MG forming

[John Woods]

Other than the typical ball shape and flat paper shape, are there other applications that may work? Would putting a "cookie cutter" inside the solution help you to form things into that shape?

[BryanZ]

You're going to have to give us more than that. Like are we talking alginate s'fers.

But short answer, I'd say no.

[John Woods]

You're going to have to give us more than that.  Like are we talking alginate s'fers.

But short answer, I'd say no.

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Yes, in the alginate. I was thinking that it may just stick to the sides of the form.

[BryanZ]

What people have tried is freezing the alginated liquid before being dipped in the CaCl. Still, results have been less than successful and you end up with what's effectively a flattened sphere.

[K8memphis]

What happens if you make a blob in there and then cut out a shape out of that?? Wonder if you can press a cutter into the blob and can keep some definition in the finished blobette you made. I imagine it's been tried already, but still one wonders. If only I felt like playing...

[BryanZ]

That would defeat the whole purpose of an s'fer, however. You shouldn't be able to breach the outer gel without unleashing a flow of liquid from within. Again, if we going to play we need more details.

[K8memphis]

I just made some out of tea a coupla times, mostly caviar. But if you made the blob and left it in the bath and used a small cookie cutter, it should stop the flow of stuff because it's still in the bath. In a perfect world. Then ideally you could make pretty blobs.

I don't have any more detail. Just an idea. I just hope someone tries it & tells me.

Edited December 8, 2006 by K8memphis (log)

[pounce]

I think you could easily make rings or other basic shaped by using a mold that can absorb/hold the calci and spray the top with more calci. A ring would look nice on a plate, but really would not hold it's shape unless you let it solidify.