{"id":20393,"date":"2021-05-29T11:12:21","date_gmt":"2021-05-29T09:12:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orfeve.com\/know-how\/"},"modified":"2025-08-01T10:14:44","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T08:14:44","slug":"chocolate-making","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/orfeve.com\/en\/chocolate-making\/","title":{"rendered":"Know-How"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<section class=\"section dark has-scroll-for-more\" id=\"section_364231645\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"scroll-for-more z-5 icon absolute bottom h-center\" aria-label=\"Scroll for more\"><i class=\"icon-angle-down\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"font-size:42px;\"><\/i><\/button>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n\n  <div class=\"banner has-hover is-full-height\" id=\"banner-72778036\">\n          <div class=\"banner-inner fill\">\n        <div class=\"banner-bg fill\" >\n            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1900\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/orfeve.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/ORFEVE-Manufacture-Suisse-de-Cacao-et-Chocolat-bean-to-bar-feves-de-cacao-photo-diode-SA-Denis-Hayoun.jpg\" class=\"bg attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" \/>                        <div class=\"overlay\"><\/div>            \n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\n        <div class=\"banner-layers container\">\n            <div class=\"fill banner-link\"><\/div>            \n\n   <div id=\"text-box-920837339\" class=\"text-box banner-layer x50 md-x50 lg-x50 y50 md-y50 lg-y50 res-text\">\n                                <div class=\"text-box-content text dark\">\n              \n              <div class=\"text-inner text-center\">\n                  \n\n\t<div id=\"text-3259769391\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<h1 class=\"uppercase\">Know-How<\/h1>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-3259769391 {\n  font-size: 0.83rem;\n  line-height: 1.75;\n  text-align: center;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #text-3259769391 {\n    font-size: 1.5rem;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-3171229852\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<p>Our chocolate is manufactured in our factory in Geneva, Switzerland. Discover the secrets of our craft chocolate.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-3171229852 {\n  font-size: 1.25rem;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #text-3171229852 {\n    font-size: 1.5rem;\n  }\n}\n@media (min-width:850px) {\n  #text-3171229852 {\n    font-size: 1.5rem;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n              <\/div>\n           <\/div>\n                            \n<style>\n#text-box-920837339 {\n  width: 87%;\n}\n#text-box-920837339 .text-box-content {\n  font-size: 100%;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #text-box-920837339 {\n    width: 60%;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n    <\/div>\n \n\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n            \n<style>\n#banner-72778036 {\n  padding-top: 100%;\n}\n#banner-72778036 .overlay {\n  background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.326);\n}\n#banner-72778036 .banner-bg img {\n  object-position: 46% 42%;\n}\n<\/style>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_364231645 {\n  padding-top: 0px;\n  padding-bottom: 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n  <div class=\"banner has-hover is-full-height has-parallax\" id=\"banner-1058606948\">\n          <div class=\"banner-inner fill\">\n        <div class=\"banner-bg fill\" data-parallax=\"-5\" data-parallax-container=\".banner\" data-parallax-background>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/orfeve.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/ORFEVE-Manufacture-Suisse-de-Cacao-et-Chocolat-bean-to-bar-selection-des-feves-de-cacao-photo-diode-SA-Denis-Hayoun.jpg\" class=\"bg attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" \/>                        <div class=\"overlay\"><\/div>            \n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\n        <div class=\"banner-layers container\">\n            <div class=\"fill banner-link\"><\/div>            \n\n   <div id=\"text-box-1610436250\" class=\"text-box banner-layer x50 md-x50 lg-x50 y50 md-y50 lg-y50 res-text\">\n              <div data-parallax=\"2\" data-parallax-fade=\"true\">                  <div class=\"text-box-content text dark\">\n              \n              <div class=\"text-inner text-center\">\n                  \n\n\t<div id=\"text-4079478079\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<h2 class=\"uppercase\"><strong>Selecting the fine cacao beans<\/strong><\/h2>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-4079478079 {\n  font-size: 0.8rem;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #text-4079478079 {\n    font-size: 1.2rem;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-125947197\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<p>Our sourcing experts travel the world to identify the best beans, sourced from the best terroirs and bought directly from growers themselves. Cultivated in a manner that is responsible with regard both to humans and the natural environment, our beans come from family plantations or small cooperatives that guarantee a fair income and well-balanced working conditions.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-125947197 {\n  font-size: 1.25rem;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #text-125947197 {\n    font-size: 1.5rem;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n              <\/div>\n           <\/div>\n              <\/div>              \n<style>\n#text-box-1610436250 {\n  width: 87%;\n}\n#text-box-1610436250 .text-box-content {\n  font-size: 100%;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #text-box-1610436250 {\n    width: 60%;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n    <\/div>\n \n\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n            \n<style>\n#banner-1058606948 {\n  padding-top: 100%;\n}\n#banner-1058606948 .overlay {\n  background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35);\n}\n<\/style>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n  <div class=\"banner has-hover is-full-height has-parallax\" id=\"banner-1935851733\">\n          <div class=\"banner-inner fill\">\n        <div class=\"banner-bg fill\" data-parallax=\"-5\" data-parallax-container=\".banner\" data-parallax-background>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/orfeve.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/ORFEVE-Manufacture-Suisse-de-Cacao-et-Chocolat-bean-to-bar-tri-des-feves-de-cacao-photo-diode-SA-Denis-Hayoun.jpg\" class=\"bg attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" \/>                        <div class=\"overlay\"><\/div>            \n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\n        <div class=\"banner-layers container\">\n            <div class=\"fill banner-link\"><\/div>            \n\n   <div id=\"text-box-73383209\" class=\"text-box banner-layer x50 md-x50 lg-x50 y50 md-y50 lg-y50 res-text\">\n              <div data-parallax=\"2\" data-parallax-fade=\"true\">                  <div class=\"text-box-content text dark\">\n              \n              <div class=\"text-inner text-center\">\n                  \n\n\t<div id=\"text-1546010766\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<h2 class=\"uppercase\"><strong>Sorting <\/strong><\/h2>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-1546010766 {\n  font-size: 0.8rem;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #text-1546010766 {\n    font-size: 1.2rem;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-3991405053\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<p>Every bag of beans delivered to our Manufacture undergoes strict quality testing. The beans are subsequently carefully sorted by hand to eliminate all those that do not meet our quality criteria: flat, broken, sprouting or double beans are systematically removed.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-3991405053 {\n  font-size: 1.25rem;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #text-3991405053 {\n    font-size: 1.5rem;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n              <\/div>\n           <\/div>\n              <\/div>              \n<style>\n#text-box-73383209 {\n  width: 87%;\n}\n#text-box-73383209 .text-box-content {\n  font-size: 100%;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #text-box-73383209 {\n    width: 60%;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n    <\/div>\n \n\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n            \n<style>\n#banner-1935851733 {\n  padding-top: 100%;\n}\n#banner-1935851733 .overlay {\n  background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35);\n}\n#banner-1935851733 .banner-bg img {\n  object-position: 76% 23%;\n}\n<\/style>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n  <div class=\"banner has-hover is-full-height has-parallax\" id=\"banner-1033605388\">\n          <div class=\"banner-inner fill\">\n        <div class=\"banner-bg fill\" data-parallax=\"-5\" data-parallax-container=\".banner\" data-parallax-background>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1194\" src=\"https:\/\/orfeve.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/ORFEVE-Manufacture-Suisse-de-Cacao-et-Chocolat-bean-to-bar-torrefaction-photo-diode-SA-Denis-Hayoun.jpg\" class=\"bg attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" \/>                        <div class=\"overlay\"><\/div>            \n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\n        <div class=\"banner-layers container\">\n            <div class=\"fill banner-link\"><\/div>            \n\n   <div id=\"text-box-57747168\" class=\"text-box banner-layer x50 md-x50 lg-x50 y50 md-y50 lg-y50 res-text\">\n              <div data-parallax=\"2\" data-parallax-fade=\"true\">                  <div class=\"text-box-content text dark\">\n              \n              <div class=\"text-inner text-center\">\n                  \n\n\t<div id=\"text-644196194\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<h2 class=\"uppercase\"><strong>Roasting<\/strong><\/h2>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-644196194 {\n  font-size: 0.8rem;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #text-644196194 {\n    font-size: 1.2rem;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-3118353177\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<p>We roast the beans in small batches to ensure that the duration and temperature are accurately adjusted to suit the particularities of each variety and each harvest. The extreme precision of our roasters enables us to maintain very low temperatures, thus preserving the richness of the original aromas.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-3118353177 {\n  font-size: 1.25rem;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #text-3118353177 {\n    font-size: 1.5rem;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n              <\/div>\n           <\/div>\n              <\/div>              \n<style>\n#text-box-57747168 {\n  width: 87%;\n}\n#text-box-57747168 .text-box-content {\n  font-size: 100%;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #text-box-57747168 {\n    width: 60%;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n    <\/div>\n \n\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n            \n<style>\n#banner-1033605388 {\n  padding-top: 100%;\n}\n#banner-1033605388 .overlay {\n  background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35);\n}\n#banner-1033605388 .banner-bg img {\n  object-position: 82% 10%;\n}\n<\/style>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n  <div class=\"banner has-hover is-full-height has-parallax\" id=\"banner-1370902965\">\n          <div class=\"banner-inner fill\">\n        <div class=\"banner-bg fill\" data-parallax=\"-5\" data-parallax-container=\".banner\" data-parallax-background>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/orfeve.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/ORFEVE-Manufacture-Suisse-de-Cacao-et-Chocolat-bean-to-bar-cassage-et-vannage-photo-diode-SA-Denis-Hayoun.jpg\" class=\"bg attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" \/>                        <div class=\"overlay\"><\/div>            \n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\n        <div class=\"banner-layers container\">\n            <div class=\"fill banner-link\"><\/div>            \n\n   <div id=\"text-box-216263282\" class=\"text-box banner-layer x50 md-x50 lg-x50 y50 md-y50 lg-y50 res-text\">\n              <div data-parallax=\"2\" data-parallax-fade=\"true\">                  <div class=\"text-box-content text dark\">\n              \n              <div class=\"text-inner text-center\">\n                  \n\n\t<div id=\"text-3018112408\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<h2 class=\"uppercase\"><strong>Breaking &amp; winnowing<\/strong><\/h2>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-3018112408 {\n  font-size: 0.8rem;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #text-3018112408 {\n    font-size: 1.2rem;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-900956399\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<p>The husks of the beans are delicately cracked in our cacao crusher before being separated from the kernels using an airflow technique. We repeat this operation four times for each batch to ensure that only the precious cacao kernels, called nibs, are retained. The more thorough the winnowing, the less bitter the chocolate bar.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-900956399 {\n  font-size: 1.25rem;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #text-900956399 {\n    font-size: 1.5rem;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n              <\/div>\n           <\/div>\n              <\/div>              \n<style>\n#text-box-216263282 {\n  width: 87%;\n}\n#text-box-216263282 .text-box-content {\n  font-size: 100%;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #text-box-216263282 {\n    width: 60%;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n    <\/div>\n \n\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n            \n<style>\n#banner-1370902965 {\n  padding-top: 100%;\n}\n#banner-1370902965 .overlay {\n  background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #banner-1370902965 .overlay {\n    background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35);\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n  <div class=\"banner has-hover is-full-height has-parallax\" id=\"banner-1328894860\">\n          <div class=\"banner-inner fill\">\n        <div class=\"banner-bg fill\" data-parallax=\"-5\" data-parallax-container=\".banner\" data-parallax-background>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/orfeve.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/ORFEVE-Manufacture-Suisse-de-Cacao-et-Chocolat-bean-to-bar-broyage-et-affinage-photo-diode-SA-Denis-Hayoun.jpg\" class=\"bg attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" \/>                        <div class=\"overlay\"><\/div>            \n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\n        <div class=\"banner-layers container\">\n            <div class=\"fill banner-link\"><\/div>            \n\n   <div id=\"text-box-1272931912\" class=\"text-box banner-layer x50 md-x50 lg-x50 y50 md-y50 lg-y50 res-text\">\n              <div data-parallax=\"2\" data-parallax-fade=\"true\">                  <div class=\"text-box-content text dark\">\n              \n              <div class=\"text-inner text-center\">\n                  \n\n\t<div id=\"text-804543407\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<h2 class=\"uppercase\"><strong>Milling &amp; Refining<\/strong><\/h2>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-804543407 {\n  font-size: 0.8rem;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #text-804543407 {\n    font-size: 1.2rem;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-190175844\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<p>The cacao nibs are slowly and gradually crushed by two granite mills. This is the stage at which alchemy becomes a factor. It takes several hours and thousands of turns for the nib to become a fragrant cacao liquor. During this delicate operation, the temperature increases progressively due to the friction of the beans against the stones.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-190175844 {\n  font-size: 1.25rem;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #text-190175844 {\n    font-size: 1.5rem;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n              <\/div>\n           <\/div>\n              <\/div>              \n<style>\n#text-box-1272931912 {\n  width: 87%;\n}\n#text-box-1272931912 .text-box-content {\n  font-size: 100%;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #text-box-1272931912 {\n    width: 60%;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n    <\/div>\n \n\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n            \n<style>\n#banner-1328894860 {\n  padding-top: 100%;\n}\n#banner-1328894860 .overlay {\n  background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35);\n}\n<\/style>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n  <div class=\"banner has-hover is-full-height has-parallax\" id=\"banner-736587993\">\n          <div class=\"banner-inner fill\">\n        <div class=\"banner-bg fill\" data-parallax=\"-5\" data-parallax-container=\".banner\" data-parallax-background>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/orfeve.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/ORFEVE-Manufacture-Suisse-de-Cacao-et-Chocolat-bean-to-bar-conchage-photo-diode-SA-Denis-Hayoun.jpg\" class=\"bg attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" \/>                        <div class=\"overlay\"><\/div>            \n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\n        <div class=\"banner-layers container\">\n            <div class=\"fill banner-link\"><\/div>            \n\n   <div id=\"text-box-805339547\" class=\"text-box banner-layer x50 md-x50 lg-x50 y50 md-y50 lg-y50 res-text\">\n              <div data-parallax=\"2\" data-parallax-fade=\"true\">                  <div class=\"text-box-content text dark\">\n              \n              <div class=\"text-inner text-center\">\n                  \n\n\t<div id=\"text-2332011929\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<h2 class=\"uppercase\"><strong>Conching<\/strong><\/h2>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-2332011929 {\n  font-size: 0.8rem;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #text-2332011929 {\n    font-size: 1.2rem;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-2047684563\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<p>Once refined, the cocoa liquor is stirred for several days. This slow and gentle process known as conching is also done using stones. 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