conching
2 statements across 1 episodes · 1 bullish · 0 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Dec 16, 2024 by Ben Gilbert · across every show →
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Dec 16, 2024
Rudolf Lindt discovered conching by accidentally grinding cocoa for three days
“Back in 1879 that Rudolf Lindt, which is another name you may recognize, the Swiss chocolatier, discovered it by accidentally leaving his cocoa in a roller grinder over the weekend instead of shutting the machine off, so it accidentally pressed the beans for t…”
Dec 16, 2024 positive
Solid milk chocolate and conching vastly expanded the chocolate market
“Yeah, so by 1879, once you have milk chocolate in solid form, and then you have conching, you now go from Bars that are sort of really gritty and hard to bite to this kind of amazing mouthfeel that just massively increased the market. 10 X, it's hard to get a …”