If we’re not mistaken, a basic milkshake typically consists of ice cream and milk… both of which happen to be cold. So how does a “microwaveable” milkshake get by?

Just fine, according to foodie adventurer Jeremy Selwyn — who discovered the microwaveable Cold Cow Ice Cream Milk Shakes at a convenience store. The milkshakes aren’t prepared at a regular ice cream counter, but instead are stored in a special display case which includes a freezer for a variety of flavors AND a custom microwave, which basically nukes the frozen ice cream into creamy milkshake perfection.

Want your milkshake thick? No problem. Just hit the “thick” cooking cycle — and with a 30-second countdown and a few stirs, you have a nice, rich creamy cup of ice cream. Same goes with the “thin” cooking cycle, which is just 10 more seconds in the microwave. And you can choose from three flavors: Moo & Cookies (cookies and creme), Berry Berry Bovine (strawberry) and How Now Brown Cow (chocolate).

Milkshake perfection at your fingertips (and on the go) without a blender? Pretty sweet, we think. And for $2.99 a slurp, that’s not that bad either.

H/T Taquitos 

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At the ripe age of three, Jennifer Lai sampled dishes as diverse as foie gras, jellyfish, and chicken feet. She was born Canadian, hails from Los Angeles, and lived in Berkeley and Chicago before moving to New York, where she now resides and writes. She spends at least one night a week compulsively roasting vegetables and re-watching episodes of Good Eats -- sometimes at the same time.