various flavors of homemade chocolate bonbons - Yulia Naumenko/Getty Images Tempered chocolate is the ultimate ingredient for dipping cookies and fruit, as well as for making chocolate bark and ...

1. Temper your chocolate. Use the microwave to melt the chocolate, stirring between pauses until everything is smooth and pourable. See note below for proper tempering. Start with a good, quality ...

Adding a touch of melted chocolate to cookies, strawberries, pretzels, or marshmallows is an easy to way to elevate your favorite sweet (or salty) treat. While you can melt chocolate in a double ...

When I was still a little girl, microwaves were the Next Big Thing. My mother dutifully microwaved pallid muffins, gray-brown meatloaf, rubbery custards, and shriveled baked potatoes. Then the novelty ...

To temper chocolate, you need a double boiler, a cooking thermometer, and a rubber spatula. The process of tempering involves heating and cooling chocolate to specific temperatures. Tempering ...

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You know how a good piece of chocolate should taste but what about its looks or its sound? That beautiful shine and satisfying snap comes from the tempering process, which manipulates the crystal ...