I have never been required to install grease traps. 

Does anyone know if I should be putting in a grease trap, or running some kind of flushing liquid through monthly to keep the pipes clean?

We launched in November 2010 with our first product, a Raw Chocolate Making Kit also selling a selection of high quality Raw Chocolate Making Ingredients

Since then we have launched our amazing Yummy Scrummy Raw Chocolate Brownie as well as selling Raw Chocolate Gift Boxes for special occasions.

Our website includes a Raw Chocolate Blog and Raw Chocolate Making Recipes.

Looking forward to getting to know you all and see where this chocolate adventures takes me.

Dan

We just launched a Facebook Page for DC Duby Wild Sweets. Help us spread the word by "liking" the page!!

http://tinyurl.com/dcduby

Thank you!!

Hello,

I have recently completed an easy to follow, self guided course for anyone wanting to delve into the world of chocolate. Whether you are a serious hobbyist or just want to learn a new technique, there is something in this book for you. Check it out at:

http://www.domainechocolat.com

If anyone is interested in reviewing the book, I'd love to hear some feedback.

Best of luck!

and they are fully mobile they come to you to your kichen and there all your staf will learn how to make chocolate.

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good luck

My name is Anthony Lange and I would be interested in your Valrhona distributorship in South Africa.  I live in Durban, South Africa and have just completed Pam William's Bean to Bar Chocolate Making course.

Please revert to me with details you might consider nessecary

Regards

Anthony

Can anyone help me with finding a distributor for the Valrhona product range in South Africa?

Thanks,

N

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Shipping starts at about $18 for one pod, but goes down in price substantially the more you order. Shipping is based on weight, as pods can vary in size. Shipping times are approximately 10-15 business days, give or take 5.

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I am looking for a chocolatier to work with me in a chocolate business I have recently started. I am in the manchester area. Does anyone know the best place to advertise for an experienced chocolatier? Is there a particular magazine or website which might be best?

Many Thanks

I was running a small chocolatier until about six months ago when we
decided to call it a day and move on to other things. Since then both my
business partner and I have been really busy so haven't gotten round to
selling our equipment. Since we don't have the time to sell them
individually we're looking for one person to take everything off our
hands. Here's what's included:

Equipment

-         

Keychoc

MM08 8kg melting and tempering machine (http://www.keychoc.com/mouldin.....chines.php

) – cost £1586 new – excellent condition, barely used

-         

Keychoc

CH08 8kg melting and manual tempering machine (http://www.keychoc.com/melting-tanks.php

) – cost £346 new – excellent condition, barely used

-         

2x

Revolution 2 Chocolate Tempering machine – slightly faulty (chocolate got into the inside – should be an

easy fix since they haven't been used since chocolate got into them), can be repaired by Vantage House (http://www.vantagehouse.com/te.....evolation2

)

-         

Stainless

steel tables x3 – 1 with sink

-         

Stainless

steel trolleys – to fit under table x3

-         

Wire

shelves – to fit under tables x 3

-         

Tabletop

hobs

-         

100g

chocolate bar moulds x 44 (code SMP8000 on http://www.keylink.org

) – mostly used but

still in good usable condition, cost £440 new

-         

Dehumidifier

-         

Portable

mains hot water hand wash (http://www.tealwash.com/catalo.....Supply/24/

) – as new, unused

-         

Hand

blender

-         

Fire

Extinguishers

-         

First

Aid kit for catering

-         

Selection

of 8 gastronorm pans

-         

Selection

of spoons, ladles etc

-         

Dymo

label machine including reels of labels (http://global.dymo.com/enGB/Pr.....r_450.html

)

-         

Stainless

steel covered extension cords x3

-         

Plastic

heavy duty locking crates x4

-          Various market stall equipment

Packaging

-         

Thousands

of assorted white ballotins for packaging truffles

-         

Glassine

cups

-          Probably some ribbon and other items in there too

Ingredients

-         

Approx

5kgs Belcolade and Callebaut white chocolate

-         

Strawberry

and Raspberry Fruit purees

-         

Fudge

squares

-         

Honeycomb

-         

Assortment

of essential oils, herbs and spices for flavourings bars/truffles

-         

Caramel

-         

Caramelised

hazelnuts

I've tried to list everything but there will inevitably be a few more
bits and pieces which I've forgotten. Your welcome to come and view the
items in South East London, although they are all in my house.

Price is  £2000 ovno, to be collected from South East London, or we
can possibly arrange delivery at a slight extra cost – contact me.

Let me know on here if you're interested or you can email me at  rowan@chokiofbrockley.co.uk

Thanks,

Rowan

P.S. Sorry to post this in both this and the 'Equipment & supplies' section, i posted it there originally but then saw that people were posting equipment etc for sale in this section.

http://www.thechocolatemoon.co.uk

Have you checked Shop n' Cook Pro http://www.shopncook.com/pro.html? It's $100, cross platform, and can handle the pricing and margins, I'm just not sure about the stock and sales, but the developer is quite responsive and has added features that I've requested in the past. It's not a super beautiful interface since it's in Java, but it definitely works.