Hey Alex, if you vacuum form in the future, those wrinkles are caused by the plastic being heated for too long. You want to get the plastic as hot as you can without creating wrinkles, then you'll get the best forming :) You can also use masking tape to cover the mesh around the moulds to concentrate the vacuum, or drill very small holes (0.5mm) in tighter parts of the mould. Hope this helps if you do anymore, it's literally my job haha
Actual constructive criticism and advice on the internet?? Heresy! You're supposed to be complaining about the use of Comic Sans! (Just kidding - thanks for the information.)
@@strongbad2795 I've seen people make formers from a small vacuum pump and a box with holes on the top, then just slowly heating the plastic with a heat gun. I doubt it'd be nearly as good as machine like this though
@@strongbad2795 check out the channel "Punished Props Academy" They have two videos, one on making a big vacuum former and one on making a small and simple one
@@FrenchGuyCookingThere are probably a few more options. The thing is that Comic Sans, although it is a fair choice and looks fine to some people, has become a symbol for bad taste which is something I could never accuse you off!! Lifehack Sans (by Deartype) for example is probably to do with a Dremel and would make your bars also look as good as they probably taste.
I did not know that. I actually do speak French (my family is French on my mother's side), but I've never lived in France or any other francophone country, so my knowledge of vulgarisms and colloquialisms is a bit limited. But yeah, if it was a gift for someone speaking almost only French it wouldn't be ideal. If you look up the history of "bite me" in the English language you will find that it's a cleaned up version of pretty much the same. So really it would only work for someone who wouldn't misconstrue it.
In 2019 I'd love to see a video series on coffee, it's a big hobby of mine and I'd love to see your reactions and exploration of things like roasting, brewing, and even cooking with coffee. Loved this mini-series on chocolate, it's given me another reason to go out and get a sous vide (as if cooking steaks wasn't a big enough one ;D) and an appreciation for gifts that are made and packaged by the individual.
@@AdrianTache I'm not Kati Morton, but I would say that your sentiment seems a bit ... over-sensitive? Misplaced? Sorry, I genuinely can't think of a more tactful word at the moment, bear with me. But given that the idea was something like "things that chocolate would say as a friend", what exactly would you have the chocolate say instead that isn't encouraging or enabling obesity? Moreover, I think there's no "wrong message" when it comes to a gift like this because, when it comes down to it, it is a gift and what it says doesn't matter much at all - if someone is given any kind of food or candy gift, the logical thought would be to accept and eat it. And it wouldn't just be on the gift-giver to be conscious of the recipient's situation, but it would sadly also be on the recipient themselves to choose not to partake in the gift if it's unhealthy for them. (And I know that's not always possible or easy, but my point is that it's still a two-way street, where at least one person has to realize that the gift might not be the best.) I also have no idea why depression is factored in here, other than a link with stress/depression eating, which heads into the same 'two-way street' territory. TL;DR: Why does it matter if a chocolate has an encouraging message if it exists just to be eaten anyway? The primary importance of chocolate is as comfort food and the factors that lead people in need of positive reinforcement to chocolate aren't related to the message, but how the chocolate gets into that person's hands - there's no "wrong message", because the message is of little importance.
@@Anonymouspock They're is some solid rounded typography faces out there. I am a huge fan of the "ubuntu" one, but most popular ones like Helvetica have some kind of rounded variant.
Yeah, Comic Sans. Sigh. But at least in this case he is using it for what it was designed for. The printing on the chocolate is essentially speech bubbles… Yes, Comic Sans. But not as bad as using it for a title font.
there's some sites like dafont that have virtually unlimited amounts of fonts, and you can even filter for style like "cursive" and stuff like that, I'm sure there was better options out there, but well that's just a minor thing I guess
Alex your passion for all things culinary is just inspiring. You are always pursuing a better way and offering your work up to experts regardless of the outcome, even if it isn’t quite what you hoped you learn from it and make sure next time it is right. I have nothing but admiration for you and wish you great things for the future.
Ahhhhh! I just added chocolate molds to my 2019 project list. This looks way too satisfying. And MDF is good for thermoforming because it's porous. So you don't need to drill holes into pockets and letters to get air out like Diresta did. Very smart, Alex...
Plein de bonnes choses pour toi et famille! Merci pour le partage de tes idées, quelque fois déjantées, et aussi pour la bonne humeur, la joie de vivre que tu sais communiquer!
Wow, you are an absolute gem!! And possibly a genius? Or crazy? I can’t tell. What a beautiful gift. Merry Christmas and thanks for sharing your light with the world.
1:34 either you planned to make the thinnest chocolate Bar in the world at an astounding 0,6 mm or you did an oopsie Edit: 15mm might be a bit short too
He's got his SI units all over the place. His French forefathers fought for nothing, apparently, and the folks at Bureau international des Poids et Mesures must be dismissively shrugging their shoulders like no-one's business...
Thanks so much making this video! As a Belgian chocolate addict I made many attempt tempering chocolate. Going to try this technique soon. Looks foolproof to me. Thanks Alex!
Funny how so many are pointing out the comic sans 😆 Taking an educated guess I would say Alex chose it because of it's rounded corners and it's imperfect line straightness. That way it would be easy to route using a Dremel tool. Gonna be eaten anyways ^^ Also it would be funny if you give one to a graphics designer. Great video as always! Salute 😊✌️
No, it's not funny or ironic. It's not only an awful font, it's only ubiquitous because its in Windows, not through selection by designers. It screams lazy.
@@HidekiShinichi true. Sous vide or more accurately called a bain Marie puts humidity in the kitchen. That's fatal to good choc work. But also don't neglect the skill required to evenly melt choc in the microwave. It's very easy to damage it. But it's still my preferred method for mini batches. For 10lb batches it's better leave in the gas oven overnight. The pilot light alone will melt it perfect. You can melt it at 100f and it will be liquid but still in temper. Just go ahead and start using it.
speaking as a professional chocolatier... I find that it takes long enough to get the 45° down to 27°, even when the bottom of the aluminum bowl with the chocolate is held directly onto ice with some (just covering) water. HOW LONG & how much ice must it take to get that whole tub down to 27°???? I wonder. I can temper 400g of 70% dark callets in about 15 minutes. I use the double boiler (only in the steam) to gently warm the callets, checking it continually with a digital thermometer. I plunge the base into ice cubes and water to conduct the heat and bring it rapidly down to 27° and after I raise it again on the steam I seed with tempered grains between 32° and 35° (keeping a constant eye with the digital probe)
@@elektrolyte The thing is… why would you even need ice to cool it down in the first place? You are not trying to insta-freeze it. Just take some hot water off and add some tap water with the machine’s fine control over the temperature. That’s all.
For someone who is as good of a cinematographer as you, as good of a editor as you, as creative and as good of a storyteller as you it surprises me to see you use comic sans... it really does.
yo, ok, this is great BUT hear me out: chocolate bars that are just a slate, with no market pieces, are kinda a pain in the ass to eat. When you're trying snapping a bit, the lack of ridges means that the stress is distributed sorta evenly between the pressure points, so you need to apply ~more~ pressure to make it snap, resulting in slightly more meltage on your fingers. Also, good luck controlling *where* it snaps, the chunks always end up either too big or too small and in weird angles. PLUS the 'take it one piece at a time' kinda loses its double meaning this way. You could argue "Ah but that these are just gifts, they're meant to be kept, not eaten", but that's clearly bullsh*t: a) that's an extremely sad fate for a chocolate bar, especially ones with so much effort and love put into them, and b) if you keep them in the wrapper you won't ever see the lettering inside, rendering all this thermoforming business completely pointless. All this obviously means you should throw them all out and start again, this is verY IMPORTANT TO ME. (the font choice on the other hand: perfectly aceptable, all these nerds need to get a life)
What he needs is a few chocolate experts. I'm more than happy to volunteer for the job. Hell, I don't even want money, he can pay me by giving me all the chocolate that doesn't make the cut lmao
it is not the nerds who are complaining about Comic Sans, but the people who think they are nerds. Nerds instead ironically use comic sans for shits and giggles.
Man! I absolutely love your channel, and I absolutely love Katies channel! I’ve been recovering from depression for a while and she helped me a great deal! Man you can’t imagine how special this is for me right now! 😀❤️
I'm astounded that after watching the passion and effort that went into making a whimsical and thoughtful gift, after watching all the great lengths Alex went to in this video, people are disregarding the whole thing because of a font choice. Comic Sans isn't actually that bad a font, you're just used to seeing it in jokes and ridicule. It's certainly not a great font, but in this use case, it's okay. And it was clearly done chosen for a practical purpose, you just can't get over your bias.
Hi! Type Designer here! It actually is technically, qualitatively and quantitatively a low-quality typeface, and I think most people are voicing their distaste because Alex's stuff is usually so well done, tasteful and professional, so seeing him use "Mom's Garage Sale' flyer font being his best choice kind of undermines the overall trust in Alex's brand, and we all wish he'd just spent a bit longer choosing something a bit better, or just less tinged with the baggage than Comic Sans has. Test question: Would you dine at an expensive restaurant with a Comic Sans frontage? Would you pay top dollar for a Mercedes if they switched to Comic sans for the boot badges? Would you trust your money with a bank that used it for it's logo? I sincerely doubt it. and if you did, then you are a probably a little foolish.
@@LittlePixelTM While it's true that Comic Sans has issues and it's less than ideal (understatement), this was actually a personal gift; sure, the use of Comic Sans is still kinda problematic, but comparing that to a front sign? That's a false equivalence by definition.
@@LittlePixelTM P.S.: On another note: why do you say "quantitative" in this context? I understand quantitative being used in other contexts in a manner that applies to criticizing something as bad, but in regards to a typeface? I am curious.
I think it's just a way to say the font is massively overused (which it is). Mind you, I don't care much that he used comic sans- sure, I think it's a bland, ugly font, but it's a GIFT. I'm not going to complain if a friend hand makes me something and uses comic sans in it, because that's rude af. If Alex likes the font, and it works with his method, then that's what matters. Would I suggest he look at alternatives (Jellee is a good one)? Personally yes. But it's not going to ruin the chocolate's taste if the font is tacky looking.
You can improve on the design if you use your own handwriting, Alex! (Or maybe create your own font lmao) The concept is really good though! P.S. I wanna try that chocolate!!! 😭🤤
A good font with the same properties as comic sans (the simple, rounded font means it's easy to dremel into his mould/pattern) is Jellee- it's less overdone, but just as cute and convenient. Though his own handwriting would also be super fun!
The comic sans debacle makes me wonder if Alex just doesn't have the same baggage with the font that americans do? There are other rounded typefaces like Jellee out there that would work fine with his dremel, I have to imagine he would have used one if he knew. It's probably just a cultural thing. Chill, people.
It's really not as huge a deal as people think it is; I hate seeing it used all over the place, but I've seen people actually write papers, including their thesis for their PhD, using Comic Sans. It's just that widely used IRL. And, quite frankly, it kinda works on the bars. Seriously, regardless of how much I dislike it, it's not half bad in this application.
I don't know about Alex, but I'm french and can testify that we, the internet french people, get repelled by comic sans too aha But then it's widely used by teachers and amateur posters and whatnot :)
@@crocobot6083 Teachers use it because it helps people with dyslexia and potentially other learning disorders read the material better, since the characters aren't as easily confused. Also just saying: most of the people complaining about CS probably don't know anything about font design outside of how to change it so
@@neongooroo designers? "typeface is a particular design of type, while a font is a type in a particular size and weight. In short, a typeface usually gathers many fonts. Nowadays, with the digital design of documents, you often see those two words used rather interchangeably."
Hi Alex, nice job. If you rub the polycarbonate forms with cottonwool ("Watte" in german), prior to casting, you should get a really shiny chocolate finish. Greetings
There something intensely satisfying about watching that sheet of plastic melt, and then contract around the mold. Just like the sous vide bag being vacum sealed.
i enjoy this but do wish you went back to making more simple cooking videos. My favourite video you made was your lasagne video and i think you should make more like that. I dont know what other fans think though
pretty good job, but personally i'd be a bit offended if i saw comic sans on my chocolate bar. to complain without offering an alternative solution is boring, so heres my suggestion: the brick layout is practical for a chocolate bar, it gives you groves where you can snap the chocolate into equal, sharable pieces. combine that with the encouraging words in an elegant way (with an actual font (or better yet, carve it by hand to make it more personal)) and you got yourself a chocolate bar that anyone can love and appreciate.
So, if somebody made you a custom chocolate bar with lots of scroll work and engraving but it had comic sans, you would just take that bar and throw it in the trash bin and take piss on all of the hard work that somebody made?
@@UltraWindow *lazy way to type out hand drawn letters* : dont think alex was lazy at all or ever was lazy seeing how he makes his videos. he probably likes comic sans for all we know and you really cant go at someone for having a different taste than you. also, something thats used a lot doesn't mean its bad. and if youre gonna be offended if someone hand makes a chocolate bar with comic sans on it FOR YOU, thats on you and not on the person. you werent the one making the chocolate bar in the first place. and dont get offended when other people have different *font* preferences; of all things, than you do. have a good day and happy holidays, sir :)
It really pain's my heart that people hate his content for using comic sans. You could've just looked past it and ignored it. But no, we can't have nice things.
It hurts me to see people take a piss on somebody else work. You could've just ignored it and let it be instead of pointing it out like a total dickhead. Even in the video we are shown his engraving tool is round, so that really limits what you can make. Use your brain.
I am astonished about your packaging Alex! I think you used good fonts, and placed them quite nicely. Also the combo with Alex looks. Great! Still the comic sans hurts, but i get the idea with the dremel... It is easier.
That is the girl that called half of the youtubers sociopaths and spouted all kind of uninformed dangerous opinions that no therapist should hold, let alone speak publically. You shouldn't really collaborate with that kind of a person.
Your uninformed toxicity is the thing that shouldn't be held to any standard, if you ask me. I roll my eyes into the back of my head every time someone broadcasts the fact that they have no idea what they're talking about on the topic in a comment, doesn't matter what video. First of all - she didn't call "half of the youtubers" sociopaths, she was responding to Shane's questions and basically said 'uh, might be possible, we'd have to talk and see?' Second of all, everything she mentioned came straight out of the DSM-5, as well as books and articles that varied in quality - it was only as recently as 2013 that the supposed "uninformed, dangerous opinions" became "uninformed, dangerous opinions", after the DSM-4's revision in 2000 served to clear up nothing about the topic of "psychopathy" and "sociopathy" - never mind the fact that the DSM-5 has been slammed for many issues of its own. But most importantly of all? You're not a fucking professional and the opinions were said on her off-hours; what so many of you armchair ethics counselors fail to realize is that careers in psychology are incredibly stressful and are not remotely an exact science. You're forced to experience the grittier, darker part behind every single person and try to enrich their life however you can. God fucking forbid someone, on their off-hours, expresses the personal belief that it can be fucking taxing and disconcerting to deal with certain kinds of issues as a therapist. Because, guess what, IT IS. Mental illness isn't a fucking game, and even if it was, most people don't remotely have any of the rules to deal with it! That's why Kati's research was problematic, but it has literally nothing to do with her and everything to do with the fact that psychology as an ENTIRE FIELD is not a fucking science, yet everybody that goes into psychology and works directly with people HAS TO treat it like it's a science. Fact: we understand jack fucking shit about the human psyche. We think we get close and are constantly proven wrong in our assumptions every couple of years, (and in regards to the DSM, human error, politics, and opinion factor heavily in confusing matters) but the nature of clinical psychology means that even if nobody can agree what's an exactly right method to deal with something, they have to act like an expert and like treatments will definitely work. There's no guarantee, but god damn it, they have to do something. Hell, there's no guarantee that your patient will continue seeing you, and overcoming that kind of revolving door issue is a big problem in psychology. The fact that Kati's stint on Shane's series (which was also very unflatteringly edited, by the way) has been both debunked and defended in equal measure is testament to what I'm saying. Nobody has the answers and not every fucking therapist should be expected to keep the same professional composure on their free time. Because that's stressful, unrealistic and nigh-inhumane, - and people like you are uninformed, hypocritical fucking dickheads for forcing that on not just Kati, but others in the field.
@@acedianPianist If things are so uncertain maybe you shouldn't present them as facts to general public instead of conducting academic research and consulting with other professionals on the topic. If you're going to present such a controversial topic to an uniformed audience you better fucking make sure to present the entire discourse and not your opinion.
Hi Alex! I love the personalized molds, though I wish you had added some lines to make breaking the chocolate easier. The bricks were impersonal but mostly practical, and the snap from the perfectly tempered chocolate was a beautiful sound. I guess you could break them unevenly, or use a knife, or eat the whole bar of chocolate at once ... (P.S. having done this before, I must add "at your own risk") xx
I understand his choice of font. Comic Sans was probably the easiest for Alex to carve into the MDF, and it has thick, even lines, making it easy to use.
Try handwriting with a thick pencil, scan the result and let the forms be engranved by a CNC. I'm sure there are many CNC owners willing to help. Further, I think it would help if there's a raster underneath which helps breaking out uniform pieces. Especially if they are lined up with the writing. I would also make the forms a few mm higher, but won't pour in any more chocolate. This would help with overflow and make the base more accurate.
Im pretty disappointed in this series :/ You used already made chocolate and just melted it, and mold design wasn't really on your standard.. I want to see you making chocolate from cocoa butter and cream (or however is it done) and being a bit more creative with molds. Text only isnt very inspiring and how can you eat it piece by piece without making a mess when you dont have small rectangles?
Infernus The making of chocolate from bean to bar is very involved and takes a bunch of expensive equipment. That’s not to say I don’t want Alex to do it...
@@infernus6278 chocolate is essentially a combination of cocoa butter, cocoa powder and sugar. But the butter and the powder are already mixed during the process so you melt it and add the sugar.. but there is no point in making chocolate from separated butter and powder since they were never separated during the process. So doesn't make sense!
@@jacqueschamma3045 Ok my bad then, but he could bought purest dark chocolate and go from it. A bit underwhelming series from what we usually get from Alex. But again, everyone gets their opinion and it doesn't mean I wouldn't watch him in the future :)
Oh my God! All my favorite youtubers in one episode! Wow. By the way we use the same vacuum former in Dentistry to make nightguards and whitening trays
Many of the comments puzzle me. The point of a handmade gift is that it should look handmade. I received a Japanese tea bowl that is not perfectly shaped with uneven glaze and visible tool marks. I treasure it while at the same time deciding which of the perfectly made commercial tea cups I have received to donate to charity. A brilliant and thoughtful series.
This episode especially left me with a huge smile. Thanks for making these, and whoever gets those is going to LOVE them. Ironically it won't be much of a surprise if they watch your channel :-D
I don't know if you do it, but should not desmold until the chocolate rise room temperature after taking it out from the freez. If you don't follow these final step you can get sugar blooming. Nothing to do with fat blooming that could occur if you put int the freeze too soon or too late.
Comment section :
10% Great Job Alex
90% Comic Sans
Okayish Guy Correction:
10% Great Job
30% This is disappointing
60% Comic Sans
@@MrLogan2600 *20% disappointed that he used comic San
10% angered and offended he used comic san
Hey Alex, if you vacuum form in the future, those wrinkles are caused by the plastic being heated for too long. You want to get the plastic as hot as you can without creating wrinkles, then you'll get the best forming :) You can also use masking tape to cover the mesh around the moulds to concentrate the vacuum, or drill very small holes (0.5mm) in tighter parts of the mould. Hope this helps if you do anymore, it's literally my job haha
Actual constructive criticism and advice on the internet?? Heresy! You're supposed to be complaining about the use of Comic Sans! (Just kidding - thanks for the information.)
@@TheCoffeehound damn, you stole my reply...
@bats is there a way to do this process without a $700 machine?
@@strongbad2795 I've seen people make formers from a small vacuum pump and a box with holes on the top, then just slowly heating the plastic with a heat gun. I doubt it'd be nearly as good as machine like this though
@@strongbad2795 check out the channel "Punished Props Academy" They have two videos, one on making a big vacuum former and one on making a small and simple one
I thought the comic sans choice was a joke until I saw you pouring the chocolate.
My carving tip was round, so that left me with very few options...
@@FrenchGuyCooking Should've asked for a finer carving tip for Christmas!
@@FrenchGuyCooking or just write it freehand, adds a personal touch. I'm sure it would still look nice with the rounded drill.
@@FrenchGuyCookingThere are probably a few more options. The thing is that Comic Sans, although it is a fair choice and looks fine to some people, has become a symbol for bad taste which is something I could never accuse you off!! Lifehack Sans (by Deartype) for example is probably to do with a Dremel and would make your bars also look as good as they probably taste.
@@FrenchGuyCooking dafont dot com provides free fonts, thousands of them, just if you need a certain style the next time :)
The chocolate bar should say "bite me"
in French "bite" means "d*ck" so if we eat the "me" it becomes a bad joke for Christmas
I did not know that. I actually do speak French (my family is French on my mother's side), but I've never lived in France or any other francophone country, so my knowledge of vulgarisms and colloquialisms is a bit limited. But yeah, if it was a gift for someone speaking almost only French it wouldn't be ideal.
If you look up the history of "bite me" in the English language you will find that it's a cleaned up version of pretty much the same.
So really it would only work for someone who wouldn't misconstrue it.
How about "eat me"
With giving a finger.
@@mrpanicattack6688 How about " I am chocolate, put me in your belly "
In 2019 I'd love to see a video series on coffee, it's a big hobby of mine and I'd love to see your reactions and exploration of things like roasting, brewing, and even cooking with coffee. Loved this mini-series on chocolate, it's given me another reason to go out and get a sous vide (as if cooking steaks wasn't a big enough one ;D) and an appreciation for gifts that are made and packaged by the individual.
This has my vote, also!
Hey do some coffee with rice its my go to for breakfast ;)
They turned out great!!! Amazing job :) Thank you so much for letting me be a part of it!! xox
literally paused the conversation with Brandon Calvillo
, to watch this video. Are you stalking my youtube? :P
Aren't you concerned a message like "always there for you" on chocolate is sending the wrong message with obesity and depression being so widespread?
I have a dumb question: why is the sous vide tub not insulated? I use a small insulated ice chest and a tea kettle. Am I missing something?
@@AdrianTache I'm not Kati Morton, but I would say that your sentiment seems a bit ... over-sensitive? Misplaced? Sorry, I genuinely can't think of a more tactful word at the moment, bear with me. But given that the idea was something like "things that chocolate would say as a friend", what exactly would you have the chocolate say instead that isn't encouraging or enabling obesity?
Moreover, I think there's no "wrong message" when it comes to a gift like this because, when it comes down to it, it is a gift and what it says doesn't matter much at all - if someone is given any kind of food or candy gift, the logical thought would be to accept and eat it. And it wouldn't just be on the gift-giver to be conscious of the recipient's situation, but it would sadly also be on the recipient themselves to choose not to partake in the gift if it's unhealthy for them. (And I know that's not always possible or easy, but my point is that it's still a two-way street, where at least one person has to realize that the gift might not be the best.)
I also have no idea why depression is factored in here, other than a link with stress/depression eating, which heads into the same 'two-way street' territory. TL;DR: Why does it matter if a chocolate has an encouraging message if it exists just to be eaten anyway? The primary importance of chocolate is as comfort food and the factors that lead people in need of positive reinforcement to chocolate aren't related to the message, but how the chocolate gets into that person's hands - there's no "wrong message", because the message is of little importance.
@@jo_magpie yeah, it's my second time seeing her in two days
If only this wasn't comic sans...
I think he was aiming for something with rounded corners such as would be made by a Dremel. What is a better option?
@@Anonymouspock A dremel with a smaller tip
@@Anonymouspock They're is some solid rounded typography faces out there. I am a huge fan of the "ubuntu" one, but most popular ones like Helvetica have some kind of rounded variant.
Yeah, Comic Sans. Sigh. But at least in this case he is using it for what it was designed for. The printing on the chocolate is essentially speech bubbles… Yes, Comic Sans. But not as bad as using it for a title font.
there's some sites like dafont that have virtually unlimited amounts of fonts, and you can even filter for style like "cursive" and stuff like that, I'm sure there was better options out there, but well that's just a minor thing I guess
This is so fun! Thanks Alex, happy holidays!
truth
*Wants an elegant look*
*Uses comic sans*
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Lmao
Qu'on arrête avec cette blague pour débiles mentaux sur la police Comic Sans...
That is the beauty of it! He chose Comic Sans and freaking *owned* it. That’s bold.
@@abatti95 a chad move indeed.
Alex your passion for all things culinary is just inspiring.
You are always pursuing a better way and offering your work up to experts regardless of the outcome, even if it isn’t quite what you hoped you learn from it and make sure next time it is right.
I have nothing but admiration for you and wish you great things for the future.
*shakes fists* comic saaaaans!
YES
Pick a better font that wouldn’t take him 10x as long to dremel, then.
@@Pentross impact bold
@@Pentross Futura or Helvetica. Theres two.
@Case3P "I wanted a bit more finesse"
I loved all the design. The writing on the chocolate is ok, but the design on the wrapping paper is so pleasing to look at!
It's not only the content amazing... The film making procedure, is superb! Congratulations Alex!
Yes, his editing and the shots he takes are all on point.
I love it!! and you!!! xo
😁👍
Ahhhhh! I just added chocolate molds to my 2019 project list. This looks way too satisfying. And MDF is good for thermoforming because it's porous. So you don't need to drill holes into pockets and letters to get air out like Diresta did. Very smart, Alex...
Plein de bonnes choses pour toi et famille!
Merci pour le partage de tes idées, quelque fois déjantées, et aussi pour la bonne humeur, la joie de vivre que tu sais communiquer!
Shit happens written on a chocolate
Bad idea 😂😂
Wow, you are an absolute gem!! And possibly a genius? Or crazy? I can’t tell. What a beautiful gift. Merry Christmas and thanks for sharing your light with the world.
1:34 either you planned to make the thinnest chocolate Bar in the world at an astounding 0,6 mm or you did an oopsie
Edit: 15mm might be a bit short too
He's got his SI units all over the place. His French forefathers fought for nothing, apparently, and the folks at Bureau international des Poids et Mesures must be dismissively shrugging their shoulders like no-one's business...
... and the DENSITY of such a chocolate bar 😁 - Platinum would be light as a feather compared to it 😋😎.
@@lachlanjohnson8019 nooooo really?
You think so? Damn, that didnt even Cross my mind
@@jakobn4191 Well that was silly of you. I thought it was pretty obvious.
@Tony Marselle nope. But maybe i'll temper some.
Thanks so much making this video! As a Belgian chocolate addict I made many attempt tempering chocolate. Going to try this technique soon. Looks foolproof to me. Thanks Alex!
Funny how so many are pointing out the comic sans 😆 Taking an educated guess I would say Alex chose it because of it's rounded corners and it's imperfect line straightness. That way it would be easy to route using a Dremel tool. Gonna be eaten anyways ^^ Also it would be funny if you give one to a graphics designer. Great video as always! Salute 😊✌️
No, it's not funny or ironic. It's not only an awful font, it's only ubiquitous because its in Windows, not through selection by designers. It screams lazy.
The wrapping is superb so I'd likely get you a very weirded out look
@@AlexisKasperavicius it screams "I'm not a designer but here try my chocolate"
Good point!!! Thanks for standing up for Alex :)
Why not just use Exocet, then? Or Papyrus?
I appreciate the reliability and ease the sous-vide method offers over doing it manually.
krollic its way easier with seeding method and microwave than sous vide
@@HidekiShinichi true.
Sous vide or more accurately called a bain Marie puts humidity in the kitchen.
That's fatal to good choc work.
But also don't neglect the skill required to evenly melt choc in the microwave.
It's very easy to damage it.
But it's still my preferred method for mini batches. For 10lb batches it's better leave in the gas oven overnight.
The pilot light alone will melt it perfect.
You can melt it at 100f and it will be liquid but still in temper. Just go ahead and start using it.
speaking as a professional chocolatier... I find that it takes long enough to get the 45° down to 27°, even when the bottom of the aluminum bowl with the chocolate is held directly onto ice with some (just covering) water. HOW LONG & how much ice must it take to get that whole tub down to 27°???? I wonder. I can temper 400g of 70% dark callets in about 15 minutes.
I use the double boiler (only in the steam) to gently warm the callets, checking it continually with a digital thermometer. I plunge the base into ice cubes and water to conduct the heat and bring it rapidly down to 27° and after I raise it again on the steam I seed with tempered grains between 32° and 35° (keeping a constant eye with the digital probe)
@@elektrolyte The thing is… why would you even need ice to cool it down in the first place? You are not trying to insta-freeze it. Just take some hot water off and add some tap water with the machine’s fine control over the temperature. That’s all.
J'aime bien l’emballage du chocolat. The pattern is artsy.
Loved this method saw it in your video for the first time fantastic way to temper I've had a mare with the traditional ways .cheers Alex.
Alex is like if Alton Brown and Mythbusters had a sexy French baby.
😂
For someone who is as good of a cinematographer as you, as good of a editor as you, as creative and as good of a storyteller as you it surprises me to see you use comic sans... it really does.
yo, ok, this is great BUT hear me out:
chocolate bars that are just a slate, with no market pieces, are kinda a pain in the ass to eat. When you're trying snapping a bit, the lack of ridges means that the stress is distributed sorta evenly between the pressure points, so you need to apply ~more~ pressure to make it snap, resulting in slightly more meltage on your fingers. Also, good luck controlling *where* it snaps, the chunks always end up either too big or too small and in weird angles.
PLUS the 'take it one piece at a time' kinda loses its double meaning this way.
You could argue "Ah but that these are just gifts, they're meant to be kept, not eaten", but that's clearly bullsh*t: a) that's an extremely sad fate for a chocolate bar, especially ones with so much effort and love put into them, and b) if you keep them in the wrapper you won't ever see the lettering inside, rendering all this thermoforming business completely pointless.
All this obviously means you should throw them all out and start again, this is verY IMPORTANT TO ME.
(the font choice on the other hand: perfectly aceptable, all these nerds need to get a life)
Solution is to not snap it at all, and just bite off your pieces, and eat the entire bar at once.
What he needs is a few chocolate experts. I'm more than happy to volunteer for the job. Hell, I don't even want money, he can pay me by giving me all the chocolate that doesn't make the cut lmao
if it is properly TEMPERED... it wil NOT melt on your fingers ;)
it is not the nerds who are complaining about Comic Sans, but the people who think they are nerds. Nerds instead ironically use comic sans for shits and giggles.
Man! I absolutely love your channel, and I absolutely love Katies channel! I’ve been recovering from depression for a while and she helped me a great deal! Man you can’t imagine how special this is for me right now! 😀❤️
At 1:34 I think you mixed up cm with mm. That seems like a very small chocolate bar.
Yeah hahahahaha
With a density of 111.11 g/cm^3
Loved it Alex...you and your family and friends....have great days.
"take it piece by piece". it is a big piece indeed
That acetone transfer was pretty cool I've never seen that before
I'm astounded that after watching the passion and effort that went into making a whimsical and thoughtful gift, after watching all the great lengths Alex went to in this video, people are disregarding the whole thing because of a font choice. Comic Sans isn't actually that bad a font, you're just used to seeing it in jokes and ridicule. It's certainly not a great font, but in this use case, it's okay. And it was clearly done chosen for a practical purpose, you just can't get over your bias.
Exactly.
Hi! Type Designer here! It actually is technically, qualitatively and quantitatively a low-quality typeface, and I think most people are voicing their distaste because Alex's stuff is usually so well done, tasteful and professional, so seeing him use "Mom's Garage Sale' flyer font being his best choice kind of undermines the overall trust in Alex's brand, and we all wish he'd just spent a bit longer choosing something a bit better, or just less tinged with the baggage than Comic Sans has. Test question: Would you dine at an expensive restaurant with a Comic Sans frontage? Would you pay top dollar for a Mercedes if they switched to Comic sans for the boot badges? Would you trust your money with a bank that used it for it's logo? I sincerely doubt it. and if you did, then you are a probably a little foolish.
@@LittlePixelTM While it's true that Comic Sans has issues and it's less than ideal (understatement), this was actually a personal gift; sure, the use of Comic Sans is still kinda problematic, but comparing that to a front sign? That's a false equivalence by definition.
@@LittlePixelTM P.S.: On another note: why do you say "quantitative" in this context? I understand quantitative being used in other contexts in a manner that applies to criticizing something as bad, but in regards to a typeface? I am curious.
I think it's just a way to say the font is massively overused (which it is).
Mind you, I don't care much that he used comic sans- sure, I think it's a bland, ugly font, but it's a GIFT. I'm not going to complain if a friend hand makes me something and uses comic sans in it, because that's rude af. If Alex likes the font, and it works with his method, then that's what matters. Would I suggest he look at alternatives (Jellee is a good one)? Personally yes. But it's not going to ruin the chocolate's taste if the font is tacky looking.
Looks amazing! The terraforming went better than I thought it would and I'm happy to see those results.
I have a challenge for you:
dorm meals NO microwave, (only kettle if necessary)
Amazing work Alex! Your French guy cooking never disappoints. God bless you and your family! Merry Christmas!
You can improve on the design if you use your own handwriting, Alex! (Or maybe create your own font lmao) The concept is really good though!
P.S. I wanna try that chocolate!!! 😭🤤
A good font with the same properties as comic sans (the simple, rounded font means it's easy to dremel into his mould/pattern) is Jellee- it's less overdone, but just as cute and convenient. Though his own handwriting would also be super fun!
That wrapping is on point!!
Hello comics sans ms my old friend
I've come to talk with you again
Pan + come to type with you again*
Those are the most adorable chocolate bars ever
Isnt the woman from shane dawson sociopath meme?
yes, she's in every jake paul video from shane. She said so much shit in that series, I can't take her seriously since then
Use heart warming quotes to stimulate emotions-Sociopath!
@@Lisa-lisa-lisa-lisa1 Speaking of someone who's full of shit.
She spilled such stupid platitudes there. crazy.
I'm impressed with all the tools you have
The comic sans debacle makes me wonder if Alex just doesn't have the same baggage with the font that americans do? There are other rounded typefaces like Jellee out there that would work fine with his dremel, I have to imagine he would have used one if he knew. It's probably just a cultural thing. Chill, people.
It's really not as huge a deal as people think it is; I hate seeing it used all over the place, but I've seen people actually write papers, including their thesis for their PhD, using Comic Sans. It's just that widely used IRL. And, quite frankly, it kinda works on the bars. Seriously, regardless of how much I dislike it, it's not half bad in this application.
I don't know about Alex, but I'm french and can testify that we, the internet french people, get repelled by comic sans too aha
But then it's widely used by teachers and amateur posters and whatnot :)
@@crocobot6083 Teachers use it because it helps people with dyslexia and potentially other learning disorders read the material better, since the characters aren't as easily confused. Also just saying: most of the people complaining about CS probably don't know anything about font design outside of how to change it so
Excellent work Alex. I think one of the songs was Chary with Cody High.
So many good typefaces - yet you choose comic sans * face palm *
Typefaces? Who calls fonts like that?
@@neongooroo designers?
"typeface is a particular design of type, while a font is a type in a particular size and weight. In short, a typeface usually gathers many fonts. Nowadays, with the digital design of documents, you often see those two words used rather interchangeably."
*Only has a round tipped tool*
*demands other fonts*
/facepalm
(Shown in the video, tip is rounded)
@@LazyLifeIFreak
Comic sans is not the only rounded font
@@neongooroo Literally everyone who uses 'fonts' professionally calls them by their correct title, Typeface.
That Finesse move is Gold
Comic Sans gave me throat cancer.
Great video btw.
Your comment gave me brain cancer.
Hi Alex, nice job. If you rub the polycarbonate forms with cottonwool ("Watte" in german), prior to casting, you should get a really shiny chocolate finish. Greetings
There something intensely satisfying about watching that sheet of plastic melt, and then contract around the mold. Just like the sous vide bag being vacum sealed.
I love your more holistic approach to cooking involving many experts from all sorts of fields :)
COMIC SANS DETECTED!
This was so fun to watch! Nice job on the chocolate bars!
Holy shit i love your videos you are basically the casey neistat of cooking like even your whole office is so diy and you have similar style ❤️
I know it is kinda weird BUT I love that you write stuff down. It is so old school and charming THANK YOU btw I bought your cookbook and I love it !
This guy seems to be constantly overthinking anything
so cool ! I salute this dude and creativity and execution..
The chocolate is a sociopath
They're beautiful!
i enjoy this but do wish you went back to making more simple cooking videos. My favourite video you made was your lasagne video and i think you should make more like that. I dont know what other fans think though
This whole chocolate mini-series is mesmerizing
pretty good job, but personally i'd be a bit offended if i saw comic sans on my chocolate bar.
to complain without offering an alternative solution is boring, so heres my suggestion:
the brick layout is practical for a chocolate bar, it gives you groves where you can snap the chocolate into equal, sharable pieces. combine that with the encouraging words in an elegant way (with an actual font (or better yet, carve it by hand to make it more personal)) and you got yourself a chocolate bar that anyone can love and appreciate.
@D-MMA yes, its that bad.
So, if somebody made you a custom chocolate bar with lots of scroll work and engraving but it had comic sans, you would just take that bar and throw it in the trash bin and take piss on all of the hard work that somebody made?
@@UltraWindow why is it bad? if you dont mind me asking..
@@AmirAdzim its used as a lazy way to type out hand drawn letters, and its used a lot.
@@UltraWindow *lazy way to type out hand drawn letters* : dont think alex was lazy at all or ever was lazy seeing how he makes his videos. he probably likes comic sans for all we know and you really cant go at someone for having a different taste than you. also, something thats used a lot doesn't mean its bad. and if youre gonna be offended if someone hand makes a chocolate bar with comic sans on it FOR YOU, thats on you and not on the person. you werent the one making the chocolate bar in the first place. and dont get offended when other people have different *font* preferences; of all things, than you do. have a good day and happy holidays, sir :)
Tout est incroyable ! Même le paquet est super joli !
I really pains my heart, that you used Comic Sans ...
It really pain's my heart that people hate his content for using comic sans.
You could've just looked past it and ignored it.
But no, we can't have nice things.
@@LazyLifeIFreak The video has 13 dislikes. Calm down.
@@LazyLifeIFreak I never said I hate his content. I love his content (including this video), that's why using Comic Sans hurts me so much :D
It hurts me to see people take a piss on somebody else work. You could've just ignored it and let it be instead of pointing it out like a total dickhead. Even in the video we are shown his engraving tool is round, so that really limits what you can make.
Use your brain.
@@LazyLifeIFreak This is a textbook example of "projection". You are doing the exact thing you're criticizing
Chocolate, excellent editing, undeniable cooking skills and that accent? PERFECTION
Comic Saaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaans!
these were beautiful
I am astonished about your packaging Alex! I think you used good fonts, and placed them quite nicely. Also the combo with Alex looks. Great!
Still the comic sans hurts, but i get the idea with the dremel... It is easier.
This was such a beautiful episode. Merry Christmas Brotha.
You didn't have to cut a piece of fiberboard... Just pull out your smartphone.
And mold hot plastic over it? You might want to reconsider your suggestion....
@@danielahitstheroad My mistake. I thought he was just using it to show size. Didn't know he was going to use it as a positive for making a mold.
@@danielahitstheroad Molding hot plastic over it wouldn't have harmed it as it cools very fast. However CARVING it may not have helped it...
Really impressive, looks very professional. Keep it up!
Comic sans.... Really??
I'm glad you had respiratory protection when carving the MDF to protect yourself from the formaldehyde.
That is the girl that called half of the youtubers sociopaths and spouted all kind of uninformed dangerous opinions that no therapist should hold, let alone speak publically. You shouldn't really collaborate with that kind of a person.
Your uninformed toxicity is the thing that shouldn't be held to any standard, if you ask me. I roll my eyes into the back of my head every time someone broadcasts the fact that they have no idea what they're talking about on the topic in a comment, doesn't matter what video.
First of all - she didn't call "half of the youtubers" sociopaths, she was responding to Shane's questions and basically said 'uh, might be possible, we'd have to talk and see?' Second of all, everything she mentioned came straight out of the DSM-5, as well as books and articles that varied in quality - it was only as recently as 2013 that the supposed "uninformed, dangerous opinions" became "uninformed, dangerous opinions", after the DSM-4's revision in 2000 served to clear up nothing about the topic of "psychopathy" and "sociopathy" - never mind the fact that the DSM-5 has been slammed for many issues of its own.
But most importantly of all? You're not a fucking professional and the opinions were said on her off-hours; what so many of you armchair ethics counselors fail to realize is that careers in psychology are incredibly stressful and are not remotely an exact science. You're forced to experience the grittier, darker part behind every single person and try to enrich their life however you can.
God fucking forbid someone, on their off-hours, expresses the personal belief that it can be fucking taxing and disconcerting to deal with certain kinds of issues as a therapist. Because, guess what, IT IS. Mental illness isn't a fucking game, and even if it was, most people don't remotely have any of the rules to deal with it! That's why Kati's research was problematic, but it has literally nothing to do with her and everything to do with the fact that psychology as an ENTIRE FIELD is not a fucking science, yet everybody that goes into psychology and works directly with people HAS TO treat it like it's a science.
Fact: we understand jack fucking shit about the human psyche. We think we get close and are constantly proven wrong in our assumptions every couple of years, (and in regards to the DSM, human error, politics, and opinion factor heavily in confusing matters) but the nature of clinical psychology means that even if nobody can agree what's an exactly right method to deal with something, they have to act like an expert and like treatments will definitely work. There's no guarantee, but god damn it, they have to do something.
Hell, there's no guarantee that your patient will continue seeing you, and overcoming that kind of revolving door issue is a big problem in psychology.
The fact that Kati's stint on Shane's series (which was also very unflatteringly edited, by the way) has been both debunked and defended in equal measure is testament to what I'm saying. Nobody has the answers and not every fucking therapist should be expected to keep the same professional composure on their free time. Because that's stressful, unrealistic and nigh-inhumane, - and people like you are uninformed, hypocritical fucking dickheads for forcing that on not just Kati, but others in the field.
@@acedianPianist If things are so uncertain maybe you shouldn't present them as facts to general public instead of conducting academic research and consulting with other professionals on the topic. If you're going to present such a controversial topic to an uniformed audience you better fucking make sure to present the entire discourse and not your opinion.
@@acedianPianist THANK YOU! I'm 100% with you on this!
Hi Alex! I love the personalized molds, though I wish you had added some lines to make breaking the chocolate easier. The bricks were impersonal but mostly practical, and the snap from the perfectly tempered chocolate was a beautiful sound. I guess you could break them unevenly, or use a knife, or eat the whole bar of chocolate at once ... (P.S. having done this before, I must add "at your own risk") xx
I know exactly why you used comic sans, but... why would you use comic sans
Great idea for gift for the holidays.
Yet another comment about Comic Sans
I understand his choice of font. Comic Sans was probably the easiest for Alex to carve into the MDF, and it has thick, even lines, making it easy to use.
comic sans really ?
Try handwriting with a thick pencil, scan the result and let the forms be engranved by a CNC. I'm sure there are many CNC owners willing to help.
Further, I think it would help if there's a raster underneath which helps breaking out uniform pieces. Especially if they are lined up with the writing.
I would also make the forms a few mm higher, but won't pour in any more chocolate. This would help with overflow and make the base more accurate.
Comic sans... but why???????
The cutter he used was round so you can't use a non-rounded font
love this. thank you Alex! happy holidays
Is melting chocolate and putting it in a mold really making it?
Making of a chocolate BAR? Yes it is...
Have you ever properly melted chocolate for things like this? Tempering and melting chocolate is a.lot harder that it sounds.
@@Ma5jay5dontxdoxthat dude you can do it in a microwave.
@@Jackbitesback I'm talking about doing it properly
It could be great as Christmas gift🤔🤔👍
Im pretty disappointed in this series :/ You used already made chocolate and just melted it, and mold design wasn't really on your standard.. I want to see you making chocolate from cocoa butter and cream (or however is it done) and being a bit more creative with molds. Text only isnt very inspiring and how can you eat it piece by piece without making a mess when you dont have small rectangles?
Infernus The making of chocolate from bean to bar is very involved and takes a bunch of expensive equipment. That’s not to say I don’t want Alex to do it...
@@FaultAndDakranon not from bean mate but at least from coco butter, I believe it can be made from it
You must be really fun at parties
@@infernus6278 chocolate is essentially a combination of cocoa butter, cocoa powder and sugar. But the butter and the powder are already mixed during the process so you melt it and add the sugar.. but there is no point in making chocolate from separated butter and powder since they were never separated during the process. So doesn't make sense!
@@jacqueschamma3045 Ok my bad then, but he could bought purest dark chocolate and go from it. A bit underwhelming series from what we usually get from Alex. But again, everyone gets their opinion and it doesn't mean I wouldn't watch him in the future :)
bro im just saying, your videos are edited so well the music when you have it on their and everything!!! awesome!
He used comic sans ... aaaand unsubscribed.
His cutter is and can't not be, round. What typeface do you suggest which has round corners and isn't Comic Sans?
Well, that's an overreaction.
@@Anonymouspock Helvetica Rounded, Arial Rounded, Din Rounded pretty much anything with rounded in its name.
@@Muhsaft86 but it's a rounded and easy font to do.
Enjoy your holidays Alex!!
Food safe silicone molds would be far easier and cheaper
Well, maybe watch 4:44 then ...
Alex explained why he didn't use silicon molds.
Donar shame on me for jumping the gun
Oh my God! All my favorite youtubers in one episode! Wow. By the way we use the same vacuum former in Dentistry to make nightguards and whitening trays
Awesome work Alex! 👍🏻👊🏻🎄
This would be a great 3d modeling project for a 3d printer!
Of course we enjoyed! It's full of chocolate, how can we not? ♥
Many of the comments puzzle me. The point of a handmade gift is that it should look handmade. I received a Japanese tea bowl that is not perfectly shaped with uneven glaze and visible tool marks. I treasure it while at the same time deciding which of the perfectly made commercial tea cups I have received to donate to charity.
A brilliant and thoughtful series.
You can also make a mold out of lego. I think it would look pretty cool
This episode especially left me with a huge smile. Thanks for making these, and whoever gets those is going to LOVE them. Ironically it won't be much of a surprise if they watch your channel :-D
Great production!
I don't know if you do it, but should not desmold until the chocolate rise room temperature after taking it out from the freez. If you don't follow these final step you can get sugar blooming. Nothing to do with fat blooming that could occur if you put int the freeze too soon or too late.
Enjoy the holidays Alex!!!!!
i love when he starts working in the tempo of the music