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"What a great offer Melanie. Unfortunately, I somehow missed this when you posted it and I'm tied up with family on the 26th. Thank you for your kindness and I hope the holiday season is a great success for you. Aloha, Rich"

"Rich , If you need some help I'll be in my Kailua store on Sat 26th . I'd be happy to temper a bowl of chocolate and help you work with your molds."

"You know I saw this small funnel online, but didn't know where to get it locally. At that price I think it's worth a look. Thank you."

"I don't know how large you are looking for but Wilton makes a small, very cheap one. http://www.wilton.com/store/site/product.cfm?id=3E310260-475A-BAC0-592FC83E2DC134E2&killnav=1 You can pick them up at Wal-Mart or other stores that have…"

"Thanks for the input. I don't sell my product and I don't have any friends or family who are so concerned about plastic that they would turn down Valrhona because it went thru a polycarb funnel to get into a paper wrapper."

"Just a side note from the new guy: You may want to do some investigating before using polycarbonate these days. Even if the full effects of BPa haven't been truely tested, the shoppers I have heard from will still react if it is used. Safe or…"

"Thanks Ilana and cheebs. The piping bags 'look' easy. I'll try them to see if I can get the hang of it after watching a couple videos. The syringe is still interesting to me. Makes sense, especially since you can draw the chocolate…"

"Rich, For small jobs where it's not worth turning on the pump you so kindly scored for me, I use a 100cc syringe. It's cheap and convenient and avoids a lot of the messes of having to fill up funnels or pastry bags because you draw the…"