Posts by aguynamedrobert

You can get chocolate in small round discs by many of the chocolate companies. I know Belgian Chocolate, French Chocolate, Organic Chocolate, Italian Chocolate, German Chocolate from Chocosphere: Valrhona, Green & Black's, Michel...

Sounds good...thanks for putting out the word....the more the FDA hears from professionals and consumers alike the more they will be ready to turn down this new proposal! Have a good one, Robert Noel Chocolate Guild :: The Chocolate...

There is proposed change in standard of what "Chocolate" is being reviewed by the FDA right now. What this proposed FDA law would do is make it so that up to 100% of the cocoa butter in chocolate could be replaced by vegetable...

Try "Notter School of Pastry Arts" and "Richardson Researches" Those are the two best chocolate schools in the USA.... Robert Noel Chocolate Guild :: The Chocolate Connoisseur's Home Base

For extending shelf life you won't want to reduce the cream because that will affect texture, as you have seen. Some things you can do are... Add Corn Syrup Add Lecithin Add Alcohol(to flavor it)(it also extends shelf life, good two in...

I heard it said here to use a spatula when making a ganache...I have seen this way used as well but the idea of using Wisk, food processor, or a immersion blender is to cream an EMULSION. You have to create that emulsion between the fat...

Wow I've never heard of Olive Oil being used before when adding fat to chocolate...how does that affect the taste? good bad? Robert www.chocolateguild.com

Um...are you making that for Valentines day? Is that pretty much like a poached pear? It sounds delicious! Robert www.chocolateguild.com

Some good cocoa powder producers are... Valrhona Scharffen Berger Guittard Those are all the top tier producers...Dagoba is also very good...these are right up there with them...Scharffen Berger is seen more in the retail market but...

I haven't heard much about this school but the little I have heard was good things...Which program are you looking into? Robert www.chocolateguild.com