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Mr.What
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Post February Chocolate Event
on: February 6, 2012, 17:13
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See the Chocolate Forum Pages for discussion of activities we are planning for the Febroary Chocolate Event(s).
Mr.What
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Post Re: February Chocolate Event
on: February 6, 2012, 17:14
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Adric has researched sphericication of chocolate in cool oil.

We need some more projects to try for the February chocolate event.
Post your ideas here. Test them and present at the event if they work.

Here's an interesting one for making a chocolate mousse out of nothing but water and chocolate:

http://thesensitiveepicure.blogspot.com/2009/01/chocolate-water-chocolate-mousse-little.html

I am no fan of wisking things into emulsion. If we do this, I'd like to see if it can be done with an immersion blender.

Does anybody have an immersion blender with a wisk attachment? Mine only has blades.
adric
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Post Re: February Chocolate Event
on: February 7, 2012, 10:34
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I have no immersion blenders. Sofar we have,

The mystery of the stirred hot coco,
Coco spherification
Milkyway rocket (yet to test... got some oxidizer to try it out)

I think some info displays on things like chemical composition, and therapeutic uses of theobromine, and some of the isoflavonoids ...

Here are some links from my bookmarks. To hopefully stimulate others into perhaps taking on some aspect of this
http://morningcoffeephysics.com/measuring-the-speed-of-light-with-chocolate-and-a-microwave-oven/

http://baking911.com/learn/ingredients/chocolate/melt-or-temper/how-chocolate-tempering-works

http://www.faqs.org/faqs/food/chocolate/faq/

http://www.super-science-fair-projects.com/food/chocolate-science-fair-projects.html

While more/better projects are nice, I think our energy from here on out should be mostly focused on trying to bring in the talent to us, and getting the word out.

Will you able to try and reconnect with the candy lady to see if shed be interested in sending samples/brochures?

-Quelab, Come make something!

adric
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Post Re: February Chocolate Event
on: February 8, 2012, 23:10
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BTW The Chocolate and coffee fest is coming in march, if someone had some spare time to call email or drop in on a handfull of these vendors, to let them know about chocolate hacking, and see if they want to supply samples/merch/literature/demos i suspect our event could go off really well!

http://www.chocolateandcoffeefest.com/2012_vendors/

-Quelab, Come make something!

adric
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Post Re: February Chocolate Event
on: February 8, 2012, 23:12
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Also had some success with the milkyway rocket tuesday. i made some fuel and tested it for burn, It just might work!

-Quelab, Come make something!

Mr.What
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Post Chocolate Chantille
on: February 9, 2012, 18:02
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The simple mousse worked fine. I had 100g Ghiradelli semi-sweet chips. I have no idea of the cacao or fat percentages. 100g water. 25g sugar.

Melt the sugar in the water first. Microwave OK. Pour over chocolate in mixing bowl, then put bowl over simmering pot (double boiler style). Stir until smooth, and around 91 C (190 F).

Place mixing bowl in another mixing bowl full of ice. Stir gently until it starts to thicken. Then wisk into a foam (mousse/chantille).

1:1 chocolate to water with .25 sugar was still quite bitter, and the mousse was a little thick. Next time I'd try more water/liquid and a bit more sugar. Herve This recommends using a fruit juice. I'd like to try coconut milk. Some vanilla may help too.

If it is too thick, add water and try again.
If it is too light, try adding more chocolate or fat.

I think I have a good station for the event.

  • hot plate
  • saucepan
  • two mixing bowls
  • ice
  • spatula
  • wisk
  • Thermometer (optional)
  • Chocolate
  • sugar
  • (optional) salt, vanilla, coconut milk
  • Serving cups and spoons
  • scale

Can discuss the science of emulsifiers, crystals and air.

TAG! You're it!
adric
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Post Re: February Chocolate Event
on: February 27, 2012, 16:31
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Here are some links to videos i used for my basic rocket engine making for the Milkyway candybar rockets.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zNYMRaFS3M&feature=relmfu
and
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzuX4Vw15HM

-Quelab, Come make something!

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