Chocolate Making Links

Some tools of the chocolate-making trade: thermometer, scales, marble slab

— A good thermometer. — Scales (for weighing ingredients). — A slab of marble (it's best to work with chocolate on a smooth, cool surface). — A good set of dipping forks (for dipping the pieces of ganache into chocolate).

Chocolate heaven

By Debbie Hovanasian sunfaith@comcast.net WESTFORD -- There are plenty of good reasons to eat chocolate.

In Pictures: Hotel Chocolat’s New Roast + Conch Chocolate Shop

With its new Roast + Conch shop at Seven Dials, British luxury chocolate brand Hotel Chocolat brings small batch chocolate making to London. Cocoa beans from the company’s Rabot Estate plantation on Saint Lucia are delivered fresh to the shop and converted daily into a range of “rare” chocolate batches in an open basement kitchen where customers are free to view. The upstairs retail space has ...

Hobby chocolate maker takes joy in creating thousands of handmade treats

LONDON, Ont. - Anybody can buy chocolates, but to really impress your Valentine, make them. But if you want to get as good at it as hobbyist Alan Kehl of Waterloo, Ont., you'll need about 25 years experience. And it wouldn't hurt to own a motor home.

Decadent treats for your sweetheart: Dark chocolate ganache, chocolate bark

Decadent and delicious, chocolate is loved by aficionados everywhere. Here are some tempting recipes to try your hand at making this delicious treat. This basic ganache recipe can be used to make dipped chocolates or as a filling for petit four cups or truffle shells.