The journey behind ChocoX

After sailing around the world in a small yacht, I came home in search of new friendships and joined a local petanque club, more for the company than the sport. One day, I brought along a tray of millionaire's shortbread.

"It's good... but you should temper the chocolate."

That offhand comment launched me into chocolate-making. Five years later, I am still experimenting, learning and solving the kinds of challenges that both hobbyist and professional chocolatiers face every day.

From figuring out how to stop cocoa butter clogging airbrushes, to designing better ways to store filled bonbons or enrobe tricky centres, ChocoX grew from practical problems that needed practical answers.

Today, the work includes the machine-learning Shelf-Life Predictor, a Chocolate Science eBook, and more practical tools for small chocolate makers still to come.

No matter your craft, I hope these tools make your production easier, more accurate and more enjoyable.