And just last night I was telling SWMBO that I had to come up with a Valentine's gift. She loves dark chocolate caramels, especially the dark chocolate sea salt caramels made by Munson's (our local chocolate maker). And they may have stopped making the sea salt caramels.

Easier. Cheaper. Better (or at least as good). Triple win.

Better not forget the card though.

What consistency is the caramel?

I can't wait to savor these with a nice hearty red wine like a cab or maybe a chambourcin. Especially like the dark chocolates with a dry red wine.
Yum to the max. And the touch of salt is genius with a carmel. Can't wait to partake.
Speaking of chambourcin, has woot ever offered my favorite varietal???

just told my husband he ordered me some chocolates for V-day

I second the inquiry on consistency. Would you describe them as a "chewy" caramel, a "soft" caramel or a "liquid center" caramel?

Does anyone know if i bought these today, would they arrive to Pennsylvania by Valentines day?

I want to know about the presentation. Chocolate, as a gift, is all about presentation. Does it just come in one box, as pictured? Or are there at least two- one for dark and one for milk chocolate?

Between today's caramels (my favorite) and yesterday's heated throws on woot, I'm set for the rest of the winter.
Will share both with the SO, so V-day also done.

The wife LOVES salted caramels and even though she got her valentines gift already (kitchenaid mixer) I'm in for one. Good deal today woot, you got me to get my first wine.woot!

This deal is less than the cost of 6 greeting cards - which would you (or SO or SWMBO) rather have?

plavacek wrote:Huh. Do I forgive woot for the epic disaster that was Le Caramel and try again? Or keep my money and save it for better days. Decisions, decisions.

I never got what happened there, but I guess I'm a statistical outlier. My Le Caramel caramels were shipped in a reasonable time frame and arrived pretty promptly. But I guess I was one of the few. Anyway, I'd happily buy from them again -- I use the caramel in everything from pan sauces to popcorn.

NightGhost wrote:Am I missing something?

Dark and Milk Fleur de Sel Chocolate Covered Caramels - 2 lb. Box
Current numbers (updated each minute)
First sucker: jtherron

I'll vouch for Cesare there -- before I went to bed, the first sucker was richardhod.

In for One!
And as Emily Luchetti has said:
"After eating chocolate you feel godlike, as though you can conquer enemies, lead armies, entice lovers."

I can't resist these! What a bargain, thanks WD!

Dark and Milk Fleur de Sel Chocolate Covered Caramels - 2 lb. Box
Current numbers (updated each minute)
First sucker: jtherron
Speed to first woot: 0m 55.220s
Last wooter to woot: darlenee1

Salty, chocolate-y, caramel-y goodness. Yes yes and yes. In for 1.

who is the manufacturer of these? do you know?

peterbj wrote:who is the manufacturer of these? do you know?

Candy Basket in Portland Oregon.

can they ship it to Hawaii.. or maybe I need to personally deliver it :-)

According to my treadmill 1.4 miles @ 4.0mph at a 4.5 grade will burn off the 60 fat calories from one caramel.

Sounds good to me....

kipidoran wrote:The Candy Basket is four generations old based out of Portland oregon.

Ohhhh you won me over with Oregon. I'm in Montana so that means it won't have to travel as far.

I did just get married a month ago, so I guess it's a good excuse to give my husband a Valentines Day gift. Now that we're married we can just be lazy and fat and eat caramels together

ratnikov wrote:So I'd love to go in for 2: for Valentine's and to keep them for right occasions. However, whenever I do that, my chocolate tends to stick around for years.

Any ideas on how long I can store this in a closet, waiting for the right person to impress? ;)

Worst case, if you haven't found love in 6 months or so, nuke them for a few moments and you'll have a kick-ass caramel chocolate sauce. Of course you can line them up outside like a breadcrumb trail to your front door. It might lead the love of your life to you, or a rabid squirrel.

BTW - I'm in for one.

Wierd how the serving size is 32g and the servings per container is appoximately 60. 2 pounds is around 900 grams...900 grams divided by the serving size of 32 grams comes out to approximately 30 servings, not 60...how did they come up with the 60 servings per container? weird...

khriswoot wrote:Wierd how the serving size is 32g and the servings per container is appoximately 60. 2 pounds is around 900 grams...900 grams divided by the serving size of 32 grams comes out to approximately 30 servings, not 60...how did they come up with the 60 servings per container? weird...

Perhaps the serving size is 2 pieces...

In for one Woot makes it too damn easy to purchase, but I also worry about the condition they will be in since I am on the east coast

The combination of chocolate, caramel and sea salt is just too impossible to pass up and, as someone else mentioned, the fact that it is a 2 to 1 ratio of dark to milk chocolate, I have no willpower. So much for the diet and SICBM (yes, the "c" is supposed to be for chocolate)!

I would still like to know whether it is ok (or maybe even preferred) to keep these in the refrigerator and/or freezer.

Dark and Milk Fleur de Sel Chocolate Covered Caramels - 2 lb. Box
Current numbers (updated each minute)
First sucker: jtherron
Speed to first woot: 0m 55.220s
Last wooter to woot: time2testit

As a vegetarian, do I have any reason to worry about the ingredients of the caramel?

blahmcblah wrote:As a vegetarian, do I have any reason to worry about the ingredients of the caramel?

I believe caramel is usually made with butter or cream, but of course, there are dairy components in the chocolate as well.

Can chocolate affect your sex life?

In for one.

kipidoran wrote:The just happen to be Gluten free!

Woohoo! I love you more

DROOL....

kipidoran wrote:Hey there everyone... I am the owner of
The Candy Basket, and I just wanted eveyone to know how excited we are to be part of this amazing Woot offer!

Hi, could you help some of us who have never eaten these find out: are these pretty chewy, really gooey, or nearly liquid inside?

~ ~ SWEET !! ~~

Hmmm, too obvious right?

Anyway my wife and I both love these.
In for 1.
Thanks WOOT

Okay I have a nut allergy in my house, are these made on the same equipment that does nut candy??

r2167 wrote:Perhaps the serving size is 2 pieces...

Or perhaps 1 piece is 2 servings...no wait, that doesn't work either.

722lad wrote:Hi, could you help some of us who have never eaten these find out: are these pretty chewy, really gooey, or nearly liquid inside?

Lacking any reply to the previous inquiries about consistency, I telephoned the store to ask. The nice person there confirmed that the caramels are "soft" rather than "lose-a-filling chewy" or "liquid."

Whether "soft" equates to "really gooey" is anyone's guess. Sure hope so!

kkv123 wrote:Lacking any reply to the previous inquiries about consistency, I telephoned the store to ask. The nice person there confirmed that the caramels are "soft" rather than "lose-a-filling chewy" or "liquid."

Whether "soft" equates to "really gooey" is anyone's guess. Sure hope so!

Thanks for doing that, although I think I would have been happy sucking on these had they been in the "lose-a-filling" group.

Chocolate salty balls?

A bit square, but we can put that down to variance.

enigmachick wrote:The absolute best domestic chocolate I've found is Bedre's out of Oklahoma (believe it or not). I doubt these could surpass them.

I dunno, I mean, I can probably throw harder than you, so even if you threw first I'm pretty sure I could make these surpass those.

thirding asking for clarification on the weight/serving size/nutrition information:

Nutrition Facts:
* Serving Size 32g
* Servings per container approx 60
* Calories 120 Per Serving
* Calories from fat 60 Per Serving

% Daily Value
* Total Fat: 7g / 11%
(etc)

60 servings at 32g/serving is 1920g

1 lb is 454g; a 2 lb box ought to be 908g

I suspect that the 60 caramels provide ~30 servings - that math works out a little more reasonably.

so, does the nutrition info/% daily value represent about 1 or about 2 caramels?

ajoohoo wrote:Any knowledge about the Fair Trade ethic behind these? Are they slave free? I find eatin chocolate watered down by tears of abused children totally ruins the whole sexy for me.

Huh, to each their own. I like to melt my tear chocolate and dip my non dolphin safe tuna in it. Gets kinda messy though, so I make sure to have my napkin made from Northern Spotted Owl feathers handy.