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100% chocolate

wendym
wendym Posts: 2,945 Forumite
in Old style MoneySaving
I have a small piece of 100% cocoa solids chocolate, which is interesting, but too bitter even for me, so I think I shall make mousse.

Has anyone ever melted 100% chocolate? Will it behave like 70%, do you think?

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  • HappyIdiotTalk
    HappyIdiotTalk Posts: 1,443 Forumite
    I bought a rather expensive tin of this stuff from Rackhams for the wife at xmas one year. It got chucked in the end. To bitter! And it seemed to extreme adding a bag of sugar to sweeten it. Wish I'd known about the OS forum back then, I'm sure they'd have been a wealth of ideas for it.

    ...I'm not helping much am I? But thinking about it, I think it'd work and probably be quite nice!
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  • jobbingmusician
    jobbingmusician Posts: 20,347 Forumite
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    I think 100% choc is often used in savoury sauces - I ate chicken in chocolate sauce once and it was FAB! :D
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  • thriftlady_2
    thriftlady_2 Posts: 9,128 Forumite
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    Presumably if it is 100% cocoa solids, there is nothing else in it ? Is it like compacted cocoa ?
  • lynzpower
    lynzpower Posts: 25,311 Forumite
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    yes definatley in savoury dishes!

    Turkey mole YUM

    thistle down gave me this a while back, but I keep forgetting to do it.

    Maybe Ill stick it on the list for this week YUM

    http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=213348
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  • wendym
    wendym Posts: 2,945 Forumite
    Thanks everyone.

    I don't understand why it isn't just compacted and powdery, but it's a very hard bar, and feels like chocolate in the mouth, but is just insanely bitter.

    It came from a small specialist (and I'm guessing expensive) shop, and is simply labelled '100%'.
  • lynzpower
    lynzpower Posts: 25,311 Forumite
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    you simply have to do a mole with it wendy. its beautuful

    God thats what I want for my tea!
    :beer: Well aint funny how its the little things in life that mean the most? Not where you live, the car you drive or the price tag on your clothes.
    Theres no dollar sign on piece of mind
    This Ive come to know...
    So if you agree have a drink with me, raise your glasses for a toast :beer:
  • wendym
    wendym Posts: 2,945 Forumite
    Thanks again.

    I'm now off to the techies board to ask about the intermittent trouble I'm having with the thanks button.

    Or is it something that happens from time to time, and is nothing to do with my new (well, re-conditioned) computer?
  • jobbingmusician
    jobbingmusician Posts: 20,347 Forumite
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    Its an idiosyncracy of this site, don't worry about it!
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  • saving-grace
    saving-grace Posts: 284 Forumite
    I have some Lindt 99% cocoa solids chocolate -I know it will be too bitter to eat and I too was wondering what to do with it!
  • Jamsi
    Jamsi Posts: 117 Forumite
    saving-grace wrote:
    I have some Lindt 99% cocoa solids chocolate -I know it will be too bitter to eat and I too was wondering what to do with it!

    This is great when you are on a diet and craving choc as you can't eat much of it so it satisfies the craving and totally discourages more cravings... the thought of having to eat it again is enough to scare any choccy craving away :rotfl:
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