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31.03.2025
Could you help us with pretzel production (soda-coated crackers) ?
Which do technic you recommend:
Rotary mold/
Rotary cutter/
Extruder
I appreciate any help you can provide.
Saltine oven
Hi,
We have a DGF tunnel with CB5 belt to make saltine.
I would like to know whether this oven can made other crackers or not. (e.g. Tuc, snack cracker, American type cracker chip?)
OR as an alternative, if we replace it by a Z47/Z47R belt, can it...
27.11.2024
Can anyone suggest an outlay recipe for gluten-free crackers through the lamination process? Which flour is most likely to be used and is any important ingredient that plays a major role in bringing texture, bite, and taste to the product?
Cracker strength
We are making a snack type crq ker and find it loses strength over 2 days post baking. Assume this is checking? Our moistures are around 1.5% post bake. We use protease and laminate 4 to 5 layers. Some crackers are strong and others seem to break eas...
Gluten Free Cracker
We produce GF crackers which are oat, maize and rice flour based. Usually we cut to a slight oval (2mm), to accommodate the shrink back that happens, to ultimately get a round shape post bake.
Dough is not laminated. It passes through gauge rollers...
Very thin cracker
I wonder there will be any issue in making very thin crackers, (2mm thick, non laminated, 30x30mm dimension) with a large cracker line. If there are any issues, what equipment is suitable?
CB5 Oven Belt Got Wet
The CB5 mesh oven belt on our Direct Fired Oven was thoroughly soaked with water and possibly cleaning chemicals. It has rusted and is unusable as you can imagine. Does anyone have any ideas or tips on how to clean or recondition it?
Cracker Flakiness
Hi,
Needed input to get more flakiness and open texture in Mini Crackers.
Tried dusting
High Heat & High Moisture Initial zones Oven Profile
Use of enzymes like Proteases, Amylases and Arabinases
What is the best suitable wheat flour to be u...
13.11.2023
Hello experts! I would like to ask you, we have an old cracker line for sale. Where can I advertise the line to find a potential buyer?The line was manufactured in 2005, Laser biscuits ItalyThree roll sheeterLaminator3 gauge roll stationsTwo Cutter r...
11.08.2023
I’m having a lot of issues with variability in the hydration of a sheeted gluten free cracker dough. I often times have to add or subtract water during a production run. This is to enable efficient sheeting of the dough or to help with curling at t...
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