Julie Ehrentraut's Page

"Thanks Andrea for all the tips, it is greatly appreciated. Can I friend you in case I have any more questions?  It is nice to talk to someone that is using the same chocolate as I am."

"Thanks Andrea!  I did have better luck using your method of heating, dropping temp and reheating but it still had bloom, just not as bad.  I tried this method to see if there would be a major difference and there definitely was.  The…"

"Thank you Clay for explaining the difference between the 2 machines for me.  I am also having some problems learning how to temper my chocolate without a machine.  I would like to learn how to manually temper in the event I need to in the…"

"Andy, Thank you for your reply.  I am new to this and have been reading as much as possible but the temperatures vary for dark/semi-sweet chocolate from site to site so I have been trying to stay within the range I have been reading.  I…"

"I am with you Maggie!  I have been trying to temper dark chocolate as well and am having all kinds of problems.  I bring my chocolate up to 115 then I add 25% seed chocolate and bring it down to 90 to work with it.  I am wondering if…"

"I am looking at getting my first tempering machine and have been trying to narrow down my options.  I have been thinking of this Aura machine by FBM, the Pomati T5 or the Chocolab.  I know the Chocolab is a more advanced machine compared…"

"I am interested in finding out prices on 2 of FBM's machines - the Aura and the Chocolab.  Do you have current pricing on these yet?"

"I left a message for you on your member wall. Please call me at your earliest convenience."

"Please call me regarding your chocolate 607-229-4500 Julie"

"oh, ok.  Can't have soy :( "

"Yochy, Do you use Rice Milk for your dairy-free milk chocolate or something else like soy milk etc."

"I have spoken to a company that is allergy-free and thye have informed me that Callebaut will not sell it to them unless they can buy 10,000 lbs. at a time (I believe it was)."

"If you don't get any takers and would like to sell your equiptment let me know."

"Can anyone give me some recommendations on how to ship chocolate?  Are there specifics months you ship and not ship?  Is there specific packaging that must be used or shipping turnaround time?  I am in NY and would like to start an…"