"Cocoa" in Forum Topics

Certified sustainable cocoa from Ivory Coast

09/16/09 06:34:55, by Clay Gordon

Cargill Cocoa and Chocolate is aiming to have 10,000 tonnes of UTZ-certified cocoa available for the market in 2010, as the first two Ivory Coast cooperatives achieve certification and others are expected to get there soon.Cargill and a number of other big names in cocoa and chocolate, including Mars, Nestle and Dutch retailer Ahold, teamed up over a certification scheme that would make sustainably sourced products credible to the end consumer.UTZ was chosen as the certifier, and this month...

F/S - Organic Fairtrade Cocoa Butter - Ohio

03/15/16 13:33:28, by perfectmiles

We have 1,000+ lbs of organic, fairtrade, cocoa butter warehoused in Ohio. Purchased from Atlantic Cocoa last year. Packed in 25 kg boxes. Asking price $4.50/lb. If interested email miles@perfectfuel.com

Shelf life of Pernigotti cocoa powder

11/25/12 16:05:18, by Dorothy Rackley

Can anyone please tell me the shelf life of Pernigotti cocoa powder? It has a higher fat content (20-22%) and I want to make sure I am not using any that has gone bad.Thanks,Dorothy

Franceshi Chocolate - Anyone had experience with there cocoa beans?

09/22/15 05:17:58, by James Hull

Hi everyone, I recently got into contact with someone from Franceshi Chocolate about buying some of their cocoa beans, has anyone used them for their bean to bar chocolate, or anyone had any experience with them?

recipe for cocoa/cacao mass/liquor??

10/08/15 07:40:42, by Lavinia

Hi Everyone, I have been able to source organic cacoa/cocoa mass/liqour http://www.realfoodstore.co.uk/organic-criollo-cocoa-cacao-mass-liquor-drops/ however I don't have a basic recipe or method, am I right in thinking I only need to add powdered sugar and cocoa butter and if so can these just be melted and tempered to form couveteure chocolate or is there other processes to take into consideration? What I am wanting to do is use this as a base then temper it to dip truffles or mould...

Nicaraguan Criollo Trinitario Cocoa Beans

12/05/15 15:59:44, by Daniel Vega

Hi Everyone, My name is Daniel Vega and this is my first post... I am from Nicaragua, we are a family that puts hard work into producing high quality, organic and fair trade Criollo Trinitario cocoa beans. We are looking to get in contact with more people in the USA, Canada, Europe. I would be very happy to provide samples to you for free, and would appreciate if you can spread the word about us.  We also grow peanuts, rice and sorghum! our website is    www.sancristobaltrading.com...

Iso: chocolate dipping set &cocoa butter for candy bars

08/29/14 12:15:17, by Courtney montgomery

Hi I am looking for a chocolate dipping set and some cocoa butter to produce my own candy bars.thanks I am currently doing chocolate for cancer charity work and am in,desperate,need of these items.

F/S - New Kadzama Cocoa Butter Crystal Incubator - California

09/01/25 18:36:02, by Mr. Brian Wallace

Brand new, never been used.  Asking price is $800 USD, but I'm willing to consider any offer. https://kadzama.com/c/equipment/incubator-for-cocoa-butter-crystals-easy-tempering-machine/

Machine to print Cocoa butter transfer sheets

08/11/18 23:25:02, by krazyforchocolates

Hi all, We have a handmade chocolate Factory in India. We use the IBC transfer sheets in lot of our chocolates but recently importing these sheets from Belgium is become very difficult due to the government regulations.  I wish to purchase a printing machine which I can use to make our own transfer sheets. Hence need to know who makes these machines? Any help will be much appreciated.  Thanks Vinay

Makig transfer sheets with acetates and cocoa butter

04/03/12 09:13:28, by Maria Beatriz Damas

Hi, this is my first time in this forum. We are starting a small factory,I always read your posts and comments, its been very helpful!.We want to make something different inour market like transfer sheets painted by ourself with cocoa butter. We have researched the technique in books, some videos but it has beenvery difficult to make them. We use cocoa butter with powder colors from chef rubber, an acetate sheet. The book that we have used is The Art of The chocolatier by edward Norton and...

Looking for small quantities of organic & fairtrade cocoa beans

06/19/13 02:30:26, by Michelle Goode

Hi, I wonder if anyone can help? We are a small start-up chocolate maker based in the UK. We're looking to source organic and fairtrade cocoa beans - but in small quantities to start with. Can anyone recommend a supplier that ships to the UK please?

To add extra cocoa butter OR NOT? (When tempering real chocolate)

04/03/12 10:59:16, by Erica Rodriguez-Anthony

Sooooooo, I went to Whole Foods and got a small block of chocolate (like top item pictured below). I'm going to experiment further in my new chocolate tempering machine. My question is when using the dark chocolate block, or even if it were milk chocolate, would I need to add extra choco butter during the tempering process?If so, when and how do I do this? The cocoa butter also comes in a block brick form, (not powdered) so when and how would I incorporate this??(PS. I am using the Revolation...