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How is chocolate made? Curios? Ever wonder what it takes to turn cocoa beans into a bar of bittersweet bliss? Don't wonder. Watch the video.
Jacques Torres, famous chocolatier, takes you through the fascinating process. Get an eyeful of dark chocolate and an earful of Jacques sexy French accent. That's a intense combination.
You'll enjoy it. This video will satisfy your craving for knowledge. But it may cause other cravings to intensify.
Making Chocolate Video
Want to see the prequel first? Before you can make chocolate you have to process the
cocoa beans
See how it's done. Not interested in the beans?
Then go ahead watch and enjoy this video. Don't worry about Jacques Torres' sexy accent making your mind wonder.
There won't be a test. But there will be a summary. Reading it won't be near as appealing.
Now h-e-e-e-e-e-a-r-'s Jacques....
Chocolate Making Steps
Here are the steps for making chocolate in case you missed any...
Clean beans (fermented and dried by grower)
Roast
Cool
Winnower cracks beans and removes shell
Grinder turns nibs into liquid
Add sugar
Mixer combines the two
Refiner smooths mixture
Conch removes bitterness
Add cocoa butter and soy lecithin
Tempering for gloss and hardness
Injector puts exact amount of chocolate into mold
Bubbles removed from mold
Refrigerated to harden
Removed from mold
Wrapped by machine
Not nearly as satisfying as when Jacques describes it. Is it? C'est la vie!
Does Jacques' video Beans to Bar answer your how is chocolate made inquiry satisfactorily? Or does it leave you wanting more?