Spherification Issues !!

[drfrank]

I was recently given the El Bulli spherification kit and used it for the first time last week. I ran into a couple of issues.....

1) The gel-capsules were quite thick (almost unpleasant) can this be overcome

2) There did not seem to be any hard and fast recipe for the process, with different ingredients requiring different amount of Gluc/Xanth etc to perform the same task.

Can anyone give me any pointers please ? Is it simply a case of trial and error with the amounts used ?

Thanks

Frank

(off to the Fat Duck this week.....very excited)

[drfrank]

please help !!

[drfrank]

Molecular gastronomy !!

sounds rather w@nky I know but is rather fun !!

I was trying to make a lobster bisque 'caviar' using the spherification technique, it didn't work but was great fun. I think it must be trial and error ?

Would it make a difference if the liquid was hot (warm) which it was ?

Thanks

Drfrank