While melting chocolate isn't completely independent of tempering, they are ultimately distinct processes. Here's what distinguishes the two and how to do them.

Check the temper by dipping a spoon in the chocolate and letting it sit out for around five minutes. It should dry and look shiny and hard. If it passes the tempering test, then start dipping your ...

3. Put the top of the double boiler over the simmering water and let the chocolate melt, leaving it alone at first, then stirring every now and then.

You are no doubt aware that chocolate-dipped anything (but especially cookies) can make a platter special, but perhaps you have also been put off (as have I) by the process of tempering chocolate ...

You are no doubt aware that chocolate-dipped anything — strawberries, cookies, pretzels, you name it — can make a platter special, but perhaps you have also been put off (as have I) by … ...

Patience and a good thermometer will get you perfect, glossy chocolate. Thanks to Valentine's Day, February is the unofficial month of chocolate, a time when pastry shops everywhere are putting ...

We've gathered recipes and tips for making old-fashioned sweets like brittle, bark, and caramel apples, plus three homespun takes on store-bought classics.