Best Brands for Cooking with Chocolate

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Who could live without chocolate? When you are in the kitchen, knowing a little about this complex food and the best brands for cooking with chocolate will help you turn your chocolate cravings into a sweet reality. You'll also be able to bask in the delight of your family and guests after you serve them these sweet treats!

Before we get started, it's important to know the different types of chocolate as each recipe may call for chocolate in various forms.

Types of Chocolate

There may be more types of chocolate than you think. Common varieties include:

Cacao - This is the basic form of chocolate; the bean without the shell. Broken pieces of the cacao bean are called nibs and are available either raw or roasted. The bean can also be ground into cacao powder. Cacao typically has a bitter taste.

- Chocolate liquor - This is actually a paste made from cacao nibs. Almost all of the chocolate that is sold today starts as chocolate liquor. Chocolate liquor, a paste made of grinding cacao nibs, does not have any alcohol content and consists of roughly 53% fat, or cocoa butter.

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written by shumaila, July 23, 2010 03:23 am

wonder full

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written by pacskye, October 16, 2010 04:19 am

Thanks, very interesting and informative article. I use Ghiradelli, Nestle' and Hershey chocolate products simply because they are always high quality, and there is no guess work involved. The products work. Wondering about Mexican chocolate powder I see in my local store, I may try that one of these days. I tried Dutch process chocolate once, but did not care for it. I tend to stick with my three favorites. Thanks again for a really great article, I learned a lot about chocolate!!

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written by Debby Samuelson, October 16, 2010 01:52 pm

You missed Lindt & Sprungli extra dark 85% chocolate. It's fabulous. I went through Ghiradelli's tour, and it is good, too.

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written by soulshine, April 25, 2011 10:31 am

What about Merckens Chocolate? They are rated as one of the best chocolate manufacurers....talk about a high end quality chocolate....this is the best of the best!!!!!!!! Merckens brand is owned by ADM (Archer Daniels Midland Company)

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written by sylvia, January 17, 2012 01:37 am

Shumaila commented on hershey chocolate which had also been ome of my favorites until i recently read the ingredients on their chocolate bars. They have now added the cheap unhealthy palm kernal oil as has godiva and bakers. Cadbury from the uk have not added it, but their american version is cheaped. Buyer beware and always read labels! !

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written by marsangel, April 05, 2012 12:21 am

@sylvia, care to refer me to VALID and PEER-REVIEWED journals from which you've sourced the information why PKO (palm kernel oil) is unhealthy?

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written by TTTcook, March 22, 2013 09:44 pm

Another chocolate to try is IKEA`s brand.I liked the dark chocolate, it`s not sweet or bitter. It is also fairly low carb. I am not a chocoholic but you might like.

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