Callebaut 823 Milk Chocolate Block 33.6% — 5 kg
5 kg Block
$109.99
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Callebaut
Callebaut 823 Milk Chocolate Block 33.6% — 5 kg
$109.99
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$22.00 / kg · $20.24 / kg in case
Best for — Volume melting · Ganache · Enrobing · Baking
Pickup available at Antalia Wholesale
Usually ready in 24 hours
- Authorized Barry Callebaut Group distributor — original sealed packaging
- Free pickup in Concord, usually ready within 24 hours
- Case pricing applies automatically on 8 bags or more
Callebaut 823 milk chocolate in the 5 kg solid block — the all-round milk couverture at the lowest cost per kilogram we carry it at.
823 is the milk chocolate professional kitchens reach for by default: 33.6% cocoa with real cocoa body behind the caramel sweetness, so it holds its own in ganache and baking rather than disappearing.
Working notes
- Cocoa solids: 33.6% minimum
- Milk solids: 20.8% minimum
- Fluidity: 3 of 5 — medium
- Format: 5 kg solid block
- Working temperature: 29–30 °C
- Order code: 823NV-132
Block or callets?
At $22.00 per kilogram the block is cheaper than the 2.5 kg callet bag, and less surface area means less exposure to air in storage. The 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.
Completing the block range
We carry 811 dark and W2 white in the same 5 kg block format, so a kitchen running all three colours can buy the whole range in blocks.
Storage
Sealed, 12–20 °C, dry and away from light and strong odours.
Supplied by Antalia Wholesale, authorized Canadian distributor of Callebaut.