Sous vide chocolate tempering

 

Tim from JB Prince suggested the idea of tempering via sous vide. What a revolutionary idea! Why you ask? Because this method is-

• Hygienic- Minimal contact to air and pathogens.
• Neat- No chocolate mess from stirring, cooling, marbling, etc.
• Fast- The benefit of thermal load of water is used to the fullest extent by submerging in water.
• Convenient- You can temper Dark, Milk, and White chocolate simultaneously.
• Safe- By setting a maximum temperature, overheating your chocolate is hard to do.
• Efficient- You can take portioned packets from the dry storage straight to melting.

 

Sous Vide Tempering 

1. Vacuum pack chocolate in a cryovac bag

 2. Melt to 110-115 degrees F in sous-vide water bath.

3. Agitate in a cool water bath until chocolate temperature reaches 83 degrees. The cooler the water, the more frequent the agitation.

Test temperature with an infrared thermometer

4. Warm back to 88 degrees while agitating every minute

5. Chocolate is tempered and ready! Keep at 88 degrees and agitate periodically until ready for use. 

Dry the pack thoroughly before opening.

 6. Mold, cool, unmold, and smile.

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Can I tell you... about the Chocolate Fashion Show? We were approached by the Chocolate Show to participate in their opening night's runway presentation, which required us to dress a model up in clothing (or in our case, accessories) made of chocolate. The event was the highlight of the chocolate-filled evening. I selected our Fall 2006 Islington Amanda bag to be recreated by supertalented (and super-sweet) chocolate artist Mehdi Chellaoui, who did a fantastic job of reproducing the bag! His attention to detail was amazing. The entire bag was made of chocolate save for the handles (so that it wouldn't break while the model was carrying it) and the hardware attached to it, as well as the signature Rafe buckle. Everything else? Delicious!

The fashion show itself kind of reminded us of a Project Runway challenge - you know, as in "Designers, this challenge you will make clothing entirely out of chocolate" - and there were actually quite a few models and designers from the reality shows. It wasn't truly a fashion event, but it was for a good cause: opening night festivities were for the benefit of the Felix Organization, which helps orphan children with "activities to enrich their lives."

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