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waynest

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Why is chocolate normally melted in a double boiler?

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What caused the homemade beverages to thicken? The commercial beverage?

Question 3

What caused the differences in mouthfeel between the chocolate and cocoa beverages?



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Answer to Question 1

To keep the temperature from escalating too high, which may result in scorching or formation of undesirable lumps.

Answer to Question 2

Coagulation of protein and presence of cocoa butter in the homemade beverage contributed to the thickening; Coagulation of the protein contributed to thickening of the commercial beverage.

Answer to Question 3

Presence of cocoa butter in the chocolate and absence of cocoa butter in cocoa.




waynest

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Reply 2 on: Aug 19, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it


AISCAMPING

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

 

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