Wrinkly Chocolates

[Stephanie Wallace]

LMDC and Patrick Roger have both managed to create this sweet wrinkly effect:

Furthest bonbon on plate.

I've had zero success in trying to recreate it. Does anybody have any idea how to achieve this?

Edited January 13, 2007 by Melange (log)

[aguynamedrobert]

Have you tried a fan on the chocolate as the chocolate starts to set on the chocolate?

Robert

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[Stephanie Wallace]

Damn good idea. Maybe a hair dryer on the cool setting.

[Fat Guy]

I need to know how to get my chocolate NOT to look all wrinkled like that!

[aguynamedrobert]

Yeah most commercially made chocolates that I know of have a little fan at a point on the conveyer belt after the "confection" is coating in chocolate to give it that effect...

Robert

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[Sebastian]

yup - after the curtain in the enrober, while the piece is still on the belt, there will be a 'blower'. typically you can control the airspeed, and it's main purpose is to remove excess chocolate so you don't have 60% chocolate, 40% center, but something more appropriate. Note that the air must not be hot air, or you'll detemper your chocolate. Also, you'll need a chocolate with a fairly high yield value on it - if the YV is too low, those ripples will simply fall back on themselves and you'll be back at where you started...

[rustedeye]

Using a blow dryer may not be the best idea, when you consider t hat you are blowing hot air onto tempered chocolate. Unless you have one that blows cold air. I learned in school to blow on them with you mouth. This may not sound like the most sanitary solution, especially if you’re going to be selling them. But if they are for you, I don’t see any problem.

[miladyinsanity]

I've a hairdryer that blows cold air, so you should be able to find one too.

[schneich]

the mendiants in the foreground look quite dull.. bad temper ??

[aguynamedrobert]

Hum...I didn't notice them being out of temper at all...it is hard to see them with that light but I see no sign of a bad temper...

Robert

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[Stephanie Wallace]

Thanks, yo!

[gap]

Looks good - what technique did you use in the end?

[aguynamedrobert]

Yeah those look nice...good job...how did you end up accomplishing the look? did you use a blow dryer?

Robert

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[bripastryguy]

you can also place a structure sheet on top of them after they have been enrobed

[Stephanie Wallace]

I ended up using a hair-dryer, though I'd like to find an air gun with a slightly more focused beam.

bripastryguy: Unfortunately, there is no way to use a transfer sheet without creating both a difference in sheen and a noticeable edge.

EDIT: I cannot type.

Edited January 27, 2007 by Melange (log)

[Kerry Beal]

An old vintage blowdryer like this one does a nice job of blowing cold air in a fairly small stream.