225 Chocolate Temper Meter

  • Most Economical device to determine chocolate machine temper
  • Portable, compact
  • Hard copy text result
  • Fast, repeatable, accurate measure of chocolate temper
  • Step-by-step operator prompts
  • Automatically calculates a numerical value indicating the status of chocolate temper
  • Eliminates sources of error associated with ice-bath instrumentation

“ First off, allow me to state how much I love this unit!
It has paid for itself many times over with the amount of product we do not have to discard due to out of temper chocolate. It is easy to use, and very reliable and rugged.”

-B. Johnson, Peterbrooke Chocolatier

Model 225 Chocolate Temper Meter Demonstration

The following video will show you the proper way to operate and use the Model 225 Chocolate Temper Meter.

TRICOR’s Model 225 Chocolate Temper Meter offers accuracy and repeatability for the measurement of chocolate temper in a single, compact, low-cost, no-mess, easy to operate unit. The Model 225 is a truly versatile measurement system finding use by field, production, and laboratory personnel. The user fills a sample cup with chocolate, places it in the unit, and has printed & displayed temper results within minutes. Monitoring chocolate temper using a temper meter ensures the chocolates stability, best flow properties, rapid set, high gloss, mold release, and bloom resistance. Use of the 225 allows corrective action to be taken before temper becomes unacceptable and reduces production yield and shelf life. The 225 incorporates features field proven in TRICOR’s temper meters since 1981, the year TRICOR introduced the first temper meter utilizing a thermoelectric cooler.

The specially designed thermoelectric cooling system, in conjunction with a design that maintains constant sample size, probe depth and probe insertion temperature, eliminates sources of measurement error associated with other types of temper measurement instrumentation. A display prompts the user for all necessary actions. Upon completion of a temper test, the display provides numeric values indicating the status of chocolate temper. A hardcopy of the test results and temper curve can be obtained using an optional remote printer.

TRICOR’s optional Temper Meter Data Acquisition Software (TMDAS©) also allows printing, as well as storage and analysis of test results and temper curves.

Disposable low cost plastic sample cups, which ensure constant sample size and cleanliness, are used to hold the chocolate test samples. Contact TRICOR for more information regarding cup sales.

TRICOR, supplier of temper meters world-wide, also offers full-feature inline and off-line temper measurement systems.

Dimensions: 20.3H x 34.3W x 33D cm (8H x 13.5W x 13D inches)
Weight: TBD kg (TBD lb)
Power Requirements: 115/220 V ac, 50/60 Hz, 1.7/0.85 A (universal input)
Sample Test Time*: 5 minutes standard
Sample Volume 11.0 ml (0.38 oz)
Sample Stabilization Time 30 seconds
Chocolate Temper Unit (CTU) Repeatability ±1.0 CTU
Cooler Temperature Stability ±0.06°C (±0.1°F)
Probe Heater Temperature Accuracy ±0.6°C (±1.0°F)
Temperature Measurement Sensitivity ±0.006°C (±0.010°F)
Temperature Measurement Range 15° to 29°C (58° to 86°F) standard
Temper Curve Temperature Scale 15° to 29°C (58° to 86°F) standard
Ambient Operating Temperature Range 10° to 38°C (50°F to 100°F)
Self-Test Automatic self-test on power-up
Display LCD, 2 line x 24 characters
Internal Tape Printer Included
Test Results Display provides CTU and slope values
Operation Manual Included
Operator Prompts Display provides full step-by-step instructions

Options

Print-Plot Print test data and plot temper curves at a remote printer
*Adjustable Sample Test Time Switch selectable: 3 to 10 minutes
User Programmable Temperature Range Between 15° to 46°C (14° band) and 58° to 116°F (28° band)
Data Management Package TMDAS© (Temper Meter Data Acquisition Software) is a Windows®-based program that allows users to transfer test runs to a computer for further use and analysis. The files created by TMDAS© can be converted into many popular spreadsheet and database formats.