CWhen I talk about condensation, I’m referring to the moisture that forms on food or packaging when you take it out of the refrigerator. This happens because of the temperature difference between being inside the refrigerator at a low temperature and being taken out into the warmer air. The relative humidity in the environment also plays a role, so overall, the warmer and more humid it is outside the refrigerator when you take the food or packaging out, the greater the condensation will be, and you’ll see more moisture surrounding it.
How does condensation affect isomalt?
Given that humidity is isomalt’s number one enemy, it’s obvious that condensation affects it greatly and must be avoided as much as possible. For this reason, isomalt or isomalt decorations should always be avoided in cold environments for two reasons:
- Because isomalt, like sugar, is not perishable and does not require refrigeration for preservation.
- Because going through the condensation process affects it a lot and in a negative way.
How do I store Isomalt?
The best way to preserve isomalt is not through refrigeration. The best method involves creating a dry environment, ideally a thermal box filled with chloride, as I explain in this article on preservation.
Of course, when we have baked isomalt or decorations made from isomalt, we need to store it as I show you in the article, but you might be wondering what to do if you’ve decorated a cake and that cake needs to be refrigerated. Let me explain…
I keep telling you that you need to prevent the isomalt from getting chilled. Let me give you an example. You’ve made a cake and the isomalt decorations are perfectly preserved in your cooler. Assembling the isomalt decorations on the cake is very quick, so I advise you to put the decorations on a few minutes before delivering the cake to your customer to prevent them from getting chilled.
Your client will probably have to put the cake in the refrigerator until the time of their event, and that’s fine, don’t worry because the decorations will withstand some condensation. So if you avoid the condensation during assembly, then it will only have to deal with the condensation when your client takes the cake out of the refrigerator.
You need to consider the weather outside. If it’s winter or not excessively hot or humid, condensation will be minimal. But be careful if it’s summer and very humid, as it could damage your decorations. The important thing is to keep this in mind when planning your decorations.
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