How did you arrive at 0.01g? 0.01g / 28g is 0.04%. That seems like it might be overkill for chocolate. An inclusion would weigh much more than that.
help with getting precise weight of chocolate into each mold
@ben-rasmussen
06/15/17 14:39:07
191 posts
You could also look into a pancake batter dispenser. I got one a while back, but never got around to really testing it out. It would probably work with larger inclusions than a syringe, but may not be as precise. You could fill it from the spout on your tempering machine.
The one I have is manual, but they also make motorized versions. Here's the one I have:
https://www.webstaurantstore.com/aluminum-pancake-waffle-batter-dispenser/158PCD13.html
@ben-rasmussen
06/15/17 14:35:36
191 posts
I would look into a large syringe over a funnel. There's a link in a couple threads either here on the Chocolate Life or on Chocolate Alchemy. You can be very precise with them and they're not messy. Larger inclusions would be a problem, though.
@beth-campbell
06/15/17 11:56:23
40 posts
So I am wanting .01 of a gram accuracy, and the bar is 28 g. And I currently use a different mold (polycarbonate) and because it is rigid, and the shape of the bar narrower, I don't have as much deviation in the weight of each bar. I fill them by hand either with a scoop, or the spout on my Perfect Air temperer. And then I scrap off excess. It is very messy and if I could afford a fancy tempering machine with the depositor that would probably eliminate alot of trouble. In the meantime, we are currently looking at buying a scale that reads to .01g and then purchasing a funnel to deposit the chocolate, but I am concerned about how time consuming that process will be. Also we are trying to get a funnel that can handle inclusions.
What do other folks use who don't have the fancy machines to do it for them?
@fox-anders
06/15/17 11:25:08
18 posts
Could I ask how you are filling them now?
@beth-campbell
06/14/17 23:08:20
40 posts
hi there, I am trying to determine the most efficient and effective way to fill molds with an exact amount of chocolate. I recently weighed many of my bars that are coming out of custom made plastic molds (not as rigid as poly-carbonate), and they all come out at different weights. If there is a particular way to use funnels and scales? I am looking for details....ie. what type of scale in order to get precise and also be able to hold the weight of the entire mold (4- 1oz cavities)?
What type of funnel and where would I find it? What type of machine? if there is one that doesn't cost the moon. I really have no idea if there is a small scale depositor that would be in my reach financially, but if so please recommend.
Thanks
Beth
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