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cassa333 | 17:08 Fri 29th May 2015 | Food & Drink
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Why the hell can't I melt chocolate?

Every single time it just doesn't work.

I have followed the instructions on many different ways to do it but it just turns to a congealed limp bypassing the melting stage altogether.
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I melt mine in the microwave, or in a bowl in a pan of hot water
I agree with tuvok. I do the same. No problems.
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I've Done it both ways. I've used cheap chocolate, ordinary chocolate, expensive chocolate, cooking chocolate. All of them at various times in the microwave or over a pan of hot water. Nothing works. I have yet another glob of chocolate in the bowl as I type.

I give up. Anyone know where I can buy ready melted chocolate that I can just open and pour ? Lol
can't really help..any chocolate does not last long enough to get to microwave and melt...my mouth does the job...wonderfully ! lol
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Murraymints. Ordinarily I would agree but partially melted globby chocolate is rather nice as well.
I am going to bet that you are a bit impatient. You need to keep the temperature low and take your time. As Mary Berry says "chocolate will melt in a child's pocket" It doesn't take much heat to melt.
If you want to make a chocolate sauce, try melting the chocolate SLOWLY together with cream.
where's that flake ? :o)
Add boiling water to congealed 'lump' while whisking slowly ( a bit like making mayo) drip by drip and you will get your chocolate back runny. When melting add a bit of butter and some milk or water.
I agree you must be doing it too quickly it sounds as if you are "cooking" it not melting it, keep the water on a gentle simmer and stir it carefully with a metal spoon but do not let any water get into the bowl of chocolate
follyfancer -I always add some sort of liquid to my chocolate when melting -a lovely choccie orange sauce is 200 grms good dark chocolate into a bowl with rind and juice of an orange and bit of orange liqueur if you have it, and a knob of butter. Melt over gently simmering water IMPORTANT -do not stir until all the chocolate has melted. Stir and serve hot over ice cream -you can of course leave the alcohol out.
The water in your Bain Marie should be barely simmering and there should be no contact between the bowl of chocolate and the water.

Yes - you are doing it too quickly. I have never ever had trouble melting chocolate (except for once when I did it for a couple of seconds too long in the microwave). I break it into a bowl, put it over barely simmering water and go away and ignore it and it melts perfectly

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