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by CocoTerra 1661 days ago
Hi Max - Thanks for the good wishes. I wanted to clarify that one of the major benefits of the CocoTerra machine is that you CAN fully customize the chocolate. You can choose the type (white, milk, dark, % cocoa), choose the origin (cocoa beans from different farms taste completely different - much like coffee or wine), choose different roast profiles (much like coffee), use different sugars (cane, palm, allulose, etc.) add different flavorings (spices and oils) and add different inclusions (nuts, raisins, puffs, etc.). On top of that, you can decorate the chocolate (using transfer sheets) and we plan to support different mold designs. I hope that people will learn to savor their chocolate too!!
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Hmmm, don't suppose the machine will have an api (or even accessible electronics port), so the IT and/or electronics types can really go to town with it?
There isn't a port, but there is an app with a recipe system that allows you to control the hardware. You can either use a guided recipe creation mode or you can dive into expert mode which lets you set most all the of recipe making parameters so people can got to town.