Its all about Tempering

Tempering, in chocolate manufacturing, refers to the method of increasing the shine and durability of chocolate couverture. This is typically the final process while making the chocolate. This process results in the bright sheen and crisp bite of chocolate. It is important that cocoa butter is consistently crystallized for smooth and small sized crystals which can not be seen with the naked eye. Else, our chocolate surface may appear mottled and matte, and this may cause the chocolate to crumble rather than snap when broken

The primary purpose of tempering is to assure that the fat in cocoa butter is glossy and firm and melts at body temperature. Anywhere between 28° C to about 36° C is the right temperature to melt the crystals.

Generally, the chocolate is first heated to 45 °C and then the chocolate is cooled to about 28 °C which will allow crystals to form. After this point, any excessive heating of the chocolate will destroy the temper and this process will have to be repeated. Manually, chocolate can be tempered by stirring solid chocolate into molten chocolate to “inoculate” the liquid chocolate with crystals.

Chocolate is very sensitive to temperature and humidity. Ideal temperatures to store it would be between 15 and 17 °C and the relative humidity of less than 50%. Chocolate is generally stored away from other foods to avoid mingling of different aromas. Additionally chocolate is frequently stored in a dark place or protected from light by wrapping paper. If chocolate is refrigerated or frozen without containment, chocolate can absorb enough moisture to cause a whitish discoloration. Alternately, moving the chocolate from extreme cold to hot temperature can make the texture too oily.

So, you must have gone through our products and marked your favorites. As this is our first post, we will give you a brief introduction about our brand, let us introduce our self to you!

Our brand SofiaRaj Chocolates, is brainchild of Sofia Dhawan and Nitin Raj. Our company was founded in 2007 and now holds a position of a fast-growing company based in New Delhi, India.

We are famous as company of designer gourmet chocolates and corporate gifts. No doubt, after taking a tour through our products, our company’s attention to detail, the exquisite hand crafted chocolates in exotic flavors from mango cardamom to ginger, milk chocolates, as well as dark chocolates must have caught your attention.

We firmly believe in delivering excellent quality designer chocolates to all our customers, with each piece of chocolate carefully crafted and prepared with you in mind. Our chocolates are purely vegetarian and use the finest quality products to create that perfect taste of heavenly chocolates.

Not only the chocolate flavors, but we fulfill your personalized needs too. Our chocolates are fresh and packaged in the beautiful packaging and hints at the mouthwatering delicacies inside. As a result, what you get are beautifully packaged chocolates in gift box of your choice.

So sit back and relax! If planning to have all things in chocolate, you can always look to us for all of your chocolate needs.

But how to place orders? Don’t worry, we are now open! Our retail outlet in the trendy area of Green Park, New Delhi is ready to take your orders. So call us now for your orders or pay us a visit when your chocolate cravings are getting the best of you. Soon, you will be able to place orders online.

Our Store address is: R-8/3 Green Park, New Delhi-110016, 011 286 7125!