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Excellent points everyone! As I should have expected plenty of valid reasons for both choices. Will check the levelness of my floor & weigh the stuff that I plan to shelve and then make a decision. If I had room for two shelves, I could get one of each. LOL.

Very good point @dcarch.

Looking for your opinions and experiences... I am planning to put some wire shelving in my chocolate & confections kitchen. The kitchen has a concrete floor. This shelving will hold ingredients, colored cocoa butters, and packaging. Wondering if I should get casters for this shelving... what are your thoughts on this oh so important question? ;-)

@gfweb thanks for the clarification! You're right, I was thinking of Ocean City, Maryland (for me, that is the real Ocean City). ;-)

Welcome to Maryland! Did you get that popcorn from Fishers? How long are you in Ocean City?

Like RobertM says, coat your graham cracker - chocolate will also work. If you don't coat it, moisture will change the texture. @Bentley in the 2nd edition of Greweling's book, there is a recipe for pipeable marshmallow.

Were you there to loan him your chocolate temper meter?

Cheese calzones for dinner.

The So Good website recently posted an article/snippet about using powdered egg whites to make marshmallow -- may help with your nougat making... http://www.sogoodmagazine.com/pastry-blog/pastry-chef-articles/marshmallows-made-with-albumin-powder-by-jordi-puigvert-in-evolution/

Finally tried out some ribs in the IP, beef ribs! Cooked in the IP & finished with some BBQ sauce in the oven. They turned out very moist and tasty.

We should do that! :-)

Thanks @chefmd, I had been to Komi a few times and loved it. I'm still trying to decide if I would like to go to Pineapple & Pearls. Thank you so much for your review and pictures. :-)

@chefmd have you been to Komi? If you have, how does it compare to Pineapple & Pearls?

Resistance is definitely futile. Went shopping at Wegmans tonight and they had these space popsicle molds (http://www.zokuhome.com/products/space-pop) on clearance had to take a box home because of all the beautiful popsicles that @blue_dolphin has made! Almost came home with a set of their character popsicle molds (http://www.zokuhome.com/collections/pops-ice-molds/products/character-pops) too -- also on clearance at Wegmans. Now to make room in the freezer.

Reading Michel Richard's books... "Happy in the Kitchen" and "Sweet magic : easy recipes for delectable desserts"

Thanks @HeatherAvila! I'll check out clearbags.com too.

@shain looks like we were on the same wave length today! I baked a pruimentaart (plum pie) with prune plums.

Safe travels home & thanks for taking us with you to Manitoulin. Are you going to batch up some cocktails before you leave so they will be ready for you when you return?

Just custom size or are you getting a logo printed on them too? I look into that, would be good to locate a local shop that could do custom cello bags.

Thank you so much!!! I searched Uline too and couldn't find them. Now they are everywhere, thanks Kerry! Now all I have to do is find a mould I like that fits one of those sizes. And at Nashville Wraps http://www.nashvillewraps.com/clear-cello-bags/resealable-bags/c-052478.html

I have been looking for self-sealing plastic bags like Soma uses for chocolate bars. Interested in a rectangle vs. the squares Soma is using. Have not found anything at Gleurp or Nashville Wraps (but I may be using the wrong search terms). Anyone know where to find these bags (in a variety of sizes) that have a flap with a bit of adhesive on the end for sealing the package? Any other chocolate bar packaging ideas that don't require going custom?

Thanks to @Shelby for her venison cooking advice!!! Slow cooked a venison roast with some beef broth, wine, onions, garlic, peppers, mushrooms, and various seasonings. Thickened up the juices and pulled the cooked venison roast. Heated a portion back up to serve with noodles this evening. Planning on some drip venison sandwiches for lunches during the week -- those are some leftovers that I am looking forward too.

@chefmd head on over to BreadFurst for your Kougin Amann fix.

@Anna N I used graham crackers for my cheesecake crust. Went with graham crackers and butter -- no added sugar in the crust.

Made a small cheesecake in the Instant Pot. Turned out just about perfect... next time I'll cook it for another 5 minutes (the center was not as firm as I would like). Used the recipe that AnnaN and a few others have used but went for a vanilla cheesecake). http://www.pressurecookingtoday.com/meyer-lemon-cheesecake/