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Mason & Co Cacao Butter – origin & recipes!
Extracted directly from the cacao bean, our cacao butter is organic, unrefined and non-deodorised, retaining its natural ‘chocolatey’...
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The secret to developing the most delicious chocolate
One of our Founders could not control her excitement when these 3 bags of beans arrived! Read on to find out why. Farmers who we have...
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Chocolate & Slavery: What Is Mason & Co’s Response?
We have been asked about whether or not we use beans that are ‘Fair Trade’, and how we can be sure that the beans we use are not sourced...
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Why Vegan Chocolate?
Our ultimate aim is to ensure that every bar of chocolate we make honours the cacao, its farmers and our own beliefs and preferences…This...
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A Quick Guide to Tasting Chocolate
Place a small piece of chocolate on your tongue, make sure it is room temperature and not too cold. Don’t bite it straight away! Stick it...
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A Few Thoughts on Sugar
What sugar do we use in our chocolate? There are millions of write-ups about sugar on the internet, and most of us know that white...
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Understanding Chocolate Labels
All chocolates are created equal, right? We often get asked how our chocolate is different from the commercial chocolates sitting next to...
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A quick guide to bean-to-bar chocolate
In a nutshell, chocolate that’s made entirely from scratch, beginning with the cacao beans and developed entirely by the chocolate maker...
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