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Best sq.in. per cakes?
    #5882633 - 07/20/06 08:33 PM (17 years, 6 months ago)

I have been making my 1st set of casings for about 2 weeks and i was just wondering about how many sq.in. would be best for 1, 1/2 jar? Is the thicker better?


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Re: Best sq.in. per cakes? [Re: DrugFreeMan]
    #5882647 - 07/20/06 08:35 PM (17 years, 6 months ago)

thicker is better for the most part, but a single half pint is only gonna take you so far. i have some disposable ziplock brand tupperware like containers that are 5"x5", 2" tall. These are a good size to make small casings with a single cake. The crumbled cake will fill it about 80% of the way, leaving just enough room for your casing layer.


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Re: Best sq.in. per cakes? [Re: DrugFreeMan]
    #5882654 - 07/20/06 08:36 PM (17 years, 6 months ago)

WHAT?

If you're casing 1/2 pints, use as many as it takes to make at least a 2 inch layer on the bottom of whatever you're casing in, then add at the most a 1/2 inch of a casing layer... I use a 1/4-1/2 inch casing layer and it's been working incredibly well for me.


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Re: Best sq.in. per cakes? [Re: liamtheloser]
    #5882688 - 07/20/06 08:42 PM (17 years, 6 months ago)

more is better for sure but you totally can do a single cake (if thats all ya got) with like a 1.5" sub depth and still get mushrooms on average about 4" high weighing close to a dry gram a piece.  i like little casings as houseplants for novelty purposes and have done it many times. :smile:


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Re: Best sq.in. per cakes? [Re: creamcorn]
    #5882701 - 07/20/06 08:44 PM (17 years, 6 months ago)

Yeah, I'm going to prepare a slurpee cup casing tonight... I only have a few houseplants, so I figure a few slurpee house-shrooms would be fun!


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Re: Best sq.in. per cakes? [Re: liamtheloser]
    #5882747 - 07/20/06 08:52 PM (17 years, 6 months ago)

soda bottle terrariums work good but my favorite is the pretzel rod terrarium!  pretzel rods rock and when you're done you got a round clear plastic cylindrical containers that are 8" diameter, 8" high.  a little wet perlite in the bottom, a few small holes in the lid and on the sides covered w/micropore tape or polyfill stuffed monotub style, and you got an awesome maintenence free mini terrarium that can accomodate a wide mouth 1/2 cake, 2 regular mouth tall 1/2 pint cakes, or a small casing like the container size i mention.  fits on a desk, a shelf, whatever.  :thumbup:


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Re: Best sq.in. per cakes? [Re: creamcorn]
    #5882764 - 07/20/06 08:55 PM (17 years, 6 months ago)

Oooh, good one... But I like dollar slurpees... after all, they're a dollar :p


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