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What do you want to be when you grow up? A teacher? A doctor?

How about an ice-cream taster?

Yes, there really is a job where you can get paid to taste ice-cream. Just ask John Harrison, an "Official Taste Tester" for the past 21 years. Testing helps manufacturers* to be sure of a product's quality. During his career Harrison has been responsible for testing large amount of the sweet ice cream -- as well as for developing over 75 flavours*.

Some people think that it would be not difficult to do this job: after all, you just have to like ice cream, right? No -- there's more than that, says Harrison, who has a degree in chemistry. He points out that a dairy or food-science degree would be very necessary to someone wanting a career in this "cool" field.

In a typical morning on the job, Harrison tastes and tests 60 ice-cream samples. He lets the  ice cream warm up to about 12 ℉ . Harrison explains, "You get more flavour from warmer ice cream, which is why some kids like to stir* it, creating ice-cream soup."

While the ice cream warms up, Harrison looks over the samples and grades each one on its appearance. "Tasting begins with the eyes," he explains. He checks to see if the ice cream is attractive and asks himself, "Does the product have the colour expected from that flavour?" Next it's time to taste!

Continuing to think up new ideas, try out new flavours, and test samples from so many kinds of ice cream each day keeps Harrison busy but happy -- working at one cool job.