"You can have thermoformed made in polycarbonate; however, it is not going to be the same as an injection molded product. I once talked to Micelli about getting a custom polycarbonate and the price was around $7,500. It is a major design…"
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Cleaning Chocolate Molds
Started this discussion. Last reply by Julie Hinton Dec 5, 2012. 74 Replies 2 Likes
I just made a batch of chocolates that taste great, but have bloom. I am suspecting the problem is the molds were not properly cleaned as there was no bloom on the chocolate on the bottom of the…Continue
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Christina Durta replied to Geetha Panchapakesan's discussion Custom chocolate molds in the group Startup CentralChristina Durta joined Clay Gordon's group
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Christina Durta replied to Brian Pelletier's discussion Custom Chocolate Molds"I have a website that is all about how to make custom chocolate molds if you want to learn more about how to do it yourself. See http://www.thechocolatemoldfactory.com/Make_Custom_Molds.html"
Julie Hinton replied to Christina Durta's discussion Cleaning Chocolate Molds"I once had difficulty getting my molds clean. However I bought a standard Bosch dishwasher which has a disinfectant cycle that gets hotter than most dishwashers. I believe that the heat factor is important for the complete elimination of…"
antonino allegra replied to Christina Durta's discussion Cleaning Chocolate Molds"Hi All,
being absent for a while..busy re-locating my factory.
We buy SH directly from a chemical factory in liquid for (40% concentration), the crystals are just 100% pure so you need to be careful with the amount used and take enormous…"
Greg Gould replied to Christina Durta's discussion Cleaning Chocolate Molds"Greased Lightning leaves a scent on your molds so don't use it. I tried it on a mold I never use. Dawn and water got rid of the film. I'll try Sodium Hydroxide again later."
Greg Gould replied to Christina Durta's discussion Cleaning Chocolate Molds"Tried it again with very very hot water and doubling the lye and I still have a film, just not as thick. I wish I had access to whatever solution you're using Brad, as I just have food grade lye, and now I'm out of that. A few…"
Brad Churchill replied to Christina Durta's discussion Cleaning Chocolate Molds"1. you didn't use HOT water
2. you didn't use enough Sodium Hydroxide. The water should be pink.
Dry them right after either with compressed air, or a microfibre cloth. They will look like new."
Greg Gould replied to Christina Durta's discussion Cleaning Chocolate Molds"I got a film on every mold. I don't know what to do next. Clean them all by hand with soap? What went wrong?"
Greg Gould replied to Christina Durta's discussion Cleaning Chocolate Molds"I used Sodium Hydroxide (lye) today for the first time and it worked pretty good. I used 15 cups of water to 2-1/2oz of pure fod grade lye. I thought the solution would do everything but some crevices on the undersides needed to be…"
Choc Man replied to Christina Durta's discussion Cleaning Chocolate Molds"True this!
I have two halogens in a stove hood. I used to place molds beneath the lights and they would warm. But I noticed that some warmed more or better than others. So now I lay a sheet of Al foil under up to six molds and the…"
Daniela Vasquez replied to Christina Durta's discussion Cleaning Chocolate Molds"You can slightly heat the mold before filling so there aren't any temperature shocks in the chocolate, also gives the chocolate a nice shine (even when it's not polished)"
Choc Man replied to Christina Durta's discussion Cleaning Chocolate Molds"All of my molds are polycarbonate. I spray them with lukewarm water until I can see no chocolate remnants. Then I fill the sink with lukewarm water and a little Palmolive and I splash each mold around in the water for a few seconds -- no washcloth…"
Stefano Zullian replied to Christina Durta's discussion Cleaning Chocolate Molds"Thank you very much for all the information that has been shared. Would anyone please share supliers or brands used. Thank you
Stefano"
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