How can I tell if my chocolate is tempered?
How can you tell if chocolate is already tempered?
I have some bulk Bernard Callebaut milk chocolate chips.
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If it has a shiny/reflective surface and doesn't melt or bloom (much) at room temperature or hand temperature, then it's already tempered. Virtually every packaged chocolate is already tempered.
Untempered chocolate generally needs to be refrigerated for longer-term storage, so if a package doesn't specify refrigeration (and I've never seen one that does), you can assume that it is tempered.
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Test: Dip a knife, spoon, or spatula into the chocolate and set it down at cool room temperature (65°F to 70°F). If the chocolate is in temper it will harden quite quickly (within 3 to 5 minutes) and become firm and shiny. If you touch it, your finger will come away clean.Is store bought chocolate already tempered?
Chocolate that you buy from the supermarket has already been tempered, giving it that perfectly hard and shiny look that snaps crisply when broken. Once it's been melted, you will need to temper it again.What happens if you temper chocolate wrong?
There is actually a proper way to melt chocolate \u2013 or temper it, as it's known in the culinary world. When things go wrong, that smooth, glossy chocolate can seize and turn into a dull, grainy mess right before your eyes.At what temperature does chocolate get tempered?
Be sure that the pieces are completely melted before adding more. The chocolate will thicken and become cool, shiny, and smooth as you continue stirring and \u201cseeding\u201d it by adding additional small amounts. When it has reached the range 84-91\xb0F, the chocolate will be tempered and ready to work with.What are three characteristics of properly tempered chocolate?
Proper tempering results in chocolate with qualities such as: contraction, ideal for mould release, smooth texture, glossy shine, resistance to fat bloom, snaps when broken rather than crumbling and lasts for extended periods of time under proper storage conditions.How To Tell If You Correctly Tempered Your Chocolate ! - EASY Tutorial
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Most chocolate you buy are already tempered(the ones with real cocao butter) but when you melt the chocolate so you can work with it, you must temper it again.
I found this great article on allrecipe in regards to this. It gives step by step information about melting and tempering chocolate.
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