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Roberta Landgren
@Roberta Landgren
12/01/11 10:37:39
4 posts

Caramel recipes and chocolate


Posted in: Tech Help, Tips, Tricks, & Techniques

I've been researching recipes for caramels for different chocolates and have been puzzled by an apparent difference in culinary opinions. I know the addition of dairy results in a creamier caramel, but some insist on adding it at the beginning of the cook, and others insist on adding it after caramelization of the sugar. It shouldn't affect the texture, should it? The cream still caramelizes whether it's with or after the sugar caramelizes, so I don't see any tasting difference. Really it comes down to stirring and time management from what I can see. To be honest, I haven't taken the exact recipe and made that single change to find out for myself - I'll report if I get it done this weekend - but I was wondering if any Chocolatelife people had their own theories/preferences.I would appreciate any ideas/opinions/data/speculation, etc....


updated by @Roberta Landgren: 05/09/15 21:47:09
Roberta Landgren
@Roberta Landgren
08/29/11 12:19:38
4 posts

HI, from the new Guy


Posted in: Allow Me to Introduce Myself

Congratulations, Matt! I bet many of us would wish for your problems. Where in Washington?
Roberta Landgren
@Roberta Landgren
08/17/11 12:45:26
4 posts

Can you store finished chocolates in a "cooling cabinet"?


Posted in: Tech Help, Tips, Tricks, & Techniques

OK, that makes sense. I already use "serving size" portions when I freeze items now. I couldn't figure out how a chest freezer would work for crystalization. But from what I'm reading the override device from Johnson Controls would also work on refrigerators, correct? I regularly use a dehumidifier for the ambient air, but I'm still struggling with the crystalization problem - small kitchen spaces don't allow for the unheated room I used at home!

Roberta

Roberta Landgren
@Roberta Landgren
08/17/11 11:37:26
4 posts

Can you store finished chocolates in a "cooling cabinet"?


Posted in: Tech Help, Tips, Tricks, & Techniques

Gordon,

Why and how are chest freezers the least expensive? I would like to know more about this. Chest freezers are probably the easiest thing I have access to obtain, but I would think the moisture condensation would be too much of a problem. I live on an island in SE Alaska and while temperatures are not the problem, humidity and obtainability are problems.

Thanks in advance,

Roberta