The final installment of my TAZA chocolate tour of their Somerville factory is here! In this video, co-founder Alex Whitmore describes how cocoa nibs are ground. During the grinding process, the cocoa transforms from a solid to liquid because the nibs are oily with 50-55% cocoa butter.
Part 1: How The Roaster Works.
Part 2: ...
Here's my second of two videos of TAZA chocolate's tour of their chocolate factory in Somerville. In this video, TAZA co-founder Alex Whitmore describes how the cocoa nib winnowing machine works. This is the process of removing the shell off of the cocoa bean. They donate the shells to Groundworks Somerville, a ...
Like most recipes, chocolate truffles are not that difficult to make if you can follow directions and have some time. I use a simple recipe of dark chocolate, cream and cocoa powder on epicurious.com by chocolatier Robert Linxe. I started making chocolate truffles a couple years ago on a whim. I thought they'd make tasty ...
TAZA chocolate gave tours of their facility in Somerville on December 6th. I've tried to use their chocolate for my truffles and they never turned out all that great. Next time I'll probably use a little less of their choco just to give the truffles a different consistency without overdoing it. I definitely have a ...
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