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re: Candy making question
Posted on 12/8/18 at 3:59 pm to Spankum
Posted on 12/8/18 at 3:59 pm to Spankum
A couple things could have happened—you can have overheated the chocolate when melting, which can cause it to separate, become chalky/grainy, and often taste scorched.
Sometimes, chocolate will separate/seize if water is added; were any of your utensils or bowls wet/damp?
Finally, you might be using a chocolate especially poorly suited to remelting. Some chocolates easily go out of temper & look dull after melting, unless you’re properly stirring (the cocoa butter crystals become mis-aligned). That would account for a dull, ugly finish, but not necessarily an oily separation.
Sometimes, chocolate will separate/seize if water is added; were any of your utensils or bowls wet/damp?
Finally, you might be using a chocolate especially poorly suited to remelting. Some chocolates easily go out of temper & look dull after melting, unless you’re properly stirring (the cocoa butter crystals become mis-aligned). That would account for a dull, ugly finish, but not necessarily an oily separation.
Posted on 12/8/18 at 4:36 pm to hungryone
This is what caused it.
Dorothy and MD have good solutions.
Dorothy and MD have good solutions.
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