It’s a skill similar to making glass and steel, but it’s a whole lot tastier.
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Chocolatier Peter Carpenter is a whiz at tempering chocolate to create silky, smooth and shiny creations, and said the process was similar to that used in creating glass and steel.
The Hunter Valley Chocolate Company co-owner, who has devoted 20 years of his life to chocolate, has created more than 1000 Easter eggs, bunnies and bilbies for Easter. It is his biggest event of the year and the factory has gone through half a tonne of chocolate to meet consumer demand.
“Tempering the chocolate, the heating and cooling process, is similar to making glass and steel,” Mr Carpenter said.“To get the chocolate shiny and smooth and hard you have to temper it correctly and heat it up to 45 degrees.”
Easter eggs are made with moulds in two halves, which are then pressed together with chocolate.Easter bunnies and bilbies are also made in moulds. The chocolate separates from the mould when it has cooled.
