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Post by lilypa on Jun 10, 2012 0:59:11 GMT -5
Hey All,
Do any of you know where I can get the type of syringe John sells on his retail website? He's sold out. I bought a syringe on Amazon that may have been like the one John sell's and just used it tonight. No success. It was horribly difficult to suck my freshly refined chocolate into the syringe. Plunging was really difficult too.
So...I literally ended up tilting my Santha melanger bowl to pour the chocolate into my molds. It was a difficult and messy affair, which required the use of a silicon scraper as well. The idea of using a syringe sounds VERY appealing to me.
John just happens to be out of the one he sells. Supposedly those syringes can suck about 1.5 oz into them.
Oh...another question...what type of scrapers do you recommend to easily get as much chocolate out of the Santha melanger as possible?
Cheers All, Dave
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Post by cheebs on Jun 12, 2012 12:01:05 GMT -5
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Post by lilypa on Jun 15, 2012 13:29:21 GMT -5
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Post by lilypa on Sept 23, 2012 13:57:46 GMT -5
OK...is there something I'm not getting. I have these 100 cc syringes that I purchased using "cheebs" advice. I cut the tip a bit to make a wider opening. But geeezz...it's extremely difficult to lift the plunger up to suck any tempered chocolate into the syringe.
Am I missing something? Should I lubricate the inside of the syringe for it's first use with some coconut oil or something?
It seems like the black plastic plunger tip is sticking to the insides of the syringe.
Dave
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Post by cheebs on Sept 23, 2012 22:48:18 GMT -5
We lubricate the black plunger and the body of the syringe with a little bit of melted cocoa butter. If your chocolate is very thick it will be difficult to draw the chocolate into the syringe.
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Post by lilypa on Sept 24, 2012 22:28:09 GMT -5
Thanks cheebs. Yes...I used some coconut butter yesterday on the black plunger it worked fabulously!!
THAT...was the easiest and cleanest molding I have done yet!
One thing I'm going to do is Sharpie the outside of the syringe on the scale measuring off ounces. That'll improve/ease the process even more as I'll be able to quickly tell to proper amount to fill my 1 oz and/or 2 oz bar molds.
Thanks sooo much for the initial advice.
Cheers, Dave
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Post by cheebs on Sept 25, 2012 14:23:07 GMT -5
Glad it worked!
Or you can always use this: 1cc of chocolate=1.27 grams=0.045oz
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Post by Ben on Sept 26, 2012 8:22:17 GMT -5
Cheebs: can you comment on how quickly you can work using a syringe? How many bars per hour can you mold? I use a ladle currently, and would love to get away from it, but only to something more efficient and less messy.
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Post by cheebs on Sept 26, 2012 11:29:32 GMT -5
Ben, the great thing about the syringe is you never have to scrape a mold again. That alone can save a bunch of time. I can usually do about 2 6-bar molds/minute so around 120/hour.
Those big 140cc syringes are awesome, once you get the hang of them you'll wonder how you ever did without.
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Post by Ben on Oct 2, 2012 10:20:09 GMT -5
Thanks Cheebs. You've sold me. I'm going to pick a couple up and give them a shot.
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Post by Ben on Oct 5, 2012 13:43:06 GMT -5
Got my syringes yesterday and molded a batch of bars. They worked great and were a lot cleaner than ladling. Thanks for the recommendation, cheebs!
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Post by tocoti on Oct 7, 2012 17:03:21 GMT -5
Ha! Ben I ordered mine over a week ago and they just now shipped. The vet store is probably wondering what's going on...could be an epidemic!
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Post by Ben on Oct 9, 2012 9:15:05 GMT -5
I've been thinking rigging two of them together with a handle and lever to draw and dispense the chocolate. That way, I could fill one of my four-bar molds in one go. I'll post pictures if/when I do it.
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Post by tocoti on Oct 17, 2012 18:27:21 GMT -5
Thanks Ben! I have 10 trays that hold 4 bars each. If I could load something with 4 syringes that would save quite a bit of time. There has to be a PVC solution! 4 tubes that could accept the syringe and cap at one end with a hole... That's all I got right now.
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Post by Brad on Oct 28, 2012 5:09:18 GMT -5
Why not just use plastic squeeze bottles you can get from a restaurant supply place? Everybody's seen them at some diner before... Red ones for ketchup, and yellow ones for Mustard.
Well, there are clear ones too!
They hold about a litre, and have a nice large opening to pour more chocolate into.
We use them all the time for small jobs. They are easy to fill, easy to clean, and if you buy several, you can trim the tips to have whatever opening you like so you can even use them to drizzle cookies, or decorate with them. Plus, because they are maleable, it is very easy to squeeze them like a piping bag and mix the chocolate at the same time.
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