Hi Jim,
I deffinetely need advice on the proper start up equipment for my chocolate business. In the moment I have 2 working stone grinders from premier tilt and the rest i do by hand. I melt down the chocolate in the dehydrator when I'm ready to work with it. This takes around 5 hours. Then I temper on the stainless steel table, and poor to bar molds, with some reheating in between as the chocolate cools and becomes too thick to work with. I keep the bowl of chocolate on top of the dehydrator when not using it, to keep it warm.
I would like to be able to produce a few hundred bars a week by getting some eqipment, maybe a temperer and warming tank with precise temp control. A pourer and mold shaker would help as well. Would you be able to reccomend something to start out with?
Thanks for your time,
Sabrina swayder