Actually the bittersweet and/or semisweet chocolates have higher contents of cocoa butter in them than milk chocolate.
To be exact, several sources (Alice Medrich in her book Bittersweet) recommends storing chocolate in airtight containers at temperatures around 70 degrees F in the absence of spices and other aromatic foods.
In very hot climates, stores swll chocolate from the fridge.
Dark, thick cabinets canstay surprisingly cool. I’ve lived with no AC where it gets up to 120, and still had some cool recesses in my house.
I store chocolate in the relatively cool basement. Once I have used it to make truffles, I store them in the freezer until I am ready to use them. Since the boxes hole 12, this is a 6 day supply for me and my wife. And I find that warm room temperatures bring out the taste better. Our kitchen rarely goes above 82.
I expect you have a backup supply at Star’s End, though.
I keep mine in the fridge.
But I have a strange aphasic quality that COLD TASTES GOOD.
I just love having a dark chocolate bar in the fridge, pulling out a piece, feeling the cold and the taste of it on my tongue and having it warm and melt as I chew it. It is miles and miles better than popping the same chocolate at room temperature into my mouth.
I try to. Actually, I usually have about 10 300g bars of 60% dark chocolate in the basement to ensure an uninterrupted supply of truffles.
I store my chocolate in the very cold fridge, then let it warm a bit before I eat it. I don’t like hard, cold chocolate. I like it a bit softer. On the other hand, I don’t want it a melty puddle.
The chocolate humidor. Chocolate is more important than a cigar.
OK I don’t have one so the occasional extra chocolate goes in the refrigerator.
My house came with a wine fridge that stays at 55F. Since I store no more than 3 bottles at once (1 red, 1 white, 1 champagne), the remaining space is good for fruit, chocolate, anything that needs to be kept cool but not frigid.
Our chocolate goes in the fridge. It keeps well for the minuscule amount of time we “store” it there. It gets eaten pretty quickly.
I keep chocolate in the fridge year-round. I like it cold and crunchy.
I can’t get over this “storing” of chocolate. If I ever find out where you people are keeping it, I’m gonna go and eat it.
Opal:confused:
In-joke. Ignore it.
I hate in-jokes. They should be nuked from space.