
Rajala
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Haha, no. I fond Opalys for 54 EUR per bag, and thought "this is a really nice price", only to discover that they wanted 50 EUR in freight if I placed three bags in my basket.
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You seem to have way better pricing on Valrhona than what I can get. But maybe your quotes for Zephyr is high as well? Zephyr is around $17 per kg, where Opalys is around $28 per kg.
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It will be my life's mission to find an acceptable replacement.
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I have a bag of that, I've also tried Cacao Barry's Blanc Satin, not a super big fan of that either. I like the more milky taste of Opalys.
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Is there anything out there that's close to Opalys in taste? I don't care about if it's more yellow in tone etc.
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Well, you have other amazing produce available fresh, which I guess we're jealous of - I know I am. Aren't there quite a few cocoa plantations in Indonesia? Should at least be someone selling chocolate from those farms?
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Ouch, must be pretty big chips.
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Valrhona have at least one retail version of their cocoa powder. I know, since I bought some earlier.
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Oh, of course there's one in the book. Thanks, will look at that.
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So I've been trying to find a recipe for sesame praliné. In my mind it's just 50 percent sesame seeds 50 percent sugar, but while searching the web, people seems to use butter and almond? Anyone got a good recipe? Is almond a question about cost or just to get a balanced taste? What's your experience?
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She’s doing it in a Savour video. Probably on instagram somewhere.
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Yeah, but it feels like it takes way too long. I'm going slightly lower next time then. 25 as you suggest.
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Okay, got a question; if the chocolate doesn't come out easily from the mould - what should I do next time I temper with the same kind of chocolate? Let it get a little bit lower in temperature, before brought up to working temperature? (I know I need to learn to do it without a thermometer, but that's in the future) The milk chocolate I'm working with at the moment seems to take forever to set - but it's snappy and shiny when it do. I'm not sure why I have so many issues with this. Dark chocolate works every time. 🤔
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Looks great!
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Mango chocolate (inspired by Kerry), pineapple compote with vanilla, coconut ganache and a coconut/almond insert. Edit: My bonbon got moved here? There's no showroom finish on it. Reveal yourself, mod!
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That would probably be the easiest way. I tempered some dark chocolate yesterday, close to perfection. So not sure what the issue is with white and milk for me. I'm probably out of shape due to not doing any chocolate work since May? Just need to practice more I guess.
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I could put it up my arm pit and see if it’s around 37 degrees? 🤣 In all seriousness, no. Just tried with milk chocolate and that didn’t temper correctly either. I’m blaming the temp in the kitchen. Will try dark chocolate tomorrow, just because.
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Never had any issues until now. So it should be fairly accurate. I’m thinking that it’s still a little too warm in my apartment. 24 degrees.
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Okay. I tried it again, thinking about what Kerry said; 25°. However, it started to get a little bit thicker at around 26° so I thought that was enough, brought it back up to 28°. By the time I had filled the mould. I could hold it upside down without any chocolate dropping down. Like it was a meringue. Seriously, this product is my archenemy. Any suggestions? While waiting for your feedback, I'm going to mould with something else, just to make sure that I haven't lost all my skills here.
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Your Daily Sweets: What Are You Making and Baking? (2017 – )
Rajala replied to a topic in Pastry & Baking
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Yeah, lighting can do do weird things.
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Yuzu and Raspberry Inspiration by Valrhona?!?! Is this real?
Rajala replied to a topic in Pastry & Baking
It's probably higher priced, it's only sold to their fancy club customers at the moment. I haven't got a quote yet but from the French stores online, it's seems to cost more. I got raspberry samples as well. I liked it, but it pales in comparison to the yuzu one. I'm also a citrus lover, so maybe you shouldn't take my word for it. This is how I would review them Yuzu > Passion fruit > Raspberry > Strawberry > Almond -
Is it passion fruit ganache? Almost look green. Looking goood, it's fun to airbrush, need to start doing it again.
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Yuzu and Raspberry Inspiration by Valrhona?!?! Is this real?
Rajala replied to a topic in Pastry & Baking
The yuzu one is AMAZING. Love it, not sure what to do with it though, but need to buy a bag and play around with some moulding etc. -
Nice to see the final result. I remember you posting about the moulds a couple of months ago.