DessertsHouse.com Chocolate Melter

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Permalink Reply by George Trejo on November 1, 2011 at 11:39pm

Thank you Ben for checking this out.  I placed an order yesterday for one. Even if it won't work for tempering in it I will be able to use it to keep melted chocolate on hand to refill the chocovision.

Permalink Reply by Ben Rasmussen on November 2, 2011 at 9:11am

No problem George! While I haven't tested it for tempering, I actually believe it would work (assuming the temp range they gave me is accurate). It seems to hold a steady temperature, so you should be able to temper with it just like you would with a mol d'art.

Permalink Reply by DeRhonda Moen on December 23, 2011 at 7:55pm

Just wondering if anyone has tried tempering chocolate in the food warmer mentioned in this discussion.

Permalink Reply by Ben Rasmussen on December 24, 2011 at 8:44am

While I haven't attempted to temper in it, I have been using it for the past couple months as a chocolate melter, and can say that it works great. I stick to  the lowest 2 1/2 settings and have had no issues with scorching. At level 2 1/2, the bottom of the warmer (where the heating element is) got over 180, but the bottom of the pan of chocolate never went above 140.

Permalink Reply by Solis Lujan on October 28, 2011 at 12:51am

Panasonic Inverter Technology Microwave, 2.5 cubic feet.

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Permalink Reply by George Trejo on December 24, 2011 at 12:02am

I have tried it, and it didn't work for me.   It didn't work for melting either.  I left it overnight on the lowest setting and by morning the chocolate and cocoa butter had completely separated (way too hot)

That's for the webrestaurantstore.com melter, not the dessertshouse.com one.

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Permalink Reply by Ben Rasmussen on January 17, 2012 at 12:44pm

Sorry to hear it didn't work for you. I've been using it for a couple months now and haven't had any problems with it. I haven't left chocolate in it overnight, though. Generally, I'll put a pan of chocolate in it in the morning for tempering a few hours later.

I wonder if there's a way to have the power cut when the chocolate reaches a certain temp and then turned back on if it drops.

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Permalink Reply by Clay Gordon on January 19, 2012 at 12:58pm

Ben -

It's possible to put a digital thermometer in the chocolate and attach it to a device that will turn the power on and off. However, you will only be measuring the temperature at one point, so I don't know how useful it will be.

:: Clay

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