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Post by AussieMeg on Apr 18, 2022 2:03:26 GMT
1/8 paraffin was block, shredded or shaved Grrrrr, so annoying when recipes don't use weight as a measurement! I've never seen nor heard of a block of paraffin wax is, nor do I have any idea how much 1/8 of a block is!! If you're going to substitute coconut oil, how much would you use? ETA: Not having a dig at you flanz, just the recipe!!  |
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Post by compeateropeator on Apr 18, 2022 2:14:53 GMT
1/8 paraffin was block, shredded or shaved Grrrrr, so annoying when recipes don't use weight as a measurement! I've never seen nor heard of a block of paraffin wax is, nor do I have any idea how much 1/8 of a block is!! If you're going to substitute coconut oil, how much would you use? ETA: Not having a dig at you flanz , just the recipe!!  I am not sure that I am anywhere close, but paraffin here is usually sold as 1lb or about 450 g. It is usually in 4 slabs, so each piece /slab is 112.5 g. I would say 1/8 of a block is half of a piece/slab which would be 56.25 g. I never use as much as the recipe calls for because I think it makes the chocolate too waxy so I would cut that down even more. But I hope someone more versed in baking can help. And my apologies if I am way off. 😄 |
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Post by flanz on Apr 18, 2022 3:21:57 GMT
1/8 paraffin was block, shredded or shaved Grrrrr, so annoying when recipes don't use weight as a measurement! I've never seen nor heard of a block of paraffin wax is, nor do I have any idea how much 1/8 of a block is!! If you're going to substitute coconut oil, how much would you use? ETA: Not having a dig at you flanz , just the recipe!! I agree completely. Same with "a can of ______" etc. Not helpful. |
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Post by flanz on Apr 18, 2022 3:22:47 GMT
Grrrrr, so annoying when recipes don't use weight as a measurement! I've never seen nor heard of a block of paraffin wax is, nor do I have any idea how much 1/8 of a block is!! If you're going to substitute coconut oil, how much would you use? ETA: Not having a dig at you flanz , just the recipe!! I am not sure that I am anywhere close, but paraffin here is usually sold as 1lb or about 450 g. It is usually in 4 slabs, so each piece /slab is 112.5 g. I would say 1/8 of a block is half of a piece/slab which would be 56.25 g. I never use as much as the recipe calls for because I think it makes the chocolate too waxy so I would cut that down even more. But I hope someone more versed in baking can help. And my apologies if I am way off. 😄 Are you in Canada? My family and friend who shared the recipe are Canadian and i suspect you're right. Curious: is it labeled Food Grade?? |
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Post by compeateropeator on Apr 18, 2022 10:06:34 GMT
I am not sure that I am anywhere close, but paraffin here is usually sold as 1lb or about 450 g. It is usually in 4 slabs, so each piece /slab is 112.5 g. I would say 1/8 of a block is half of a piece/slab which would be 56.25 g. I never use as much as the recipe calls for because I think it makes the chocolate too waxy so I would cut that down even more. But I hope someone more versed in baking can help. And my apologies if I am way off. 😄 Are you in Canada? My family and friend who shared the recipe are Canadian and i suspect you're right. Curious: is it labeled Food Grade?? No I am in the US, but that is how the paraffin I have is packaged. My recipe also gives the paraffin measurement as a part of a block so I have never really measured. Yes it is labeled as food grade. My problem is I never knew(and still don’t know, I guess) if the 1/8 of the block meant the whole 1lb or just 1/8 of one of the 4 bars/slabs that make up the whole pound? Clear so mud. 😄 |
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Post by CeeScraps on Apr 18, 2022 11:22:31 GMT
I use it when dipping strawberries, Oreos, and pretzels. It makes the process work.
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Post by myboysnme on Apr 18, 2022 12:28:53 GMT
Peanut butter balls use parafin in my recipe
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