Learner747

So many great recipes are just waiting for me to try. But a number of them call for dipping in chocolate. How do you do that without coating your fingers with the chocolate?

jmanghamom

I use a dipping fork. You can usually find them where they sell cake and candy supplies.

dixie_fried

Here's my fancy solution: break the middle tines out of a plastic fork. Toss your item to be dipped into the chocolate bath, lift with the altered fork and all the mess drips in the middle.

patimint

So is the problem with chocolate fingers????? Just lick the chocolate off. the aboe suggestions work great.

Quiltaddict

I just use a meat fork, the one with the two large tines.

ptquilts

or a toothpick, or cake tester.

hheelleenn

WOW! I never thought of that, great tip.

pls1946

Why didn't I know this before? I always try to use a toothpick, whatever slides into the chocolate and my frustration begins.

susiequilt

That sounds like it would work!
Now, if I only could melt chocolate liquid enough to dip!
What am I doing wrong?

dixie_fried

I think it depends on what you're trying to melt. If it's almond bark, and you're trying in the microwave...I find it burns more than melts. I almost always melt my chocolate (chips, bark, or candy melts) in a glass bowl over boiling water. This works since I don't have a double boiler--looked all over creation for one and had to improvise that, too. If you do it in the double boiler, it does take a while to get the solids melted, but it stays liquid until you take it off the heat and you can dip to your hearts content.