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Vermiculite is having trouble sticking
    #23833657 - 11/14/16 08:11 PM (8 years, 2 months ago)

Hey there guys,
When I dunk and roll my cakes, I am having trouble with keeping the verm stuck to the cake. It just doesn't want to hold on like I see in many pictures.

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Re: Vermiculite is having trouble sticking [Re: MGMTman]
    #23833777 - 11/14/16 08:38 PM (8 years, 2 months ago)

It is probably to coarse. fine sticks better. Can always use a blender to make it finer. Light taps of button so not to over do it.


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Re: Vermiculite is having trouble sticking [Re: TheMadHatter420]
    #23833787 - 11/14/16 08:40 PM (8 years, 2 months ago)

Make sure it is dry


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Re: Vermiculite is having trouble sticking [Re: cronicr]
    #23836348 - 11/15/16 05:45 PM (8 years, 2 months ago)

Make sure the cake is dry?

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Re: Vermiculite is having trouble sticking [Re: MGMTman]
    #23836360 - 11/15/16 05:49 PM (8 years, 2 months ago)

Dunk your cake, roll, and give the verm time to dry on before your first misting maybe a few hours or so


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Re: Vermiculite is having trouble sticking [Re: MGMTman]
    #23836505 - 11/15/16 06:45 PM (8 years, 2 months ago)

Get a mixing bowl and fill it with vermiculite. As soon as you take your cake out of dunking bury it in the bowl of verm soaking wet.

When its buried in the dry verm gently put pressure against the sides of your cake.

Carefully remove your cake from the bowl and wait a few hours before misting.

I've never had issues with getting coarse vermiculite to stick wit this method :shrug:


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Re: Vermiculite is having trouble sticking [Re: ComebackKid]
    #23836519 - 11/15/16 06:48 PM (8 years, 2 months ago)

Dunk your cake...rinse them off and roll in dry verm not wet verm...wait a few hours and give the cakes a heavy mist.


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