How to Melt White Chocolate in a Double Broiler

How to Melt White Chocolate in a Double Broiler

Ingredients:

1, 11 oz bag Ghirardelli Classic White Chips

Special equipment: double broiler pot

Directions:

1. Fill the bottom pot of the double broiler with water about half way, make sure that the water is not touching the top pot (at the bottom of the top pot).

    a.    It's easy to tell if you filled up the bottom pot with too much water. After filling your bottom pot, add the top pot on top. Remove the top pot and look at the bottom of the top pot, if there is any water on it, you know you've filled the bottom pot with too much water. Keep the top pot off of the double broiler for now.

2. Turn the stove top to medium heat and begin heating the water in the bottom pot of the double broiler with the lid on it. Do not have the top pot of the double broiler sitting on the bottom pot at this time.

3. Once water reaches a simmer, add the entire bag of white chocolate to the top pot of the double broiler and add the top pot of the double broiler to the simmering bottom pot.

 

4. Stir constantly with a fork until chips melt - they will look wet and glossy.

  

    a.    As soon as they are done, take the top pot off of the double broiler, turn off the stove top, and use the white chocolate. Stirring often to prevent overcooking.

    b.    Don’t overcook the white chocolate as it will firm up, seize, and be very thick and difficult to work with. White chocolate is tricky to work with and very heat sensitive, so be careful!