I get one
I can't stop rewatching the way he shaped it into the most perfect dome. So satisfying
i appreciate your dedication to the craft
Thank you! I just bought a shaved ice machine. Gonna put this to the test. XD
When I was younger I only ever had one that was with holes poked in it and it was the best thing I’ve ever had
that is why you make them in sections. We also used funnels to form the top cone.
The way they do is so perfect 🤩👍🌼✨
I remember when i was a kid like 4 or 5 there was a snow cone machine at a park i used to always go to and its one of my best memories
i will be using this tip next time I see a kona ice. Thank you good sir
I had my first snow cone at 8. it was field day, they grinded ice and pour (I forgot but it’s the same thing he poured in there), the flavor of super good not that cold, perfect.
THAT LOOKS SO GOOD!❤