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Chocolate, whether in the form of a candy bar or as a drizzle for ice cream, is a delight for many. Although melted chocolate and tempered chocolate are often associated with one another, the two ...

To temper chocolate, you need a double boiler, a cooking thermometer, and a rubber spatula. The process of tempering involves heating and cooling chocolate to specific temperatures. Tempering ...

In my life as a pastry chef, I’ve always held fast to the belief that there are certain flavors -- specifically coffee, lemon and chocolate -- that are best taken to the extreme. If I create a coffee ...

Upgrade your homemade confections with this simple technique. If you’ve ever bitten into a shiny chocolate from a box of truffles, you’ve experienced the magic of tempering. The term refers to the ...

Quick tempering couverture chocolate: This method must be used with already tempered chocolate. The idea is to melt it without having it become untempered. Tempered chocolate is glossy and snaps when ...

When a glossy bar of chocolate suddenly develops a chalky, pale coating, most people assume it has gone moldy and head ...