Mol d'art melters

[Lior]

Thanks for that info! Yhe buy it now price seems higher than the new price from Mol d'art=350 euro!! I guess it is the shipping you save on.

[tammylc]

Thanks for that info! Yhe buy it now price seems higher than the new price from Mol d'art=350 euro!! I guess it is the shipping you save on.

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Going price for a new 6 kg melter in the US is around $640, and the buy it now price is $550, so for those of us on this side of the pond there's a little discount.

[Lior]

got it! Wow I guess that price must include shipping!!!

[Anna N]

Thanks for that info! Yhe buy it now price seems higher than the new price from Mol d'art=350 euro!! I guess it is the shipping you save on.

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Going price for a new 6 kg melter in the US is around $640, and the buy it now price is $550, so for those of us on this side of the pond there's a little discount.

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But it's USED unit! So the discount is not very much really.

[tammylc]

Thanks for that info! Yhe buy it now price seems higher than the new price from Mol d'art=350 euro!! I guess it is the shipping you save on.

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Going price for a new 6 kg melter in the US is around $640, and the buy it now price is $550, so for those of us on this side of the pond there's a little discount.

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But it's USED unit! So the discount is not very much really.

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But it's not like these things get much wear and tear on them, what with no moving parts. I expect they last a very long time. So the difference between used and new is really small.

[prairiegirl]

The question is how old is it and how many hours of usage. If it was barely out of the box..then maybe an okay price. If lots of use then it is too much.

[etalanian]

I have a mol d'art. I bought it xmas before last and used it once but didn't like it. I would be willing to sell it. PM me is you want to talk about it.

Eileen

[aidensnd2]

Just a quick question. When using the Mol d'Art melters do you leave the lid on or off for an overnight melt? I suppose I'm worried about condensation with the lid on but would prefer to have it on as I don't like the idea of leaving all the choc uncovered all night.

Thanks in advance.

[mostlylana]

Lid on. There will be no condensation. Remember, there is no liquid in chocolate...

Chocolate = cocoa solids + cocoa butter (+ maybe vanilla and lecithin!)

[gap]

Yep, lid on

[Lior]

I think there is a miniscule amount of water in chocolate. However there is also some in the air... I guess if it is really dry it would be fine to keep the lid off but if not always do everything to protect your chocolate from moisture in the air. I once left the lid on, and left my chocolate like that for a week and it got moisture and was grainy. So don'tleave it like that even with the lid on and even when it hardens...

[Kerry Beal]

Lid on for me too but just for the overnight melt.

[Lior]

Do you always pour out your chocolate at the end? What do you people do? Leave it in the melter or temperer or pour out and then store? I sometimes do leave it in-I am lazy! I cover it with nylon stretch really well, put the lid on and cover the melter/machine in a garbage bag-tucked in and under. probably easier to just pour out!!!

Edited February 19, 2010 by Lior (log)

[Kerry Beal]

Do you always pour out your chocolate at the end? What do you people do? Leave it in the melter or temperer or pour out and then store? I sometimes do leave it in-I am lazy! I cover it with nylon stretch really well, put the lid on and cover the melter/machine in a garbage bag-tucked in and under. probably easier to just pour out!!!

I've usually poured out what's left. Sometimes into my spare melter bowl.

[RobertM]

I always pour it out for storage at the end of the work day

[mostlylana]

I don't pour mine out - lid on and that's it. I've never had any issues. At the end of a holiday I will let the milk chocolate get low and pour it out and use it for making ganache (I find it gets slightly thicker after many, many, uses). I don't do that as often for the dark. I did get grainy chocolate once Ilana but it wasn't in my melter. I melted some in a bowl in the oven on low setting but I left it in too long and it got grainy.

[John DePaula]

I use lid on when melting overnight. If your chocolate is at room temperature when you begin, there won't be any condensation.

At the end of the work day, I pour out my remaining chocolate into a spare melter pan lined with parchment and chill. The resulting block of chocolate fits perfectly into the melter next time I need it.

[Lior]

nice ideas! Perhaps the humidity here is worse. We are having now having hotter weather than ever for this month. At least since 1942! It is t shirt weather. But at least it is dry- Great for chocolate!

[prairiegirl]

I leave the lid on when melting because I don't want heat escaping. At the end of the day I put the heat up and the lid on and leave!! I might not be back for 2 or 3 days and the chocolate is fine. Just need to stir well and temper properly!

[pastrygirl]

Has anyone successfully replaced the power cord on a mol d' art melter?  Is it easy or do I have to send it somewhere, and if so, where?  Thought I'd check here for DIY info before contacting TCF.

 

My 6kg melter has reached the point where the cord has to be in that just right position to conduct power, and just right can be elusive.  I've had it for several years so it's seen some use, am hoping it's a simple repair, i.e. can be done with a screwdriver or passed off to one of my handier brothers in exchange for candy.

 

thanks!

[Kerry Beal]

I've got a very handy husband - I'd just hand it over to him and several months later it would come back out of his shop repaired. Does your Mold'art have screws on the bottom that allow you to take it apart? If it does - it should be a quick fix. If rewiring is not something you have done before I might hand it off to the handy brother. 

 

Does the loose wire seem to be at the plug end or the machine end?

[gfweb]

Several months later.  Lol @Kerry Beal  Quality cannot be rushed. 

[Kerry Beal]

Just now, gfweb said:

Several months later.  Lol @Kerry Beal  Quality cannot be rushed. 

Yeah - don't ask how long the basement has taken so far! You can't rush these things. 

[pastrygirl]

@Kerry Beal  loose at the machine end.  I think the bottom unscrews, didn't actually look! 

[Kerry Beal]

7 hours ago, pastrygirl said:

@Kerry Beal  loose at the machine end.  I think the bottom unscrews, didn't actually look! 

Might just be a loose wire and quick fix. Watch for any sign there has been shorting.