Category "consistency"

Hard and brittle fat as cocoa butter alternative

What are some hard and brittle fats, similar to cocoa butter, that could be used as an alternative? Taste is secondary but the more neutral the better. Preferab

Does starch thickened custard get thinner after a few days?

A few days ago, I did a crème pâtissière (thick vanilla custard), using milk (300ml/1.25 cup) egg yolks (2) sugar (15g/1tbsp) potato starch

Advice to making Boba Pearls

Today, I tried 3 different ways to make boba/tapioca pearls from scratch, and while the third time sort of worked I never got a "dough" that was of a playdoh co

Making a cremeaux lighter with whipped cream. Is there a name for this?

Making a cremeux lighter with whipped cream. Is there a name for this? I used this method to make a lighter filling and it was great. I know diplomat cream is s

Why is my soft serve too stiff?

Is there an intelligent commercial machine soft serve calculator? I'm a noob at this, bag powder mixes taste like crap, can't find any fresh dairy mixes here in