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1 minute ago, SwimModSponges said:

even if you just stick it in there for like 30 seconds?

yup

and i put my oven @ 325

sat down and googled it 

then got up and ran back ...it was already turning brown and smelled bad

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3 minutes ago, little_girl_lost said:

if you don't have a double boiler a microwave would work just fine

microwave in a bowl for 20 seconds, stir, 20 more seconds, stir, and repeat those steps until desired meltiness

thanks. jesus. i was gonna nuke it for 1 minute

Posted

The best way to melt chocolate is to stick it in a metal or pyrodex glass bowl set over a pot of boiling water.

Posted
2 minutes ago, KN said:

The best way to melt chocolate is to stick it in a metal or pyrodex glass bowl set over a pot of boiling water.

boiling? don't you want it to be simmering? i thought the water wasn't supposed to touch the bottom of the bowl

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Just now, Naraku4656 said:

boiling? don't you want it to be simmering? i thought the water wasn't supposed to touch the bottom of the bowl

It doesn't matter. The only reason you use a bowl over water is because direct heat will caramelize the sugar in the chocolate.

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10 minutes ago, KN said:

It doesn't matter. The only reason you use a bowl over water is because direct heat will caramelize the sugar in the chocolate.

Honestly I prefer the double boiler method...I usually separate the bowl from the pan with a tea towel....only because the sides of the pan are basically direct heat and can, within seconds, go from beautifully tempered chocolate to a burnt clumpy mess

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16 minutes ago, KN said:

The best way to melt chocolate is to stick it in a metal or pyrodex glass bowl set over a pot of boiling water.

And if you don't have that, you can always use aluminum foil in a pinch for the same effect as long as you watch it.

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Just now, katt_goddess said:

And if you don't have that, you can always use aluminum foil in a pinch for the same effect as long as you watch it.

Yeah, the point is just to keep the chocolate away from the direct heat source. Anything will work if it's heat resistant and solid.

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Just now, KN said:

Yeah, the point is just to keep the chocolate away from the direct heat source. Anything will work if it's heat resistant and solid.

Lol you know I have a culinary degree right?...I do lots of shit by impulse that LB is always fascinated with...

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I've melted over direct heat, but I have an electric range with a warming burner, that's what I use at about 50% strength.

 

 

 

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