I added water and it really clumped up?
Milk or water added a little bit at a time. The reason it clumped is because you must stir it quite often. I prefer the microwave for melting chocolate, as because it is so 'fast' the ingredients break down quicker and do not clump up as much. Also it does not get a 'film' as quickly.
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.
Yeah, use milk, half and half, heavy cream, whipping cream, or butter, not margarine.And if you do use milk, don't use anything less than 2%. Do not use water, for even one drop to a kilogram of chocolate will stunt the melting process and your chocolate will be ruined. Add your ingredient slowly when the chocolate is still completely solid or completely melted,and add in small bits and mix thoroughly before adding more. If your chocolate is solid, add your ingredient at room temperature, and if your chocolate is melted, add your ingredoent at just below simmering. Hope this helps! : )
First if u are using choc. squares chop them to even size. Put in a glass bowl cover with plastic wrap. Microwave for 1-3 mins. or until melted Stir in between heatings. Every 30 seconds. To make it thin add butter,small amount at a time or cream. Good luck !
