Jump to navigation Jump to search “Whippit” redirects here. It is not to be confused cremas in english Whippet. This article needs additional citations for verification.
Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. The narrow end of a charger has a foil covering that is broken to release the gas. This is usually done by a sharp pin inside the whipped cream dispenser. Nitrous oxide is a popular recreational drug, and whipped cream chargers are a convenient source of the gas. Among users, the chargers are colloquially called whippits, whippets, nos, nossies or nangs. The kitchen appliance that receives the charger is a whipping siphon.
A box of chargers, showing the foil sealed end which releases the gas after being punctured. 8 g of N2O under pressure. In Europe, where the production and use of whip cream chargers originated, there are presently three factories involved in its production. Whipped cream chargers are intended for low-volume or occasional use, such as home kitchens, restaurants, and coffee shop applications. For very high volume commercial use, there are regulated tank systems for filling much larger containers and dispensing more whipped cream. These are desirable if the volume is more than a production level of ten litres per hour. Nitrous oxide is used because it dissolves easily into the cream, and does not cause the cream to oxidize while it is in the can.