Paid Members Carbomb Posted September 5, 2018 Paid Members Posted September 5, 2018 28 minutes ago, Chest Rockwell said: I like to make my own from raw cacao... Do you have it before or after your sous-vide tandoori cod? Quote
Moderators Chest Rockwell Posted September 5, 2018 Moderators Posted September 5, 2018 Haha, touché.. I do really like making stuff from scratch. It's what got me into all the curing and sausage making stuff. It's definitely now on my list as something to try at some point. I don't really care for hot chocolate, but making some actual chocolate at some point would be fun. Quote
Paid Members Carbomb Posted September 5, 2018 Paid Members Posted September 5, 2018 1 hour ago, Chest Rockwell said: Haha, touché.. I do really like making stuff from scratch. It's what got me into all the curing and sausage making stuff. It's definitely now on my list as something to try at some point. I don't really care for hot chocolate, but making some actual chocolate at some point would be fun. I'm similar - there's a certain satisfaction to be had from making food from scratch. I rely on a few prepped set-pieces like garlic & ginger paste, or soffrito/mirepoix, but it's always fun trying out new stuff. Bear in mind that cocoa and hot chocolate are sold as two different things; presumably to do with preparation. But if you ever do have proper cocoa, try it with a tiny dash of cayenne - gives it a nice little kick, and goes with the dark flavour very well. Quote
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted September 5, 2018 Paid Members Posted September 5, 2018 On 9/4/2018 at 1:00 PM, Hannibal Scorch said: boosts are boring. Are you getting confused for the love of Starbars? Love a Boost, love a Star Bar too. Always a feel a Star Bar is one of the most underrated and chocolate bars on the market, never a sniff of it ever being close to multipack which is a bit of a shame. As for a the Boost. Am right in thinking there was once different flavour Boost bars? No one else I've spoken too remember them but I'm sure there was. Could the Star Bar even be a re-marketed Boost? Quote
Paid Members BomberPat Posted September 5, 2018 Paid Members Posted September 5, 2018 Wiki tells us that the peanut and caramel Boost was a rebranded Starbar, which has since been rebranded back to being a Starbar. There was also apparently a coconut one. The flavour I remember, which as far as I know is the only Boost I've ever eaten, was the green wrappered one with Guarana. Quote
Paid Members Kaz Hayashi Posted September 5, 2018 Paid Members Posted September 5, 2018 24 minutes ago, BomberPat said: Wiki tells us that the peanut and caramel Boost was a rebranded Starbar, which has since been rebranded back to being a Starbar. There was also apparently a coconut one. The flavour I remember, which as far as I know is the only Boost I've ever eaten, was the green wrappered one with Guarana. Guarana was the best. Look at the fucking plight of this though. £1.49 for a ‘protein’ boost. Daft cunts. Quote
Awards Moderator Onyx2 Posted September 5, 2018 Awards Moderator Posted September 5, 2018 27 minutes ago, BomberPat said: The flavour I remember, which as far as I know is the only Boost I've ever eaten, was the green wrappered one with Guarana. My mate used to buy those for us when we played pitch and putt. I always think of 'guano' when I read it ? Quote
Paid Members Hannibal Scorch Posted September 5, 2018 Paid Members Posted September 5, 2018 11 minutes ago, Onyx2 said: My mate used to buy those for us when we played pitch and putt. I always think of 'guano' when I read it ? it's what it tasted like! Not really, but I never thought it tasted a patch on the original version and was the 3rd out of Peanut and Coconut 15 minutes ago, Kaz Hayashi said: Guarana was the best. Look at the fucking plight of this though. £1.49 for a ‘protein’ boost. Daft cunts. I have seen the Snickers and Mars about the same price. Complete con job for Protein Shake enthusiasts (often known as Gym Twats) Quote
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted September 5, 2018 Paid Members Posted September 5, 2018 The only Boost I ever had was the biscuit and caramel one, was pretty nice. Quote
Paid Members Kaz Hayashi Posted September 5, 2018 Paid Members Posted September 5, 2018 (edited) It’s a spot on chocolate bar is Boost. The innards work brilliantly with the chocolate and as someone said earlier it is the perfect ‘bite choc off, eat filling after’ bar. Edited September 5, 2018 by Kaz Hayashi Quote
Paid Members Carbomb Posted September 5, 2018 Paid Members Posted September 5, 2018 I do like the original biscuit and caramel Boost, as well as Star Bar. The guarana Boost was an odd one - didn't taste bad, but had this weird, tangy, fruity taste, which I'm not massively a fan of in chocolate. Quote
Paid Members Accident Prone Posted September 5, 2018 Paid Members Posted September 5, 2018 The chocolate best be the size of a Christmas edition Tolberone if I'm paying £1.49 for it. We've got a confectionery machine at work and people willingly spend a quid on a regular sized chocolate bars. Madness. Quote
Mr_Danger Posted September 5, 2018 Posted September 5, 2018 Has Toblerone had a mention? I used to get through a £1 Home Bargain one every day. Good size considering they're about £6 for one about twice that size in other shops. Quote
Otto Dem Wanz Posted September 5, 2018 Posted September 5, 2018 17 minutes ago, Mr_Danger said: Has Toblerone had a mention? I used to get through a £1 Home Bargain one every day. Good size considering they're about £6 for one about twice that size in other shops. Every day? My teeth couldn't handle a relentless assault of sugar and stickiness every 24 hours! I'm looking forward to the weekend where I can stay at home in my jim jams watching old wrestling, eating pizza and demolishing these bad boys: Quote
Mr_Danger Posted September 5, 2018 Posted September 5, 2018 Yeah for a period, well I didn't bother on days off work. That said I usually put them in the fridge or freezer anyway. Thats my main gripe with the Malteaser family of chocolate. It all melts too quick. Quote
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