![We got so much love on our last Reel about tempering, we thought we’d share a little more about the science behind the process! 🔬❤️
Tempering is a science and skill that everyone working with chocolate has to understand and master.
The bottom left and top right disks are tempered dark and milk chocolate. The bottom right and top left are dark and milk chocolate that have been left to harden without tempering. The white splotches are sometimes mistaken for mold, but it’s called bloom.
What is tempering you might ask? 🤔
For a simple analogy, think of a conga line 💃🕺
Temperature and motion are the party organizers bringing all the individual dancers into the conga line. In chocolate, those “dancers” are individual crystals of fatty acids from the naturally occurring cocoa butter in the cocoa beans. When you melt chocolate, those fatty acid crystals separate. Tempering is the process that brings them back together into that conga line, a stable form. If your chocolate isn’t tempered properly, you can end up with bloom.
If you’d like to read more about tempering & learn about some fixes for common tempering problems, click on the link in our bio! 🔗
And if you’ve fallen in love with chocolate & want to learn more, our next online Professional Chocolatier Program starts on March 26th! We’d love to have you join us ❤️🙌
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We got so much love on our last Reel about tempering, we thought we’d share a little more about the science behind the process! 🔬❤️ Tempering is a science and skill that everyone working with chocolate has to understand and master. The bottom left and top right disks are tempered dark and milk chocolate. The bottom right and top left are dark and milk chocolate that have been left to harden without tempering. The white splotches are sometimes mistaken for mold, but it’s called bloom. What is tempering you might ask? 🤔 For a simple analogy, think of a conga line 💃🕺 Temperature and motion are the party organizers bringing all the individual dancers into the conga line. In chocolate, those “dancers” are individual crystals of fatty acids from the naturally occurring cocoa butter in the cocoa beans. When you melt chocolate, those fatty acid crystals separate. Tempering is the process that brings them back together into that conga line, a stable form. If your chocolate isn’t tempered properly, you can end up with bloom. If you’d like to read more about tempering & learn about some fixes for common tempering problems, click on the link in our bio! 🔗 And if you’ve fallen in love with chocolate & want to learn more, our next online Professional Chocolatier Program starts on March 26th! We’d love to have you join us ❤️🙌 . . . . #chocolateschool #finechocolate #makingchocolate #onlinechocolateschool #ecolechocolat #chocolatemaking #temper #tempering #nowyouknow #bloom #skills #bean2bonbon #ontheblog #newpost #chocolatier ![A PSA from the bunny🐰🐰🐰
There are 37 days until Easter!
Get those orders in to your local chocolatier and chocolate maker - they haven’t sat down since November & they are working tirelessly to make amazingly delicious chocolate to make your Easter special!
Sharing this beautiful egg that @larochelleconfections made last year! It was filled with delicious honeycomb sponge toffee & it was almost too pretty to break...almost 😉
If the Valentine’s Day “smash heart” trend is any indication, we’re guessing there will be a lot of eggs filled with delicious things this Easter🐰🌷🐣
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A PSA from the bunny🐰🐰🐰 There are 37 days until Easter! Get those orders in to your local chocolatier and chocolate maker - they haven’t sat down since November & they are working tirelessly to make amazingly delicious chocolate to make your Easter special! Sharing this beautiful egg that @larochelleconfections made last year! It was filled with delicious honeycomb sponge toffee & it was almost too pretty to break...almost 😉 If the Valentine’s Day “smash heart” trend is any indication, we’re guessing there will be a lot of eggs filled with delicious things this Easter🐰🌷🐣 #finechocolate #edibleart #ecolechocolatgrad #larochelleconfections #smashegg #easteregg #easterchocolate #chocolatier #chocolatemaker #handpainted ![⏰DON’T FORGET ⏰
If you were thinking about joining the February 5th session of our online Chocolate Making from the Bean Program, there’s still time! You can register for the current session until February 28th & catch up 👍
We’d love to have you join us at our online Chef’s Table, interacting with your instructors & classmates (i.e. new friends in chocolate). You’ll learn the intricacies of each & every step of the chocolate making process, from the cocoa farm to the chocolate bar.
Click on the link in our profile to register! 🔗
Questions? We’d love to hear from you! Email us at info@ecolechocolat.com - you can just tap the contact button in our bio 💌
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⏰DON’T FORGET ⏰ If you were thinking about joining the February 5th session of our online Chocolate Making from the Bean Program, there’s still time! You can register for the current session until February 28th & catch up 👍 We’d love to have you join us at our online Chef’s Table, interacting with your instructors & classmates (i.e. new friends in chocolate). You’ll learn the intricacies of each & every step of the chocolate making process, from the cocoa farm to the chocolate bar. Click on the link in our profile to register! 🔗 Questions? We’d love to hear from you! Email us at info@ecolechocolat.com - you can just tap the contact button in our bio 💌 . . #chocolateschool #onlinechocolateschool #beantobar #chocolatemaker #craftchocolate #smallbatch #cocoabeans #fromscratch #chocolatefactory #entrepreneur #smallbizbigdreams ![Happy Valentine’s Day! ❤️❤️❤️ We hope you are having a wonderful day - we love any holiday that is all about celebrating love and chocolate. Or you could celebrate your love OF chocolate...no judgement here 😉
❤️ We will be diving into these bonbons from our #ecolechocolatgrad @lauraslackchocolate today!
Love in all its forms is a beautiful thing to be cherished and celebrated. We know the past year has been hard, with many of us separated from people that we love. Or maybe you’ve been spending TOO MUCH time with the people you love 😉 Either way, tell your favourite people that you love them today, and every day.
“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.” Lao Tzu
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Happy Valentine’s Day! ❤️❤️❤️ We hope you are having a wonderful day - we love any holiday that is all about celebrating love and chocolate. Or you could celebrate your love OF chocolate...no judgement here 😉 ❤️ We will be diving into these bonbons from our #ecolechocolatgrad @lauraslackchocolate today! Love in all its forms is a beautiful thing to be cherished and celebrated. We know the past year has been hard, with many of us separated from people that we love. Or maybe you’ve been spending TOO MUCH time with the people you love 😉 Either way, tell your favourite people that you love them today, and every day. “Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.” Lao Tzu ❤️❤️❤️ . . . #happyvalentinesday #willyoubemyvalentine #heart #chocolateheart #love #cherish #chocolatier #valentinesday2021 #valentinesdaychocolate ![It’s hard to believe that a year ago today we were celebrating Galentine’s Day & our #ecolechocolatgrad Karalee’s @larochelleconfections new kitchen/retail space. It was such a fun evening! 💗💗💗
A lot may have changed about how we celebrate life’s moments, but love, friendship & connection still sustain us 💗💗💗
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It’s hard to believe that a year ago today we were celebrating Galentine’s Day & our #ecolechocolatgrad Karalee’s @larochelleconfections new kitchen/retail space. It was such a fun evening! 💗💗💗 A lot may have changed about how we celebrate life’s moments, but love, friendship & connection still sustain us 💗💗💗 . . . #galentinesday #happygalentinesday #heart #heartchocolate #finechocolate #larochelleconfections #toronto #yyz #yyzfoodie #edibleart #tooprettytoeat #cocoabuttet #handpainted ![Happy Lunar New Year! We hope the Year of the Ox brings luck, prosperity & good health! How beautiful are these special edition bonbons from our #ecolechocolatgrad @ehchocolatier ? They are the perfect way to start the new year!
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*Special limited batch while supplies last!* Chinese New Year Lemon Elderflower Chocolates. The beginning of the Year of the Ox will be celebrated on February 12, 2021. This dark chocolate dome shines auspiciously in colors of red and gold, and is filled with a creamy lemon and elderflower liquor infused white chocolate ganache. Gong Xi Fa Cai! 🧧🐂🔴 🧨
Start the year with a bite that will bring wealth and good luck!
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Happy Lunar New Year! We hope the Year of the Ox brings luck, prosperity & good health! How beautiful are these special edition bonbons from our #ecolechocolatgrad @ehchocolatier ? They are the perfect way to start the new year! 📸 @ehchocolatier ・・・ *Special limited batch while supplies last!* Chinese New Year Lemon Elderflower Chocolates. The beginning of the Year of the Ox will be celebrated on February 12, 2021. This dark chocolate dome shines auspiciously in colors of red and gold, and is filled with a creamy lemon and elderflower liquor infused white chocolate ganache. Gong Xi Fa Cai! 🧧🐂🔴 🧨 Start the year with a bite that will bring wealth and good luck! #lunarnewyear #lunarnewyear2021 #yearoftheox #finechocolate ![This is exactly the kind of love letter we’d like to receive, how about you? 💌😍
A fabulous Valentine’s Day chocolate collection from our #ecolechocolatgrad Chris @chokwoklat
Time is ticking to get your chocolate in time for Valentine’s Day! Your local chocolatiers & chocolate makers need your support. And then you get to enjoy delicious chocolate...it’s a win-win ❤️❤️❤️
#Repost 📸 @chokwoklat
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A box of bonbon, and a love letter...
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Is there any better way to express “yours truly”?
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Flavours of bonbon: 🍓 Sakura, Chai Pear, Ruby Raspberry, Milky coconut and Praline Crunch.
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You know where to find us 🥰
@chokwoklat
📍 31 Main St. N Markham or
Order online 💻 chokwoklat.com
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This is exactly the kind of love letter we’d like to receive, how about you? 💌😍 A fabulous Valentine’s Day chocolate collection from our #ecolechocolatgrad Chris @chokwoklat Time is ticking to get your chocolate in time for Valentine’s Day! Your local chocolatiers & chocolate makers need your support. And then you get to enjoy delicious chocolate...it’s a win-win ❤️❤️❤️ #Repost 📸 @chokwoklat ・・・ A box of bonbon, and a love letter... _ Is there any better way to express “yours truly”? _ Flavours of bonbon: 🍓 Sakura, Chai Pear, Ruby Raspberry, Milky coconut and Praline Crunch. _ You know where to find us 🥰 @chokwoklat 📍 31 Main St. N Markham or Order online 💻 chokwoklat.com _ _ _ _ #chokwoklat #blogto #cravethe6ix #tastethesix #torontolife #mainstreetmarkham #torontofood #foodtoronto #getinmybelly #bonbons #torontobakery #valentines2021 #torontobaker #torontofoodies #gastroart #narcitycanada #phoneeatsfirst #pastryelite #chefsfeed #cakesofinstagram #yyzeats #torontocafe #cravethe6ix #craveto #tofoodies #huffposttaste #torontofoodies #yyzfoodies #torontocafe #professionalchefs ![Beautiful bonbons for your Valentine, or your bestie, or you!
Loving this design from our #ecolechocolatgrad @chartruffles ❤️🌸
#Repost 📸 @chartruffles
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Our special designed bonbons just in time for Valentine's Day!
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They are too cute to not be added to your custom collection. Aren't they?
These are our strawberry 🍓 marshmiloo and they are limited supply. So secure yours today!
And in case you are wondering, we do local delivery and pickups in the Bay Area.
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Beautiful bonbons for your Valentine, or your bestie, or you! Loving this design from our #ecolechocolatgrad @chartruffles ❤️🌸 #Repost 📸 @chartruffles ・・・ Our special designed bonbons just in time for Valentine's Day! . They are too cute to not be added to your custom collection. Aren't they? These are our strawberry 🍓 marshmiloo and they are limited supply. So secure yours today! And in case you are wondering, we do local delivery and pickups in the Bay Area. . #bayareasweets #bayareachocolateshop #bayareachocolates #sanjose #sanjosesweets #santaclara #menlopark #portolavaley #paloalto #mountainview #cupertino #losaltos #redwoodcity #southbayfoodies #southbaywineries #valentinesdaychocolate #willyoubemine #chocolatier #finechocolate #bombesquad
