How is gourmet chocolate made? Chocolate Tempering Process is a step of many!! http://www.chocolatecurb.com/how-is-gourmet-cho... Have you wondered how gourmet chocolate is made? The chocolate tempering process is a series of many steps to transfrom cacao beans to chocolate. Industrial chocolate processing is a well developed process. The process includes several complex operations for the development of flavor and texture. Chocolate is first mixed and ground so as to give a mixture of correctly sized particles. Next is the process of conching which involves the mixing and shear of the chocolate under controlled conditions. This results in the removal of volatile components, adjustments in moisture content and viscosity. The chocolate at this stage has the correct flavor profile. The next step is a further complex step, of tempering, in which the chocolate is heated and sheared prior to its final solidification.
