{"title":"Blocks \u0026 Bulk Formats","description":"\u003cp\u003eChocolate supplied as solid 5 kg blocks rather than callets. Lower cost per kilogram, less surface area exposed to air in storage, and no loss to the bottom of a bag.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe trade-off is handling: you chop before you melt, and portioning means cutting rather than weighing. Blocks make sense when you melt 3 kg or more at a time or run a tempering machine. For seed tempering and frequent small batches, callets are the better format.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"callebaut-w2-white-chocolate-block-28-5-kg","title":"Callebaut W2 White Chocolate Block 28% — 5 kg","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe W2 recipe in 5 kg block form. Same chocolate as our callets — 28% cocoa, vanilla and dairy forward, sweet but not cloying — supplied as a solid wrapped block rather than discs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBlocks make sense when you are melting large volumes at once. There is less surface area, so less air contact and slower oxidation in storage, and the price per kilogram is lower than the same recipe in callets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe trade-off is handling: you chop before you melt, and you cannot weigh out 200 g without cutting into the block.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWorking notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCocoa solids:\u003c\/strong\u003e 28% minimum\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFluidity:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 of 5 — medium\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWorking temperature:\u003c\/strong\u003e 28–29°C\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5 kg wrapped block\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eBest for\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVolume melting, moulding, colour work, mousse, decoration. White chocolate takes cocoa-butter colouring cleanly, which is why coloured and decorated pieces almost always start here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eA note on temperature\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhite needs 28–29°C at working temperature — several degrees below dark. The milk solids scorch if you treat it like a dark chocolate, and scorched white chocolate cannot be recovered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eIngredients \u0026amp; dietary\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSugar, whole milk powder, cocoa butter, emulsifier: soya lecithin, natural vanilla flavouring. Contains milk and soya.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eStorage\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSealed, 12–20°C, dry and away from light and strong odours.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSupplied by Antalia Wholesale, authorized Canadian distributor of Callebaut.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Callebaut","offers":[{"title":"5 kg Block","offer_id":44125846503502,"sku":"W2NV-132","price":99.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0752\/0780\/2958\/files\/hf_20260805_190722_46c3acde-ddc2-43f8-a163-bfaaa3a64151.png?v=1785956951"},{"product_id":"callebaut-811-dark-couverture-block-54-5-5-kg","title":"Callebaut 811 Dark Couverture Block 54.5% — 5 kg","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 811 recipe in 5 kg block form. Same chocolate as our callets — 54.5% cocoa, balanced roasted flavour, the working standard in professional kitchens — supplied as a solid wrapped block.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIf you melt in volume, blocks are the better buy. Lower price per kilogram, less surface area exposed to air in storage, and no loss to the bottom of a callet bag.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe trade-off is handling: chop before melting, and portioning means cutting rather than weighing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWorking notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCocoa solids:\u003c\/strong\u003e 54.5% minimum\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFluidity:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 of 5 — medium\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWorking temperature:\u003c\/strong\u003e 31–32°C\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5 kg wrapped block\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eBest for\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVolume melting, ganache, enrobing, moulding, baking. This is the chocolate most kitchens run through in the largest quantity, which is exactly where the block format pays.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eCallets or block?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChoose \u003cstrong\u003ecallets\u003c\/strong\u003e when you temper by seeding, portion frequently, or work in smaller batches — the disc format is built for both.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChoose the \u003cstrong\u003eblock\u003c\/strong\u003e when you melt 3 kg or more at a time, run a tempering machine, or want the lowest cost per kilogram.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eIngredients \u0026amp; dietary\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCocoa mass, sugar, cocoa butter, emulsifier: soya lecithin, natural vanilla flavouring. Contains soya. 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Cacao Barry's Prima replaces cocoa butter with vegetable fat, which removes the crystallisation problem entirely — melt it, use it, and it sets hard with a good gloss every time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a working tool, not a substitute for couverture. Where couverture is the product, use couverture. Where the coating is a shell around something else — a cake pop, a dipped cookie, a moulded novelty, a base under a decoration — Prima does the job faster, cheaper and without the risk.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWorking notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e dark compound coating\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTempering:\u003c\/strong\u003e not required\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMelting temperature:\u003c\/strong\u003e 45°C, then use at 35–40°C\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5 kg block\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSets:\u003c\/strong\u003e hard, glossy, at room temperature\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eBest for\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCake pops, dipped cookies and biscuits, moulded novelty shapes, sealing tart bases, coating ice cream bars, decorations that need to survive a display case.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhere not to use it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnywhere the chocolate itself is the selling point. Compound coating does not have the melt or the flavour depth of real couverture, and a trained palate notices immediately. It also cannot be labelled as chocolate in most markets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy it saves time\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo tempering means no 45–27–31 cycle, no seeding, no test strips, and no batch lost to a temperature mistake. In a busy bakery running a coating station alongside other work, that is often the whole argument.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eStorage\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSealed, 12–20°C, dry and away from light and strong odours. 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