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Chocolate making vs Fermenting & preserving

Chocolate making and fermenting & preserving have 91% in common. Here is how they differ on time, cost and feel, so you can pick the one that fits your week.

WhatChocolate makingFermenting & preserving
Time a week2 hours a week1 hour a week
Who withOn your ownOn your own
You end up withSomething you madeSomething you made
FeelsCalmCalm
To start$40$20

Choose chocolate making if

  • More fiddly, precise work
  • Less about being useful
  • Nothing alive to look after

About $40 to start, then about $15 a month.

About chocolate making

Choose fermenting & preserving if

  • Less fiddly
  • More useful day to day
  • Looking after living things

About $20 to start, then about $5 a month.

About fermenting & preserving

What you'll need

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Any two of the 396. You get the time each takes, what it costs to start, who you need and what you end up with.