Forum Activity for @Benoit

F/S 3 Grinders like new (copy of ECGC65)+ TAN200 SELMI Tank 200kg capacity *Belgium*

Posted in: Classifieds F/S or Wanted

Manufactured in 2016

Sold because we have upgraded our equipment

Should you be interested, please get in touch

updated by @Benoit N: 06/29/23 16:49:02

Benoît Nihant Chocolatier goes "Bean to Bar"

Posted in: Travels & Adventures

It is the certainly one of the most exciting steps in my chocolate life: I am now producing my own chocolate from fantastic beans! Only Giants like Callebaut and Marcolini ( aka Nestle) do it in Belgium. I am then proud to say that we are the only belgian craftsman to work from the bean!

..more to come in the following weeks, including a new experimental website!

updated by @Benoit N: 04/12/15 10:16:37

Where to find cocoa pulp?

Posted in: Classifieds F/S or Wanted

Hello

I am trying to find a reliable source of cocoa pulp.

Who can help me?

Benot

updated by @Benoit N: 06/29/23 16:49:02

Chocolate machinery

Posted in: Tech Help, Tips, Tricks, & Techniques

Dear Chocolate lovers!

I am a chocolatier from Belgium.

I am considering buying second hand equipment and would like to get your advises and recommendations on the models I found. First precision, I want to start slowly..but surely a small bean to bar process.

So, here are the machines :

First one is a BONNET 3 cylinders refiner

Second is a lab-size conche made by Petzholdt

WHo knows how these conche works?

Thank you in advance for your kind collaboration

Benoit

updated by @Benoit N: 04/10/15 15:43:25

Wet grinders in the U.K

Posted in: Tech Help, Tips, Tricks, & Techniques

HI ANDAL,

would also like to know where to find this info?

Benoit

Source of single origin beans

Posted in: Classifieds F/S or Wanted

Belgian Chocolate Makers

Posted in: Opinion

For your information:

Belcolade doesn't produce from the bean but from the mass

Callebaut is a belgo-swiss company...and produces massive volumes of industrial quality chocolate

Benot Nihant Chocolatier was founded 5 years ago and produces since last year single plantation chocolate from bean to bar. www.benoitnihant.be

Belgian Chocolate Makers

Posted in: Opinion

Belcolade doesn't manufacture from beans...only from liquors...and with old Callebaut machinery...

Chocolate Panning, process and equipment

Posted in: Tech Help, Tips, Tricks, & Techniques

Dear Kerry,

Thank you so much for your advise. I will try that tomorrow and will keep you up to date.

Benoit

PS: have you got some advises to get the shine on the product without chemical stuff?

Chocolate Panning, process and equipment

Posted in: Tech Help, Tips, Tricks, & Techniques

Hello

I have just started experiments on my new coating pan. Is there anyone out there that could help me?

I put my hazelnuts into the pan, then pour the tempered chocolate...all began to mix...and a few minutes later, everything began to stick...and I got, a big "ball' of choco-hazelnuts"...horrifying...what is the problem do you think? How to avoid that? Is it a matter of spinning speed? of amount of material in the pan?

Thank you

Benoit

Bean to bar chocolate makers

Posted in: Tasting Notes

Belcolade