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Take a minute to imagine your favorite chocolate bar. The smell of the cocoa. The fillings of the bar. The snap of the chocolate. It’s sheer perfection. But have you ever wondered how you can create ...

Knowing how to temper chocolate is an important skill for all people who bake with chocolate. Tempered chocolate can be used for several reasons, like dipping and coating sweet treats like ...

The holidays are just around the corner, meaning there are plenty of reasons to make delicious desserts for family, friends, or for yourself. If you're thinking of making homemade peanut butter cups ...

There are few things in cooking that give me “the dreads” quite like tempering chocolate. It’s a time-intensive, persnickety process that is overwhelming to deal with — and for someone like me, who’s ...

Pastry chef Paola Velez uses the technique to make her recipe for Tropical Mendiants on this week’s episode of Pastries with Paola. Tempering chocolate can be tricky, and if you've never done it at ...

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