How to make chocolate

Hi guys,

Today I'll be sharing my writing work with you. This week we did explanation writing, we had 3 different explanation writings. I did how to make chocolate. It was a very interesting subject to learn about, i learned that Chocolate factories make 1,600-2000 chocolate bars a day. First we had to plan in our book and then we had to write in a google doc. Here it is!

WALT: We are leaning to write an explanation.

How to make Chocolate 

Chocolate is something everyone loves. It's in milk shakes, candy bars, cookies and cereals. What makes chocolate into dark chocolate and milk chocolate? It's cocoa butter. Different cocoa butter changes milk into dark. Did you know a factory makes 1,600 to 2000 chocolate bars a day? 

First the process begins with collecting the cocoa beans, then they sort out the beans. After this They dry the beans. This takes approximately a week. They ship the beans to a factory and the factory puts the beans into a machine which cracks the beans into small bits. 

Now they take out the beans and mix it overnight in a machine at full speed. In the morning they put sugar in the now thick chocolate. It is then taken out and mixed again to make the particles small and to make it thicker. You want it to have small particles but you also need it to be round so it will come off the palate. Then this is repeated 3 more times. 

The next thing they do is tempering . Tempering makes the chocolate smooth and glossy. Tempering is an important step because this keeps it from easily melting on your fingers. Tempering chocolate involves slowly raising and lowering the temperature of melted chocolate while constantly stirring. Then it is put into molds and vibrated to get rid of bubbles. Also chocolate should NEVER be kept in the fridge, even when the weather is warm. Instead, chocolate should be stored in a cool, dark cupboard, preferably at between 10 and 20 degrees C – with 15 degrees C being the perfect temperature. 

Then they put the chocolate in a white box. This box transfers the chocolate into a wrapping machine. Now the chocolate is wrapped and ready to be given to stores.