4 Tips for Melting Chocolate for Valentine To Not Clump

KOMPAS.com – Want to make Dessert Chocolate for Valentine’s Day at home? One of the first steps that must be taken is to melt chocolate, especially if you use chocolate bars.

So that the results do not clot and perfect, here are tips and how to melt chocolate that can be tried at home, quoted from Delicious dishSunday (2/2/2025):

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1. Melt the chocolate in a small piece

Dock. Shutterstock/Anna.Q Chocolate illustrations are cut.

Chocolate bars are generally sold in various sizes, for example from 180 grams to one kilogram.

Before melting, cut or grated the chocolate first. Thus, chocolate will more easily melt and the duration is not too long.

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2. Use the team method

Dock. Freepik/Valeria_aksakova Illustration melts chocolate.

The team is a method that is often recommended to melt chocolate. First, prepare a heat -resistant bowl, for example made of stainless steel. Fill the bowl with chocolate.

Second, prepare a pan filled with hot water. Then place the bowl containing the chocolate into the pan.

The next step is to heat the chocolate using low heat, while continuing to stir so that the chocolate is not burnt.

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3. Continue to stir

Shutterstock/Wisely Melted chocolate illustration.

Still pay attention to chocolate during the process of melting it. Keep stirring so that chocolate is not charred and does not clot later.

If there is a lump, the possibility of excessive heat or chocolate mixed with water.

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4. Pay attention to the temperature of the water

Pixabay/Three-Shots Illustration of how to make water boil fast

When using the team method to melt chocolate, pay attention to the temperature of the water in the pan. Make sure you use low heat so that the temperature is relatively stable.

Because, if the boiling water is too strong, splashing water can enter the chocolate so that it makes it clot.

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