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Looking for a little advice on how to better work with the chocolate as I go through the process of learning.  I purchased a Cocoa Town melanger and have made about 10 - 2 lb. batches in the last month.  I am using the balls of paste we made in the Dominican Republic last summer.    I break up the balls using a meat grinder and soften the pieces on a double boiler before I put in in the melanger.…