Alex,
Thank you for your help, the link you gave for the 10lb block is sort
of what I was looking for. I would have rather had more options than
that. I really wanted 1-2Kg blocks or pastilles/discs, but oh well
I'll have to get 10lbs if I get any at all. The milk chocolate is a
maybe anyway just to please a few family members.
As for the Michel Cluizel's Chocolat Grand Lait Cacao Pur Ile de Java
50% I would love to get that. I've read virtually all your posts
regarding chocolate and so I knew of this already. I just feel it is
so wasteful to purchase four pounds of those little 5g squares all
individually wrapped to bake with. I will try this chocolate for
myself though. (probably with my next order
If I might I want to ask a question regarding dark chocolate. Last
week I ordered a few samples in preparation for the holidays. I
purchased Amedei "Selezioni Toscano", Michel Cluizels Coffret
Nuanciers Origins and Guittards "L'Harmonie" 64% 10g bars and a single
Amedei 50g Chuao bar.
I know you rave about the Guittard gourmet bittersweet but I didn't
think the L'Harmonie 64% was very good. I wish I could get a small
sample of the gourmet bittersweet to try. I absolutely loved the
Amedei Chuao and I'll probably purchase a few 1Kg bars of that. I also
thought the Amedei Toscano Black 63% and 66% were very nice. The
Michel Cluizel purchase was a mistake on my part I really wanted to
try his Coffret Nuanciers Percentage but I misordered. As for taste
there were a few that I really enjoyed in that sampler, but I was so
impressed by the Amedei Chuao that I probably won't buy any Cluizel
dark this year.
Anyway my question is do you think the Amedei Chuao is a good choice
over the Guittard gourmet bittersweet? I thought the Chuao was
excellent. I'll probably be making truffles, some pastry and
decorations from the chocolate I buy.
Thank you,
Larry Cordner
ps. You have helped me a great deal in my chocolate decisions. There
are so many options that I found it hard to narrow my selections by
myself. Your advice really helped.
pps The ElRey Icoa was absolutely the best white chocolate I have ever
had. I bought a few kgs of that as well.
Thank you for that
recomendation.
(Alex Rast) wrote in message >...
> at Mon, 18 Oct 2004 15:36:26 GMT in <4c198c3d.0410180736.75207c33
> @posting.google.com>, (Larry Cordner) wrote :
>
> >Can anyone point me to a source for Ghirardelli milk chocolate in bulk
> >size. (1Kg etc...)? If not can you recommend another milk chocolate
> >that can be purchased in 1Kg or larger sizes and where to get that?
> >
> Googling turned up several hits. You just need to know what to google on. I
> did it on "Ghirardelli milk chocolate lb or pound -basket -assortment -
> gift"
>
> One such store it turned up is:
> http://www.candyandstuff.com/ghir10lbchoc.html.
>
> Cost Plus World Market also routinely has bulk Ghirardelli milk chocolate.
>
> If you want to *really* splurge and get the best milk chocolate in the
> world (at least IMHO), you can get a 2-kg box of Michel Cluizel's Chocolat
> Grand Lait Cacao Pur Ile de Java 50% from http://www.chocosphere.com.
>
> As far as I'm concerned, the Cluizel is the only milk chocolate also
> available in any sort of bulk form that's better than Ghirardelli. There
> are a few other milk chocolates that I think also best the Ghirardelli -
> Bonnat's Asfarth, Domori's LatteSal, Scharffen Berger's Milk Chocolate, and
> Slitti's Lattenero 62% and 70% - but none of these are available in bulk
> form.