How Do You Salvage Seized Or Overheated Chocolate?
When chocolate melts, it is ideally a smooth, satiny, homogenous mixture. However, if it comes into contact with even a small amount of water, it will seize, or turn into a grainy, clumpy mess in the bowl. If chocolate is overheated, it will be quite thick and lumpy. Seized chocolate cannot be fixed, but it can be put to other uses. It is sometimes possible to save overheated chocolate. Why Does Chocolate Seize? Chocolate is a mixture of fat (from cocoa butter) and dry particles (cocoa and sugar). When the melted chocolate comes into contact with water, the dry particles become moist and begin to stick together, quickly forming a gritty, rough mass of chocolate. How Can I Prevent Seizing? The most important thing you can do to prevent chocolate from seizing is to eliminate any chance of the chocolate coming into contact with water. Always make sure the bowls and utensils you are using are perfectly dry. Avoid using wooden spoon
