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jeff goh
@jeff goh
06/18/14 02:02:32AM
5 posts

Difficulty in dislodging Chocolate from Mould


Posted in: Chocolate Education

I believe the mistakes came from putting the casted shells overnight and the next day only I started to do the filling. the fridge temperature at min , i could easily obtain about 10-12 degree celcius fr the thermometer read out.

I shall try again , Stu Jordan. tq

jeff goh
@jeff goh
06/11/14 06:02:47AM
5 posts

Difficulty in dislodging Chocolate from Mould


Posted in: Chocolate Education

I have a question about the problem i've just encountered in dislodging those chocolate praline from the polycarbonate mould. First of all, let me explain the problem ..

I removed the praline mould from the refrigerators at the temp of about 10-13 degree celcius. The room temperature in my country was about 30 degree Celsius. I hit at the back of each single chocolate in the beginning and nothing came out of it. A couple of knocks before one of it dislodge by itself.

The overall process took sometimes and i knock on each of the praline to take it out . In you tube video, we saw how easy it was with one knocks and everything just came off like that.

Here I suspect some of my mistakes and i wonder if any of them were the problem.

1) during the sealing, i did not use heat gun to melt the top of the praline before sealing it with temper choc.

2) The chocolate shell could be too thin? could it be one of the cause?

3) Imnot knocking on harder surface and not enough of shock to dislodge all the chocolate. Im hitting with a steel spatula at the back of the polycarbonate to dislodge single piece instead of knocking it down on a hard surface with full force.

4) the chocolate is still too cold .

Thanks in advance .


updated by @jeff goh: 04/09/15 12:09:27PM
jeff goh
@jeff goh
06/18/14 03:53:10AM
5 posts

tempering chocolate confusion


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

You should drop the temperature down further to 28degree celcius and than heat it up back to 32 degree .
jeff goh
@jeff goh
05/11/14 11:07:19PM
5 posts

Adding Rum into chocolate truffles


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

I understood now. Thanks Jim. ;)

jeff goh
@jeff goh
05/08/14 11:35:20PM
5 posts

Adding Rum into chocolate truffles


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

Hi guys,

great to know you all. I just like to know how truffles were made with rum ? Do you add the rum into cream mixture of milk/dark chocolate for making ganache or during the tempering of the chocolate to make the chocolate shell? thanks guys.


updated by @jeff goh: 04/10/15 08:29:26PM