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Tips, techniques and product guides from Zucchero Canada for chocolate and pastry professionals — couverture, tools, ingredients and the European brands we import.

How to Make Hot Cocoa Bombs

How to Make Hot Cocoa Bombs with Silicone Molds, Step by Step

How to make hot cocoa bombs with Pavoni silicone half-sphere moulds: mould sizes, tempering temperatures, filling, sealing and storage.

Chocolate Dipping Tools

How to Use Chocolate Dipping Tools: Forks, Temperature and a Clean Finish

How to use chocolate dipping forks step by step: the station, the working temperature for dark, milk and white chocolate, the dip-drain-scrape motion, common problems and the tools that make dippin...

temper white chocolate

How to Temper White Chocolate: Temperatures, Seeding and Machines

How to temper white chocolate by seeding, tabling or machine: melt at 40–45°C, cool with seed chocolate and work at about 28°C, with professional curves and a simple temper test.

Tools for Tempering Chocolate

Tools for Tempering Chocolate: Thermometers, Scrapers, Melters and Machines

Which tools you need to temper chocolate by seeding, tabling, melter or machine, how to measure temper accuracy, and how to check your thermometer.

Harnessing the Power of Martellato's Chocolate Molds - Zucchero Canada

Martellato Chocolate Molds: Polycarbonate, BPA-Free and How to Get the Shine

Martellato's two chocolate mould lines, polycarbonate and BPA-free, explained: which mould for bonbons, bars, snacks and decorations, the catalogue sizes, and Martellato's own tempering temperature...

Premium Venezuelan Cacao Products - Zucchero Canada

Premium Venezuelan Cacao Products

What makes Venezuelan cacao so unique? Venezuelan cacao is renowned worldwide for its exceptional quality and unique flavour profile. The country's rich soil, favourable climate, and traditional f...