Forum Activity for @david roberts

david roberts
@david roberts
05/23/12 02:42:50PM
11 posts

Boxes for my chocs


Posted in: Tasting Notes

Hi i am using the Chocolate artist software and am getting on with it realy well, the problem i have is finding a company in the uk that makes chocolate boxes to fit the size of the chocolates used with the magnetic molds. The inserts all seem to be to small, is there anywhere in the united states that i can order them from.

many thanks


updated by @david roberts: 05/21/15 03:09:03PM
david roberts
@david roberts
06/12/12 04:58:31PM
11 posts

Can anyone tell me the technique that Chapon use to print image on chocolate?


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

Hi Laura if you cant find what you are after on forum, it can be a bit daunting to start and money dont grow on trees ( shame ) you can email me on dave12389@hotmail.co.uk and i will walk you through it step by step.

david roberts
@david roberts
05/23/12 03:06:48PM
11 posts

Can anyone tell me the technique that Chapon use to print image on chocolate?


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

Hi mint not sure what they have used for the watch, dont know what printer you purchased from ebay or what transfer sheets you use, i have had perfect results with chocolate artist form deco, that is the software they use for printing on transfer sheets, i use the cocoa butter sheets from chocolate world i find them better than the ones deco sell.

You will need a canon printer you can purchase all from deco but you might find if you buy the items seperately it may be cheaper.

dave

david roberts
@david roberts
05/27/12 07:39:24AM
11 posts

TRANSFER SHEET CRISIS! Wedding is in 3 weeks! Im doomed...


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

Thanks Robyn, dont know what i would do without you. Starting off is never easy the uk does not seem to cater for chocolates made from home.

david roberts
@david roberts
05/26/12 08:47:22AM
11 posts

TRANSFER SHEET CRISIS! Wedding is in 3 weeks! Im doomed...


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

Thanks for your help robyn, i use the same chocolate mold that you use for your 2 pics showing, i wonder if you have managed to find a chocolate box they actualy fit in, the standard inserts for say 6 chocs in a box are to small.

david roberts
@david roberts
05/23/12 03:15:34PM
11 posts

TRANSFER SHEET CRISIS! Wedding is in 3 weeks! Im doomed...


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

Hi robyn can you tell me how you get such a thin layer of white chocolate in your mold, do you slacken the chocolate down with something and how do you make it to look so white.

david roberts
@david roberts
05/23/12 03:24:41PM
11 posts

Help with blank transfer sheets for printing on chocolate


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

Hi margaret can i ask how long you leave the sheets in the fridge til you demold them, i had problems exactly the same , i found leaving them overnight helped quite a bit,also another problem i have found with the starch sheets depends what batch you get some work better than others, i only use cocoa butter ones now from chocolate world they seem to work, ive costed the price of a new printer against the cost of wasted sheets, and a new printer every 6 months or so at a cost of around 40.00 is a savings.

david roberts
@david roberts
06/07/12 03:49:56PM
11 posts

Chocolate Artist Software/Printer


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

Hi Debra exactly the same ingredients, so must come from the same company these are made in Holland, loads better than the ones from Deco.There called Bobbon sheets on the box.

david roberts
@david roberts
06/03/12 02:37:54PM
11 posts

Chocolate Artist Software/Printer


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

I agree Debra the deco sheets are not the quality you would excpect, being as i purchased a job lot package ( never again ) reading these posts encouraged me to try chocolate world, what a difference.

david roberts
@david roberts
06/02/12 03:43:54PM
11 posts

Chocolate Artist Software/Printer


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

To be honestDebra once i master the art of the airbrush etc then i will go down the road of white chocolate and cocoa butter, it seems to work for you, just trial and error i suppose i just find the melts at the mo straight forwards no tempering required. Only been going since January so still a novice. If you do use the melts Glenn dont slake them down with cocoa butter, theres no need,put the melts in mould in lieu of the white choc and let it set takes around 5-7 mins, then pour the flavoured chocolate in, pop in the fridge for around 40 mins, i then pop them for 5 mins in freezer, the reason i do this is the melts do not shrink as much as chocolate in the fridge. then demould as normal


updated by @david roberts: 09/07/15 01:15:39PM
david roberts
@david roberts
06/02/12 01:51:30PM
11 posts

Chocolate Artist Software/Printer


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

Hi Glenn i use super white candy melts from merckens, i tried the ones from wilton but did not find the picture was perfect plus did not taste as good. once i get my head around this site will upload some pics. This was one of my earlier efforts but as you can see the picture is so clear.