The panels were conducted at the George Weston Ltd. Sensory and Food Research Centre, University of Manitoba, Department of Foods and Nutrition. Panellists, with no previous knowledge of the research, were selected for training from the university student population and consisted of nine students, seven females and two males, all between the ages of 21 and 25. Eight 30 min training sessions were held over a period of 1 month. The first training session was used to introduce panellists to the prepared ballot, spooning technique and the amount of ice cream to use for the assessment.