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   Ganache Balancing: Article Collection

   Knowing how to balance ganache recipes is a game-changer for chocolate confections with the right flavor, texture, workability, and shelf life. Learn how!

   Ganache Balancing: Article Collection
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   Why Balance a Ganache and Is It Necessary?

   How to balance a chocolate ganache gets a lot of attention, but let's back up and look at why we balance and if it's necessary for your business.

   Why Balance a Ganache and Is It Necessary?
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   What is Ganache Balancing?

   Understanding the concept of balancing ganaches will help you adjust the main parameters of your chocolate products, from sweetness to shelf life.

   What is Ganache Balancing?
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   Guide to Tempering Methods: Video Collection

   Learn to temper chocolate! A basic introduction to chocolate tempering plus videos for each of the different crystallisation methods.

   Guide to Different Tempering Methods
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   Guide to Enrobed Bonbons & Framed Fillings: Video Collection

   Learn the essential skills involved in creating enrobed bonbons or pralines with framed chocolate ganache fillings.

   Guide to Enrobed Bonbons & Framed Fillings
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   • Business Success

   Shelf Life: Setting Goals and Evaluating Products

   Your business model, goals, and overall brand will help determine your approach to shelf life for your chocolate confections.

   Shelf Life: Setting Goals and Evaluating Products
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   • Business Success

   Shelf Life: Do I need to Measure Water Activity?

   You understand the importance of water activity, but is testing needed for your chocolate business? Explore why or why not and see some options for testing

   Shelf Life: Do I need to Measure Water Activity?
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   • Business Success

   Extending Shelf Life: Controlling Moisture

   In balancing a chocolate ganache recipe, a chef strives to use as many water-biding ingredients as possible while not compromising taste or texture.

   Extending Shelf Life: Controlling Moisture
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   Shelf Life: Why (or Why Not!) to Extend Shelf Life

   Shelf life is a hot topic for chocolate and confection makers, but why? Let's take a quick look at the pros and cons of extending shelf life.

   Shelf Life: Why (or Why Not!) to Extend Shelf Life
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    • Business Success

    Shelf Life: Natural and Chemical Preservatives for Confections

    To extend the shelf life of chocolate confections, a chef can manipulate levels of standard ingredients or add specific ingredients to boost shelf life.

    Shelf Life: Natural and Chemical Preservatives for Chocolate Confections
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    • Business Success

    Shelf Life: The Most Common Issues Observed in Confections

    This part of our shelf life guide gives an introduction to basic problems seen in chocolate confections and what causes them.

    Shelf Life: The Most Common Issues Observed in Confections
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    • Business Success

    Confectionery Shelf Life: Good Storage Practices

    For optimal shelf life, how you package and store your chocolate confections can be as important as your recipe.

    Confectionery Shelf Life: Good Storage Practices
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    Confectionery Shelf Life: Practicing Good Hygiene

    Reduce microbial activity in your chocolate confections by following best practices for hygiene in the kitchen - an important step in extending shelf life.

    Confectionery Shelf Life: Practicing Good Hygiene
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    Shelf Life: How is Water Activity (AW) Measured?

    Free water is the determining factor in the shelf life of your chocolate confections, so how do you measure it?

    Shelf Life: How is Water Activity (AW) Measured?
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    Shelf Life: Introduction to Water Activity

    Each ingredient in a chocolate ganache has a unique capacity to bind with water. Learn how free water affects the shelf life of your final product.

    Shelf Life: Introduction to Water Activity
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    Understanding the Differences Among Cacao Powders: Fat Content

    Discover the effects of a cacao powder's fat content on your recipes and learn how to choose the right one for your desired outcome.

    Understanding the Differences Among Cacao Powders: Fat Content
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    Understanding the Differences Among Cacao Powders: Other Factors

    The water absorption capability, fineness, and dispersibility of a cacao powder can also impact how a cacao powder performs in your recipes.

    Understanding the Differences Among Cacao Powders: Other Factors
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    Vegan vs Plant-Based vs Dairy-Free. What's the Difference?

    What does vegan mean? And how can you adapt your menu? Plus, learn how to adapt your offer to include chocolate snacks and treats everyone can enjoy.

    Vegan vs Plant-Based vs Dairy-Free. What's the Difference?