Sephra Commercial Fountain - Manual (Page 5)

3) Chocolate Fountain & Chocolate Melting Specifications
a) Minimum & Maximum Pounds of Chocolate:
Fountain Minimum Maximum
Serves
Approximately
Cortez 6lbs. 10lbs. 60
Aztec 6lbs. 12lbs. 100
Montezuma 12lbs. 20lbs 250
Sephra 12lbs. 20lbs 250
b) Melting Temperatures
2
:
Chocolate
Removable
Bowl
Heat Setting
3
Fixed Basin
Temperature
4
Approximate
Melting Time
5
(min)
Dark 10 250º 45
Milk* 7 176º 60
White* 7 158º 60
* - Milk & white chocolate contain dairy ingredients which may scorch. If you are
melting the chocolate in the bowl of the fountain you must use a spatula to
frequently stir the chocolate to avoid scorching. When chocolate is burned it
becomes very thick and grainy and may not flow through the fountain.
c) Operating Temperatures:
Chocolate
Removable
Bowl
Heat Setting
Fixed Basin
Temperatures
Chocolate
Temperature
6
Dark 6 158 º - 176 º 115º-125º
Milk 6 158 º - 176º 115º-125º
White 5 140 º - 158º 105º-115º
d) Overnight Temperatures:
Chocolate
Removable
Bowl
Heat Setting
Fixed Basin
Temperatures
Chocolate
Temperature
Dark 6 140 º 102º-110º
Milk 6 140 º 102º-110º
White 5 140 º 102º-110º
2 The chocolate must be stirred every 3-5 minutes when it is being melted.
3
Heat settings on a removable basin chocolate fountain are displayed as 1-10.
4 Heat settings on fixed basin chocolate fountains are measured in degrees Fahrenheit.
5
The listed melting times are specific to the Sephra and Montezuma fountains. Melting times for the Aztec
and Cortez fountains are, respective to chocolate, roughly 10 minutes less.
6 Chocolate temperature indicates the average temperature of the chocolate in the bowl in degrees
Fahrenheit.
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