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Jospeh Grice

Did I miss something?


I just recieved my bean roaster and am in the process of getting my other equipment to begin my little chocolate journey...I figured the only thing...
@Jospeh Grice started 14 years ago - replies: 3
eg

First Bean to Bar Batch: troubleshooting flavor


I just finished my first bean to bar batch, and I'm afraid I under-roasted. What would be the clues that point me in that direction? I roasted to a...
@eg started 9 years ago - replies: 1
Choco2

conch machine


Hi alllCan anybody have experience with small scale conch machine say 20-40kg ? We got second hand one, but internal surfaces of the machine are...
@Choco2 started 11 years ago - replies: 3
Clay Gordon

News and Discussions


This topic is for links to other discussions on TheChocolateLife of, by, and about chocolate in Australasia as well as for links to news reported...
@Clay Gordon started 14 years ago - replies: 2
Michael Woloszyn

Which one? Granite or Marble


Has anyone used granite in chocolate making? If so how did it compare to marble?
@Michael Woloszyn started 13 years ago - replies: 2
Renee Shuman2

Velvet Cocoa Butter Sprays


I am totally in love with the look of Hudson Chocolate's truffles and bars sprayed with "velvet" colored cocoa butter. Does anyone know where to...
@Renee Shuman2 started 11 years ago - replies: 1
Langdon Stevenson

Make yourself dispensable


The majority of small businesses fail within five years.It is sad to think that all of the hard work, effort, dreams and hopes of so many of us...
@Langdon Stevenson started 16 years ago - replies: 6
George Trejo

Chocolate Storage Boxes


I'm looking for chocolate storage boxes that I can store my finished truffles in for freezing. It would need to keep the pieces secure and hold a...
@George Trejo started 14 years ago - replies: 3
Andrea3

FDA Standards of Identity


http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/SCRIPTs/cdrh/cfdocs/cfcfr/CFRSearch.cfm?CFRPart=163 In light of current discussions on The Chocolate Life, I wanted...
@Andrea3 started 15 years ago - replies: 1
Steve Whitman

Roll or Mold? or both?


Hello Chocolate Lovers. I started my chocolate business in Albuquerque, NM about a year ago and am at the point where I need to ramp up production...
@Steve Whitman started 12 years ago - replies: 1
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