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"It is dark as the AlChemist walks along the corridor, rough stone under his feet, air warmed from well smoldering hearth fires stirring his cowl. He opens a hewn timber door, worn smooth at the threshold over years of use. He breaths deeply the comforting smells of this laboratory. Hints of wood and smoke linger in the air from the last time he roasted raw materials for his elixirs. Another smell, heady and almost intoxicating, brings a smile to his face as he remembers the smell wafting up as he was last grinding his pastes and powders. He looks about. Everything is in place. The roasting drum is cool in the hearth. The mortars and pestles are laid out neat and tidy, only a small amount of deep brown paste marring their finish. The cracking mill is sitting ready, waiting for the next batch to be crushed fresh out of the roaster. It is time to begin his magic, his devotion, his passion, his Alchemy, yet again. He prepares himself for the work ahead. The roasting, the cracking, the winnowing, the grinding, the mixing. The transformation of base materials into something more than they were. The transformation of cocoa beans to chocolate, the work of Chocolate Alchemy."
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Hello, and welcome to the new year. I hope it is going well for you. We are through the holidays, and made it in one piece and getting ready for new things.
Due to some unforeseen circumstances at Santha (they are temporarily closed for a trip to India) we are effectively out of stock of the […]
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With the addition of our new Shoping software I have the ability for a new blog, so I thought I would make use of it. I have always enjoyed “thoughts of the day”. As a way to begin to put the pieces together in regards to Complexity and Simplicity, there is now a Chocolate Alchemy […]
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Well, I am taking the “Simplicity is Complexity Resolved” in a direction I did not intend to, but it makes a great springboard for my newest announcement. I would hereby like to present our
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It was terribly complex to change over, taking more hours than I care to think about, but the […]
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OK, I actually don’t have anything to say about Simplicity, but the new dvd’s and Digital Thermometer (perfect for tempering) are in Products . Briefly, it measures in both Celsius or Fahrenheit. The temperature range on this thing is amazing: -58 f to +1382 f ! It comes ready to go with a K-type […]
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I saw the quote the other day, and it struck a chord. I want you to think about that, and of course in particular in regards to making chocolate. I will be writing about that in a few days. Let’s see if you come to the same conclusions I do.
In the mean time, the Escali […]
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