Chocolates with that Showroom Finish, 2012 –

[Louise nadine brill]

4 hours ago, Tri2Cook said:

I can see it clearly in some areas and less clearly but still there in other areas. I strongly suspect lighting and angle are key components when viewing or photographing the results of this technique but I see more there that's encouraging than discouraging.

I agree. This particular sheet had sections that were diffraction and sections that were flat - had i been more successful i think the contrast would have looked pretty. As it was, my ho hum holograms sort of blended into the flat areas. I just ordered the diffraction grating that Kerry used and will report on my next try. 😁

[Nickos]

Some of my latest work  

 

on my Instagram (Nickkunst) you can follow my work.

[Nickos]

Baileys creme.

[pastrygirl]

 

Quite pleased with these  - shells are a blend of valrhona strawberry & zephyr, sprayed red & purple.  Filled w/ white chocolate passion fruit ganache.

 

[Nickos]

amaretto - coated hazelnut

 

Edited April 2, 2020 by Nickos (log)

[gfron1]

Here's my Spring collection:

Pecan gianduja & orange

Lemon caramel

French lavender & honey

Verbena & olive oil

Espresso & green Szechuan peppercorn (not spicy) with a milk crumb insert

 

[Jurjen]

I hope these count!

 

[sbain]

First go at some enrobed truffles. It was fun! These are kirsch dark chocolate ganache in a dark chocolate shell and rolled in pistachios. I really like the flavor combo of cherry/pistachio. 

[Francois Royal]

12 hours ago, sbain said:

 

 

This is yummy! waw

Edited May 4, 2020 by Francois Royal (log)

[Francois Royal]

delicious

[Francois Royal]

Cant wait to taste it!! looks delicious

[Francois Royal]

This is art waw

[spennie]

Such a great forum . I have been coming back and forward for a couple of years now and always asking questions . I thought i wold pput up some of our work . These where done a fair while back 

[Jim D.]

Beautiful. I especially admire the perfect stripe in the second photo--very difficult to do in a tall dome like that.

[spennie]

10 minutes ago, Jim D. said:

Beautiful. I especially admire the perfect stripe in the second photo--very difficult to do in a tall dome like that.

 

Thank you Jim and you have always replied to my questions . I  really appreciate it . I havent moved on to the HVLP still . I dont know what happened but for some reason my Iwata Eclipse is working a treat . I m flying through moulds . Strange things is i have no idea why 😂😂😂

[Louise nadine brill]

Business had slowed down from covid19 precautions - so i had time to play around with flower bonbons. 

[Jim D.]

On 5/16/2020 at 5:40 PM, spennie said:

 I havent moved on to the HVLP still . I dont know what happened but for some reason my Iwata Eclipse is working a treat . I m flying through moulds . Strange things is i have no idea why 😂😂😂

 

I love the expression "working a treat."  Out of context, I would have no idea what it meant.

 

I had something similar happen with my Grex. I had reached the point where I had to heat it every few minutes to get it flowing. I contacted Grex tech support (the most responsive tech people I have ever encountered), and they offered to clean it free of charge (I paid just the shipping). They knew it was for cocoa butter and so used nothing poisonous. When it came back, I was, of course, skeptical. But that was 1 1/2 years ago, and it has behaved ever since. Considering how small an airbrush needle is, it's a wonder, I suppose, why this doesn't happen all the time, given that I use a lot of cocoa butters with metallic bits (I try not to think of what those bits actually are). Someday I really need to learn how to clean the airbrush myself, but when I watch the videos on taking it apart, I am compelled to reach for the nearest bottle of gin.

[spennie]

19 hours ago, Jim D. said:

 

I love the expression "working a treat."  Out of context, I would have no idea what it meant.

 

I had something similar happen with my Grex. I had reached the point where I had to heat it every few minutes to get it flowing. I contacted Grex tech support (the most responsive tech people I have ever encountered), and they offered to clean it free of charge (I paid just the shipping). They knew it was for cocoa butter and so used nothing poisonous. When it came back, I was, of course, skeptical. But that was 1 1/2 years ago, and it has behaved ever since. Considering how small an airbrush needle is, it's a wonder, I suppose, why this doesn't happen all the time, given that I use a lot of cocoa butters with metallic bits (I try not to think of what those bits actually are). Someday I really need to learn how to clean the airbrush myself, but when I watch the videos on taking it apart, I am compelled to reach for the nearest bottle of gin.

 

Its a london saying i think  . Its where i am from . Yes i take the airbrush apart a bit , unfortunately without the gin xxx 

[Racing_Chocs]

They don't have that super high gloss that a lot of submissions to this thread have because I use a custom 40-shore silicone mould instead of polycarb (due to the shape of the racing helmet), but here are some that are straight from the Racing Chocs showroom.

[Kerry Beal]

Doing a little product development this weekend - slabs for enrobing. Very glad to have @patris's bowl for the dipping. Looking forward to playing some more with the effect on the right. 

 

 

 

 

 

[Jonathan]

Hi guys, relatively new to this whole chocolate business (it’s been about 3 months) but I’m quite happy with my progress so far. Finally got the hang of getting the shine on the shells. You can find my instagram at tenandsixchocolates but I’m sure I’ll be frequenting here more often!

Edited September 20, 2020 by Jonathan (log)

[sbain]

These are beautiful Jonathan. Nice work for someone new to the obsession/hobby/business. Keep shining!

[Jonathan]

1 hour ago, sbain said:

These are beautiful Jonathan. Nice work for someone new to the obsession/hobby/business. Keep shining!

Thanks! Still a bit of trial and error, haven’t had any real formal training but the internet is a marvel these days, I’ve learnt a lot just from browsing this forum and the advise you guys give

Edited September 21, 2020 by Jonathan (log)

[lironp]

Finally have all the equipment and did my first big airbrushing project for Rosh hashana- after the first 100 or so, I finally got the hang of the apples and making the seam less visible, same for the pomegranates

 

 

 

https://www.instagram.com/lironpg/

www.mmm-chocolate.com

 

Edited September 22, 2020 by lironp
typo and website links (log)

[jbates]

1 hour ago, lironp said:

Finally have all the equipment and did my first big airbrushing project for Rosh hashana- after the first 100 or so, I finally got the hang of the apples and making the seam less visible, same for the pomegranates

 

 

 

https://www.instagram.com/lironpg/

www.mmm-chocolate.com

 

Excellent work. Are the apple leaves part of the mold?