How to melt chocolate in the microwave
How to melt chocolate in the microwave
The simplest and quickest way of melting chocolate is in the microwave. It's ideal when you're making something quickly like cornflake cakes or chocolate bark.

For recipes where the chocolate just needs to be melted and drizzled over or stirred into something else before baking, melting it in the microwave is quick, simple and convenient.

Make sure the bowl you are using has no metal and says it is microwave safe.  A favorite of mine is the Pyrex mixing bowl.  Then I also sometimes use my Pyrex measuring cups.

Stir every 20-30 seconds

Melting chocolate in the microwave isn't totally without perils. As the heat from a microwave can be fairly fierce and starts from within, you must make sure that you pause cooking every 20 to 30 seconds to give it a stir – otherwise your chocolate could burn, and burnt chocolate has a terrible flavour.

Summary Instructions:

  1. Microwave the chocolate for 30 seconds then take the bowl out and give it a stir.
  2. Place the bowl back in the microwave and repeat the process of cooking for 20 seconds, stirring in betwen until the chocolate has melted.
  3. If there are just one or two lumps that still have not melted, keep stirring it outside the microwave to melt the last few pieces using the residual heat of the bowl.
  4. Once the chocolate has melted, leave it to cool for a minute or two before using, because microwaved food continues to cook for a little while afterwards.

TIP:  The best chocolate to use has at least 32% cocoa butter.  Comes out smooth and won't burn as easy.  If you are using a good brand you can just use chocolate chips.

 

3 Super Easy Ways to Perfectly Melt Chocolate | You Can Cook That | Allrecipes.com

To watch how it's done just skip to 2:14 in the video.

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