Originally Posted by
LHR/MEL/Europe FF
Well... thinking about it... are the two scenarios the same? If you hand out the ice-cream to passengers at 12:55 it may well be edible at 13:05. The individual container is sitting by itself on an individual's tray, better able to 'warm up'
If they take them out and leave them all in the galley... presumably in close proximity to each other (unless they can spread 50 containers sufficiently far apart form each other)... wouldn't that theoretically mean a colder environment and longer warming time?
So scenario A actually leads to enjoyment of ice-cream before scenario B?
Interesting! A valid scientific observation. The cluster of ice cream tubs on a tray in the galley may take longer than 10 minutes to be smooth than an individual tub that is not in proximity of other cold tubs.
Further study is needed to better understand this important issue.