It is almost the season for making life-size chocolate Santas. Ok, we realize they aren’t really life-size but some of the pretty large ones could definitely be life-size for a child!
Either
way, this week on the blog we have a small but useful tip to help you evenly
distribute the chocolate in your life-size moulded Santa Claus. Since these
huge moulds aren’t likely to fit on a mould spinner, most candy makers seem to
have a special way of spinning and flipping the moulds to be sure the chocolate
doesn’t all gather on one side as it hardens. To help with this process our tip
is to make a rule for your staff that each time they walk by the mould they
need to flip it.
Be
sure every staff member knows and understands the reason for this rule is to evenly
spread the chocolate inside the mould to help ensure they’ll follow it.
Additionally, it would be wise to assign a staff member to be in charge of ensuring
the mould is flipped on a regular schedule. For example, if it needs to be
flipped every five minutes and no one walks by for 10 minutes, this staff
person would be the one to flip it at the five minute mark. It would probably
be helpful to have a pen and paper chart nearby for staff to initial and write
the time when they flip the mould.
By
involving all staff to flip your extra large moulds you’ll be creating a team
environment where everyone pitches in, in addition to adding an element of
quality control,
