Low end enrobing options

Jonathan Edelson
03/17/14 06:31:36PM
@jonathan-edelson

Hi,

I am looking at options for increasing production of enrobed pieces.

Currently I use a small chocovision machine, and hand dip pieces that I cut from a slab using a roller or wires. I can dip perhaps 200 pieces per hour, but doing so is exhausting.

Is there an intermediate place between hand enrobing and the smallest of the likes of the FBM prima with enrober or the Perfect Enro-6?

I would like to have:
a take-off belt
detailer
ability to do at least 400 pieces per hour with reduced work load compared to hand enrobing

Because these are small pieces, I figure that at 400 pieces per hour I would only be using 2-3kg of chocolate per hour. I can melt and temper external to the machine.

I rather like the results that I get using Mycryo for tempering, both when I temper bulk chocolate in steam table trays, or in the small chocovision machine. So a wheel machine might actually be better for me than a continuous tempering machine.

Are there techniques or tools that which are intermediate between hand dipping single pieces and a machine with a small enrobing belt?

Is there anyone here interested in 'crowd sourcing' the design for a DIY enrober :)

Thanks
Jon