Premier Tilting Chocolate Refiner - Melanger by SS Premier

After purchasing this a few months ago I have to say the Premier Tilting Chocolate Refiner is an absolutely fantastic product. First of all, it is very well built. I’ve made several batches of chocolate, running the machine on average of 20 to 24 hours without issue. The website and manual they provide online are very helpful and the recipes provided are a good place to start. I’ve wanted one of these units for years now and I am very happy I purchased this. If you are interested in learning how to make real chocolate at home in small batches, I would highly recommend the Premier Tilting Chocolate Refiner!!! Cheers

So far, I have nothing but good things to say about this device. I was a tad concerned about the quality of these wet stone grinder machines in general, because there seems to be a lot of negativity about them floating around. Only time will tell concerning how durable this thing is, but it does seem to be very powerful. They suggest cleaning it with some oil or some sugar before using it. But make sure not to mix oil in with dry powder while its running or it could seize up. The rollers also had a bit of a squeak to them at first, but that went away after I cleaned it with oil instead of sugar. First batch of chocolate is almost done, and it doesn't get hot, doesn't smell like ozone, and it doesn't seem to be straining itself at all! I will caution you though, once you start grinding the material, don't shut it off. Because as soon as that mass starts getting wet with semisolid oil, it will solidify pretty quickly if it stops moving. If that happens, it will stick, and wont have enough momentum to get back going again. Which is super bad for the motor. I have found that using a heat tool or a hair dryer over it every now and then will help to keep things nice and liquid.

Very good machine, so happy with the purchase. We have made chocolate with it 3 times, left it running for around 24h each time without issue. It is not super loud, it becomes kind of a white noise after a while. Also tried making peanut butter and managed to make a very good one with it. I can highly recommend it.

This has been a fantastic bit of kit and highly recommended for making chocolate from scratch!

We've used the tilting refiner about 6 times now, and it works great. Seems well made, and runs continueously without issue. This seems to be the lowest price melanger on the market, and a good value in our opinion. The "easy to clean" thing is relative... cleaning it up after a batch of chocolate will take awhile... but it's not the machine's fault! I would recommend the tilting model, even though we don't use the tilt, as it has a higher capacity. We would definitely buy another one, and are very happy with our choice.