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Ways to Improve Chocolate Texture - Episode 81 chocolate making refining texture Jan 19, 2026

Dylan explains why texture is so important to a chocolate's flavor and how various refining techniques can effect texture.

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How to Load a Chocolate Ball Mill - Episode - 51 ball mill chocolate making pre-refining refining Jan 19, 2026

In this episode Dylan demonstrates how we load a ball mill at Manoa Chocolate. He sheds light on some tricks we've learned the hard way on how to achieve excellent texture with every batch.

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How to Clean a Chocolate Grinder-Episode - 39 chocolate making grinding refining Jan 19, 2026

In this episode we learn how to clean a chocolate stone grinder (aka melangeur).

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How to Load a Mini Chocolate Grinder - Episode 30 chocolate making dark chocolate refining Jan 18, 2026

In this finale episode of season 3 we demonstrate how to make 70% dark chocolate in premier refiners (aka small grinders aka small melangers). While the type of small grinder that you have doesn't ...

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The Chocolate Ball Mill - Episode 10 ball mill chocolate pre-refining refining Jan 18, 2026

There are three main ways of refining nibs into cocoa liquor. Learn how Manoa Chocolate Hawaii creates bean-to-bar craft chocolate with a ball mill.

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Grinding Cacao - Episode 04 grinding refining Jan 18, 2026



There are a variety of methods when it comes to reducing nibs into cocoa liquor, and they can differ greatly depending on a chocolate maker's style. Here, Dylan demonstrates Manoa Chocolate's approac...

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