This may be a big no no but has anyone tried using a Thermoblend to melt/warm chocolate?
Deborah
updated by @deborah3: 04/10/15 16:48:46
Thermoblend?
Deborah:
I can't recommend any of the home kitchen units in a professional kitchen because you don't get what you don't pay for.
There is a unit that is designed for the pro kitchen - the HotMix Pro . Advanced Gourmet is the rep here in the US for these units. I'd contact the manufacturer and see who the Australian rep is.
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clay - http://www.thechocolatelife.com/clay/
Is a Thermoblend the same as a Thermomix? If so, it works beautifully.
Hi Deborah,
You probably have a solution that works for you, but here is what I ended up doing.I have an inexpensive system for melting that works well. I bought a 4 qt. round crock pot (slow cooker) and instead of using the ceramic bowl I use a tall stainless steel *bowl that fits into the crock pot (it does not fit all the way in, about half way). I then plug the crock pot into a the sous vide electric temperature control Clay mentioned, which I bought from Amazon for $99US, and I melt 3 to 4 pound batches of chocolate in it. Works great. In order to temper I take the bowl out of the crock pot and put it on the table, and then I use a table fan to cool it. It works quite well.
Mack
*the bowl is the mixing bowl that went to an electric mixer.
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