PrimeWhip Food-Grade Cream Charger – XXL 3000G Watermelon Mint

Three kilos of watermelon-and-mint nitrous oxide is a commitment, and it is meant to be: this is the cylinder for a venue that has settled on one signature flavour and pours it all season. Over 450 standard chargers' worth of food-grade gas sits in a single body at a stated 99.95% purity. Set it up once with a pressure regulator, keep it upright and secured, and it will see out weeks of service on a busy dessert or cocktail station.

How the 3000g size compares across the Watermelon Mint range

Watermelon Mint is also one of the three PrimeWhip flavours filled at every size 320g, 2000g and 3000g. The 320g cylinder gives around 45 cartridge equivalents, the 2000g XL gives 350-plus, and this 3000g XXL gives 450-plus. A venue that has settled on watermelon mint as its house flavour and pours it continuously is the one that benefits from stepping all the way up rather than restocking a smaller size mid-week.

Setting the cylinder up for continuous service

Because this size is meant to run for the length of a season rather than a single event, it is worth fitting the regulator once and leaving the assembly in place rather than breaking it down between shifts. Store the cylinder upright, secured against tipping, and out of direct sun or kitchen heat the same handling PrimeWhip specifies for its other cylinder sizes.

Where the mint carries through

Mint fades faster than fruit notes once a foam sits, so watermelon mint reads best served close to charging rather than held for a long pass worth knowing if this cylinder is feeding a made-to-order dessert station rather than a batch-prepared one. It works equally well in a cold foam over fruit and folded into a tall drink, which is why bars keep it running through service rather than plating it in advance.