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Stewart Ward and
29.10.2021
Cheese Crackers like snack crackers? Suggestion in either the mixing process and  or oven profile?
We are having an issue baking the mini cheese cracker moisture out and and puffing up.  We are looking for a flat cracker like snack crackers. We are currently using an 8 hour fermentation process. We add real cheese and cheese flavoring in the secon...
Faran Project manager and Biscuit manufacturer
06.10.2021
Nuts in Cracker
Hello everyoneI want to know what is the best way to prevent oxidation of nuts such as sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, etc... that are sprinkled on the crackers or mixed inside the dough?thanks in advance
J G and
23.09.2021
Baking thin crackers
Hello! We are a young company that manufactures crackers made from brewer's spent grain, in an artisanal way. Our crackers are thin (1 mm thick). My problem is that I can't cook my crackers evenly and they bend during cooking. We use an electric conv...
02.09.2021
Rotary Moulded Crackers
HI All,I am currently trying to make a dairylea style cracker in a rotary moulder,  The product visually looks really good and very similar to the branded version but I keep getting comments from the customer that they are digestive like.  I have ver...
Jose Azevedo Product Development Manager | Biscuit Expert | Subject Matter Expert and Biscuit manufacturer
30.08.2021
Checking in sweet Laminated Biscuits (Marie) after using hot water in dough
After using hot water (~55°C) to reduce dough mixing time in Marie biscuits line, checking occurrence has increased significantly. Could these two factors be related? I normally associate checking with inadequate moisture removal during baking, or...
10.08.2021
Funding a new business
Hi everyone,I tried funding a new line of filled shortbread biscuits via crowdfunding (Kickstarter), however the campaign did not go well (here is how they looked like in various flavours).I realise the audience here is worldwide and tech-oriented, h...
Thermoforming packaging materials suppliers
Hello everybody, can someone send me the contacts of the manufacturers of thermoforming plastic packaging materials (blister packaging)? Does anyone have experience with this type of packaging? The problem is to find the right combination of mater...
Ajit Tawde CEO - Chocolates & Confectionery Consultants International and Consultant
29.06.2021
Choco Chips and Cookies
Dear All,The addition of Chocolate flavoured chips is always a great way to get a chocolatey bite in the cookies. Most of us are aware that these are compound based. SIZE & COUNT MATTERS: The larger the chip higher is the IMPRESSION of a real cho...
HEAT INPUT REQUIRED
Dear onesCan any one tell me how to calculate the Heat energy required to bake one kg of biscuits or one square meter of oven area.   Pl consider the moisture loss as 18% when you have 100kgs dough.  with at least 2% moisture still there in biscuits....
11.06.2021
What should be the ideal length of tunnel oven for small scale cracker production?
Tunnel oven for biscuit snack crackers (output = 50-100kg/hour):What should be the ideal length of tunnel oven for small scale cracker production ?How many temperature zones required to get the intended final product, and length of each zone ?What sh...
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