relost Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 Ok, so I want to make coco-pop or rice crispie buns with dairy milk and cashew nuts. Yum. How do I melt chocolate in the microwave? I don't have a cooker for a few days and fancy a treat. I tried to melt it in microwave once and it scorched and let off a funny smell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teddie Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 put in over a bowl of hot water (bain marie) it will melt o.k. even in the MW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
relost Posted March 13, 2008 Author Share Posted March 13, 2008 put in over a bowl of hot water (bain marie) it will melt o.k. even in the MW Ahh, last time I din't put in the water, just a plate of chocolate! Do I need to cover the chocolate with anything? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teddie Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 Put the choc in a dish, then fill a bowl of boiling water and put the dish over it. For gods sake don't put the chocolate into the water!!!! It would be better on the stove top, then you can prod the choc to make it melt quicker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weathergirl Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 If you put it on the stove, make sure you stur it now and then or it won't turn out right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
relost Posted March 13, 2008 Author Share Posted March 13, 2008 If you put it on the stove, make sure you stur it now and then or it won't turn out right. Lol like I said I don't have a cooker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxforcefive Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 break up your choccy put in micro for a minute, take out and stir, if the choc has started to melt keep stiring until fully melted, if there are any lumps put in micro again for about 15 secs at a time. Don't overdue it or it won't set properly. When you have made the buns, let me know, i'll be straight over to sample.x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dozy Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 Yes, do be careful with choc and microwave! I once fancied some chocolate sauce on my ice cream, so I lobbed a small bar of plain choc in the microwave and it went horribly lumpy and granular! Now I microwave it for a few seconds at a time and stir vigorously between heatings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twiglet Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 Or you could boil a kettle and pour the hot water into a bowl then put a smaller bowl with the chocolate in the top? Should work - might require one change of boiling water when it cools down but would give better results than microwaving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pk014b7161 Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 best way to melt chocolate give it to a toddler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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