"Cocoa" in Forum Topics

Raw Cocoa Beans For Sale

01/14/17 14:28:51, by Sas

We have Raw Cocoa Beans for sale from Dominica. We also grow our own cocoa. We can supply large and small amounts. NatureIslandImporters@hotmail.com for more info. 

Is Cocoa Liquor "Bean to Bar"?

07/15/08 20:11:59, by Grant S of Grant Candy Co.

I want to hear every opinion on this.... Do you consider purchased chocolate liquor that is mixed w/ all the ingredients is bean to bar???

what use it is given to the shell of the cocoa beans

04/27/15 14:42:42, by mariano garcia

I roasted cocoa beans and many have already separated from the seed husk. that I can do with it?

Sterilization Cocoa Nibs

02/02/17 07:46:28, by DutchCocoa

Hello everyone,  A question concerning hygiene here for a small bean-to-bar chocolate production in Europe. To maintain a good flavor I  roast whole cocoa beans. I roast in an oven. Ofcourse after the bean roasting comes the breaking and winnowing. I wonder if its good the sterilise the nibs (with steam) after winnowing en before grinding them. The most hygienic way would be break-winnowing-steam-roast. I have tried to oven roast nibs but it is difficult not to burn the nibs.   Does anyone...

Colored Cocoa Butter

05/17/09 19:34:53, by Roger Rodriguez

I was checking at the label for chef rubber cocoa butter and i don't understand when they said to temper the cocoa butter how do you temper something that small and also i want to buy an airbrush i was looking at kopycake but open for any recomendations.Thank youRoger Rodriguez

Which cocoa bean roaster to consider?

02/24/16 18:23:17, by Ning-Geng Ong

I'm considering alternatives to oven roasting, and recently seen a vertical airflow roaster from Selmi.Has anyone worked with the Selmi roaster: http://www.selmi-chocolate.it/en/prodotti.asp?id_categoria=2&id=25or a similarly designed roaster?Any feedback would be greatly appreciated!

How is cocoa butter produced?

03/12/09 13:28:22, by Lemm Huang

There's quite a few sites on the net advertising cold-pressed cocoa butters. On another post somewhere (which I cannot seem to find), someone mentioned that it was not possible to produce cocoa butter unless it was pressed at least 140 F (???).If there's such a thing as "cold-pressed" cocoa butter, what temperature is considered "cold". Is it 115 F, 122 F,...etc.Does the definition of "cold-pressed" oils when applied to olive oil apply to cocoa butter?And about the Broma process, which I...

Dried Cocoa Pods

09/29/09 13:45:44, by david castellan

Does any one have a good source for dried cocoa pods. They are sometimes used for Flower arrangements/decor...Thanks!

Roasting Cocoa Beans

11/13/08 10:22:21, by Bette

I want to try roasting my own cocoa beans at home. I stumbled across a 1947 'Home Ec' booklet put out by General Foods (now Kraft) that gave a brief history of cocoa making in the US and talks about the fact that Baker's Chocolate for baking is just roasted and shelled cocoa beans ground up.I understand that there is quite an art to making chocolate. I have looked at options for roasting cocoa beans and I wonder of a coffee roaster could be modified to do the job right.I have been researching...

Why does My Cocoa butter chip?

09/16/14 12:53:30, by Keti

I have been having a problem with my Cocoa butter chipping when removing it from my molds. I have tempered it and it has a beautiful shine when it comes out but some of them have portions of the cocoa butter chipped off. I am using a spray gun when applying it to the mold. Is it possible that I am applying too much?Also, I have read in some forum posts that people have used a clear cocoa butter to give a greater shine but can't find anywhere to purchase including chef rubber. Does this...

Questions about cocoa beans

09/16/14 07:20:50, by Franzi

Hello,I am new to this forum and have a few questions to all the bean-to-bar chocolatiers. I have a friend in Trinidad & Tobago who knows several cocoa farmers and would like to start a little trade business selling the beans to chocolatiers. I live in Germany and would like to help her.Now I don't really know how to start. Where do chocolatiers usually get their beans from? Should we start a website, and then people find us and order from us? How many kilos or pounds does a chocolatier...

Cocoa Pods from Ecuador to your door in USA

06/30/16 15:24:30, by magicflowers

Cacao Pods Our family owns a cacao plantation located in the Valley of Cerecita, Ecuador. Our quality cacao has the possibility to boost and potentiate the flavor and smell effects of the finest recipes. We are proud to offer the most extravagant and exotic Fruit on Earth, The fruit of Chocolate, cacao pods from Ecuador carefully pack in a box *9 pods ideal to represent the process to produce chocolate in your shop or home.   An educational experience and considered a unique gourmet...