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Bean to bar - the process

10/22/2014

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Let me give you a short overview what's going on in my little workshop (size of about ten square meters) when I produce small batches of fine chocolate:

Roasting

The first step in processing the beans is roasting. I use a conventional oven and apply different temperatures and time periods, depending on the beans. 

Winnowing / Cracking

After roasting the beans, they need to be cooled, cracked and winnowed. Cracking means running the beans through a special mill that cracks the beans into small pieces and separates the husk Winnowing is a procedure to remove the husk, so that I can work with only the cocoa nibs that remain. 

Grounding / Refining

 Afterwards, I grind and refine the nibs. As the nibs are ground, they release cocoa butter and the solid nibs turn into cocoa liquor. Eventually, I add sugar and a small amount of additional cocoa butter and let the chocolate refine for a certain amount of time. 

Tempering

The last step before molding the chocolate into bars is tempering. This procedure ensures the uniform sheen and crisp bite of properly processed chocolate. 
2 Comments
Adele Lyons
11/4/2014 10:56:05 am

Such honest clear concise information from cottage based industry.....would love to sample...

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Mike
11/4/2014 02:26:19 pm

Dear Adele, thanks for your comment. I do ship my chocolate to Trinidad, especially if its family.

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