[phadfield]

Update on Sundays experiments in isomalt:

It didn't go so well for experiment #3:

The set isomalt is still somewhat sticky, by sticky I mean you can see a fingerprint if you touch it.

Also I reheated the batch on the stove slightly and it went slightly tan, which means i either carmelized the isomalt or the color burnt?

-it is a cool day, no humidity
-I added the coloring at 290F (140C)
-let it cook to 340F (170C)
-I DID NOT plunge into cold water because i forgot this step (!)
-I poured my first mold
-reheated and poured onto my pastillage bowl the leftover isomalt (at which point it was no longer white but slightly tan!

The problems encountered:
-few hours later it has that same sticky feel.
-the tan coloring in the 2nd pour (it should be opaque white)

Tonight I am going to try all of this and not add color as now i am suspecting this might be the culprit? Also, i will plunge in cold water and let the bubbles settle.

I have decided my candy thermometer is awful as well and would appreciate a recommendation.

Oi!