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Thread ID: 145785	2018-01-28 00:17:00	I Love Chocolate	Roscoe (6288)	PC World Chat

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1445493	2018-01-28 00:17:00	I love eating chocolate, only these days it is that hot that it has to be kept in the fridge otherwise it's almost runny. It loses some of the enjoyment if you have to lick it off the paper. Much better to keep it cool. It doesn't make as much mess.	Roscoe (6288)
1445494	2018-01-28 01:18:00	DON'T REFRIGERATE! Chocolate easily absorbs odors of whatever’s in the refrigerator (Roquefort cheese, lamb curry — you get the idea) . Moisture in the fridge can also lead to “sugar bloom,” meaning the sugar rises to the surface and discolors the chocolate . So instead of the fridge: Store it in a cool, dry place . When chocolate is kept at a consistent temperature below 21° (ideally 18°), and at a humidity of less than 55%, the emulsion of cocoa solids and cocoa butter will stay stable for months . But even in a cool, dry place: Remember that cocoa butter (the vegetable fat in chocolate) picks up the smell of whatever’s around it . Seal them in an air-tight container . Oxygen does just what you’d expect it to — it oxidizes chocolate, which causes less-than-ideal flavors to develop . And although chocolates are not known to be a favorite food of vampires . . . Keep them away from the light! Not just sunlight (unless you want to make fondue), but also artificial light . They both cast the same kind of bad-flavor spell as oxygen does . Stored this way, chocolate will last a while: Solid milk chocolate keeps for over a year; solid dark keeps for nearly two years; and white for four months . Filled chocolates, such as truffles, keep for about three to four months Sometimes, you have to refrigerate: Summer’s hot, and not everyone uses air conditioning . But before you put chocolate in the fridge, first wrap it tightly to protect against odors and condensation, then seal it in an airtight container . When you take it out, let it come back to room temperature before unwrapping . This will keep your chocolates edible for anywhere from three to six months . of course, this is assuming you haven't eaten it all way before then . . . . And sometimes licking the paper is just fine . . . . . . . . LOL .	piroska (17583)
1445495	2018-01-28 01:30:00	Thanks for that Piroska. I did not know that, although I was aware that chocolate absorbed strong odours.	Roscoe (6288)
1445496	2018-01-29 21:07:00	Chocolate + fridge or sunlight . Never an issue . I would get eat it well before any issues arise :-) I put it in a tupperware container just to keep the ants away from it . Im lovin the 90% dark choc at the moment. It gets a bit hard in the winter months though . Hard cold choc isnt quite the same, doesnt have the melt in your mouth sensation	1101 (13337)
1445497	2018-01-29 21:58:00	Thanks for that Piroska Better, thanks (or at least an acknowledgement) to the original author ... www.lakechamplainchocolates.com :devil	WalOne (4202)
1445498	2018-01-29 22:23:00	Better, thanks (or at least an acknowledgement) to the original author ... www.lakechamplainchocolates.com :devil "Moisture in the fridge can also lead to “sugar bloom " Actually, there is less moisture in the fridge than in the open air . Colder air = holds less moisture in air . Thats why moisture pools into a puddle at the bottom of the fridge "Sometimes, you have to refrigerate" huh, so both do & dont store in fridge ?? :) "And if you need to store it longer: For durations of six months to a year, the freezer can be your friend." Its just all over the place now :banana	1101 (13337)
1445499	2018-01-30 01:44:00	Hey not my advice, it's general. Me, I just lick the melty bits off the paper.... Lol.	piroska (17583)
1445500	2018-01-30 02:25:00	perhaps some dedicated choc cooler is needed. Like a wine fridge but much more important :) Keeping the choc at the perfect temp, not cold & hard, not hot and runny could make someone millions, first to market will be a winner or rip out the fridges butter conditioner & convert that to choc storage	1101 (13337)
1445501	2018-01-30 04:46:00	SWMBO was out today for lunch with a friend . She worries about me as I would rather got out on my bike with my camera and how she is always spending on things like that and I don't . So, she stopped at a shop at the Port and bought me some of my favourites . Jelly like jubes coated thickly with chocolate . . . . . . . . yum . I am easily bribed . 😁 Just when I started my new diet this morning 😊 Ken	kenj (9738)
1445502	2018-01-31 21:52:00	Hard cold choc isnt quite the same, doesnt have the melt in your mouth sensationIt woudn't melt in your mouth if it wasn't cold or hard in the first place Dunno why all this fuss over chocolate - so long as it's reasonably solid and tastes good, then no problemo. Personally I like it very cold, almost frozen.	Greg (193)
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