purchasing chocolate equipment

[nolly]

I was wondering if anyone could help with websites for purchasing chocolate equipment. I have just been following the great demonstrations with chocolate bons etc - they are fabulous. I was after a chocolate curler. I wanted to make the deep curls that you see in wedding cake books and once worked in a pastry kitchen where they used an instrutment similar looking to a mezulin - with two handles and each end and you pulled the instrument toward you gathering chocolate curls as you went. It was a butchers instrument though I do not know the name of it and have not been able to track down anything on the internet. Does anyone know of any web sites that have something similar

regards

nolly

[chiantiglace]

jb prince

pastrychef.com

kerekes

You dont really need a special tool. All you need is a chefs knife that you don't really care for

Get a hair dryer or heat gun, light heat up the surface of a large bar of chocolate. Drage the knife holding the tip in one hand and the handle in the other towards you. Holdthe knife at about 70degrees and curl the chocolate at the angle you want it.

[sugarbuzz]

You can also just go to the hardware store & get one of those things they use to spackle with. I can't think of what they're called..short handle with kind of a flat hoe hoe shaped blade..

[rooftop1000]

If you are thinking about a blunt edged knife about 18 to 24 inches across with 2 handles ....I think thats a cheese knife for cutting whole wheels of cheese, at least thats what I always used it for.

Tracey

like this??

http://www.acemart.com/merchant.mv?Screen=..._14_(RSHS18914)

Edited November 10, 2005 by rooftop1000 (log)

[ladyyoung98]

You can also just go to the hardware store & get one of those things they use to spackle with. I can't think of what they're called..short handle with kind of a flat hoe hoe shaped blade..

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its called a spackling knife..or a putty knife.....

[sugarbuzz]

I didn't realize I typed hoe twice!

But yeah..a putty knife is what I used to use.

[nightscotsman]

Great prices on chocolate equipment here: http://www.dr.ca

[Melanger]

A really large nougat cutter works well. Just heat the surface or the chocoalte block as mentioned above and drag the edge of the cutter across the chocolate. It produces nice somewhat egg shaped curls.