source: www.youtube.com
In this video, Mahalo Chef Eric Crowley shows you how to melt chocolate using a water bath.
‹
Previous lesson:
How to Fill and Use Squeeze Bottles
Next lesson:
How to Butter and Sugar a Ramekin
›
What You'll Need
- Chocolate chips or bar (bittersweet, white or milk)
- Waterhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILPnE1NMbJs
- Knife (if using a hard-to-break bar of chocolate)
- Heat-proof spatula
- Pot
- Bowl wider than the pot
Instructions
- If you bought a bar of chocolate, break or chop it down to smaller pieces.
- Make sure that the bowl is completely dry and put the chocolate chips or chopped chocolate on the bowl.
- Let the bowl sit on the pot. Take note of how deep the bowl goes into the pot then remove the bowl.
- Pour water into the pot, making sure the water level is considerably far from the bottom of the bowl when it sits on the pot.
- Let the bowl sit on the pot again. Start the heat and let the water come to a boil.
- Observe the chocolate. Check it with a heat-proof spatula. When it looks fully melted, turn off the heat.
- Check the chocolate again with your spatula. Dissolve any lumps of chocolate to create a smooth consistency.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILPnE1NMbJs
Melted Chocolate Ready for Your Recipes
References
Trash
-
Your Kitchen 0:00
-
Kitchen Safety 0:00
-
Baking Equipment 0:00
-
Common Cooking Measurement Conversions 0:00
-
-
Basic Preparation 17:24
-
Advanced Preparation 13:29
-
Cakes Basics 9:02
-
Frostings 30:06
-
Milk Chocolate Buttercream Frosting 4:22
-
Vanilla Buttercream Frosting 5:54
-
Chocolate Creamy Yogurt Frosting 3:12
-
Almond Cream Cheese Frosting 2:21
-
Peppermint Cream Cheese Frosting 2:25
-
Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting 2:22
-
Chocolate Butter Cream Frosting 2:58
-
Betty Crocker's Dutch Chocolate Frosting 3:35
-
Betty Crocker's Chocolate Frosting 2:57
-
-
Pie Basics and Crusts 16:21
-
How to Make Pie 1:10
-
Flawless Pie Crust 5:12
-
How to Roll and Form Pie Dough 2:47
-
How to Close a Pie 1:52
-
Lattice Pie Crust 3:31
-
Vanilla Wafer Pie Crust 1:49
-
-
Fruit Pies 25:59
-
Homemade Apple Pie 3:11
-
Dutch Apple Pie 2:04
-
The Best Apple Pie You've Ever Eaten 3:11
-
Peach Pie 4:52
-
Berry Pie with Streusel Topping 5:19
-
Blackberry Pie 0:00
-
Blueberry Pie 5:00
-
Cherry Pie 2:22
-
-
Cream Pies 15:17
-
Pumpkin Pie 2:52
-
Key Lime Pie 3:01
-
Lemon Meringue Pie 6:27
-
Sweet Potato Pie 2:57
-
-
Cookies 20:55
-
Chocolate Chip Cookies 8:30
-
Oatmeal Raisin Cookies 8:05
-
Christmas Cookies 4:20
-
Meet Our Experts
-
Eric Crowley
Eric Crowley is chef and owner of the Culinary Classroom in Los Angeles. Crowley studied at the Culinary Institute of America and trained under master chefs in Barcelona and Munich before he began teaching culinary arts in 1996. He has been featured on several Los Angeles television shows, including Good Day LA, E! Entertainment, and Your LA. Crowley has donated thousands of dollars of cooking classes to Los Angeles schools and charities, and is a mentor for the Culinary Institute of America.
