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Default Melting Chocolate Gone Wrong

"Sqwertz" > ha scritto nel messaggio
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> Melba's Jammin' > wrote:
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>> 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.

>
> I thought maybe I triggered some sort of alien phenomenon and here
> you tell me this is a well-known occurrence? And that I didn't
> already know this?
>
> I'm speechless.
>
> -sw <pouting>


And cookieless. Make a ganache next time by melting equal weights of cream
and chocolate together.