Tag Archives: Chocolate

The myth of free shipping.

Lots of places are advertising free shipping.. but someone is still paying FedEx, UPS or the post office.

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How not to run a kitchen part 1

Recently I was reading a blog entry on making chocolate covered strawberries, it’s scary how often they get it wrong, not just a little bit wrong but put someone in the hospital wrong.

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October Newsletter Announcements

October Newsletter Savings and Announcements

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Race to 2010 Fans (30% discount)

How to save (and help others save 30%) on Chocolate Covered Strawberries at http://www.ccberries.com/?af=fb

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Cheesecake Strawberry Launch Day set

We’ve set the date for the launch of our cheesecake stuffed chocolate covered strawberries:

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When to temper?

One of the questions we get asked is when you need to temper and when you don’t. I’ve created the following table to help identify when chocolate needs to be tempered and when it does not.

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How to temper chocolate

Long before there were expensive tempering machines: people used to temper chocolate by hand, here is how I do it when I’m away from the equipment:

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First Cheesecake Chocolate Covered Strawberry Pictures:

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Notes and tips for ordering chocolate covered strawberries:

Just a few hints and suggestions on ordering chocolate covered strawberries (or any perishable product), the following are based on years of experiance with overnight shipments.

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Prepping for a major new product.

Creating a new product takes a lot more than just coming up with the idea.

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