{"product_id":"cacao-barry-prima-dark-coating-chocolate-block-5-kg","title":"Cacao Barry Prima Dark Coating Chocolate Block — 5 kg","description":"\u003cp\u003eA dark coating chocolate that does not need tempering. 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. More heat-tolerant than couverture, but not immune.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSupplied by Antalia Wholesale, authorized Canadian distributor of Cacao Barry.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cacao Barry","offers":[{"title":"5 kg Block","offer_id":44125846863950,"sku":"CHD-PRIMA-BLOCK-5KG","price":74.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0752\/0780\/2958\/files\/hf_20260805_190741_bdcc7770-228a-4a8d-bd2f-ecc37422f517.png?v=1785956972","url":"https:\/\/shop.antaliawholesale.com\/products\/cacao-barry-prima-dark-coating-chocolate-block-5-kg","provider":"Antalia Wholesale","version":"1.0","type":"link"}