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Conference turris::cooks

Title:	How to Make them Goodies
Notice:	Please Don't Start New Notes for Old Topics! Check 5.*
Moderator:	FUTURE::DDESMAISONSec.com::winalski

Created:	Tue Feb 18 1986
Last Modified:	Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	4127
Total number of notes:	31160

1554.0. "CHOCOLATE: Bittersweet Chocolate" by USMV01::GERBER () Mon Dec 12 1988 10:10

    
    
    I have a recipe that calls for bittersweet chocolate, but I am not
    sure what it is.  Does anyone know how bittersweet differs from
    semi-sweet and baking chocolate?  And where I could purchase some?
    Is bittersweet the same as dark chocolate?
                                                           
    
    Thanks
    
    CG

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1554.1		MTWAIN::CIAMPAGLIA	Marcia	`Tue Dec 13 1988 10:37`	2
	As far as I know, bittersweet and semi-sweet are the same. Baking chocolate is bitter (unsweetened). Any market should have them.
1554.2	there is a difference in taste	DSTEG::HUGHES		`Tue Dec 13 1988 13:16`	7
	I don't know for sure what the difference between bittersweet and semi-sweet chocolate is but I can tell you for certain that they taste different. The semi-sweet is sweeter. Linda
1554.3		ACE::SUNNY	The Cactus Flower	`Wed Dec 14 1988 08:36`	4
	baking chocolate is bitter chocolate. Usually found in the baking section of most grocers, right next to the sweetened varieties. Melt over very low heat. -sunny-
1554.4	I don't believe they are the same	DLOACT::RESENDEP	following the yellow brick road...	`Wed Dec 14 1988 20:20`	10
	According to the Silver Palate, semi-sweet and bittersweet are not the same, and are not interchangeable in recipes unless explicitly stated. I've found semisweet in the reg'lar ol' place in the grocery store, of course, but bittersweet is a little harder to find. My grocery store has a section that contains "gourmet" candies, and among them is a pretty good selection of upscale chocolate bars: Ghiardelli, Lindt, Tobler, etc. I've gotten bittersweet chocolate bars there and used them in recipes with very good success. Pat
1554.5	lindt dark chocolate	USMV01::GERBER		`Thu Dec 15 1988 14:26`	9
	I found a Lindt 'dark chocolate' bar that I'm going to use in the recipe. I'm making a triple chocolate pie. From reading, talking to people and calling candy stores I've gotten alot of different answers. It seems that the difference between bittersweet and semi-sweet is the amount of sugar. I'll post the results next week after I bake the pie. chris
1554.6	That works	VIA::GLANTZ	Mike	`Fri Dec 16 1988 08:47`	2
	That's exactly what my wife has been using for years when bittersweet chocolate is called for, with perfect results.