How To Find The Best Chocolate Dipped Strawberries

I’ve made chocolate covered strawberries on a number of occasions. Sometimes plain, other times adding a sprinkle of coconut, candy or crushed nut here and there. But if you don’t have the time, there are also a number of companies doing interesting things with the berries. I wanted to write some comments about what I saw in comparing some of the different vendors to help others make a wise decision.

For some people, it might not be an issue to know what ingredients a company uses as the dipping material for the strawberries. But if you’re going to part with some money, tasting as great as can be should be a requirement for them. So take a moment if you’d like and check out the store or company uses real chocolate. Some dipped chocolate is full of artificial additives, extra preservatives, and hydrogenated oils. Why ruin a good bit of chocolate fun like that?

I don’t know what your level of enjoyment is with different brands of chocolate, but let me share something that’s probably not a big surprise. The better the ingredients, the better the final product. It just is that simple. The culinary knowledge and execution has to be there too. But it’s like the old adage about dressing up a pig…you’ve got to look beneath the surface and check the ingredients.

Let’s look at the specifics about how some chocolate covered strawberry delivery companies make their berries. Some companies dip the strawberries about halfway up, others are three-quarters, and some actually go all the way up to the stem and leaves. The more and higher the covered strawberry is, the more product and more cost the company will be expending. If a berry is fully covered, it stands a good chance of staying fresh a bit longer too from my experience.

If you’re shipping the chocolate strawberries when it’s hot outside, or if it’s going to someone in a humid and hot place, shipping details are very important. How many ice packs will be used to make sure the package stays chilled? Will insulated containers be adequate? Will dry ice also be used if requested? Does the company offer money-back policies if the package is not in satisfactory condition (i.e. melted and inedible) when received?

Did other customers give nice reviews of the store or company? Or were they not impressed by one aspect of the purchase process? True, this isn’t a large or really important purchase like buying something of great value. But you still want to get it right the first time! And personal experience is the best way to find out naturally.You may even decide to get out the kitchen pots and cookie sheets and setup a weekend afternoon to make some chocolate covered strawberries for your own enjoyment!

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