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SubscriptionEasy Chocolate Making: All the Basics from Bean to Bar
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Bean-to-Bar Demystified
The chocolate-making process sounds complex but breaks down into approachable steps. This short class from Raaka Chocolate takes 30 minutes to walk you through selecting beans, cracking and separating them, grinding, tempering, packaging, and tasting—each step revealing something about how chocolate becomes chocolate.
The real education is understanding the craft: what distinguishes great cacao, how to identify flavors in beans, and why each step matters to the final bar. You'll finish with homemade chocolate you can taste alongside the professionals' observations. For chocolate lovers looking to deepen their appreciation or try making chocolate at home, this class delivers both the process and the pleasure. The takeaway: making chocolate yourself reveals the skill behind every bar you buy.
About this course
Join Raaka Chocolate's Peter Gray and Nate Hodge for a decadent, 30-minute class on making your own dream chocolate bar.
This short-and-sweet class is perfect for chocolate lovers who want to learn what to look for in the perfect cacao concoction, how to identify ingredients and nuanced flavors, and even how to craft homemade chocolate for you and your loved ones.
Peter and Nate break down the process into easy steps that anyone can do at home:
- selecting your beans
- cracking and separating the beans
- grinding them
- tempering
- packaging
- and most importantly, tasting!
You’ll walk away from this class with a newfound appreciation for the world’s favorite sweet treat, and ultimately, a delicious chocolate creation of your own.
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