Good price for bulk chocolate online or local?
Hi!
I have been looking for an online or local (Nashville, TN) bulk chocolate retailer. In a perfect world, I would love to find excellent, high quality chocolate with an inexpensive price tag. Am I dreaming? :) I would prefer wafers to bars as I'll be using them in cookies. I'd love to be able to buy these in fairly large quantities.
Thanks!
Melissa
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chowser
Jan 28, 2011 09:33 AM
Trader Joe's Pound Plus bars are great and inexpensive for what you get. They're not wafers, though, so you have to chop.
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re: magiesmom
Thank you both! Just curious...what do they run per pound? I'm looking at starting a small side business, so would need to make sure it made sense for large quantity batches. :)
Also, in your experience, do you prefer hand cut chunks or wider wafer like pieces of chocolate in your cookies? I know the Jacque Torres recipe recommends wafers.-
re: Runningchef
Caitlin McGrath
Jan 28, 2011 10:17 AM
TJ's Pound Plus bars are around $6 for a 500g bar, just over 17 ounces. Can't beat the price, especially given that they are made by Callebaut.
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re: chowser
Yes, I use the Trader Joe's Plus too, although I feel that it is not as good as it was (maybe). I use my scale for it and many things (very useful). When I need "better" chocolate I use Valrhona (they have pieces as well as bars and cocoa). Callebaut and Valrhona I get at Sufas. I found that was the best price years ago, but I don't know now.
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re: mscoffee1
Hi. I bake professionally at times. My favorite all around chocolate is Callebaut. I buy it in 5 kilo blocks at The Restaurant Depot. There may be one in your area. A 5 kilo block runs around 30.00 and is available in unsweetened, bittersweet, milk, and white. I'm not sure about semi-sweet, as I use choc. chips for that.
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