ask the alchemist video series recent videos contact help/search new cocoa beans and butter july , by founding alchemist i have some interesting offerings coming up. a selection of various ghana and indonesian cocoa that i had the opportunity to share with you. i am still working out how i am going...
tempered chocolate. but at some point most people come to realize that tempering is not an all or nothing endeavor. it is a continuum not unlike a number line, being bloomed, being untempered and being a very hard temper. you seem to want a - . as a reminder, tempering isn't anything magical. it is cocoa...
odor of chocolate at all. finally a few beans started cracking at f, a bit higher than "normal". that usually occurs at to . i turned off the heat, let them completely cool and tried one. most of the sourness had disappeared (thankfully) but nothing had taken its place. it was just this rather bland, cocoa-less...
) starting points ask the alchemist video series recent videos contact help/search new certified organic madagascar cocoa beans august , by founding alchemist i am really excited by the new cocoa bean stock. it is a certified organic trinitario from madagascar, which is a mixture of criollo and forastero...
products. since we last reviewed the research, several studies have further highlighted its potential for bettering cardiovascular health—by improving arterial function, for instance, which can help lower blood pressure. the latest research finds that cocoa can also aid the brain. chocolate's health...
that is very true. all cocoa butters are not equal. just like cocoa beans, roasts, chocolates and everything else. i honestly don't know what causes that metallic taste, but i have found it across the board regardless of type, roast or age. my educated guess is that it is related to what variety of cocoa...
beans need to be roasted. we have been pursuing ways to roast cocoa beans and are comfortable with three main ways. oven roasting is probably the most approachable for the average home chocolatier. you can easily do pounds at a time this way. drum roasting on a gas grill, in our opinion gives the best...