Americolor Help Needed

Decorating By cande Updated 11 Jan 2006 , 12:42am by babynewyear

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cande Posted 10 Jan 2006 , 3:38pm
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I want to take advantage of the AmeriColor sale, and the free shipping offer (as well as support Cake Central) before it ends this Friday, but I have a few questions I need answered...

Can anyone share?

1) What is the shelf-life of AmeriColor?

2) What's the best way to store it (cool and dry I assume?)?

3) How much fondant, Butter Cream, or Royal Icing will a .75 oz bottle color? Is there a chart somewhere? (i.e.: one .75 oz bottle colors 25 pounds of fondant, 100 cups of BC or 150 cups of RI?)

Thanks for sharing.

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dodibug Posted 10 Jan 2006 , 4:49pm
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I just read another post and the rep from Americolor said they guarantee the color for a year but that they should last longer. Can't give you specifics on how much for fondant etc but a little of the Americolor goes a long, long way and the colors are so much better than the wilton. I have been much happier with them and that's all I use now. icon_smile.gif

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Heath Posted 10 Jan 2006 , 4:49pm
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I sent a PM to our resident AmeriColor Representative Jim (aka Colorboy). He should respond to your questions sometime today.

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cande Posted 10 Jan 2006 , 4:53pm
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Thanks Heath and dodibug!

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SUELA Posted 10 Jan 2006 , 4:58pm
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cande, there is a note that no international shipping is part of the shipping free offer.

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ColorBoy Posted 10 Jan 2006 , 6:18pm
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The right shade of color belongs to the eye that beholds....

Generally you need to use about 1.5% color so that would be about 1/4 oz per pound. So the answer would be 1/4 to 1/2 oz per pound depending on the shade of color you want to attain. I hope this answers your question

Store the colors in ambient temperature away from light. the color of the finished item will also deepen during the next several hours (Oxidation) so you may need to make (say your icing) lighter than you want the finished item to be.
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cande Posted 10 Jan 2006 , 7:10pm
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Thanks Suela. I saw that, too. But, it's going to my moms (in the US) so she can ship me all of my supplies from various stores in one big shipment to save on shipping costs icon_smile.gif Thanks though.

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cande Posted 10 Jan 2006 , 7:12pm
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Thanks ColorBoy! I can't buy AmeriColor over here, so I want to stock up, but I don't want it to go bad before I can use it...but at the same time I want to make sure I order enough icon_biggrin.gif Thanks!!

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ColorBoy Posted 10 Jan 2006 , 8:16pm
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Good luck and let me know what you think when you get them icon_smile.gif

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leily Posted 10 Jan 2006 , 9:41pm
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ColorBoy

Generally you need to use about 1.5% color so that would be about 1/4 oz per pound. So the answer would be 1/4 to 1/2 oz per pound depending on the shade of color you want to attain. I hope this answers your question




Thanks for this info, I recently made red and had a hard time getting it to be dark, I was quite dissapointed after reading everyones rave reviews-this would have been helpful, i obviously didn't have enough color for all of my icing. I was able to use the other colors i ordered and am throughly impressed though.

Leily

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ColorBoy Posted 10 Jan 2006 , 10:00pm
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sorry to hear you were having trouble icon_sad.gif

Experiment with other companies red and see how much more you have to use to get the same results icon_smile.gif

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ColorBoy Posted 10 Jan 2006 , 10:14pm
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I was just given this new Avitar, what do you think do you like it?

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irisinbloom Posted 10 Jan 2006 , 10:22pm
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Very fitting, and thanks for ALL your helpicon_smile.gif

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barbara-ann Posted 10 Jan 2006 , 10:31pm
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Cute avitar color boy! And thanks for the tip on the coloring of colors. I thought the colors getting darker only occured when mixed with buttercream. I made some royal icing for my cookies last night and whew when I brought them to work this morning they were really, bright. Brighter this morning than last night at home.

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antonia74 Posted 10 Jan 2006 , 10:40pm
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I am ABSOLUTELY sold on Americolor brand, after reading posts on this site regarding it....and I'm SO happy you are now here!!!

After 8 years of literally wincing every time a client asked for something vibrant red, black or purple (because I know how HARD the colours are to achieve!!)...I can do the order with confidence!

Amazing product! I've convinced all my friends to switch. thumbs_up.gifthumbs_up.gifthumbs_up.gif

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ColorBoy Posted 10 Jan 2006 , 11:18pm
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The reason AmeriColor and the wonderful people who visit Cake Central are such a good match is simply because our colors were developed with the you, the cake decorator in mind. We have strived to solve the problems faced those like us who are creative and love to decorate. We know first hand the frustration of using inferior color. Our formulations were created so they will not break your icing down and the color strength sufficient to actually do the job. This is our commitment to you. We will never compromise our product or cut corners just to make a profit.

We are happy to hear the great reviews about what we have worked so hard to do. (Literally hours into the night days on end when we first started) Thank all of you, each and every one of you are important to us and are our grass -roots. We know it and appreciate you all.
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babynewyear Posted 10 Jan 2006 , 11:27pm
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I wondered do you notice any flavor changes with different colors ? I know some reds in other brands change the flavors. Thanks

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antonia74 Posted 10 Jan 2006 , 11:42pm
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None at all...to my amazement! icon_smile.gif

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ColorBoy Posted 10 Jan 2006 , 11:53pm
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Good Questionicon_smile.gif

All of AmeriColor colors are virtually taste fee. The "State of the Art" Formulation encapsulates the color particle so you wont taste it in your icing if you use AmeriColor.

Red 3 is the culpret: it taste like iron, But it is color used to get your beautiful reds, pink, purple , maroon etc. Red 40 has no adverse taste and is used in NO TASTE formulations. red 40 is a red with a orange hue by its self

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Kiddiekakes Posted 11 Jan 2006 , 12:00am
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I too love Americolor and have since changed over to all my colors!!! Thanks Jackie for offering these here on the site!!! I can't wait to buy more!!!

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babynewyear Posted 11 Jan 2006 , 12:42am
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Thank you for your reply about the colors taste. I'm glad your available to ask questions to. Thank you again icon_biggrin.gif

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