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How do I make chocolate shiny???

post #1 of 6
6/14/09 at 3:47pm
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I am trying to make some candies in molds, but I can't seem to get them to come out shiny!!! icon_mad.gif Does anyone have any tips that could help??? icon_cry.gif I would totally appreciate it. TIA
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post #2 of 6
6/14/09 at 3:52pm
You need to temper your chocolate for a shiny finish.
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post #3 of 6
6/14/09 at 3:52pm
I've rubbed mine with a little bit of crisco.....I'm not sure if it alters the taste but it worked!
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post #4 of 6
6/17/09 at 9:30pm
How do you temper chocolate? I don't know what that means.
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post #5 of 6
6/18/09 at 9:23am
Here's links to tempering chocolate. Sorry it took me so long to answer, but I didnt see your question.

http://allrecipes.com/HowTo/Tempering-Chocolate/Detail.aspx

http://allrecipes.com/HowTo/Tempering-Chocolate/Detail.aspx

You can also go to youtube and type in "how to temper chocolate"
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post #6 of 6
6/21/09 at 7:56am
tempering chocolate means to melt it ever so slowly so it never goes above 100 - 102 degrees farenheight.

That pretty much means the microwave it not going to work. A double boiler will if you really, really have patience and go slowly.

Alton Brown uses a household heating pad in a bowl then the chocolate in another bowl inside that. I've done it this way twice. It takes a long time, but it works. keep a thermometer handy and don't let the temp get too high.
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