Barry Callebaut - Dark Chocolate Callets 5.5 lbs

Ok this is one of maybe 2 reviews I’ve ever done on anything I’ve bought from amazon and trust me I have bought thousands worth of merchandise over 5 years. I am a 62 year old retired pastry chef. I owned my own bakery and am familiar with most commercial chocolates. My go to was always guittard chocolate. Good chocolate and reasonably priced. A fellow chef in the business recently told me about this chocolate and how he felt it was a step above the guittard and that I should try it. Omg, this chocolate is top notch. It melts evenly making it great for ganache, icings, glaze’s, sauces and candy making. The taste? Incredible. The first thing you taste is chocolate, not sugar. It melts in your mouth creamy, smooth and delicious. You know you’re experiencing a high end product. I cannot say enough about this amazing chocolate. I wish I had of taken pics of the goodies I’ve made for Xmas gifts with the chocolate however I plan on updating with pics next time I make something with Callebaut chocolate which will be soon.

I have always liked Callebaut Milk Chocolate and had looked at the smaller sizes here on Amazon and thought they were a bit too expensive per pound. This is certainly more affordable but it is a lot of chocolate but I eventually caved and bought it. I broke it into 1 lb pieces and put them in ziploc bags in the freezer. Then I made some homemade chocolate candies, homemade reese's cups, fudge, chocolate pecan praline. Everything was very good and the chocolate not only tastes great but melts easy and smooth.

Deeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeelicous!!! We have been fans of Callebaut chocolate for years..it's the only block chocolate we buy and had stuck with 70% dark and occasionally the 55%. I had a hankering recently for milk chocolate and tried to quell it with Hershey's...ew...I think I have been too long away from Hershey's milk chocolate, it tasted like..weirdly sweet with half sour notes..annnnyways.....treated ourselves to this enormous MASSIVE, bloody hell that's a gorgeous bar, of milk chocolate just because we trust the brand. WONDERFUL! It is very sweet, as you'd expect with a milk chocolate but it has this rich almost caramel like back note...the thing that was missing from Hershey's stuff. Very pleased with this purchase. It melts very nicely in the mouth and satisfies all candy cravings ;) I like to have little chunks of it with raw almonds SO FRIGGING GOOD!

This is the way to buy chocolate. Save some for nibbling and use the rest in recipes. This is rich, smooth, creamy, perfect balance of flavors and most importantly, not too sweet! Arrived in the heat of summer in a mylar foil bubble wrap with freeze packs tucked inside, all inside bubble packing to dampen transportation shock, all inside a sturdy cardboard box. Arrived in PERFECT condition! Amazing product, amazing delivery and service by Amazon.

The chocolate is smooth, delicious and very much worth the money! It’s very high quality!

I go through a lot of the Callebaut semisweet 811 and a fair amount of this. This comes in two drop and three drop versions. The three drop is more fluid when melted and is better for thin shells and coatings. This is two drop. When using it in molded chocolates it makes a thicker shell. (You can thin it with cocoa butter or mycryo). I use it in various chocolates but also eating plain. This is fairly soft so it is pretty easy to break up, but a chipper (I have not tried this brand but here is one: https://smile.amazon.com/Mrs-Andersons-Baking-Chocolate-Chipper/dp/B00005NUVX/ref=pd_sim_325_4?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B00005NUVX&pd_rd_r=DY7FMVZYCAVRBTQ82903&pd_rd_w=BWlDQ&pd_rd_wg=qBvtH&psc=1&refRID=DY7FMVZYCAVRBTQ82903) makes it very easy to break into meltable (or snackable) size.

I am a chocolate lover, this is great stuff. I have eaten 22 pounds of this, and I dont share, get your own! I am now going into a coma as I have run out! Hope the next order gets here soon!

Ok. Let's try again, this is very good quality chocolate, but the seller is being deceptive. The price listed was 33 cents an ounce. What I got was double. Is this fraud? Or just careless advertising? The worst part is they don't accept returns. So I'm calling this deceptive advertising. Good luck seller ..m

Amazing product!! Delicious