How Do You Melt Chocolate Chips In The Microwave?
There are plenty of baked goods that require you to use melted chocolate. Melting chocolate, however, can be difficult since the chocolate will easily burn. Most recipes will ask you to melt the chocolate in double boilers, since these are gentler because of the action of water vapor. The microwave, however, is more convenient and can be equally safe for melting chocolate chips if you know how. • Pour in the chips. Start by placing the chocolate chips in a small bowl that is microwavable. These microwavable bowls are usually reusable and are very inexpensive. You can buy these at Wal-Mart in large batches for several batches. Pour the amount of chocolate chips that is needed in the recipe. If you have never used the microwave for melting chocolate chips in the past, you may want to experiment first with smaller quantities. • Make your own shavings. If you do not have chocolate chips available, however, you can also use chocolate bar shavings. There are cooking chocolate bars that are s
