What is Couverture Chocolate?

Hi!
Today we are going to talk chocolate!
We’ll begin with a very special kind- couverture chocolate. If you are not a pastry chef or a chocolatier, chances are you didn’t hear of couverture chocolate before. 

Couverture chocolate is creamier, firmer (snaps when it’s broken) and has more shine than regular and commercial chocolate because it contains much more cocoa butter (32%-39%). Couverture chocolate is a very high quality chocolate and is manufactured from the best cocoa beans.
So what is couverture chocolate being used for?
Because of its qualities, couverture chocolate is excellent for tempering, molding chocolate, dipping, coating (fruits and pralines) and glazing all kinds of excellent deserts and chocolate pralines.
If you have thoughts about tempering your chocolate or if you want to become more professional in your chocolate making – this is the right chocolate to look for.
Because it is usually used by chocolatiers and pastry chefs, you should look for wholesale chocolate suppliers, when seeking to buy couverture chocolate.

For more info on couverture chocolate and much more chocolate treats visit my website-
your gourmet chocolate site!

Talk soon..
E. Rose

  
  

Welcome to the Chocolate Treats for Chocoholics blog!

Hello chocolate lovers!

This is my first sweet post on my new blog, and I’m really excited!

My name is E. Rose and I am a pastry chef and a cake decorator, and now, on this blog, I'm going to have the opportunity to share with you my great passion – CHOCOLATE!
And I don’t mean ordinary, commercial chocolate that you can buy in a supermarket, I mean gourmet chocolate (also known as premium chocolate /luxury chocolate / fine chocolate).

Well, lots of people don’t know what gourmet chocolate really is, and what is the difference between those two kinds of chocolates (regular chocolate and gourmet chocolate), and there is a HUGE difference.

The difference doesn’t mean that gourmet chocolate is the kind that sells in elegant box with golden ribbon and cost much more.. The real difference is in the ingredients, excellent ingredients, cacao percentage (at least 35% cacao), no preservatives, handmade process of manufacturing… and of course the superb taste!!

Well, there is a lot to write about chocolate and I don’t want to miss a thing..
So join me on my upcoming posts!“I never met a chocolate I didn’t like” (Star Trek: The Next Generation)
 Upcoming posts – A comprehensive guide to what you need to know –

*      The difference between ALL kinds of chocolates

*      gourmet chocolate for your Self indulgence

*      Everything you need to know on chocolate ingridients
*       Make your own chocolates - all tempering methods
*       Professional chocolate schools and workshops
*       Chocolate tours around the world
*       And much more chocolate ...

For more info on what gourmet chocolate is and much more chocolate treats visit my website-
your gourmet chocolate site!

Have a sweet day!