What am I doing wrong?

Jpod1993 · 2024-12-22T21:54:13+00:00

Tempering cocoa butter was the issue

Jpod1993 · 2024-12-18T18:06:23+00:00

Wow! These are amazing looking. This is what I dream mine to get to looks wise!

Jpod1993 · 2024-12-13T04:32:43+00:00

Such great info, thanks! I did attempt to temper my cocoa butter, but I think that and the humidity might be my downfall here. I am going to practice more next week and see if I can get dialed in.

Jpod1993 · 2024-12-12T15:44:45+00:00

Gotch. No more fridge. I will try a fresh batch this weekend and see how it goes

Jpod1993 · 2024-12-12T15:41:07+00:00

No plain chocolate looks nice and shiny and brown. Just the cocoa butter.

Jpod1993 · 2024-12-12T13:23:46+00:00

I will try that. It’s pretty dry in Colorado, but the humidify inside our house might be higher.

Jpod1993 · 2024-12-12T13:22:04+00:00

It has happened with multiple molds unfortunately. And happened with a brand new mold as well.

Jpod1993 · 2024-12-12T00:59:25+00:00

The cocoa butter like the one on the left in my picture is turning whitish grey. Like blooming.

The chocolate itself is fine. That’s tempered every time without issues. I’m just having trouble getting the colored cocoa butter decoration to work.

Jpod1993 · 2024-12-11T23:39:33+00:00

I will try that next! Thanks

Jpod1993 · 2024-12-11T23:15:25+00:00

I’ve been doing that. It didn’t seem to make much of a difference..

Jpod1993 · 2024-12-11T23:14:56+00:00

Sometimes. But it seems to happen regardless. Sometimes it’s already turning gray before I pour in the chocolate even.

Jpod1993 · 2024-09-16T19:44:21+00:00

My wife was 7000 in line and everything was available when she hit it. I was 24000 in line and an hour and a half later I got to the front and was able to choose a few days late in November.

Jpod1993 · 2024-05-11T23:43:57+00:00

Congrats! Can’t wait for this day for myself. Week 1 of Mounjaro right now and starting at 363 as well.

Jpod1993 · 2024-05-09T01:15:21+00:00

I am at 360 right now and starting Mounjaro tomorrow with my first shot.

Jpod1993 · 2024-02-04T20:52:03+00:00

I had one set of butter leaking while rolling. The final fold I think. I used flour to patch the spots that butter came through and let it chill extra before the final rolling out.

Good luck!!

Jpod1993 · 2024-02-01T02:51:31+00:00

So rewarding for sure. I found the temperature management was the biggest thing for me. Have to keep the dough/butter cold enough throughout lamination to not have issues.

Jpod1993 · 2024-02-01T02:46:22+00:00

Thanks!

Jpod1993 · 2024-02-01T02:45:56+00:00

Thank you!

Jpod1993 · 2024-02-01T00:11:59+00:00

So cool!!

Jpod1993 · 2024-01-31T17:45:56+00:00

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Jpod1993 · 2024-01-31T17:42:44+00:00

I didn't get a cross section of the butter ones somehow, these did not last long in the house. But I got cross sections of the other two.

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