Post by kellyllek on Dec 3, 2010 8:16:00 GMT -5
Where does cocoa powder come from; like what you use for baking?
I just went though some of the Chocolate Alchemy site and was amazed at the processes involved. Making chocolate sure looks complicated to me!
For now I don't have the urge to grow and process my own beans. But I have really enjoyed the process lately of at least grinding my own coffee beans. I love the aroma and found mini cheap grinder that I can grind just for one cup at a time. I can just pour hot water through a Melita type drip filter and produce a really nice cup of coffee, but mostly I use a Senseo with an attachment to use my own grind, as I like how that process puts a little foam on top after it's forced through the system.
Anyway, with the simple drip through the filter method I've taken to sometimes adding some cocoa powder. It adds a great chocolate (mocha) flavor to the coffee. Unlike the coffee grind though the cocoa I think actually dissolves to create it's flavor, but I'm not sure? I do know that when I do this the cocoa can easily clog the filter, and it takes a lot longer for the coffee to drip through. For this reason I'm a bit apprehensive to add the powder to my Senseo. When I add directly to the cup though it doesn't seem to dissolve that much, though it still adds some chocolate flavor.
I suppose it would be best to use a chocolate liquor?
So being that I don't actually plan to roast my own beans, I was wondering where the cocoa powder comes from? And is that sold in a 'bean' or part that I can grind myself similar to my roasted coffee bean? It looks like the process involved in creating chocolate doesn't actually create cocoa powder, which is what I originally thought was simply ground cocoa beans.
Or what should I use to add real natural chocolate flavor to my coffee? Keeping in mind that I like the aromas of the grinding process and such.
Before checking out the site I imagined I could get some coffee, cocoa and vanilla beans, for example, throw them in my grinder and voilĂ ! I guess not
I should note; I mostly always make an iced latte out of a strong, almost espresso brew. And all said and done I like a little coffee flavor with my whole heavy cream and sugar! ;D
I just went though some of the Chocolate Alchemy site and was amazed at the processes involved. Making chocolate sure looks complicated to me!
For now I don't have the urge to grow and process my own beans. But I have really enjoyed the process lately of at least grinding my own coffee beans. I love the aroma and found mini cheap grinder that I can grind just for one cup at a time. I can just pour hot water through a Melita type drip filter and produce a really nice cup of coffee, but mostly I use a Senseo with an attachment to use my own grind, as I like how that process puts a little foam on top after it's forced through the system.
Anyway, with the simple drip through the filter method I've taken to sometimes adding some cocoa powder. It adds a great chocolate (mocha) flavor to the coffee. Unlike the coffee grind though the cocoa I think actually dissolves to create it's flavor, but I'm not sure? I do know that when I do this the cocoa can easily clog the filter, and it takes a lot longer for the coffee to drip through. For this reason I'm a bit apprehensive to add the powder to my Senseo. When I add directly to the cup though it doesn't seem to dissolve that much, though it still adds some chocolate flavor.
I suppose it would be best to use a chocolate liquor?
So being that I don't actually plan to roast my own beans, I was wondering where the cocoa powder comes from? And is that sold in a 'bean' or part that I can grind myself similar to my roasted coffee bean? It looks like the process involved in creating chocolate doesn't actually create cocoa powder, which is what I originally thought was simply ground cocoa beans.
Or what should I use to add real natural chocolate flavor to my coffee? Keeping in mind that I like the aromas of the grinding process and such.
Before checking out the site I imagined I could get some coffee, cocoa and vanilla beans, for example, throw them in my grinder and voilĂ ! I guess not
I should note; I mostly always make an iced latte out of a strong, almost espresso brew. And all said and done I like a little coffee flavor with my whole heavy cream and sugar! ;D