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The 30 hobbies closest to chocolate making in what you actually do and how it feels. Each one says what's alike and what's different.
Pipe buttercream, flood cookies with royal icing and cover cakes in fondant.
Alike: Both relaxing and hands-on.
Different: More creative.
PatisserieMore physical.
Bread bakingMore physical.
Charcuterie & curingMore physical.
Ice cream makingLess fiddly.
Cheese makingMore about following a method. Slower to reward you.
Pizza makingMore social. Less fiddly.
Fermenting & preservingLess fiddly. More useful day to day.
Home bakingLess to learn up front. Less fiddly.
Pasta makingLess fiddly. More useful day to day.
BBQ & smokingCosts more to start. More time outside.
Home cookingLess to learn up front. Less fiddly.
Hosting dinner partiesMore social. Less fiddly.
Stained & fused glassCosts more to start. Less to learn up front.
Jewellery makingLess to learn up front. More about collecting.
SewingCosts more to start. More useful day to day.
BookbindingEasier to do alone.
LeathercraftEasier to do alone.
PrintmakingMore creative.
PyrographyEasier to do alone.
Silk paintingEasier to do alone.
Furniture restorationMore about collecting.
Instrument makingCosts more to start. More physical.
Lace makingMore rhythmic and repetitive.
PotteryLess fiddly.
QuiltingLess to learn up front.
SculptureLess about being useful.
Soap & skincareLess hands-on.
WoodturningCosts more to start. More physical.
Calligraphy & letteringMore rhythmic and repetitive.The closest are Cake & cookie decorating, Patisserie, Bread baking, Charcuterie & curing and Ice cream making. They're alike in what you do and how it feels.
Ice cream making is close to chocolate making and quicker to pick up.
Bread baking is close to chocolate making and costs less to start.
