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@daniel-haran
• 8 years ago
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Posted a response to
"Rusty looking cacao: is that a defect?"
"Clay: I bought them raw. Exterior rust appearance isn't a perfect indicator - some that looked fine had rust, others that didn't had some inside."
@daniel-haran
• 8 years ago
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Rusty looking cacao: is that a defect?
Rusty looking cacao: is that a defect?
@daniel-haran
• 8 years ago
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Posted a response to
"DIY Easy build full sheet pan - 6 Mold shaker for bar molds Save $1500!"
"Can you link to the exact motor and springs you bought? Thanks "
@daniel-haran
• 8 years ago
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Posted a response to
"Cleaning a Macintyre?"
"Not sure when you mean by "at sugar addition". Do you add yours right after nibs or do you wait? And when do you add the rest of the butter?"
@daniel-haran
• 8 years ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to
"Cleaning a Macintyre?"
"Huh, I would have thought that more viscous chocolate would refine faster and more thoroughly. On a related note, does anyone know if adding butter..."
@daniel-haran
• 8 years ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to
"Roasting nibs instead of whole beans"
"The lining should be ok - it's been used less than 200 hours total so far. I do use standard white table sugar though, so a two-roll prefiner..."
@daniel-haran
• 8 years ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to
"Roasting nibs instead of whole beans"
"I currently put the nibs straight into the MacIntyre, and put whole sugar in a bit afterwards. I get to ~15 microns (measured with a micrometer) in..."
@daniel-haran
• 8 years ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to
"Roasting nibs instead of whole beans"
"That should lead to more fluid chocolate, right?"
@daniel-haran
• 8 years ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to
"Roasting nibs instead of whole beans"
"If I was going to go with a belt feed, I'd probably get one of those toasters / pizza ovens with a conveyor belt. I would use the searzall manually..."
@daniel-haran
• 8 years ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to
"Roasting nibs instead of whole beans"
"How hot should we go to get the shell adequately dried off?
On the more extreme end of accessible short-time, high-temperature options are propane..."
@daniel-haran
• 8 years ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to
"Which cocoa bean roaster to consider?"
"Ah, so I guess I'll have to try a bunch of experiments. Besides doubling up beans on a pan and trying lower air-flow, could you suggest variables..."
@daniel-haran
• 8 years ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to
"Which cocoa bean roaster to consider?"
"This air flow causing brightness is news to me. At 2kg per pan, that means it's not just a single layer of beans, further reducing air flow and..."