Thank you Ben! This is helpfull. Just finished editing my chocolate truffle book. I have your upala bar as a recommended chocolate for one of the truffles :-) It was supposed to be 125 pages. But it is 250 pages without photos :-( So I have a little reducing to do. Will be ebook published first, then do a limited print run.
We had sampled a few of the Mast Bro's chocolate bar for sale at my chocolate store. We carried over 1000 of the best chocolate products in the world. We wanted to like Mast Bro's and were excited for our first tasting.
The rule we had in place was that all the employees at the tasting had to come to 100% agreement on liking a chocolate product before we included it for sale in our store. Our thought was there is no point in trying to sell something that someone doesn't like. All our product line was created this way.
When we started our tasting process we were all surprised by each others reactions. Bottom line: none, no, none of us liked it for numerous reasons from taste, quality, texture, etc. We were dumbfounded. There were 8 of us tasting that evening. We had already unanimously approved 2 other bars from different makers. We saved this for last. So we had to eat other chocolate to lift our spirits.
Greetings,
I have found copius volumes of information on the scientific process of tempering. However I cannot seem to find and verifiable information on the actual history of how the tempering process was developed as it relates to chocolate. The closest I have gotten is that it may have been developed by Lindt as an end process to conching. If anyone can point me in the right direction I would be most grateful.
Kind regards,
Robert
Greetings,
I had posted this before and had recieved several great responses to it, however, there are no posts in the discussion any longer - I guess they expire - as apparently so does my memory....So I am asking again :-)
I have seen varied information that relates to the actual temperature "Chocolate" really begins to melt. The temperatures I have seen relating to this has been from 63 degrees to 70 degrees. With a goal to keep chocolate as fresh as possible, i would like to store it at a temperature where crystals are below the beginning melting/breakdown temperatures.
Does anyone have any details of the actual starting melting/separation temperature?
Thank you,
Robert
I am opening a specialty Chocolate Store in Washington D.C. in May. If you have very high quality specialty chocolate bars, I would like to hear from you. Chocolate must be made from Single Plantation, or Single Origin, or rare bean species to be considered. I am looking for premium products from around the world, not just the USA. I currently have a number of vendors, but am looking for a special selection of chocolate to feature. If you think you have that product, please send an email to Sales@CapitalChocolate.com. The store boasts an international selection of high quality chocolate and carries over 400 items. Rest assured that your products will not get lost on the shelves. I heavily market our products.
Thank you and I look forward to build new relationships among the chocolate community.
Robert
