Janet Puistonen wrote:
"SC" wrote in message
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Thanks again to everyone. Janet which company is your favorite for
good study plastic molds?

SC
I just remembered that J.B. Prince has them also, and I've bought some
there. There's both a website and a catalog.
--
Janet

Dear Artemesia! Poetry's a Sna/Bedlam has many Mansions:have a
ca/ Your Muse diverts you, makes the Reader sad:/ You think your
self inspir'd; He thinks you mad.

Alex Rast wrote:
Key point : what's necessary and best in a professional environment
is not automatically the best in a home environment, nor does it
necessarily produce the best possible results.

True--and we do not know what SC plans to do. (That's why I suggested to her
that the cheap kind or antique metal might be fine for a hobbyist, but not a
good choice if she was planning to produce more.)

--
Janet

Dear Artemesia! Poetry's a Sna/Bedlam has many Mansions:have a
ca/ Your Muse diverts you, makes the Reader sad:/ You think your
self inspir'd; He thinks you mad.

Alex Rast wrote:
Key point : what's necessary and best in a professional environment
is not automatically the best in a home environment, nor does it
necessarily produce the best possible results.

True--and we do not know what SC plans to do. (That's why I suggested to her
that the cheap kind or antique metal might be fine for a hobbyist, but not a
good choice if she was planning to produce more.)

--
Janet

Dear Artemesia! Poetry's a Sna/Bedlam has many Mansions:have a
ca/ Your Muse diverts you, makes the Reader sad:/ You think your
self inspir'd; He thinks you mad.

Alex, where do you get your molds? Is there a certain brand you like?
Thanks for all this great help.

SC

Alex, where do you get your molds? Is there a certain brand you like?
Thanks for all this great help.

SC

at Sun, 26 Dec 2004 23:27:41 GMT in 1104103661.808892.31480
@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com, (SC) wrote :

Alex, where do you get your molds? Is there a certain brand you like?
Thanks for all this great help.

I use metal moulds that I get from the simplest of local sources : Sur La
Table. They have a whole selection of metal tins of various sizes, and
these work quite well. I've also seen the el-cheapo plastic moulds there
too, although I don't get those. Finally, they have silicone moulds. The
implication is that you can use them for chocolate, but I haven't tried
them. In priciple silicone could work OK.

I've never seen a brand name stamped on the tins I use. If you want me to I
could inquire with the SLT folks and see if they can look up the brands.


--
Alex Rast

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at Sun, 26 Dec 2004 23:27:41 GMT in 1104103661.808892.31480
@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com, (SC) wrote :

Alex, where do you get your molds? Is there a certain brand you like?
Thanks for all this great help.

I use metal moulds that I get from the simplest of local sources : Sur La
Table. They have a whole selection of metal tins of various sizes, and
these work quite well. I've also seen the el-cheapo plastic moulds there
too, although I don't get those. Finally, they have silicone moulds. The
implication is that you can use them for chocolate, but I haven't tried
them. In priciple silicone could work OK.

I've never seen a brand name stamped on the tins I use. If you want me to
I
could inquire with the SLT folks and see if they can look up the brands.


--
Alex Rast

(remove d., .7, not, and .NOSPAM to reply)

Alex, when you use tin molds, do you have to oil them either before use or
after? If so, what kind of oil do you use? (I'm wondering if one could use
cocoa butter...)

NOTE: My Correct Address is in my signature (just remove the spaces).
On Mon, 27 Dec 2004 14:52:02 GMT, "Janet Puistonen"
wrote:


Alex, when you use tin molds, do you have to oil them either before use or
after? If so, what kind of oil do you use? (I'm wondering if one could use
cocoa butter...)

I'm no expert but wouldn't the cocoa butter bind with the chocolate
you're trying to mold, making it more difficult to remove the
chocolate?

--
Davida Chazan (The Chocolate Lady)
davidac AT jdc DOT org DOT il
~*~*~*~*~*~
"What you see before you, my friend, is the result of a lifetime of
chocolate."
--Katharine Hepburn (May 12, 1907 - June 29, 2003)
~*~*~*~*~*~

Thanks a bunch Alex and Janet. You have both given me great info to
work from.

Alex (you can call me Stef), we have a Sur La Table here in Dallas,
plus I have the website in my favorites. can look up molds and if I
get confused, I can write to you again.

As for what I am doing with the chocolates. I am just tinkering for
now, but I do plan to sell when I get the results that I want.

Thanks again to everyone....you guys are great.

Stef

p.s. Alex, do you sell your chocolates? Janet, how much do you charge
for yours?

"Davida Chazan - The Chocolate Lady" wrote in
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NOTE: My Correct Address is in my signature (just remove the spaces).
On Mon, 27 Dec 2004 14:52:02 GMT, "Janet Puistonen"
wrote:


Alex, when you use tin molds, do you have to oil them either before use or
after? If so, what kind of oil do you use? (I'm wondering if one could use
cocoa butter...)

I'm no expert but wouldn't the cocoa butter bind with the chocolate
you're trying to mold, making it more difficult to remove the
chocolate?

Possibly, but oil should not be required to release the chocolate from the
mold: it's to prevent the tins from rusting in between uses. I was wondering
if one could avoid the traces of other oils. But I just thought of the major
reason why it would be unlikely to work: tempering.

"Davida Chazan - The Chocolate Lady" wrote in
message news
NOTE: My Correct Address is in my signature (just remove the spaces).
On Mon, 27 Dec 2004 14:52:02 GMT, "Janet Puistonen"
wrote:


Alex, when you use tin molds, do you have to oil them either before use or
after? If so, what kind of oil do you use? (I'm wondering if one could use
cocoa butter...)

I'm no expert but wouldn't the cocoa butter bind with the chocolate
you're trying to mold, making it more difficult to remove the
chocolate?

Possibly, but oil should not be required to release the chocolate from the
mold: it's to prevent the tins from rusting in between uses. I was wondering
if one could avoid the traces of other oils. But I just thought of the major
reason why it would be unlikely to work: tempering.

"SC" wrote in message
ups.com...
Thanks a bunch Alex and Janet. You have both given me great info to
work from.

Alex (you can call me Stef), we have a Sur La Table here in Dallas,
plus I have the website in my favorites. can look up molds and if I
get confused, I can write to you again.

As for what I am doing with the chocolates. I am just tinkering for
now, but I do plan to sell when I get the results that I want.

Thanks again to everyone....you guys are great.

Stef

p.s. Alex, do you sell your chocolates? Janet, how much do you charge
for yours?

Not enough.

"SC" wrote in message
ups.com...
Thanks a bunch Alex and Janet. You have both given me great info to
work from.

Alex (you can call me Stef), we have a Sur La Table here in Dallas,
plus I have the website in my favorites. can look up molds and if I
get confused, I can write to you again.

As for what I am doing with the chocolates. I am just tinkering for
now, but I do plan to sell when I get the results that I want.

Thanks again to everyone....you guys are great.

Stef

p.s. Alex, do you sell your chocolates? Janet, how much do you charge
for yours?

Not enough.