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CocoTerra
5y ago
There isn't a port, but there is an app with a recipe system that allows you to control the hardware. You can either use a guided recipe creation mode or you can dive into expert mode which lets you set most all the of recipe making p
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CocoTerra
5y ago
Agreed. Because roasting is such an important step, we leave that to the professionals much like in the coffee industry. This way, people can select different origins with different roast profiles for different recipes and end up with a v
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CocoTerra
5y ago
A source of quality ingredients from around the globe is essential to experiencing the variety of flavors you can get from the native cocoa bean. We plan to work with craft chocolate makers, specialty importers, and farmers/co-ops to
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CocoTerra
5y ago
Since the chocolate comes out of the machine tempered, you can pretty easily use the seeding method to maintain temper when melting for other molds. This is much easier than wild crystallization which is required when starting with a fully
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CocoTerra
5y ago
Hi Justin. We appreciate your criticism. It's not intended to be a "lie" but rather an explanation of how people can use existing molds if they have them. You are correct that you can't fit a third party mold onto the
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CocoTerra
5y ago
Thanks for the support, Sam. We hope to give you more than a couple reasons to pull it out of the cabinet! Regarding price, the initial CocoTerra release is priced in the range of other new, breakthrough appliances. We expect that there wi
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CocoTerra
5y ago
Hi Max - Thanks for the good wishes. I wanted to clarify that one of the major benefits of the CocoTerra machine is that you CAN fully customize the chocolate. You can choose the type (white, milk, dark, % cocoa), choose the origin (cocoa
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CocoTerra
5y ago
We hope that people will use it to make a variety of delicious treats... it starts with personalized chocolate from particular origins, with desired flavors and inclusions (low sugar, vegan, Keto, etc.). But we've also made the most d
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CocoTerra
5y ago
Yes, Chocolate Alchemy is a wonderful resource for anyone who wants to learn how to make chocolate. To answer your questions about cleaning the CocoTerra machine... There are only two parts of the machine that require cleaning: the mold ri
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CocoTerra
5y ago
Hi Peter - This is Nate, the founder of CocoTerra. I just stumbled onto this thread and wanted to answer your questions. The first big difference has to do with efficiency of the grinding and refining process using a ball mill. The stone