Melba's Jammin' > wrote in news:barbschaller-
:

> In article >,
> Sqwertz > wrote:
>
>> I thought I had melted chocolate (Nestle morsels) in the microwave
>> on medium-low setting before, stirring often, but something really
>> went wrong last time I tried this: It turned into what looks like a
>> brick of cocoa.
>>
>> It's crumbly and looks dry. But it tastes fine - Heck maybe even
>> better tasting then when it was in morsel form. Has a nice crumbly
>> texture, not smooth, but it smooths out in the mouth. Not really
>> dry at all, not as dry as it looks. When it happened I just let it
>> cool and stuck it all in all in a plastic bag and tried to forget
>> about it... until now.
>>
>> What did the microwave do to it? And is there a way to bring this
>> back to a smooth melted consistency for dipping? (for my lace
>> cookies).
>>
>> -sw
>
>
> Add a teaspoon of shortening or oil.
> A drop of moisture will cause the melting chocolate to seize up; lots
of
> liquid will not. Go figure. One of life's true mysteries.


How to melt it,

http://candy.about.com/od/workingwit...tchocolate.htm


How to save it,

http://candy.about.com/od/workingwit...ocmistakes.htm



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Peter Lucas
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