Category "tempering"

What's the recommended temperature for chocolate to set?

I have been making various kinds of chocolate bonbons for about 8 months with great success. (Once I had mastered tempering, that is.) I had read somewhere (bu

Tempering untempered chocolate

I would like to know how to temper chocolate without seeding it with already tempered chocolate. Possibly this comes from a misunderstanding for the reason for

Tempered chocolate thickens

I have now twice experienced that when I'm tempering dark chocolate is becomes incredibly thick - almost solid- in the cooling phase When it happens I will acci

What happens when chocolate is overheated further than 50C/120F?

I've been googling about this for a while, and it seems to be a common practice to avoid overheating chocolate in the context of tempering. Here's an example so

Shea Butter (or Cocoa Butter Equivalent) tempering while making Chocolate

This is more of a theoretical question. But assuming I have the following ingredients Cocoa powder / Cocoa Mass (containing no cocoa butter or trace amounts of

Why does chocolate tempering requires reaching temperatures where "bad" crystals can be formed

When tempering chocolates, we want that the chocolate will only contain beta crystals, for this, we melt the chocolate to a point where all crystals break, then

How does the process of tempering in indian dishes generally work?

I am trying to understand the tadka (tempering) technique or procedure Indian meals. Is the a specific order in which spices go in in order to avoid overcookin

How long can chocolate be held at temper?

I just got a chocolate melter and have held some tempered pure chocolate (Lindt Excellence 90%) for a day at 33C. I intend to make up 3 or 4 truffles, a few t

What's a good syrup for home-made chocolate?

I make my own chocolate from cocoa powder, cocoa butter, and syrup. The ingredients I was using a while ago were fine, I had success tempering and got the righ

Does different percentage chocolate set differently?

My glaze did not come out as expected. Will chocolate set differently if I start with, say 60% vs 70% chocolate? If so, is there a suggestion as to how to adjus

Does the accidental discoloring during seasoning impair my steel pan in any way?

I recently entered the realm of cooking with cast iron and steel pans, and am still trying to find my way around it. Last weekend I went about seasoning my firs

Verdigris on copper-bottomed pan

I have a small stainless steel pan with a copper bottom. The diameter is around 4in or 10cm, so it is really small. I use it exclusively for tempering or what i

How do I store untempered chocolate?

My chocolate tempering was a flop! I am left with half-tempered Easter chocolates for my daughter. Since this is my first time and she doesn't really care, and

Is there a way to re-crystallize or temper goat butter?

I received a small tub of goat butter for Christmas, and unfortunately I left it too close to my stove last night, and the whole thing melted. (just the butter,

Precise Digital Temperature Control? & ideas to correctly threshold melt & cool Cocoa Butter for stable Recrystallization at home?

Precise Digital Temperature Control? & ideas to correctly threshold melt & cool Cocoa Butter for stable Recrystallization at home? Trying to look at Hot