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Any recipe for hot thick chocolate preparation to be used in a chocolate machine at a market stall?

Posted in: Recipes

Hi all,

I 've seen a similar post in this forum but it didn't quite answer my question so I would appreciate any advice from you. We are planning to have a stand at a market selling thick hot chocolate using our new machine (Camurri). The issue is that we will need to be heating new content to pour into the Camurri for refill cause its capacity is 5L, so we are looking for suggestions of a simple mixture that we could prepare on site and "cook" it before pouring it in the Camurri, or otherwise we would require to wait approx 20-30 mins for it to be prepared in the machine.

We are thinking of trying out the following method though we didn't get to test it yet:

Using a milk frother, add cold milk, sugar, cornstarch and cocoa, stir & warm them up. Then add solid chocolate and allow about a min to melt. Rewarm using the frother that would also mix the chocolate and pour it in the machine ready to be tasted.

Would anyone suggest any other method or recipe that could be more efficient in this case?

Any feedback on Camurri machines? (Ours is pretty new so we 're still testing it)

A million thanks for everything!

updated by @Porfyra: 04/21/15 02:44:45

Chocolate shipped to Europe at reasonable prices?

Posted in: Classifieds F/S or Wanted

Hi all. I just started a chocolate course online at Ecole chocolat and would like to start tasting a few of the well known chocolates eg. Amedei, Cluizel etc. Unfortunately you cannot locate such chocolate here.

Amazon doesnt ship to Cyprus so Im looking for a reasonably pricedcompany where I can buy some chocolate to be shipped in Cyprus (EU). Chocosphere looks a bit pricey to me.

Any suggestions anyone?

Thanks!

updated by @Porfyra: 06/29/23 16:49:02

Ideas for a chocolate festival...?

Posted in: Opinion

Well the first problem was to find actual professional chocolatiers cause Cyprus is a pretty small island and without any chocolate tradition. I was planning for something small to see how it goes and then if it went good to be repeated next year, and actually we had sooo much attendance no one ever expected (it was even broadcasted in the news!). In total we had about 15 participations, only 3 of those were 100% chocolatiers, others were chocolate brands giving samples, eg. Lindt, and others were into it as hobbyists.

It took me about 6-7 months actually and I might have needed even more time in the ned cause I work full time and didn't have enough time every day for the organization but i got much help from friends.

The workshops where on filled chocolate demos and tempering chocolate and they both ended with friendly discussions between the audience and the chocolatiers giving advice about chocolate.

For kids we had a chocolate tree decorating session and a fairy tale presentation about chocolate.

It would be great if we could gather as many ideas as possible here to enrich all the festivals!

Ideas for a chocolate festival...?

Posted in: Opinion

Thanks a lot ! Loved your advice !

Ideas for a chocolate festival...?

Posted in: Opinion

Even though I'm not a professional, after some trips to Brussels I got more into chocolate, (almost at an addiction level) its history and its science and researched the subject deeper. My country is not really known for its chocolate so I had the idea of setting up a chocolate festival for a beginning to see how it goes and help people get more into the real chocolate.

I gathered some professionals and serious hobbyists in the field and we eventually got a lot more visitors than anyone ever expected. Since then potential sponsors also contacted us, so this time I'd like to prepare something bigger, more organized and with more workshops.

We had exhibitions on how filled chocolates are made,real hot chocolate and tempering techniques for this time.

I'd really appreciate any ideas for further workshops or anything you believe would be interesting for someone to see in the next chocolate festival.

Thank you!

updated by @Porfyra: 04/21/15 14:43:14

Continuously tempering machine (tap) & custom chocolate bars?

Posted in: Classifieds F/S or Wanted

Hi all. I have been to Ritter Sport shop in Berlin and liked their idea of making custom chocolate bars right there with the chosen ingredients of each customer. They had a chocolate tap with continuously flowing chocolate and mixed some of that with the chosen contents eg. Nuts , biscuit etc to put into a mold and then in the fridge.
I would be interested in that tap and theidea of custom chocolate. Does anyone know where I can find one of those taps and how much they would cost approx.in europe?

Thank you!!

updated by @Porfyra: 06/29/23 16:49:02

chocolate tastings

Posted in: Tasting Notes

I was looking for the same thing and I happened to find this video which seems pretty helpful

How to Organize a Tempting Chocolate Tasting Party with Ghirardelli Chocolates | Pottery Barn