Forum Activity for @Glenn Knowles

Selmi One tempering machine for sale

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 If your machine is still available, please let me know. Thank you.

Glenn

604-263-9878

For Sale - Vibrating Table Machine

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Is this this available? I'm interested.

Chocovision Skimmer/Dispenser and Enrober - Looking for Hear Your Experiences

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Thanks, Daniel. That is what I was thinking, so am a bit perplexed how well it works in practice.

Chocovision Skimmer/Dispenser and Enrober - Looking for Hear Your Experiences

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I use Rev Delta machines for moulding chocolates and have always done this by hand (i.e., a ladle). I am considering introducing enrobed chocolates to my line, and came across the Chocovision enrober as one option. I'd love to hear anyone's experience with the skimmer, dispenser or enrober before investing in these. Thank you!

updated by @Glenn Knowles: 04/11/15 02:33:06

Chocolate & Photography

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I work with a professional photographer for our photos. He uses diffused lighting from various angles. It takes about 2-3 hours to get set-up, but once the lighting is right, the results are great. Good luck.

Buying Fair Trade Chocolate in Bulk

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David,

I'm always interested in new organic products. You can reach me at glenn@gemchocolates.ca. I checked out the website, nice. Can you send me some product info and pricing, please?

Thanks,

Glenn

Buying Fair Trade Chocolate in Bulk

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Check your distributor of Belcolade chocolate. They carry some organic Fair Trade certified couverture in bulk.

Chocolate Artist Software/Printer

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Jim,

My guess is that it's produced by an outside vendor such as Sweet Swiss in Spokane, WA. They've made similar transfer sheets for me with white logos...and the staff there are great to work with. If you find out something different, please let me know as I'd be curious to know how, too!

Glenn

Chocolate Artist Software/Printer

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Deb,

I bought my USB stick/key fob from Tomric in New York. Check to see if they any more. Alternatively you can make a template pattern in Adobe InDesign to match your molds.

Good luck!

Glenn

Chocolate Artist Software/Printer

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Thanks for the hints. I've tried air brushing white over the transfer sheets without success, so have found the white chocolate option to be the most effective.

Best,

Glenn

Chocolate Artist Software/Printer

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That looks great! I'll have to try some of the melts. Right now I use white chocolate and blend a little bit of white cocoa butter to lighten the colour from yellowish that most white chocolate couverture is.

Chocolate Artist Software/Printer

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That's interesting, Dave, as I have been using it exclusively on white chocolate. Which candy melts are you using? I haven't tried them before.

Thank you!

Chocolate Artist Software/Printer

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I get blank sheets from Tomric. Check their catalogue for pricing.For custom pre-printing, try Sweet Swiss Confections in Spokane, WA.

Chocolate Artist Software/Printer

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The application is windows-based, not for Macs. I had to buy a netbook just for the program. Wish it was for Mac, being a Mac user myself.

Chocolate Artist Software/Printer

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Thanks, Debra. I'll try your technique of applying a thin layer of white chocolate with cocoa butter &colour. I appreciate your help and insight! The troubleshooting seems to take a long time to get to a quality result. : ))

Chocolate Artist Software/Printer

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I should add that the software is still beta, as I was told by Tomric and no permanent version available...there aren't instructions, so you have to figure it out for yourself. Ask if you have any questions and I'll try to help out.

I tried airbrushing white cocoa butter directly onto the transfer sheet, so that I could apply it to dark chocolate, but the results have been flakey. Haven't mastered that yet - any ideas or suggestions?

Chocolate Artist Software/Printer

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I have it and use it with an Epson printer (recommended by Tomric in NY). It works pretty well, but you cannot print white, which is a handicap, so you'd have to use white chocolate shells for the logo to show well. That's frustrating. I buy the cartridges from Kopykake.

Chocolate Panning, process and equipment

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Thank you very much. I'll give Dave a call.

Chocolate Panning, process and equipment

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Do you have any recommended suppliers for the coatings (glaze, food shellac, etc.)?