Author: Team Craft Sense
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How To Decipher Cacao Percentages
Today’s chocolate has certainly evolved. Clever packaging aside, many consumers choose their chocolate of choice mainly based on cacao percentages. The percentage is often easily discerned through the bold statement on the front of the package letting you know exactly how much cacao you can expect in your chocolate bar. But what does it really…
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Child Labor in Cacao Production
While cacao is grown worldwide (within twenty degrees of the equator) the majority of the world’s cacao comes from just two west African nations: Ghana and Ivory Coast (or Côte d’Ivoire). In these two countries, thousands of family farms produce over 60% of the cacao used in the global chocolate industry and are the primary…
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What is Biodynamic Agriculture?
As quality and production methods become more of a concern to the general consumer, there has a been an increase in third party labeling. The most common labels are organic and non-GMO, both of which most consumers are familiar. However, another certification has started appearing on a wide-range of products. That label is Biodynamic and…
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How To: Use a Siphon Coffee Maker
This fancy contraption is called a siphon coffee maker (not “syphon”, we looked it up), aka the vacuum coffee maker. What You’ll Need Siphon coffee pot Heat source (Siphon coffee pots usually come with a heat source) Filter (made of cloth or metal) Water (duh) Whole Coffee Beans Grinder Scale Flat stirrer (or a coffee paddle,…
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Pour Over Coffee: Chemex vs Hario V60
Chemex vs Hario V60 Pour over coffee is quickly growing in popularity. Pour over coffee allows the user to control more factors of the brewing process, resulting in a more unique (arguably better) cup of coffee. Two of the most popular pour over coffee makers are the Chemex vs Hario V60. To help determine the…