Carle Montanari chocolate grinder melanger Carle Montanari

A Carle & Montanari stone melanger is a heavy‑roller granite grinder used to turn Cocoa nibs into a smooth chocolate liquor through slow,
intense mechanical grinding.

This method is traditional and produces chocolate with a characteristic smoothness and rounded flavor due to prolonged grinding and aeration.

When a stone melanger is preferre
A granite melanger is useful when: producing artisan or specialty chocolate,
wanting long, gentle grinding for flavor development, working with smaller batch sizes seeking
a traditional grinding profile rather than high‑throughput roll refining.

What the machine is

A stone melanger (sometimes called a Schäföör grinder in older European terminology) uses granite rollers rotating over
a stone slab to crush roasted cocoa nibs into paste and then into liquid chocolate.
The supplied results describe this action clearly: the heavy rollers tear across the slab,
Converting nibs first to a thick oily paste and finally to a liquid mass.

Product specs

Product id

1796