Learning how to melt chocolate properly is the key to so many desserts, from brownies to cakes and beyond. Achieving a glossy chocolate covering, a perfectly blended chocolate ice cream or a lump-free frosting all require following a few simple rules. When melting chocolate, firstly, remember ...
Step 3: Melt the Chocolate— Once your water has risen to a gentle boil, turn it down to simmer, add your chocolate pieces in a single layer to the bowl. Stir often using a silicone or rubber spatula until it completely melts and reaches a silky smooth, even consistency. You may have...
Discover how to temper chocolate and the types of craft chocolate to use for treats. This guide from TCHO can help you make the perfect chocolate truffle.
Chocolate is delicious to eat and fabulous with other ingredients in recipes. Melt it to incorporate it into cakes, or dip strawberries or marshmallows – the list is endless!
You know your chocolate has seized when it becomes lumpy instead of smooth. If your recipe calls for liquid, such as butter, water, coffee, or liqueur, always melt it alongside the chocolate simultaneously. What Does it Mean to Temper Chocolate?
A chocolatier shares her Chocolate Making Tips so you can make the best homemade chocolates. Learn how to choose the right chocolate, melt it properly, and use it to create decadent candies. Learn how to make modeling chocolate (candy clay) and how to fi
Use these easy tips tomelt chocolate. Dip cookies halfway into the chocolate, and scrape the excess off of the bottom using a small spatula or the side of the bowl. Then give the cookie a gentle shake and once again, scrape the excess chocolate off. This will keep the chocolate from fo...
To start off with, you just want to sprinkle enough sugar to cover the bottom of the pan. If you add it all in one go, then you’re most likely to mess up your caramel. Because the sugar will crystallize, become one ...
1) Preparing to melt chocolate: You need to work quickly once the chocolate has melted. So, before you begin make sure to have everything you need ready: A)Havewax paper(cut-rite) laid on top of a baking pan and ready to support your finished product. Melted chocolate will not stick ...
Stir the white chocolate constantly as it melts. Once the temperature rises past 80 F, remove the bowl from the pot occasionally while stirring constantly to allow the residual heat to continue to melt the chocolate until it reaches 110 F. Pay attention to the temperature since white chocolate...