370872 Tue Feb 13 15:56:25 -0800 2007 14 27 General Chowhounding Topics 0 2289961 Got an early Valentines gift of Pierre Marcolini's chocolate--so good. Problem--it is so fresh I don't know where to keep it. I live in a small nyc apartment. Will the fridge make it lose it's flavor? Its so fresh right now. I have it on the windowsill. Tue Feb 13 15:56:25 -0800 2007 11223 roze 1 2290079 Don't keep them in the fridge. The moisture is terrible for chocolate. Just keep in the coolest place you can and eat them fast! Tue Feb 13 16:34:48 -0800 2007 2289961 61391 msbo78 1 2290322 Keep??? KEEP????!!!! Eat 'em! Tue Feb 13 17:47:35 -0800 2007 2289961 32586 revsharkie 1 2290413 The box is huge!!!! I could easily eat about 6- 10 peices a night. I got about 50- great boyfriend!!! Tue Feb 13 18:21:37 -0800 2007 2289961 11223 roze 2 2290444 Damned, we should all have that problem! Delight in your friend, share with others. What can be more fun than to see the OMG look on a person's face when they get first taste? I am truely serious. Pay it forward... Tue Feb 13 18:34:39 -0800 2007 2290413 61669 Quine 1 2290593 Totally plan to give a few away so everyone can enjoy--I love to spread the wealth- no worries! But not so many that my SO thinks I don't like it or anything..there's a fine line there in some ways w/ a V- Day present....hence the question. And to be honest I don't have to many non-coworker friends here that I think would truly enjoy it. BTW it's actually snowing in nyc- if my work is cancelled tomorrow this will be a non-issue as I will be home all day gorging! Tue Feb 13 19:23:37 -0800 2007 2289961 11223 roze 1 2290605 See...Mother Nature knows best.......;) Tue Feb 13 19:28:19 -0800 2007 2289961 61669 Quine 1 2291804 I got the same thing from my parents when they came back from Belgium last year. I have enormous will power, so the box ended up lasting me about a month. I kept them in the refrigerator. I'm sure there was some flavor loss, but they were still delicious. Wed Feb 14 08:48:33 -0800 2007 2289961 10216 Lucia 1 2292125 On our hips. Wed Feb 14 10:04:42 -0800 2007 2289961 13819 Karl S 1 2292155 Best place to keep decadent chocolates? In your bedroom closet, where nobody else can find them! Wed Feb 14 10:11:32 -0800 2007 2289961 21203 jackrugby 1 2292273 Leave them out somewhere cold for a week but after that freeze them and defrost what you want to eat for a few minutes. The refrigerator is always a bad choice. Wed Feb 14 10:43:06 -0800 2007 2289961 10099 JudiAU 2 2293299 I had always heard the same thing about chocolate, but whenever I'm at Kee's, I always hear her recommending that her hand made chocolates be kept refrigerated (sp?) , preferably in the crisper. Wed Feb 14 14:14:46 -0800 2007 2292273 10985 MMRuth 1 2293288 My Mother always kept hers in the nighttable drawer, til we figureed out they were there...then I don't know where they went. Wed Feb 14 14:12:17 -0800 2007 2289961 27101 bolivianita 1 2293391 Best would be to keep them someplace cool, not cold, in a zip-top bag or other airtight container. The window sill is OK if it doesn't get any sun; otherwise, try an exterior wall (especially if your building's insulation is mediocre). The fridge isn't ideal, and an airtight container is a must. But I'll bet they'll keep fine for at least a week or so at cool room temperature. And remember, chocolate makes a lovely breakfast! Anne Wed Feb 14 14:39:44 -0800 2007 2289961 12541 AnneInMpls 1 2296835 I've had good luck keeping fine chocolates in the fridge--better than letting them go to waste. I first started doing this when I ordered chocolates from La Maison du Chocolate. They reccommended that I place the box in a ziploc bag and store it in the crisper. Then take out what you plan to eat at a time and let them come up to room temp--takes a good hour or so--very hard to wait! This has worked well with ganache and other filled chocolates. Some chocies freeze well--my mother gets a big batch of Fannie Mae's twice a year and they keeep beautifully in her standalone freezer at 0 degrees. Thu Feb 15 14:13:13 -0800 2007 2289961 42915 dct