Best Brands for Cooking with Chocolate

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Finding the Best Brand for You

Cooking and baking is all about taste, primarily your taste and the tastes of the people you are cooking for. So if you are really serious about finding the best brands for cooking with chocolate, you should do your own taste tests. It really doesn't matter if a "chocolate expert" says that a given brand is the best in the world. If you don't like it, you don't have to buy it again after trying it out.

It can also be helpful to compare chocolate products that are made by the same company. For example, Hershey's offers its "regular" unsweetened cocoa as well as Hershey's Special Dark Cocoa. You won't know which one is better until you try them out for yourself.

In addition, check out the smaller companies that offer chocolate cooking and baking products. For example, Dagoba offers products such as organic cacao powder and organic unsweetened dark chocolate. Guittard Chocolate has Cocoa Rouge unsweetened cocoa powder that's definitely worth trying.

Go out and explore. There is a whole world of chocolate waiting for you to try out in your kitchen. Only you can really decide the best brands for chocolate to suit your inner chocoholic.

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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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