Where would you buy really expensive good chocolate for cooking? What type of store sells it?

[applegrove]

[NRaleighLiberal]

1. You can find Scharffenberger, Lindt or Ghiardelli pretty much in any grocery store -

At World Market (cost plus in some places), they have Valronha, their own brand, all sorts of interesting things - Fresh Market, Whole Foods, even Trader Joes. Just look for minimum 60% dark chocolate, up to 70% - beyond that, it tends to get too bitter.

[The empressof all]

4. I think Trader Joes has the best deals on good chocolate

I can get Scharffenberger at my local grocers. If you have a good grocer look and you might be surprised.

If you are looking for good chocolate to bake with TJ's is your best bet.

Callenbaut is also an excellent brand and if I remember correctly TJ uses them as their house brand for their hunks of chocolate. I'm not sure who makes their pound bars but the 70% is very good too.

[NRaleighLiberal]

5. Just discovered the TJ dark chocolate with sea salt filled with caramel. WoW!

A mess to eat, but quite delish!

[The empressof all]

6. That one is amazing isn't it?

I try to limit my trips to TJ to once a month. I have two close by but I'm like an out of control animal when I go there.

Their Vegan Roasted Veggie Pizza is my new addiction....and the Gingeroos OMG...Dipped them in Chocolate over Christmas...Won't be doing that again real soon....Scarfed down a bag in an hour.

[NRaleighLiberal]

7. my major addictions are the dark chocolate covered raisins or almonds,

the baked cheese crunchies, and the frozen Indian entrees.....also the whole stems of Brussels Sprouts (when they have them)....a few of the wines, like the green bottle prosecco with the cork sticking out and a nice cheap vinho verde. And I love a few of their cereals - lots of fiber, low glycemic index and sodium - but delicious!

And the maple syrup..
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[shanti]

2. try this

http://ghirardelli.com/products/baking.aspx

if you're in cali, ghiradelli even has a factory outlet store.

[NRaleighLiberal]

3. or, you can go wild and check out this

http://chocosphere.com/

[GoCubsGo]

9. More....

http://www.lepicerie.com/catalog/category_258_CHOCOLATE_Other_Chocolate__Cocoa_products_page_1.html

http://www.worldwidechocolate.com/

The joys of inheriting your pastry chef sister's laptop...


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[HopeHoops]

8. Unless the total focus of the food is the chocolate, any 70+% cocoa bar will work.

I like 85% bars for munching on. Most people can't stand them.

[FSogol]

10. The Wegmans by my house carries Guittard.

It is really awesome.

[southernyankeebelle]

11. I don't really care for dark choclate. You can google it online though. I was able to find tomatoe

paste in a tube online. I bought a case. You can't find it here but overseas you can find it everywhere. You can find anything online.

[pipoman]

12. Depends where you live..having lived out here on the plains

where the deer and the antelope play, my whole life, I have mail ordered specialty items for 30 years..well before the internets..it is comparatively easy now with the google machine..I haven't had to go look stuff up in the Thomas Register for years now..

[Gormy Cuss]

13. The Baker's Catalogue has a good selection of chocolate.

It's the King Arthur flour company's catalogue and it has a wide variety of ingredients and tools for baking.
http://www.kingarthurflour.com/shop/landing.jsp?go=home