"I can't speak to the mixture of sorghum and brown rice, but cane sugar tends to have larger granules the processed white sugar. Makensurenyou cook your caramel as low and slow as possible and wipe down the edges of the pot often with a wet…"
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Caramel - changed sugars, now it gets grainy quickly
Started this discussion. Last reply by Andrea Bauer 3 hours ago. 1 Reply 0 Likes
I used to use white sugar and sorghum syrup, now I use organic cane with sorghum syrup and brown rice syrup. The pieces are stable for a couple of days, then begin to crystalize. Suggestions? Is it…Continue
Recent retail scams I've had...
Started this discussion. Last reply by Brad Payton May 5, 2010. 3 Replies 0 Likes
My shop is smallish, but I've had a few fraudulent attempts, I wonder about everyone else's experiences. First guy... Emailed "My daughter's birthday chocolates", I sent him a quote for a little…Continue
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Andrea Bauer replied to Alan Crofut's discussion Caramel - changed sugars, now it gets grainy quicklyCaramel - changed sugars, now it gets grainy quickly
I used to use white sugar and sorghum syrup, now I use organic cane with sorghum syrup and brown rice syrup. The pieces are stable for a couple of days, then begin to crystalize. Suggestions? Is it balancing fructose / sucrose? See More
Brad Payton replied to Alan Crofut's discussion Recent retail scams I've had..."I got the same Tulsa request. I guess that one is going around. I asked for money for the samples and if she did order the cost would be applied as a credit. She stopped emailing me."
Elena A. replied to Alan Crofut's discussion Recent retail scams I've had..."What a coincidence. I just got the Tulsa email last week. I've really scaled back my mail order, especially for large volumes. (Since I'm trying to be as "sustainable" as possible, given the product, I often encourage people to…"
Alexandra Saunders replied to Alan Crofut's discussion Recent retail scams I've had..."Alan -
What a nuisance and waste of your precious time! It's such a shame there are people like that out there. A real pain.
Thanks though for taking the time to let the community know. You were wise to catch them before you lost your product,…"
Recent retail scams I've had...
My shop is smallish, but I've had a few fraudulent attempts, I wonder about everyone else's experiences. First guy... Emailed "My daughter's birthday chocolates", I sent him a quote for a little over $1200 worth of chocolate. All seemed well as we emailed back and forth regarding the details. He claimed to be travelling out of the country, tight schedule etc. I have many customers like that.The wierdness started with payment. Of course. He wanted to send a credit card number and charge…See More
"I also take offense at this new term "re-melter". Many of us are artisans and it is all about beauty and flavor delivery. Frankly, I have yet to find a good "bean to bar" chocolate that was very palatable. No, I have not had…"
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This is the group where ChocolateLife members can A) Advertise USED equipment for sale to other ChocolateLife members.B) Let other ChocolateLife members know that they are looking for equipment (new or used).See More
Kirsi Hyytiäinen left a comment for Alan Crofut"Great photos and great story (=most memorable experience). Eager to hear more. You seem to be now steady in business?"
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- Dark, Milk, White?
- Dark
- Most memorable chocolate experience:
- The first good temper was pretty cool, but nothing beats the feeling I had after the first sale. I made hand pressed roses mounted on chocolate heart bases. Sold about $75 wholesale to a local shop, she returned about 1/2 of it 6 weeks later. I didn't care, I was nearly in business!
- My favorite chocolate is:
- Callebaut, Belcolade
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- At 2:38pm on September 5, 2009, Kirsi Hyytiäinen said…
- Great photos and great story (=most memorable experience). Eager to hear more. You seem to be now steady in business?
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