Comments on: chocolate truffles

By: Tyler Braithwaite

Tyler Braithwaite — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:24:00 +0000

About the tastes: Waxy is a by product of the chocolate maker, but the flavor of the chocolate has everything to do with the area the cacao bean is grown. For instance, the beans I buy from Ecuador have a very fruity flavor while Nicaraguan beans are so much more like coffee, or earthy flavored. This is because Theobroma is an air feeder. If you grow cacao next to a pineapple orchard, you will get hints of pineapple notes in the beans.

Tyler

By: Katie

Katie — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:50:25 +0000

Oh, truffles are ALWAYS a crowd pleaser. especially for the holidays! And these look just delicious!!

By: Joelen

Joelen — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 02:49:27 +0000

Fabulous post. I appreciate the time you take in conducting these tests and your photography is excellent!

By: Gretchen Noelle

Gretchen Noelle — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 01:37:47 +0000

I love your tests for our benefit! Thanks!

By: Thyago

Thyago — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:19:34 +0000

I guess the author tiped just wrong, 6 is near 3 =D

By: katie

katie — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 19:45:03 +0000

I really like the way you compare recipes and ingredients. It is always something I wondered about but never had the time to sit down and make up different batches and try them all. I love your posts!

By: Erin

Erin — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 17:14:26 +0000

I have often wondered about the quality of chocolate. I usually use Ghirardelli chocolate, but have thought that perhaps Callebaut or Valhrona would be better. I’m glad to find out that I can keep using the same old chocolate The truffles look great too- I’m planning on making truffles sometime in December.

By: Sweet Freak

Sweet Freak — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 16:01:57 +0000

First, I love the concept of committing to blogging daily in order to make time pass more slowly… genius.

And I love that this recipe from the master is so simple. Although I’m never one to turn down any chocolate, I do think you get what you pay for, and it’s worth it to get the best chocolate possible.

Thanks for sharing the taste test!

By: Chocolate Heaven

Chocolate Heaven — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 15:37:41 +0000

I agree that there is some “snobishness” about using only the “best” (and usually the most expensive) chocolate to make your own truffles – but as you said – at the end of the day, its all about personal taste. Your average person is not really going to notice the subtle differences between the chocolates unless they are fussy about the kind of chocolate they eat.
I say go with whatever kind of chocolate you like!!

By: manggy

manggy — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 13:55:15 +0000

Ooh, Scharffen Berger and El Rey sound promising. “Waxy” does not sound at all like a nice quality to me– precisely what I dislike about chocolates made with partially hydrogenated vegetable fat (but of course, Nestle probably isn’t made with it– just a coincidence).