One of life’s less pleasant surprises is discovering the chocolate bar that you forgot you had in your pocket on a hot day. Two scientists working at Cadbury’s research and development plant in ...

Researchers delved into the physics of conching, the stirring process that transforms ground cacao into a meltingly smooth treat. By Veronique Greenwood What do chocolate and concrete have in common?

A classic conche (the machine in which conching is done) is double jacketed to regulate the temperature and has agitators to continuously stir the chocolate. Conching can be done for 6 – 72 hours; ...

To’ak’s new To’ak Rocks skip the conching and tempering process used by most chocolatiers, revealing chocolate’s raw, floral complexity. Stacey Leasca is an award-winning journalist with nearly two ...