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Problem unmoulding airbrushed chocolates

Hi, I recently ran into an airbrush problem. I sprayed my mould with yellow and red cacaobutter (untempered cacaobutter at 35°C using a com…

Started by Kris Schoofs

2 on Wednesday
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Best Drizzling Method?

Hi! I'm a new candy maker and am entirely self-taught in regards to chocolate.  My business is not chocolate focused, but I do use chocolat…

Started by Laura B

3 on Wednesday
Reply by Laura B

Washing Strawberries

Can anyone give me advise on the best way to wash & prepare strawberries before dipping them? Many Thanks, Karen

Started by Karen Blueberry

6 on Tuesday
Reply by Karen Blueberry

Where to buy transfer sheets (USA)

I just started my explorations into making my own chocolates and I have been looking around for companies that sell transfer sheets and was…

Started by Veronique

6 on Monday
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losing temper w/tempering

Just starting out and am having a Very Challenging experience trying to temper properly! I bring the dark chocolate to 89 and it still does…

Started by Maggie Prittie

11 May 13
Reply by Andrea Bauer

Where can I get a custom drying mat like the one below?

This is a Godiva mat that the strawberries are drying on. Once dried the strawberries will have the Godiva imprint on the bott…

Started by Kevin

7 May 11
Reply by George

Outdoor market

We need some advice. We were asked to be part of a new outdoor market that runs through Sept or Oct. How will we keep the chocolates from m…

Started by Corey Meyer

4 May 6
Reply by Andy Ciordia

Drink: Cold chocolate for a hot summer

Hi Everyone, I am offering chocolate drinks and I am struggling with the cold versions so I wanted to know if some of you have some good l…

Started by Olivier L

10 May 6
Reply by Andy Ciordia

Keeping chocolate in temper

I use the seeding method for tempering (although I am tempted to try using a cold water bath instead) and am having difficulty keeping my c…

Started by Nicole Gnutzman

14 May 5
Reply by Mattias Blom

CCB Problems

I recently started attempting to use CCB for my chocolates. The biggest problem that I have been having with the CCB is the tempered chocol…

Started by matt black

0 May 4

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