What is the best way to melt chocolate chips without having a double boiler?!
Answers: I need to melt white chocolate chips but I don't have a double boiler, can I just use a regular pot on the stove? What should I have my heat set at?
Put in a glass bowl in the microwave at 30 second intervals - the glass helps retain heat better. Also, stir it after each 30 seconds - as it heats, the last bit of solid chips will melt into themselves. I do this all the time! Happy Holidays!
put them in a microwaveable cup and in the microwave. it works! i've tried it loads of times!
I did this yesterday. It's better than putting a pot directly on the stove, where it might scorch. Put the choc chips in a small pan, Boil water and put it in a larger bowl or pan and set the small one in it. Wait for them to melt and stir every few minutes. It worked great for me!
if you have 2 pots, one large and one smaller, you can make your own double boiler.......if you put your pot on the stove with the chocolate it will mostlikely burn quickly......
You can use a glass dish in the microwave, 30 sec at a time, maybe half power, stir often until smooth.
I just did this today for brownies!
I just used a small sauce pan, and dumped the bag of chocolate chips directly in on medium heat or maybe you should use low just incase. It'll melt fast, so stir constantly!
Good luck! :)
microwave- Super fast.
Microwave in a glass bowl or container. Watch it closely so that it will not boil over.
I usually start with 30 seconds, take a look, and then do another 30 seconds, and so on until the item is melted.
Don't put it directly on the stove unless on very low & stir constantly.
But I would recommend getting 2 pots of similar size, & putting water in the smaller one & balance the slightly larger one on top for the chocolate. Works the same as a double boiler.
In the microwave, try for 30 seconds then stir, another 30 seconds and stir. Repeat the process until done.
If you have a metal bowl, you can use that over a pan of boiling water to make a double boiler. Use medium to medium-high heat.
Use the microwave - medium setting - about 1 minute for halve a cup of choc chips.
If your settings are too high or you leave it to cook for too long it will be a sticky mess.
Start by experimenting with a little bit and see how that goes.
good luck
*edit - Judy is right - stir every 30 seconds.
I haven't used a double boiler in years (I keep intending to buy another one...), and I don't use a microwave oven, so I use a jerry-rigged "bain marie" for melting chocolate amongst other things: one sauce pan filled between 1/3 -2/3 with water; another smaller sauce pan that fits inside the larger one holds the chocolate. Make sure the water in the larger pan doesn't boil over (or worse, *into* your pan holding the chocolate!) as you are heating the pan. Don't forget to stir!
You can melt them in a microwave..try 30 seconds first and stir. If that doesn't work try 15 seconds more each time till they are melted the way you want. Merry Christmas!!
Do you have a glass measuring cup with a handle? Put the chips in there, hook it over the side of the pot and just simmer the water and keep stirring the chocolate. White chocolate isn't really chocolate and will melt fairly quickly.
Use an oven safe dish, set the oven to 150 degrees and check occasionally.
This is actually better than a double boiler, because you can accidentally get water in the chocolate when using a double boiler, and this will ruin the chocolate.
I have one of those electric skillets that I fill about halfway with water and leave at 200 degrees, and I put a glass bowl in the water with the chocolate, it keeps it melted. If you are wanting to make something like buckeyes, it is really hard to do it in the microwave, because it will melt but it will not stay melted.
Before I got the electric skillet I used a medium sized sauce pan filled with water, and a small sauce pan to place inside with the chocolate. You could keep the temp to where the water is boiling lightly, or around a simmer. It works better than the microwave, but not as good as the skillet.
If you use a pot on the stove the chocolate will burn to the pan.
Use a microwave safe dish. Also i add 1 tsp of butter flavor criso or regular ,it keeps it soft and gives it a shiney apperance when it sets, watch and stir often.