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Hey all,

Need some advice about how to manage bean to bar viscosity issues. Using a cocoatown…

by The Archivist 8 years ago #Ask TCL

Hey all, Need some advice about how to manage bean to bar viscosity issues. Using a cocoatown…

I try look around on the Internet but where can I find the scientific evidence that we can only…

by The Archivist 8 years ago #Ask TCL

I try look around on the Internet but where can I find the scientific evidence that we can only…

Have you tried grinding nibs to drinking chocolate?
At the last Paris chocolate show I spotted this…

by The Archivist 8 years ago #Ask TCL

Have you tried grinding nibs to drinking chocolate? At the last Paris chocolate show I spotted this…

Hello Team,
what is fumigation? T104-a-1?
the customs in my country need a special Analysis…

by The Archivist 8 years ago #Ask TCL

Hello Team, what is fumigation? T104-a-1? the customs in my country need a special Analysis…

We currently own Hilliard tempering machines and would like to become a bit more automated in the…

by The Archivist 8 years ago #Ask TCL

We currently own Hilliard tempering machines and would like to become a bit more automated in the…

I'm wondering how to make a 100% dark chocolate bar, with cacao powder and butter. I want it to be a…

by The Archivist 8 years ago #Ask TCL

I'm wondering how to make a 100% dark chocolate bar, with cacao powder and butter. I want it to be a…

What's wrong with chocolate available in the supermarket?

I'm doing some research into the super…

by The Archivist 8 years ago #Ask TCL

What's wrong with chocolate available in the supermarket? I'm doing some research into the super…

Milk Chocolate Problem!
hello team, as you can see in the picture below that the bars does not look…

by The Archivist 8 years ago #Ask TCL

Milk Chocolate Problem! hello team, as you can see in the picture below that the bars does not look…

Milk chocolate Problems! Whats wrong?

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by The Archivist 8 years ago #Ask TCL

Milk chocolate Problems! Whats wrong? …

I just received vanilla from a "private purveyor" in Mexico. They look almost as though they have…

by The Archivist 8 years ago #Ask TCL

I just received vanilla from a "private purveyor" in Mexico. They look almost as though they have…

Hi, I bought a wheel tempering machine. I would like to know, if I wanna make a chocolate ganache, a…

by The Archivist 8 years ago #Ask TCL

Hi, I bought a wheel tempering machine. I would like to know, if I wanna make a chocolate ganache, a…

Hi there!
I have run into what I suspect is a large fat bloom situation due to temperature…

by The Archivist 8 years ago #Ask TCL

Hi there! I have run into what I suspect is a large fat bloom situation due to temperature…

I work with a JKV 30 tempering machine. Lately, we've had problems with it staying in temper for…

by The Archivist 8 years ago #Ask TCL

I work with a JKV 30 tempering machine. Lately, we've had problems with it staying in temper for…

Hi Guys,

I need your help. I'm looking to make a truffle (hard shell) with an alcohol filling. I…

by The Archivist 8 years ago #Ask TCL

Hi Guys, I need your help. I'm looking to make a truffle (hard shell) with an alcohol filling. I…

I’m looking for a warming pot than can be used to keep chocolate in temper that I can get in the US

by The Archivist 8 years ago #Ask TCL

I’m looking for a warming pot than can be used to keep chocolate in temper that I can get in the US

Hello everyone!

I purchased a Moldart Chocolate machine for moulding - 15kg. Although it helps…

by The Archivist 8 years ago #Ask TCL

Hello everyone! I purchased a Moldart Chocolate machine for moulding - 15kg. Although it helps…

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