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mrsc808
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Joined: Sep 12, 2009
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Sun Nov 01, 2009 6:27 pm |
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I thought it was just me! I had trouble with all the Halloween ones I bought. I used the Wilton melter and the double boiler. I gave up on and I was bummed since I really wanted to use the black and spooky green. |
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Barb1959
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Joined: Aug 29, 2009
Posts: 150
Location: Lanoka Harbor, NJ
Birthday: Jan 06
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Sun Nov 01, 2009 6:27 pm |
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I use the melts from AC MOORE. Don't know if you have that store by you. I have been using the double boiler instead of microwave. Find it works much better, never hardens because I cover the cake balls while the chocolate is sitting over the pot of hot water. I don't have to use any shortening either. |
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playingwithsugar
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Sun Nov 01, 2009 6:34 pm |
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AC Moore carries Make'n Mold brand candy melts.
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tracey1970
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Joined: Oct 30, 2007
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Location: Ontario Canada
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Sun Nov 01, 2009 6:39 pm |
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I've done OK with Wilton melts at 30% power on the microwave. I have made the mistake of forgetting to turn down the heat and have had it seize because it burned. I did have a problem with the orange Wilton ones for Hallowe'en. I also use the Merckens wafers, and I find those troublesome. They melt fine, but as I let them sit on the heating pad that I keep my chocolate on while I work, it doesn't want to stay melted like the Wilton melts usually do. Not sure why???? |
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tonedna
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Sun Nov 01, 2009 6:41 pm |
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I only had trouble with them when they either are old or I heated for too long.
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sewsugarqueen
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Joined: Jun 17, 2009
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Location: Windsor,on
Birthday: Jan 06
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Mon Nov 02, 2009 1:41 pm |
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I found that certain colors were terrible to melt and I had a lot of problems with them ( the dye did something) purple, orange , red and blue were difficult. I think something has changed such as the fat products used. I use to get food parafin, melt a bit of it and add to these colors. Try some other companies and see if you are having the same problem. |
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tonedna
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Mon Nov 02, 2009 3:05 pm |
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| nancyrice wrote: | | I found that certain colors were terrible to melt and I had a lot of problems with them ( the dye did something) purple, orange , red and blue were difficult. I think something has changed such as the fat products used. I use to get food parafin, melt a bit of it and add to these colors. Try some other companies and see if you are having the same problem. |
Yeah..this is true!..I sometimes add some crisco to make them better.
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traceyjade
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Location: Ontario, Canada
Birthday: Oct 18
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Fri Nov 27, 2009 8:24 am |
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I put them in the micro for 30 secs then about 20 and stir, the only one I always have problems with is red melts, they always seize on me  |
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Julesmcm
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Joined: Jul 03, 2009
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Sun Dec 06, 2009 7:07 pm |
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I'm in Australia and just used these melts for the first time (I bought them online). I am planning on making cake pops with them, but just melted a small handful of the green to see how they went. Everything was going smoothly until I left it to re-set. I've found that the green has ended up with a speckled white film on it. Does anybody know what this is, and how I can avoid it??? Also, how runny do they get when they melt? As I said I am making cake pops and was under the impression that the melts would go quite runny, but they are far from being runny - definitely melted and smooth, but not runny! Thanks! |
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millermom
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Tue Dec 08, 2009 7:45 am |
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| Julesmcm wrote: | | I'm in Australia and just used these melts for the first time (I bought them online). I am planning on making cake pops with them, but just melted a small handful of the green to see how they went. Everything was going smoothly until I left it to re-set. I've found that the green has ended up with a speckled white film on it. Does anybody know what this is, and how I can avoid it??? Also, how runny do they get when they melt? As I said I am making cake pops and was under the impression that the melts would go quite runny, but they are far from being runny - definitely melted and smooth, but not runny! Thanks! |
I have added oil to them to make them runnier, or added cocoa butter to the chocolate to make it smoother and runnier. I'm not sure how cocoa butter would taste in the colored ones, but you could always try it 
I used 1 oz. of cocoa butter to one bag of the Wilton melts. |
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