How to melt chocolate

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You will need:
Chocolate
Bowl
Saucepan
Water
Spoon


Just start by breaking your favourite chocolate into even sized pieces so that the chocolate melts evenly.

Put the broken chocolate into a clean dry bowl.

Pour water into the bottom of a saucepan.

Bring the water up to simmering point.

Sit the bowl over the gently simmering water, make sure that the bowl doesn’t touch the water. If the bowl touches the water chocolate will become too hot too quickly.

Leave for a minute or two until the chocolate starts to melt.

Turn the heat off, the residual heat will melt the chocolate.

Use a clean dry spoon to stir the chocolate, even the smallest amount of water can cause the chocolate to go hard.

Stir until it has melted, it is best to melt chocolate when you are ready to use it so that it doesn’t have to be reheated.


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Food safety
Always wash work surfaces, cutting boards, utensils and hands before and after preparing food and after disposal of packaging. Wash fruit and veg before use, especially if eating raw. Make sure stored poultry is properly wrapped and kept at the bottom of the fridge, at or below 5°C. Do not wash raw poultry, and use different knives for raw meat than other foods. Ensure poultry is cooked thoroughly before consuming.