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Also called baking wafers or couverture wafers, the discs, which are made by premium chocolate producers, come in one-pound boxes (and larger sizes for professionals). Guittard, for example, offers:

When you feel the need for a bite of chocolate, one or two small wafers can satisfy.

Or enjoy a triple treat: one disc each of milk, semisweet and bittersweet chocolate.

And the price is right: One-pound boxes of this fine chocolate cost around $10.00, and there’s no tax on baking chocolate. When you compare the prices of fine chocolate bars, $10.00 for 16 ounces of chocolate discs is a good deal!