Adding melted chocolate to tempered chocolate
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Thank Brad
Which machine do you find the best?
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Adding melted chocolate to tempered chocolate
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Brad
What machine do you use?
Louise.
Converting from 3 phase to single phase
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I am in the process of buying a new tempering machine.
I got a quote from Selmi of 700 euros extra to order the Selmi plus in Single phase rather than 3 phase in January.
enrobing dried fruit on automatic tempering machine
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Does anyone have experience with enrobing dried fruit on a selmi enrober or similar enrober, I am in the process of buying a selmi machine with enrober, and would like to enrobe dried fruit, I have no experience of doing this. I see that a lot of dried fruit has an outside hard achieved by panning I suppose, what is the advantage or disadvantage of panning or enrobing on a belt system? All help will be greatly appreciated.
Louise
updated by @Louise O' Brien: 04/10/15 07:38:34
Choosing the automatic tempering machine and enrobing belt
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Clay
Can you send me a list price for FBM by email. I am based in Ireland.
Louise O' Brien.
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Drink: Cold chocolate for a hot summer
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Olivier
The web site link to the steamer is a great help. I have tried to find out the solution to this issue for a while.
Thanks
Louise
Drink: Cold chocolate for a hot summer
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Oliver
I know you were asking about cold chocolate drinks but I am interested to know about your hot chocolate drink.
I make my hot drinking chocolate also with chocolate a ratio of 2.75 milk to 1 chocolate. I boil the milk and add the callets of chocolate.
This is fine when I re heat it using the wand in my cafe on the coffee machine you get a nice fraught top like a cappachino.
I have a chocolate dispenser but i'm not mad on it, the drink is served flat and also the cocoa butter start to float to the top after a time.
The problem is I know intend to serve the hot chocolate at markets and can oly use the chocolate dispenser or a soup pot.
How do your serve your hot chocolate?
Louise
Chocolate Drinking Machine Recommendations
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Hi Brad
I tried the drinking chocolate yesterday its wonderful so chocolaty.
I made it by mixing the corn starch with the powdered sugar first, then I added the ground cocoa paste 96% cs, I boiled the milk and whisked in the dry mix brought back to boil and let simmer for 2 minutes to thicken.
I did it this way as I intend to supply the mix in a bag for sale.
Do you think this is an ok way to make it. It tasted fantastic and I could not taste the corn starch in it.
(Also whats called corn flour in Ireland and the UK , is actually maize starch, I checked the back of the pack)
Louise.
Chocolate Drinking Machine Recommendations
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Brad
Thank you for pointing out that corn starch is a different thing to corn flour, I never knew this, I have to get my hand on cor starch now, I live in Ireland and it is difficult to find some ingredients, As soon as I try it out I will let you know, it may be a few weeks before I can source corn starch.
Thanks
Louise
Chocolate Drinking Machine Recommendations
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Brad
I haven't tried it yet, but im delighted with the formula, I buy chocolate coverture not liquor, I sell hot chocolate pack basically flaked chocolate and spices etc, they sell really well for me. I am going to try to come up with a recipe to sell the chocolate flakes with the cornflour included so the result is a thickened drink. Have you any recommendation of how I might achieve this, maybe if I add a small amount of powdered sugar with the cornflour mixed in as per you recommendations and ratio, do you think this would work?
Louise
Chocolate Drinking Machine Recommendations
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Hi Andy
Thank you for some great recipes, they both sound great.
Louise
updated by @Louise O' Brien: 09/11/15 22:44:01
Chocolate Drinking Machine Recommendations
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Andy
This sound really interested also. The cream in the ganache would help thicken the hot chocolate I presume. Do you sell hot chocolate packs for your customer to bring home? Is it a truffle mixture you use?
Louise
Chocolate Drinking Machine Recommendations
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Brad
I really appreciate that you shared this recipe with me, I have been trying to replicate the hot chocolate we get on our holidays in Italy and Croatia and have failed, I;m going to give it a go for sure to your recipe, I am looking forward to going weak at the knees, thats what I love about chocolate...
Louise
Chocolate Drinking Machine Recommendations
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Brad
How much cornstarch do you add to your hot chocolate to thicker it. I have experimented and have fouund that the cornstarch taste come through the hot chocolate. Louise