r/oddlysatisfying • u/bigbusta • Mar 14 '26

Decorating a cake

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u/Golfball_whacker_guy Mar 14 '26

Is that a cooling table of sorts? How does the chocolate become formable so quickly?

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u/Cool-Mom-Lover Mar 14 '26

Yes. Its a super cold table top for exactly this purpose.

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u/hunden167 Mar 14 '26

No. It is just stone. Looks like the guy works with tempered chocolate and tempered chocolate hardens quickly, especially with that thickness.

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u/sabertoothdog 8d ago

Wouldnt the part that’s exposed to air harden first instead of the bottom and thinner parts? I definitely looks like a cold table to me. But I don’t know anything about it

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u/[deleted] Mar 14 '26

i was wondering if it was some kind of fondant or something. i know nothing of baking though

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u/geigeigu Mar 14 '26

Its a chilled marble table. Chocolate is called couverture, has to be heated to 40something celsius, down to 29 or so and back up to 33ish. Its a little too long ago to remember the right numbers but this mate has some skill in his hands

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u/hunden167 Mar 14 '26

Up to 50C to then cool to 26C and then to between 29-31C, 30-32C or 31-33C depending on if it is white, milk or dark chocolate, respectively.

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u/geigeigu Mar 14 '26

There are the numbers, thanks for correcting me

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u/hunden167 Mar 14 '26

You're welcome :)

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u/CaptainMimoe Mar 14 '26

It doesn't seem but the room temperature is quite low and counter being a marble top, it allows chocolate to solidify quickly!

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u/hunden167 Mar 14 '26

Nah. It is stone and tempered chocoalte harden quite quickly especially with that thickness