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    Spraying Chocolate: Equipment, Materials, and Techniques

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    Okay, got this set up for the airbrush https://spraygunner.com/grex-tritium-tg-micro-spray-gun-set-with-0-7mm-nozzle/, a moisture trap, 

     

    and am now trying to decide between these two compressors: https://www.homedepot.com/p/California-Air-Tools-10-Gal-2-0-HP-Ultra-Quiet-and-Oil-Free-Electric-Air-Compressor-10020C/206644539  and https://www.lowes.com/pd/DEWALT-15-Gallon-Single-Stage-Portable-Electric-Vertical-Air-Compressor/1058157 . Husband is going to pick up the necessary connectors once everything arrives and he checks his garage inventory. 

     

    Thank you so much for all the help! I'm sure I'll be back once everything arrives and I actually try to use it)).

     

    Jim, are you still very satisfied with the CakeSafe spraying booth? Does one still wear a mask and has to clean up the are around after spraying? 

     

     

    Spraying Chocolate: Equipment, Materials, and Techniques

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    Spraying Chocolate: Equipment, Materials, and Techniques

    in Pastry & Baking

    Posted · Edited by SweetSymphonybyM (log)

    Does the compressor have to be oilless? For some reason I have it in my hand that it was recommended in this thread that the compressor be oilless...

     

    So, I need the Grex Tritium airbrush, the .7mm needle conversion kit, a larger cup, a moisture trap, hose, all the required connectors, and which of the below compressors would work very well if I choose to upgrade to a spray gun down the road?

     

    https://www.homedepot.com/p/California-Air-Tools-10-Gal-2-0-HP-Ultra-Quiet-and-Oil-Free-Electric-Air-Compressor-10020C/206644539

     

    https://www.homedepot.com/p/Husky-20-Gal-Vertical-Electric-Powered-Silent-Air-Compressor-3332013/311273546

     

    https://www.homedepot.com/p/California-Air-Tools-8-0-Gal-1-0-HP-Aluminum-Air-Tank-Ultra-Quiet-and-Oil-Free-Portable-Electric-Lightweight-Air-Compressor-8010A/309826554

    Spraying Chocolate: Equipment, Materials, and Techniques

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    At this point I've discovered that I might not do with choices so well). I've been trying to decide on a chamber vacuum for two months now, and even with pressure from hubs to make a choice in time for my birthday, I still can't make up my mind)). So, I really wouldn't mind paying for a kit just to avoid making all the selections)). I'm almost ready to pay for an online class on bonbon decorating with Chef Dubovik just so I can learn about his set up in detail)). 

     

    Thank you for your advice, I will search for the videos you mentioned. If an airbrush can do velveting with success, that will definitely make choosing easier. :)

     

     

    Spraying Chocolate: Equipment, Materials, and Techniques

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    Yay, they were able to cancel the airbrush kit part of my order! :) Even though the cs yesterday said it would be shipped same day...

     

    I really need a specific recommendation on a super quiet compressor that can easily handle a spray gun if I choose to upgrade in the future, and an excellent air brush that can spray the 50/50 choc mixture for velveting.  I just want to finally have it and forget the pain of choosing one...

     

    Price isn't as much of an issue, as easy of use and best tool for the job. The reason I ultimately gave up on the idea of Fuji, were all the reviews that mentioned so much overspray and inability for finer detail

    Spraying Chocolate: Equipment, Materials, and Techniques

    in Pastry & Baking

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    21 minutes ago, Jim D. said:

    I shouldn't have said anything. You will be able to spray molds successfully with that setup.  Do be careful with the included bottle of airbrush cleaner for cocoa butter.  You might want to use that the first time you use the airbrush (to clean out any "factory residue") or for practicing before you start decorating (which is what I did), but you don't need it when actually brushing colored cocoa butter.  But make sure it doesn't have anything in it besides cocoa butter (or water is OK if you dry the airbrush out thoroughly afterward but I doubt CR is selling just a bottle of water). For routine cleaning, just clear the cocoa butter out with a heat gun or other heat source and add the new color.

     

    As for the cocoa butter, when you said "the unsafety of edible paint," I trust you were exaggerating and do realize that it isn't paint we are using but cocoa butter with (usually) artificial (USDA-approved) colorants added. 

    No, please tell me the whole terrible truth, better to know than to stay in blissful ignorance :) ...the compressor is nowhere near worth its money, I won't be able to spray chocolate mix with this, and the compressor won't handle an actual spray gun to assist in spraying the choc mix?

     

    Yes, I do realize that, but considering just HOW MUCH chocolate I eat...the color might accumulate rather fast)))

     

    Spraying Chocolate: Equipment, Materials, and Techniques

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    1 hour ago, Jim D. said:

    @SweetSymphonybyM, you ask some questions, but have you definitively made the purchase?  That was not clear ("buyer's remorse" is not the same as an order cancellation).  I'm not sure if there is a point to saying anything about your purchase if it's "a done deal," so to speak  The major part of this kit from Chef Rubber is a Grex Tritium side-feed airbrush. The 1/2 HP compressor has a 1.5 gallon tank.

     

    There is a discussion of the Chef Rubber natural colors in another thread.  And I recall other discussions of the topic in various places on the forum (CR now has two lines of natural products).

    Okay, you have me worried... 😬

    Spraying Chocolate: Equipment, Materials, and Techniques

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    Just now, Jim D. said:

    @SweetSymphonybyM, you ask some questions, but have you definitively made the purchase?  That was not clear ("buyer's remorse" is not the same as an order cancellation).  I'm not sure if there is a point to saying anything about your purchase if it's "a done deal," so to speak  The major part of this kit from Chef Rubber is a Grex Tritium side-feed airbrush. The 1/2 HP compressor has a 1.5 gallon tank.

     

    There is a discussion of the Chef Rubber natural colors in another thread.  And I recall other discussions of the topic in various places on the forum (CR now has two lines of natural products).

     

    Yes, the purchase has been paid for). Thank you for the reference re: natural cocoa butters, I will review. 

    Spraying Chocolate: Equipment, Materials, and Techniques

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    Hi everybody, my name's Maryna and I'm a kitchen appliance addict. 😔

     

    After a year of lusting after the Fuji system recommended by Kerry, and going back and forth between completely convincing myself I don't need it at all (not sure I'm into colored bonbons because of the unsafety of edible paint) - to I needed it yesterday, how can I produce quality chocolates (mind you, I'm a home enthusiast, doing around 6 molds per month, at best) without spraying cocoa butter.

     

    As a complete novice to sprayers and compressors, I would spend countless hours researching/reading forums every time the urge to purchase a system would strike, scribbling down systems/configurations to get on pieces of paper that are now found in random places all over house, only to forget most of the information learned during  after convincing myself that I don't need it...

     

    Well, yesterday all of this culminated into a completely researchless purchase on ChefRubber's website - being in a state of upsetness at my SO, I justified purchasing the Ultimate Cocoa Butter Spraying Kit + the natural cocoa butter colors. Then the morning came...and with it, buyer's remorse))....Questions for you guys:

                 Why is that compressor so expensive being of such a small capacity?

                 Does anybody know the ingredients in the natural cocoa butter line? Are they truly natural and safe?

                 Is that a "true" spray gun, or should I just call it an airbrush?

                 Will it be able to spray 50/50 mixture for velveting easily?

     

    Jim, glad to hear your feedback on the spray box! Became interested in it a couple of pages back and am now convinced I'm in URGENT need of one))...definitely going on my Christmas wish list!)

     

    Sometimes I think my full-time job exists for the sole purpose of supporting my addiction(((...my poor, poor husband....😪

                

     

     

     

     

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    Blast chillers

    in Kitchen Consumer

    Posted

    5 minutes ago, JoNorvelleWalker said:

     

    How cold will Freddy go?  I could not find it in the specs.

     

    Ummm...I'm not sure how low it goes to shock freeze, but the instruction manual says it freezes the product to 0F and "upon termination of the cycle, the preservation phase at -4F automatically begins"

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    Blast chillers

    in Kitchen Consumer

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    12 minutes ago, SweetSymphonybyM said:

    Not sure of the exact model number, they have pictures of it with different display styles on their website - mine is the one with a square display with three circles on each side. https://irinoxhomeusa.com/products

    And I actually spoke with their San Francisco location/distribution center just now - they are out of the older models of Freddy  (they are expecting approval to sell the new version in the U.S. beginning of 2021).  For those interested in a chamber vacuum seal drawer - they still have some ZEROs left in two sizes. 

    Blast chillers

    in Kitchen Consumer

    Posted

    18 hours ago, JoNorvelleWalker said:

     

    Do you have a link to your model?  I'm pretty well set for blast freezers for the foreseeable future, but I'd like to take a look at yours.

     

    Not sure of the exact model number, they have pictures of it with different display styles on their website - mine is the one with a square display with three circles on each side. https://irinoxhomeusa.com/products

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    Blast chillers

    in Kitchen Consumer

    Posted · Edited by SweetSymphonybyM (log)

    I have an Irinox Freddy...have finally installed a plug to be able to use it four months ago. I enjoy it greatly, but the display is a pain - pictures of the display on the newer model seem to make much more sense. User resources available are very limited, still at a loss as to how to do maintenance cleaning on it...

    I lucked out when I bought mine - I contacted them to inquire about warranty work in my area, they forwarded my question to a higher up in their distribution center in CA who offered a promo code because they had a lot in stock at the time. Kinda wish I waited for the newer model, but at that price the older one worked out very well :)

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