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How to Melt Chocolate

 

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Melting white chocolate chips

How to Melt Chocolate (Video)

Chocolate needs to be melted slowly to prevent scorching. You can use a microwave, or use a bowl set over a pan of simmering water.

Spreading chocolate on a marble slab

How to Temper Chocolate

Feeling ambitious? The best truffles are made with tempered chocolate: chocolate that's been melted and cooled in a special manner.

Choosing Chocolate

Semisweet, bittersweet, couverture, confectioners' coating: what's the difference? We can help you choose.

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TRADING TIPS

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This cook has a tip for baking meat pies: "Place an inverted custard cup smack-dab in the middle of the lower crust before [adding] filling." This helps keep the top crust crisp.

 
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