Monday 28 February 2011

New name



After thinking quite a long time about the name change, we have decided to do it. The LLC has been changed to "tocoti" It means nothing in any language that we could find. It's hard to find a name that is not trademark-able. There is a free online database of searchable names if you think you have something unique.


Today I made some very dark milk chocolate and some confections with a dark 72% shell with cinnamon cayenne ganache. I made the ganache slightly more like a caramel. Just a touch. The Saigon cinnamon comes out very fast. The Chile comes out next in about 15 seconds. The chocolate comes in just after that to cool things off like rain on a hot day. The mix of chile's I used came were Arbol, Guajillo, Passilla, and New Mexico Red. I will always be adjusting the Chile mix. It's just fun. The shell was airbrushed. Since the outside is the inside of the shell I first sprayed a pearl red, then a solid red on one side, then an orange coat then a white coat. I would not recommend this if you do not have ventilation. The over spray is cocoa butter and I'm wondering if it could possibly be combustible at some point. If you know this answer please post.