Forum Activity for @Jacquie Schofield

Biting off more apple than I can chew?

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Hi there.

Amateur chocolatier looking for advice from the experts. : )

I am making another round of wedding favors that consists of gourmet chocolate covered apples. A bit concerned aboutthe shelf life of the sweet tasty morsels. The literature I've read says that they will hold up for a week if refrigerated. They are speaking just of the caramel coated apples. Not those dipped in tempered chocolate. I wouldn't want to refrigerate tempered chocolate. Any advice on how long a completed gourmet apple will hold up without refrigeration?

Thanks for your help

Jacquie

updated by @Jacquie Schofield: 04/22/15 12:56:13PM

An apple a day...

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Hi.

Anyone have any suggestions on the type of apple to use to make gourmet apples besides using Granny Smith apples? I know it should be tart but Grannies seem to be too tart for my taste. Looking for any suggestions. Thanks.

Jacquie

updated by @Jacquie Schofield: 05/08/15 03:31:18AM

Transportion of "delicate" cargo.

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The chocolates are boxed. Thanks so much for the info!

Transportion of "delicate" cargo.

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Hi Folks!

It happens to be a warm August here and I happen to have the honors of making wedding favors for a friend's wedding. They came out nice if I might add. ;o Keep in mind I am relatively new at this....

Looking for suggestions on the transportation of my delicate morsels to the venue. I prefer them to be intact and not melted! I was planning on placing them in a cooler with ice packs. Any better ideas?

Thanks for your suggestions.

updated by @Jacquie Schofield: 05/03/15 12:14:38PM

Coloring white chocolate

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Hi everyone.

I know that an oil based food coloring has to be used to color chocolate. However, is there a particular time during the melting/tempering cycle to add the dye?

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks!

Jacquie

updated by @Jacquie Schofield: 05/04/15 01:47:46PM

Will my drizzle make my chocolates fizzle?

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Thank you everyone for all your imput.

Will my drizzle make my chocolates fizzle?

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I have used compound coatings to decorate/ drizzle my tempered chocolate truffles. But I have noticed the tempered chocolate got white blotches around and near the drizzled area. Not sure if the temp change caused by the warm compound coating caused the blotchy areas.

Will my drizzle make my chocolates fizzle?

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Perhaps I am not drizzling at the right time? Should I drizzle while the covered candy is setting or should I wait until it's solidified to drizzle?Can you tell I am a newbie at this? (chuckle)

Will my drizzle make my chocolates fizzle?

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Good Afternoon!

Will my finishedchocolates develep bloom if I drizzle with warm chocolate?

Thanks foryour help!

Jacquie

updated by @Jacquie Schofield: 04/10/15 01:29:41AM

Untempered chocolate....what must I do?

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Thank you so much for your reply. I am sure I will have many more questions in the future.

Untempered chocolate....what must I do?

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Good Evening!

I am a beginner in the "chocolate life". I think perhaps I am over my head in joining this site butI am hopingin doing so ,I can learn some new things.

I do have a question perhaps a silly one but none the less, I don't know the answer. I received bulk chocolate the other day and due to the summer temperatures it arrived a bit soft. I assume it is out of temper. Do I have to melt and temperall the chocolate and let it solidify then melt and temper again to cover candy? Any help would be greatly appreciated

Jacquie

updated by @Jacquie Schofield: 04/11/15 10:24:04PM