Chocolate Critic is a guide to chocolate: how it is made, how to cook with it, where it comes from and how to tell good chocolate from bad.
What you will find here
- Recipes for truffles, bark, brownies, dipped fruit and more.
- Chocolate making, from tempering to making chocolate from scratch.
- Buying guides to brands, types and what the label is telling you.
- History and culture, from Mesoamerican cacao to modern bean-to-bar makers.
- Pairings with wine, tea, coffee and cheese.
- Free tools: a tempering calculator, a baking substitution calculator and a real-or-fake chocolate label checker.
Who runs it
Chocolate Critic is owned and run by Kristinn Sævar in Reykjavík, Iceland.
How we make money
The site is supported by advertising and by affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, Chocolate Critic earns from qualifying purchases. That never changes what we write, and no brand pays to be covered.
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