Cacao Nibs in the grind?

[roblumba]

Scharffenberger Chocolate sells these cacao nibs that are roasted and shelled cacao beans. They say that some people grind them with the coffee beans at a 5:1 ratio.

So, I bought some of these cacao beans and am contemplating trying this. But first, I wanted to hear what advice or experience you all might have with such an adventure.

Perhaps, under the heat and pressure, I'll get some extra unique, chocolate goodness into a latte or espresso. Or perhaps my machine my grinder and machine will be gunked with burnt chocolate.

Anyone have experience with this?

[cannonfodder]

Alchemist's second obsession is chocolate. You may want to check out his page...

http://www.chocolatealchemy.com/

I believe nibs in a grinder is disastrous. I was surprised to find out that a juicer makes a wonderful chocolate mill.

[ladalet]

I attempted to use nibs mixed with my coffee beans along time ago and all of the cocoa butter (fat) in the nibs clogged my grinder so bad I had to tear it down and clean it out with tooth picks and stiff brushes.

[roblumba]

Alrighty then! I think I'll choose to avert a disaster and not use cocoa beans in my grinder. I was a little excited at the idea when I bought the beans, but I began to have flashbacks of when I tried flavored coffee. My wife insisted that I try it in my machine. Not only did it gunk up the grinder, but I had to flush and clean the espresso machine to get that nasty taste out. Looks like chocolate beans are even worse.

Anyhow, thank you all for you heads up. I'll check out the chocolate alchemy techniques and consider making a mess with some other piece of equipment.