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a lesson on chocolate spreads. admit it, it's what we're really here for
the queen of lay it on thick has a few things to say, plus instructions
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from bean to bar basics to creative crafting

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the care and feeding of chocolate moulds
there’s more that goes into them than just chocolate
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chocolate maker x maker talk
Listen now (10 mins) | our first-ever Next Batch maker x maker interview, and yes I basically just interviewed myself.
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pricing craft chocolate: let's talk sticker shock
Goldilocks and the three bears got it right
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DIY a small batch chocolate melter
insights and a video how-to for making a melter: keep batches melted, melt stored blocks, use for infusing cocoa butter
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go-tools of the chocolate maker's trade
a bunch of things in my chocolate kitchen that I can't do without
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Starting Points

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the care and feeding of chocolate moulds
there’s more that goes into them than just chocolate
5
DIY a small batch chocolate melter
insights and a video how-to for making a melter: keep batches melted, melt stored blocks, use for infusing cocoa butter
5
on heat and chocolate
dialing back temperature, one question at a time
make, read, repeat
books for the chocolate maker's library
a bean to bar resource page
a video peek at our process, pdfs on equipment, recipe starting points, and a guide to tempering
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a starting guide to bean to bar
equipment info, sorting, roasting, how to create a % formula for batches, pdfs and videos
how to connect a Behmor roaster with Artisan software to track your roasts
a small batch profile roasting breakthrough! roasting (and the chocolate we make with it) just got better
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what goes into a single origin dark bar
decisions, decisions, decisions
in case you're new to all this, let's talk batchcrafting
plus a bit o'wonder grinder love, no matter what a PITA they are
my forever go-to for tempering chocolate is the seed method
a look back at seed herstory, plus a helpful video lesson and pdf how-to guide on using seed for tempering
crafting oat milk chocolate
a short and sweet primer on the big O
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tempering 101: a friendly breakdown to avoid a tempering meltdown
insights for folks who don't temper, and insights for all of us folks who do

Batchcraft

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the how-to's of plant~based (not so) white chocolate
a guide to chocolate's most unlimited canvas
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what goes into a single origin dark bar
decisions, decisions, decisions
the starting point of every chocolate batch
begins with an understanding of the end goals
the milk chocolate balancing act
understanding the teeter-totter of solids and fat

B Side of Chocolate

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pricing craft chocolate: let's talk sticker shock
Goldilocks and the three bears got it right
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prepping for holiday 2024
it's the most wonderful slow batch time of the year
bittersweet chocolate
what makes an expert an expert
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chocolate biz growing pains
if you plant it, make sure you know how you want to tend it
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Bean to Bake

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the cake and the convenience carrot
let them eat cacao
the great craft baking chocolate experiment results
that's the way the cookie crumbles
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a craft baking chocolate review
part one
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Inclusioncraft

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inclusioncraft 101-ish
the basics for (anything but basic!) bars with added flavors and textures, and a look at inclusioncraft structure
how-to make a two-chocolate peanut butter and strawberry jam bar
the importance of tempering, and a video + recipe for a plant-based, swirled bar based on a beloved childhood food memory
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the inclusioncrafter's bestie
should we call it barkcraft? plus, a toffee buttercrunch bark-crafting video from the Next Batch vault, and pdf downloads
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kokumicraft
saltiness, sweetness, sourness, bitterness, savoriness: it all comes down to crave-worthiness
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Roasting

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understanding origin flavor and roasting
a short video introduction
how to connect a Behmor roaster with Artisan software to track your roasts
a small batch profile roasting breakthrough! roasting (and the chocolate we make with it) just got better
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a chocolate maker's guide to sorting
what we're aiming for, when to sort, what to toss, what to keep, and understanding defects
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roast camp newsletter n3
wrapping up camp with a roasting guide, link to the recorded livestream, and a cupping cacao for roast evaluation video
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