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Renee Shuman
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Renee Shuman replied to Glenn Petriello's discussion Light Corn Syrup in Artisanal Chocolates?"Honestly I use agave instead of corn syrup in a lot of my recipes, and they turn out similar or exactly the same as the corn syrup versions. "
Renee Shuman replied to mike johnson's discussion how to intensify flavor for pate de fruit"Pomona's Pure Pectin claims that it will gel low sugar mixtures. This is because the activating agent is not sugar, but calcium. A packet of calcium comes in the product box. It should work fine.
If you want to intensify the flavor, I would add…"
Renee Shuman replied to Josh's discussion I am interested in making a yogurt Strawberry Filling"It's likely that they either use a dried yogurt powder blended with their liquid white chocolate center, or that they use yogurt as part of the ganache base instead of some other liquid. The strawberry flavor probably comes from a strawberry…"
Renee Shuman replied to mike johnson's discussion Help! the pretzels in my chocolate bars are cracking the bar when cooled"The problem may be that your pretzels are not the same temperature as your liquid chocolate. Try warming them a bit with a hair dryer before depositing them. Just make sure they don't get too hot and cause your chocolate to lose its…"
Renee Shuman replied to Frank Shinneman's discussion Where can fermentation be seen in Western Costa Rica?"Frank, consider visiting La Iguana Chocolate in Mastatal, Costa Rica. It is a 4 hour bus ride from Quepos. Also, if possible, you should try and get to Puerto Viejo on the East Coast to visit Carribeans. The owner, Paul, will be more than happy to…"
Renee Shuman added a discussion to the group Startup Central
Bean Sourcing & Shipping
Hey all,Does any one have experience with shipping Central and South American beans & sugar to the US? Especially the east coast or Florida? Shipping, to me, is one of the most difficult elements of sourcing quality cacao. I have a connection in Belize I may source from, but I am unsure exactly how I will handle exporting large amounts of product. If you or any one you know has ever successfully shipped cacao, sugar, or coffee into the US from Belize, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic,…See More
Renee Shuman replied to Brent Davis's discussion Wholesale Bean Suppliers in the US? in the group Startup Central"Hey Tatiana,
I am quite interested in checking out your brochure. I am a Virginia resident, so a Florida warehouse is relatively convenient. Actually, I am willing to travel to Venezuela if I decide to source larger amounts of cacao from your…"
Renee Shuman joined Clay Gordon's groupStartup Central
Are you looking to start a chocolate business? Want to talk to others who've been there or done that - or have you been there and done it and want to share with others? This is the place to discuss it.
ChocoFiles left a comment for Renee Shuman"Sounds good. You can also learn more about my review process in an interview that I did with Flavors of Cacao."
ChocoFiles left a comment for Renee Shuman"How exciting! Charlottesville should be a good town to support a bean to bar chocolate maker. I am starting to do some consulting for artisan craft b2b chocolate makers, so maybe we could connect sometime when I go to Charlottesville.…"
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- Dark, Milk, White?
- Dark
- Most memorable chocolate experience:
- Harvesting cacao in Costa Rica on a small plantation. Using a machete to harvest and crack open the pods; stripping the pods of fruit with my hands; and carrying the cacao fruit down the mountain.
- My favorite chocolate is:
- Askinosie Dark Milk + Sea Salt (made with goat milk!)
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- At 5:34pm on January 30, 2013, ChocoFiles said…
Sounds good. You can also learn more about my review process in an interview that I did with Flavors of Cacao.
- At 3:12pm on January 30, 2013, ChocoFiles said…
How exciting! Charlottesville should be a good town to support a bean to bar chocolate maker. I am starting to do some consulting for artisan craft b2b chocolate makers, so maybe we could connect sometime when I go to Charlottesville. Do you have any ideas about when you are going to start production?
Lowe
P.S.- Have you ever seen my ChocoFiles reviews at my ChocoFiles website?
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