Leaf Gelatin

[petrus]

For the last year or so supermarkets in the UK have been selling leaf gelatine in quite small packets (individual 'leafs' are about half the size they were).

Does anyjone know if gelataine sold to the catering industry has also been reduced in size (so I will know what a modern cook book means by "2 leaves of gelatine")?

Petrus

[nickrey]

For the last year or so supermarkets in the UK have been selling leaf gelatine in quite small packets (individual 'leafs' are about half the size they were).

Does anyjone know if gelataine sold to the catering industry has also been reduced in size (so I will know what a modern cook book means by "2 leaves of gelatine")?

Petrus

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This link contains a discussion of leaf gelatine.

One quick answer is that it depends on the strength of the bloom: what type of leaf gelatine is it? Titanium, Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum leaves all have different sizes for the same gelling effect.