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Peter Otten Senior Consultant Belts (Steinhaus GmbH Germany) and Consultant
24.02.2021
Changing the type of belt in tunnel ovens
As a former product manager and now consultant for tunnel oven belts I would be interested to ask for your experience in changing the principal type of belt used in your tunnel oven and for what reason. Did you change from solid steel belt to mesh b...
lele io and
12.02.2021
recipes for rotary mould
hello, i just buy a mimac rotary moulder machine on secondsary market. I have no expertise on these kind of biscuits. Do you have some recipe to suggest? thank you. lele
09.02.2021
Biscuit hardness problem
Hello everyone, I have a problem with hard biscuit production, similar to petit beurre. We are working on a diesel oven with 3 burners, each has separate temperature control. upon cooling the biscuit, it becomes extremely hard to bite through, and...
How to reduce swarf on biscuits from rotary moulder
Hi, Is there a way to reduce the excess dough around biscuits dropped from a rotary moulder? This recipe is close to shortbread, pressed through a Deighton Rotary Moulder 2200. There are the same results are all machine speeds.
26.01.2021
Wafer maker - Bench Top
Hi. May I know if there is any wafer maker machine (bench top) available in the market? Bench top type suitable for lab scale. I am wondering if ice cream cone waffle maker is suitable to be used to make wafer sheet. Link below. https://www.youtub...
Sandro Fonseca . in Biotec Biscoitos e Processos and Consultant
23.01.2021
Sandwich cream
Does anyone have the parts manual in pdf of the Italian cream sandwich from Verplanet model SM 3200 year 2002, could you forward a copy?
Jose Azevedo Product Development Manager | Biscuit Expert | Subject Matter Expert and Biscuit manufacturer
20.01.2021
Laminated snack crackers in steel belts?
Hello. Has anyone ever tried to make laminated biscuits (snack cracker type) in steel oven band? Besides the blisters that may occur under the dough pieces, any other potential issues related to heat transfer limitation (development, stack height...
Jose Azevedo Product Development Manager | Biscuit Expert | Subject Matter Expert and Biscuit manufacturer
01.12.2020
Rancidity in hard sweet laminated biscuits
Recently, we have noticed some degree of rancidity in Maria biscuits. Dough fat melting point is 42º C, but sometimes bulk fat arrives at 67ºC from supplier, when I believe that it should be maximum 55ºC. Besides that, could line belts and equipment...
Jose Azevedo Product Development Manager | Biscuit Expert | Subject Matter Expert and Biscuit manufacturer
01.12.2020
Safflower Oil use in moulded biscuit dough
Has anyone ever used safflower oil on moulded biscuit dough? After replacing sunflower oil by it in a trial (1:1), it was impossible to extract dough pieces in good condition (they seem to be dry and heterogeneous). Should I make changes in oil quant...
26.11.2020
Caramel biscuits
Hello I want to ask the specialists for help.  To contact me for soft and hard biscuit recipes And can i help me with a caramel cookie recipe? Thank you very much
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