Month: October 2008

Entertain Yourself With An Audio Book On CD

A great way to relax and pass time is to listen to an audio book on CD. An audio book on CD can be a little expensive. If you think you might enjoy listening to an audio book one great way to test them out before you buy one is to rent an audio book on CD. By renting an audio book on CD you can save money while still enjoying listening to one of your favorite books. You can find them at many video rental stores and at your local library.

Great Places To Relax And Enjoy An Audio Book On CD

If you are headed to the beach this summer do not forget to pack a CD player in your luggage. Now look through your collection of audio books on CD and pick your favorite. While you are enjoying lying on the beach you can relax and listen to a great story during your vacation.

If you are taking a long plane flight you might be concerned about passing time and being bored. Bring an audio book on CD will help to alleviate boredom by keeping you entertained for the duration of the flight as they tend to be several hours in length. Before you know it you will have arrived at your destination!

A long commute to work each day is another great opportunity to pop in your favorite audio book CD. Instead of getting frustrated by traffic you can occupy your thoughts with the book you have chosen to listen to. Long commutes have the tendency to eat up audio books on CD pretty quickly. If you enjoy listening while you drive you may want to head to your local library and check out a few new ones to enjoy each week.

Runners also can enjoy listening to audio books on CD. Whether you are out jogging on trails or running on a treadmill, listening to an audio book is a great way to distract yourself from the exercise. Maybe you might even run a few extra miles because you got to a good spot in your book and you wanted to keep listening to it.

Depending on what type of job you have you might be able to listen to your audio book on CD at work. What a better way to relax while you are working than with a good audio book on CD. Make sure to consult your employee handbook to make sure that it will not violate any rules.

Molding A Chocolate Bar

Molding A Chocolate Bar

A chocolate bar may seem very common for many people but the pleasure it invokes in the recipient or the consumer of the said bar is enough to seem like a sin. There are many different varieties of chocolate that can be made into a chocolate bar. The more expensive kinds of varieties of chocolate are usually used to make the finer brands that are in the market today. Finer chocolate contain more coco butter than the common variety that sells cheap.

A chocolate bar is one of the more common forms or molds that a chocolate product can take the form of. There are specific chocolate bar molds into which the tempered chocolate is poured into to create a uniform finished product. Depending on the manufacturer, molds for the chocolate bar can entail the addition of other ingredients such as nuts or fruits to achieve a desirable flavor.

Kinds Of Molds For Chocolate

These days the more common molds for a chocolate candy bar can be made from plastic or metal. Designs can be given to any chocolate mold to make the finished product look more desirable and elegant. For mass produced bars of chocolate, manufacturers usually used the sturdier metal molds that can be either plain or have the customary design for the said company producing the chocolate bar. Many of the sources for chocolate actually mold the chocolate into bars before these are sold off to other chocolate producers.

For those who wish to make the chocolate bar in their homes, the plastic kind of mold might suffice. It is best to be sure that the mold you have purchased can withstand the heat and will not react to the chocolate. Shallow molds are not recommended since these make the chocolate bar look less solid and less desirable. The deeper chocolate molds will produce the richer chocolate taste since the chocolate may have more flavor if there is more of this. Molds with designs are also recommended to make the finish product look more professionally made.

The molds for the chocolate are not recommend for soaping since the soap may leave residual taste which can ruin the overall taste of the chocolate bar. One can clean the molds by just waiting for the chocolate to harden and then flaking or scraping it off gently. One can use a spatula for this or a blunt instrument since knives might score the plastic molds used to make the chocolate bar.