stone ground vs steel

Hello,

I have a small bean to bar company and currently use stone grindeurs on my nibs. I'm happy with the texture & flavor development- but recently someone asked me if it really would be any different if I used a steel or metal melanger.

Does anyone have any first hand information about this? Experimented?

I looked for information in previous forums but didn't find it- please forgive me (and send me to the correct link) if this is a topic that has already been thoroughly covered!

Thank you in advance!

Tags: grindeurs, melangers, steel, stone grinder

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Permalink Reply by Sebastian on March 18, 2011 at 6:14pm

It's a very large topic, that, in short - the answer is a qualified yes (it could be), but for a wide variety of reasons.

You'd need to provide more information on the type of chocolate you manufacture (basics of formulation and physical parameters that are important to you), the type of equipment you currently use, and the type of equipment you'd be considering to migrate to, to effectively begin the discussion.