Home made chocolate slabs

nikiyoung

bunbun2 wrote: »

It wasn't me who asked about putting them in the dishwaher:D I wondered whether using chilli would make the mould taste for future uses. will wash mine in soapy water.

Sorry guys it was me asking about the dishwasher, I have left them soaking in washing up liquid this morning so when i get back from the school run I'll have another go as its my day off!

bunbun2 wrote: »

where will I find chilli flakes]
Ok they should be either with the ethinc foods (tesco) or they do small jars in the spice section (crushed chilli flakes- sharwoods I think), I am very lucky as my corner shop sells BIG bags of them at a good price!

Happy Chocolate Making!!
Niki

Rachie_B

kitiaracat wrote: »

Well mine were a right mess. they wouldn't come out so i will have to turn them into truffles now. Not getting on with my ikea tray any tips? Are you using a recipe or just melted choc? I don't understand why it wouldn't set i use this choc all time and it normally works.
Where have op's been getting plastic heart moulds from?

dont know what went wrong

as mine with the ikea silicone trays, work fab every time

when set they just "pop" out of the tray lol all i have used is melted choc then nuts,smarties etc

gloomgurlie

these chocolates do look fantastic! such a good idea..

i'll be popping over to ikea and picking up rubber moulds and mass producing them before you know it!!!!!!

this will be awesome for the fast approaching easter too....any ideas on where to find cheap easter egg moulds/other alternatives??

thanks :j

Jem8472

I have just done some and they turned out ok, I poped them out. They taste good but they are a little melty.

As soon as you pick them up they start to melt in your fingers. Is this right or did I miss something?

Just used melted chocolate.

Jem8472

I have found a video that might help people getting the right finish on the chocolate.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=h_evlqvYZOM

soblivion

Thank you for that video Jem, I was wondering about that too. It's as if the choc I used turned into something else when it was cooled, ie like you said very melty, no shine and a different texture sort of.

qwiksave

qwiksave wrote: »

The tip about using cotton wool to get your chocolates shiny was for plastic not silicone moulds. My Russell Hobbs Temptations chocolate maker (my xmas present to myself! ) recommends stirring in 'half a teaspoon of cocoa butter or coconut butter' to get a shiny finish. I haven't tried it (where do you get this stuff anyway?) I used a plastic mould and cotton wool - worked a treat.

I've been on the hunt for cocoa butter (even though I successfully used the plastic mould and cotton wool) because I want to try it with my silicone moulds.

First of all I found this http://uktv.co.uk/food/thread/threadid/9821 which led me on to (see last posts) http://akuawood.co.uk/product.php?productid=19&cat=3&page=1 Fairly traded from a small business, cocoa butter!:j

I just bought the sample size @£3 + P&P as you don't need very much according to my chocolate maker instructions (see above). I'll let you know how I get on.

LouBlue

qwiksave wrote: »

I've been on the hunt for cocoa butter (even though I successfully used the plastic mould and cotton wool) because I want to try it with my silicone moulds.

http://akuawood.co.uk/product.php?productid=19&cat=3&page=1 Fairly traded from a small business, cocoa butter!:j

I just bought the sample size @£3 + P&P as you don't need very much according to my chocolate maker instructions (see above). I'll let you know how I get on.

How long did it take to arrive? I do want my chocolate to look shiny after!

qwiksave

LouBlue wrote: »

How long did it take to arrive? I do want my chocolate to look shiny after!

I haven't got it yet. I posted straight after I'd ordered (yesterday). It says 3-4 working days processing time on the site so that probably means next week now! Ahh! Can't wait! I'll keep all you chocolatiers posted....

LouBlue

qwiksave wrote: »

I haven't got it yet. I posted straight after I'd ordered (yesterday). It says 3-4 working days processing time on the site so that probably means next week now! Ahh! Can't wait! I'll keep all you chocolatiers posted....

Great site, QS. :T Actually, they sell bars of choccie on there, with cocoa butter in them! So I might order a couple. There is a lovely chocolate orange bar here. That would be a lovely flavour and hopefully shiny too, with the cocoa butter in it already. :j

http://akuawood.co.uk/product.php?productid=76&cat=16&page=1