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Default Q's on Tempering chocolate

On May 4, 7:23 pm, akia > wrote:
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> > Hi guys,

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> > I've been tempering chocolate for a while. my chocolate tempers
> > really well during the winter, but very poor during the warm season.
> > I find that my chocolate blooms more during the warm season and if it
> > doens't bloom; it cracks during setting stage. Currently i'm using
> > guittard and raising the temperature to 115F to 78F to 90F. What do
> > you guys suggest my temperatures should be for the summer season?

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> > Also, I don't have a way to control the temperature of my kitchen.
> > It's very dissapointing to find that the chocolate does not temper
> > well after 2 hours of investment. Though i'm very much of a
> > traditionalist, i am tempted to purchase a tempering machine. I may
> > just purchase one. Can you guys suggest any brand for a tempering
> > machine to me? I've seen machines that go up $2000 and up. But my
> > budget is far less than that. i"m thinking of $500ish. please let me
> > know what your suggesions are.

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> > charlotte

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