Chocolate is a popular dessert. Sweets coated with chocolate glaze and containing cocoa additives are also in great demand. Although chocolate has a longer shelf life than, for example, cream cakes, it also requires special conditions to maintain its flavor and appearance.
Instructions
Step 1
In the event that the chocolates were not eaten right away, it is important to preserve their taste by properly storing them. The main factor in this case is the environmental conditions. The ideal temperature for chocolate is +18 degrees. When these values are increased to thirty degrees or more, the icing on the candies will begin to melt, change its shape, and the sweets themselves may stick to the box or wrapper.
Step 2
Don't put chocolate in the refrigerator. Low temperature itself is not terrible for sweets. It can have a negative effect when combined with moisture. When you put chocolate-covered sweets in the refrigerator or in the cellar, after a while, they will begin to become covered with a whitish coating. This negatively affects not only the appearance of the dessert, but also its taste, although the chocolate remains quite edible. Therefore, be careful when shopping in the store. Chocolate and sweets with it in the composition should not be stored in refrigerated display cases of the store.
Step 3
It is also advisable that the sweets are not kept in the kitchen. There they can become saturated with foreign odors that spread during cooking. And in chocolate, flavor is one of the most important ingredients.
Step 4
Do not leave sweets for a long time in open vases or boxes if there are no candy wrappers on the culinary products themselves. This can especially harm candies with soft filling - they can dry out long before the end of their use.
Step 5
Based on the above criteria, a cabinet located far from heating devices can be considered an ideal place for storing chocolates. Candy without wrappers should be packed in sealed bags or boxes.
Step 6
However, remember that even when stored carefully, chocolate does not last forever. Depending on the composition, the shelf life of chocolates varies from one month to four. Until that time, the dessert should be eaten.
