9 hours ago, Saltychoc said:A good scrape when capping? If so - have you tried double capping? You need to be able to cool the first layer quite quickly but it can really help. The other (and just as time consuming) option might be to pipe the capping chocolate one row at a time and scrape with a smaller offset spatula. But at this point you are putting so much time into these it might be better to have the reject snack afterward!
As for the horse head - you could always get one 3d printed. There are a ton of people on etsy that custom print them. I've also seen people use a cricket cutter to cut the shape out of cardstock. Think cutting out the center of the circle not the shape of the circle. And then using that as a stencil to spray the shape onto the mold.
Thank you! The issue with the scraping is that it's not level, but I finally figured out that if I scrape side to side with an Oxo squeegee, I can get it MOSTLY clean. I then go back in with a small silicone spatula to get between the cavities a bit. It's just annoying that it can't be scraped as normal, but when you do, the scraper tool rides the outside rims and doesn't come close to the center. Lots of little packages with an extra foot from this faulty mold. At least my husband ground down the point so I CAN tap out the air bubbles now. First time I couldn't even do that because that tiny point was the only thing to touch the counter without tipping the mold at a severe angle.
Funny you should mention 3D printing.. I did make contact with someone a few days ago, but just hadn't fully followed up as of yet. I have a Cricut but that seems like it would be a slow way to do a bunch of cavities, so I'm going to try something else first. If anyone is as stupid as me and decides to do a special project, I tell you what, this stuff is AMAZING. https://www.eat-the-evidence.com/gummy/flexible-chocolate-chocolate-gummy/#recipe. I actually ordered a tiny horse head cutter, and I'm thinking I *might* be able to cut out the shape and put it right down in the mold. We shall see... probably getting myself into trouble again, but this time I'm not showing any of my horse friends until AFTER I've figured out how to do it! LOL
I did the packages in 'silver' and definitely didn't like the look. This helped a little, but CR 'silver' sure leaves a lot to be desired.
