Chocolate is one of the most used ingredients in confectionery. It is customary to decorate the cake, add to the filling or make a chocolate fountain out of it. Before applying chocolate, you often need to melt it correctly. This can be done in several ways: in a water bath or in a microwave. The first method will require great effort and time. If you do not have the opportunity to melt the chocolate in a water bath, you can use the microwave oven. We will talk about how to properly melt the chocolate in the microwave.
How to melt the chocolate in the microwave - which chocolate to choose
If you need to melt the chocolate as soon as possible, you can safely choose a white chocolate tile, since it, compared with other species, is better to be exposed to rays and melts in the minimum time. A relatively little time is required in order to melt milk and dark chocolate. But black chocolate is used extremely rarely, since it melts the longest.
It is extremely recommended to use porous chocolate. The melted porous chocolate has a very liquid consistency, which is why it is difficult to use when cooking.
When choosing chocolate, you should pay attention to the presence of nuts and dried fruits in the tile. In order for the chocolate to turn out to be homogeneous in consistency, it is advisable to choose a tile without additives.
How to melt chocolate in the microwave - the choice of container
People actively using the microwave are well known that not every dishes can be put in a microwave oven. To prepare liquid chocolate, you need to even carefully choose the dishes in which the chocolate will be prepared, since it can burn in the inappropriate dishes.
It is best to use dishes made of heat -grinding glass or special dishes for microwave ovens. You can also use dishes from high -quality ceramics. It will not heat up under the influence of rays, so the chocolate will gradually melt and will not burn.
It is strictly forbidden to use plastic dishes, since during cooking it can melt.
How to melt chocolate in a microwave
Before heating the chocolate in the microwave, you need to heat it to room temperature, since a sharp temperature difference will make the glaze less tasty. In order for the tile to heat to room temperature, you need to leave it in the room for 1-2 hours.
So that there are no lumps in the melted chocolate, you need to break it into pieces or grate it on a coarse grater. As soon as you prepare the chocolate for cooking, grease the container with vegetable oil and put chocolate in it. After that, you can send chocolate to the microwave.
Put the “defrosting” mode and leave the chocolate to warm up for 20-30 seconds. Then open the microwave, mix the chocolate and put it in the furnace again at the same time. These actions need to be alternated until the chocolate is completely melted. Time will depend on the power of the furnace and on the weight of the chocolate. Tiles weighing 50 grams will melt in about 1 minute. In order to melt the chocolate weighing 200-250 gr. It takes 3 minutes. If you want to melt 500 gr. Chocolate, then this will take 3.5-4 minutes.
The prepared melted chocolate can be mixed with cream and add cinnamon, cloves or nutmeg. Thanks to this, it will acquire a more delicate shade and will turn out to be more tasty.
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