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so apparently you cant melt chocolate in the oven


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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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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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