What kind of chocolate is better for a chocolate fountain?
Most chocolate fountain machines don't have enough temperature to melt chocolate directly, so they usually melt the chocolate in a microwave oven before adding it to the fountain. Special high cocoa chocolate prices are 1 higher, and the other less expensive alternative is chocolate flavored syrup, also known as chocolate paint. Chocolate syrup is cheap and liquid, so it doesn't need to be heated before melting.
Couverture chocolate or chocolate flavored syrup chocolate fountain, melted chocolate is very sensitive to temperature, so it uses a very high content of cocoa butter "Couverture chocolate" (Couverture) if the chocolate cocoa content used is too low, it must increase the viscous additive (1 like vegetable oil). Unless specifically for the special chocolate chocolate fountain design, 1 as "Couverture chocolate" after melting viscosity is not up to the smooth circulation of activities, so still require additional adding vegetable oil. Since the addition of vegetable oil affects the aroma and taste of chocolate, a special chocolate fountain chocolate is recommended.
The best Belgian chocolate, though expensive, has a very good quality and taste. Couverture chocolate Couverture refers to those chocolate craftsman and pastry raw material for chocolate as the French call Couverture (Couverture). A coating of French Couverture is defined as containing at least 31% cocoa butter chocolate, the 1 content is about two times the usual we eat chocolate. Chocolate technologists and pastry makers choose this type of chocolate as a coating of food in order to obtain a shiny appearance, and that it has the characteristics of rapid melting and easy operation.
