Technical guide
What small-batch testing can show
What a small production line can show between a kitchen batch and a factory run.
A kitchen batch shows how a recipe mixes, looks and tastes. A small test line shows what happens when the same recipe flows through equipment that heats it, holds it at temperature, cools it and fills it.
Separate units make it possible to compare steam injection with heating through a tube, or to test homogenization before heating. Records of temperature, flow, pressure, and time at temperature make the runs easier to compare.
Packaged samples are useful for taste tests and storage checks. How well they reflect factory production depends on how closely the test settings match the planned factory line.