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NASA Inspired Chocolate

Cacao Timothy Childs is Co-Founder and Chief Chocolate Officer of TCHO .  The name TCHO stands for technology and chocolate.  Timothy's technology background has come in handy in the chocolate making process.  He once turned a turkey rotisserie into a cacao roaster.  Fermenting Chocolate Timothy was once a technologist in NASA's…

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By Evan Kleiman • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

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Timothy Childs is Co-Founder and Chief Chocolate Officer of TCHO. The name TCHO stands for technology and chocolate. Timothy's technology background has come in handy in the chocolate making process. He once turned a turkey rotisserie into a cacao roaster.

Fermenting Chocolate

Timothy was once a technologist in NASA's Shuttle program. As the Chief Chocolate Officer of TCHO, he is trying to re-imagine the way people taste chocolate. He wants the inherent flavor of cacao to drive the taste experience. Read TCHO's guide to tasting chocolate. Read about TCHO's work to improve the income of their cacao farmers.

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