How does one melt raw chocolate?

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Permalink Reply by Diana on February 10, 2009 at 4:12pm

Hi Gegembre. The only two ways I can think of would be to put it in the dehydrator, or to put it in a container and place the container in warm water. Hope this helps!

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Permalink Reply by Diana on February 10, 2009 at 4:12pm

Oops. Sorry I typed your name wrong. I meant Gingembre!

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Permalink Reply by Sorcha on February 10, 2009 at 4:29pm

I remember reading a recipe by some raw chocolateir (maybe Shazzie) that said to melt the chocolate in a bowl of warm water no more than 30 degrees Celsius. There is a specific name given to this melting method, but I cannot recall it.

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Permalink Reply by Charles on February 10, 2009 at 5:35pm

Use a double boiler. Just put one pot on top of another. Fill the bottom pot with water. Use an extremely low temperature. Cacao butter melts pretty quickly. Heck, it'll start melting in your hand.

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Permalink Reply by Vince Wendling on February 10, 2009 at 5:56pm

And remember to use a raw liqueur or the cacao powder+butter. Nib and bean don't melt.

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Permalink Reply by Uti on February 10, 2009 at 6:12pm

We made some treats during a party at Elaina Love's. First we melted the cacao butter in a stainless steel mixing bowl set inside another bowl of very hot water. We weren't fussy about the water temperature because we were stirring the butter around until it just turned liquid so it's not like it got overheated and the raw police broke the door down and cited us for going over 115. Then we added the cacao nib powder and other goodies in various batches.

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Permalink Reply by Rawbin on February 10, 2009 at 10:48pm

"...and the raw police broke the door down and cited us for going over 115"
Uti, You crack me up!

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Permalink Reply by Uti on February 10, 2009 at 11:02pm

I don't always know where these things come from Rawbin. It just seems to me like people get so locked into strict adherence to a form and being an expert before they even try something that they forget to breathe and have fun. I've been guilty of that and it did not make me happy or bring more love into my life.
BTW, I revisited your page the other day and just wanted to tell you that you're awesome lady.

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