keychris

I like this very much I don't have an aW meter so can't judge as to the accuracy but it certainly looks great there's a slight delay between entering the quantity of one item and the next which is a little disconcerting but that could just be something on my end A few quirks to get used to but I certainly didn't have any major issues with entering a recipe and getting a result.

more faffing about = more $$$ cost to the client in my humble opinion

I've used one for baguettes for ... about a decade and haven't washed it once. I keep it in a ziploc bag to stop moths getting on it and that's it.

I would definitely blitz everything as fine as you can before you put it in the grinder!

if your gelatin smells terrible, you're using the wrong one the leaf gelatin I use has next to no odour at all.

remembering that UV is only going to surface sterilise, the bulk of a ganache that contains any microbes is either already sealed in the chocolate or just ... below the surface of the ganache when you're irradiating, I'm not sure how useful UV irradiation will be.

Juan at heart?

you're getting fat migration because the chocolate is physically squeezing the filling as it sets and contracts, forcing the fat out. If you can't change your formulation, you could try adding something like a layer of crushed peanuts to the outside of the ball, then dip. The nuts will provide a layer that can be squeezed a bit (because there's air in between all the nuts) and you shouldn't see the fat come out. It should also help with your base too (in theory).

I saw this technique as well. How do you get rid of the water??

if you're looking at an EZtemper, you could just get that and melting tanks. The EZtemper will take care of your tempering and you won't need a machine for it. if you don't mind me asking, what's the reason behind only lindt? Prefer the taste? Price / availability? IMHO there's a lot of better couverture than lindt out there, but if it meets your needs then no worries

hah, I hear you. I have burns on my bench, my floor, other electrical cords, my self... come to think of it, maybe I shouldn't be using one

The pedant scientist in me needs to point out that the symbol that's been used there in the bottom left cell is > which is "greater than". They mean < (less than). Obviously.

releasing is dictated by the contraction of the chocolate, so you need to look at either the temper of the chocolate, because if it's not properly tempered it won't contract fully, or the thickness of the shell, if it's too thin it doesn't have the "strength" to contract away from the surface. If you feel the temper was fine, putting it into the freezer for 20 minutes should help it out.

to prevent it from happening, you probably need to mold, fill and cap before the shell has contracted away from the mold. This can lead to cracking if the shell and base contract at different rates or shelf life issues if the filling needed to evaporate some moisture off. If you have an Eztemper, this would help because your filling will crystallise faster and therefore be ready to cap faster

I'm another "don't bother to heat your moulds" vote.