Is the cocoa butter suppose to be as hard as a rock?
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The melting point of cocoa butter is 93 degrees Fahrenheit, so yes it is solid at room temperature.
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mine is hard, its difficult to cut it with a knife, but i keep it in the fridge, i want to keep it in good conditions so i can use it for long time, i remember my grandma used cocoa butter and it was like a bar of soap, so yes it is hard, its not like a body butter that u can grease onto your skin, u cut a peace down and rub your skin with it, and with you skin temperature it becomes oil on your skin.
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The cocoa butter I received was a solid block but it was soft and easy to slice with a knife.
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Ensure butter is little soft when you put it in and if you press the butter well against the wall, it won't fall. But if it does, just put it back in :)
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more yellow and soft/oily is shea. Cocoa butter is pale and hard - should have a very strong smell of chocolate.
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Hi Andrew,This is the real thing. It has the strong aroma of chocolate and the texture is pure. I have already used this in one of my chocolate recipes which was wonderful, and I have also used this for my skin. What I like about this one is that it is both edible and for skin, which also means it is 100% raw. You will sometimes find people selling cocoa butter for only external uses, Always look for that and don't buy it. But this cocoa is the real deal and I love it. Enjoy it anyway you please, :)
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It should not feel gritty at all. I'm guessing you must have a bad batch (never happened to me before). Contact the seller right away!!
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Do you live in a warm climate? Is it possible that it is too soft. I press it in when the butter is still pretty stiff.
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Hi Felicia-I have eaten a small amount, just to try it. (Not impressed) My understanding is that the raw, unrefined cocoa butter is safe for consumption. Be sure to specify "food grade.". Hope this is helpful.
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IMO, The cocoa butter has a strongish smell of chocolate. It is a wonderful smell on it's own. When I use cocoa butter I do not add any EO"S.
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I have not noticed much debris, although I have not melted it. I like to keep the raw properties of it. My first batch may have had tiny speckles that looked like Shea nut shell, but the 2nd batch I opened today had nothing inside but the butter. :) perhaps not all batches are made alike, due to it's raw state.
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Yes cocoa butter is edible. It is one of the ingredients in chocolate and white chocolate!
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It is hard, but its soft. I love my cover. It has saved my phone numerous times! It looks bumpy, but there all even bumps with the cover so you hardly even notice it. You'll like it!
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Hi again, it's cocoa so it has been heated. I read if it's raw it would be cacao.
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it was a hard consistency when not warm. Almost like a solid chocolate Easter bunny kind of hardness. It also has a mild flavor.
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I'm not sure about "rock hard", but mine was very solid. I personally don't like this. It doesn't pour like the other honey unless you microwave some and, to me, it just doesn't taste the same. I won't be buying it again.
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Ours came as big chunks of awesome cocoa butter with absolutely NO glass in it. Like others have said, we never knew that was an issue. Ours came in a sealed plastic bag. Hope this helps.
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Sorry - I had bought this "chocolate" many months ago, so I no longer have the bag. But, as it says no tempering then it won't contain cocoa butter so it isn't what I call real chocolate. I ended up just melting it in the melting pot and dipping potato chips in it. I then bought good quality couverture for my molded chocolates.
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I really don't know how to tell for sure. However, the cocoa butter I purchased smelled "fresh" - strongly of cocoa, nothing else. It also "melts" into my skin quite nicely.