The better quality chocolate contains a high percentage of cocoa butter, so that the chocolate is so delicious. Cocoa butter is a fat white hard and needs chocolate because it contains cocoa butter tempering.
We try to dispel some of the mystique surrounding this process. The various fat crystals in cocoa butter have different setting points. If, when chocolate is melted, these crystals are allowed in their way is in large crystals, ranging inSetting up the chocolate with a gray "fat bloom" the surface, and without the usual fixed gear.
So this was after the start encyclopedia Wikipedia, the word from Latin temper "temper is' – mixed correctly – exactly what should happen to the chocolate. By the way, this procedure applies only chocolate with cocoa butter. Some products that have the word "chocolate" on the packaging are made from vegetable oil instead of cocoaButter.
Chocolate has been started, if the factory, but is still in the casting and the setting process can go wrong. It should be noted that whenever the melted chocolate, will be launched.
Pastry chefs are adept at leaving, and they do it by pouring melted chocolate on a marble slab. Then, with a scraper, move around until chocolate begins to set, before digging back into a warmed bowl. This is donedissolve the crystals of fat in different sizes so that everyone has the same attitude, period. The chocolate is heated gently (do not count on it otherwise the crystals to their old tricks), the operating temperature.
The chocolate melts and the temperature is critical, and this is a chocolate thermometer were needed. However, many experts know from experience when the chocolate has reached the right temperature. One way to check this is by using a DAB-chocolate on lower lipto "read" the temperature.
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Who committed less should, ideally, use chocolate chips, chocolate or pens, as sometimes called. Alternatively, chop the chocolate into small pieces. SetBowl of hot chocolate in a pan – not too hot – water. Remove the pan from the heat source, remember that it can be the basis of the bowl touch the water or overheating of the chocolate and hardening. Stir the chocolate to melt, so as to reach the correct temperature. One method is to take the tempering chocolate to the desired temperature, then add a block of pieces of unmelted chocolate to melted chocolate already – this is to lower the temperature.Keep stirring and remove when the temperature is correct, the block.
Another way to temper it in the microwave. This method is simple and fast, but only a small amount of chocolate can be reduced at any time. Set the microwave at 800 W and time of 20 seconds. Whenever this setting is reached, remove the chocolate, stirring gently. Once the chocolate has melted almost good, until they move a bit 'thick. Test to see if the right of chocolate through the distribution of some hardened on a piece ofbaking paper. They should put in a few minutes with a glossy surface. Otherwise, repeat the process.
Fortunately, there is no need to temper chocolate with the flavoring used, for example, mousses, pies and sauces.
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