Now this one may be a little tricky. The less non-traditional gelaterias in the past have stored their gelato in plastic containers. Nowadays you can find both authentic and non-authentic gelato in silver tins, which is tricky. If you see the gelato stored in shiny tins covered ding, ding, ding you have hit the gelato jackpot! Overall just know that shiny silver tins are key for storing gelato properly.