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This is so ironic! I just made a batch of brownies tonight using Sharffen Berger chocolate and then I find this post. I hate to admit it, but I am usually a box brownie girl. They take no time to make and the kids love them. When I do make them from scratch, I use Ina Garten's recipe. Those are great! I saw a nice recipe in my new Cook's Illustrated today and decided to give it a try. I'm sorry to say, I tossed them out. I don't know why, but I didn't care for them at all. They just didn't have a rich chocolate taste even though I followed the recipe exactly. Maybe it was the recipe. Needless to say, I was pretty disappointed! I really enjoyed your post, though.