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How to properly melt chocolate in a water bath
Chocolate is a favorite delicacy for adults and children. But stores sell ready-made bars and candies, and at home, liquid chocolate is often required. It is included in various desserts and drinks, toppings and sauces. Face and hair masks are made from liquid chocolate. If you know how to properly melt chocolate, you will get a good result. You can use one of the simple methods: water bath, oven, multicooker or microwave.
Oven and microwave liquid chocolate
How to melt chocolate in a water bath
If you need liquid chocolate urgently, you need to use the oven. The technique is the simplest and fastest:
- light the oven, determine the lowest temperature regime;
- break the tiles into pieces (smaller than standard slices);
- put the pieces in a metal dish, place in the oven;
- do not open the oven for 10 minutes.
The chocolate will melt without any problem. The resulting mass can be poured over baked goods, add it to sauces.
For those who are used to saving time, it is important to know how to melt chocolate in the microwave. A microwave oven is a capricious appliance, it requires finely chopped chocolate and ceramic dishes. It will take the lowest mode and half a minute of waiting.
Then you need to open the oven and add some warm milk to the chocolate mass. Stir gently and put in the oven again for half a minute. It can be part of glazes, drinks, nourishing face and hair masks.
Liquid chocolate in a water bath
In the old days, chocolate was melted only with fire and water. The method is the most time consuming and slowest, but correct. Experienced chefs know how to melt chocolate in a water bath in two ways: on a gas stove and in a multicooker.
The traditional procedure is:
- break the chocolate into small pieces;
- place the pieces in a metal bowl;
- put the bowl in a pot of water;
- light gas under the pan;
- melt over low heat, stirring in one direction.
The newest way to melt chocolate in a water bath is a slow cooker. You need a container for steam dishes. It holds a bowl of chocolate pieces. The multicooker is filled with water, a container is placed on it. The result will be the same as in the traditional recipe.
How to melt chocolate in the microwave
Chocolate melted in a water bath can be poured over pancakes, sweet casseroles. This chocolate has the best consistency for use in cosmetic masks and scrubs.
Each of the methods requires a high-quality product – at least 50% cocoa butter for dark chocolate, 35% for milk chocolate. Dishes should be ceramic or special (for microwave), spoons – wooden.
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