CallebautBittersweet Chocolate Croissant Sticks - (300 pc) 43.9% Cocoa

These are very good chocolate. I was skeptical but found them to be all intact and there were no broken sticks. They work very well in my croissant and had great flavor and texture. The baking quality was great and the melted nicely but still held their shape. Even tasted great the next day

Worked great for my first attempt (at home) for Pan au Chocolate croissants! Excellente’

So I'm a bit of a chocolate addict. This is an excellent chocolate. It has a great flavor. This is not your candy aisle garbage. Okay.. I'll admit it. I bought one as a gift for the family baker and I liked it so much that I bought my greedy self one just for myself. Don't judge. They're delicious. Just the right snacking size and you feel like you actually got a treat rather than those nasty ersatz treats.Look, I don't like a lot of chocolate. They are either vapid because .. reasons I guess or their just too pretentious and not worth the cost. I will not name names but you probably recognize them in the supermarket...chocolate section. Not the candy bar section.Oh.. and for the pain au chocolat, apparently these were perfect for the baker and I enjoyed eating those delicious pain au chocolat. This chocolate balanced the bitterness to the sweetness. In addition, it had a lovely floral note to it. Not too much, just enough. I'm a fan. And possibly, maybe, I've already bought a third box. Hey.. it's one of my few vices and it's my only eating vice. Let me have my vice!!!!

Callebaut has hit it out of the park with these beauties. Whether wrapped in a croissant, roughly chopped into various other pastries, or just ate as a small chocolate snack, these little beauties are mouthwateringly delicious. They melt great in the pastries. If eating, they have a nice snap and then just melt over the tongue in a rich chocolate flood. They're not too sweet and definitely aren't bitter. For the taste and convenience of shape, I haven't found a better value on Amazon. My only wish is that they shipped faster. So far I've only ordered in cooler months. I have an order on its way, so I'm about to see if it will arrive safely in the Summer. I really hope it does because I bought the cocaoberry (might have mispelled) last time because it was more inexpensive. I much prefer these and would hate to have to go without until late Fall. I also don't have room to store enough for 3/4s of the year, so finger's crossed. I will update once they arrive.Update: There was a problem with my shipping getting lost somewhere in New York, so I can't report on whether the chocolate melted or not. It must have known its demise was in the foreseeable future, and decided to take its chances in the dudth corner of a warehouse somewhere. I can report that the seller was very professional, friendly, and immediately rectified the issue. I'd not hesitate to buy from them and will be doing so in the future.

This was my second order of this product. The first order was great -- some broken pieces but very flavorful. However this time the product is basically inedible due to extremely strongly permeating smell. I gave a piece to family members alongside one from the initial order and they confirmed it.Have you ever smelled the industrial "deodorant" smell placed inside much of Amazon's packaging material? That is the smell that permeated this product. The box of batons was not sealed, but placed into the packaging with only the cardboard box to protect it. That let the smell seep in and destroy the chocolate.Also, it is not returnable! So I am out the entire $$. To replace it, I ordered chocolate batons instead from an online chocolate vendor. Those arrived in perfect condition (many fewer broken pieces, too).Overall, this appears to be a bad trend in Amazon food products -- destruction due to poor packaging, including bottles breaking when shipped, expired products, bags coming open inside packages, or food that is inedible due to the industrial odors.I am trying to limit food purchases to those that I know will be carefully packaged and not permeable to odors.

Perfect product and seller

I bought it to make chocolate stuffed Belgian Liege waffles. Based on the other review, I was not worried about the quality of the chocolate but more on the packaging and the delivery of the item. The chocolates were delivered by FedEx in a yellow padded envelope on a warm and rainy day. It was left on my neighbor's door stoop. Fortunately the neighbor was home and was able to take it inside the house immediately. Next time I will buy it in colder seasons for the just in case.Overall the chocolates taste great and my family enjoys it. I hope the seller can improve the packaging of the chocolates, wrap the box with Saran wrap few times to be water proof and have the carrier be mindful of where they put the package (at least, not under direct sun.)

Perfect for my pains au chocolat maison.