Chocolate Question

CherylBooch Posted: Dec 18, 2003 02:11 PM

Chocolate Question

What is the difference between 'melting chocolate' and chocolate bars?

I want to make fancy chocolate covered pretzel rods for my office and my mom INSISTS that I get melting chocolate. Why can't I just use Hershey bars?

xjulietx Posted: Dec 18, 2003 02:13 PM

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I think melting chocolate is a different consistency and won't burn like a Hershey bar

ChristineC68 Posted: Dec 18, 2003 02:16 PM

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I think it's price and packaging.

Lisa Rose Posted: Dec 18, 2003 02:16 PM

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get milk chocolate melting chocolate....it will taste much better than melting hersheys!!

Latina511 Posted: Dec 18, 2003 02:18 PM

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I don't really know the difference. I usually buy Ghiaredelli (sp?) bars, nestle chocolate chips or hersheys and just melt it. I have even used Lindts chocolate. It all good to me. This is for things that I use at home.

I do get melting chocolate when making chocolate covered strawberries, lollipops and things like that. So the girls are right melting chocolate would be better and nicer.

Annemarie13 Posted: Dec 18, 2003 02:21 PM

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I dont know the technical difference really. But I have made chcolate lollipops a few times and buy the melting chocolate. IT works great!

Sassyz75 Posted: Dec 18, 2003 03:04 PM

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melting chocolate and baking chocolate actually has a higher chocolate percentage than regular hersey's chocolate bar.

Kelly9904 Posted: Dec 18, 2003 03:10 PM

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Melting chocolate is much easier to work with too and will solidify around the pretzle nice and smooth!

CherylBooch Posted: Dec 18, 2003 04:12 PM

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Grrrr. I hate it when my mother is right.
Off to the Chocolate Duck I go...

allure Posted: Dec 18, 2003 04:14 PM

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FM Michelle31 she has a fantastic recipe for the Choclate covered Pretzels

Lunatrek Posted: Dec 18, 2003 04:27 PM

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There is definitely a difference. I love baking with Ghirardelli and Scharffenberger (sp.?) chocolate. I wasn't crazy with what Chocolate Duck offers, though... just didn't like the taste (then again I am more of a dark chocolate lover, so it could just be a preference thing).

Latina511 Posted: Dec 18, 2003 04:28 PM

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I am a milk chocolate lover and the chocolate duck chocolate was really good. i didn't like the dark sooo maybe you are right its all about preference.

CherylBooch Posted: Dec 18, 2003 04:32 PM

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Latina I'll take your word for it... your avitar says it all!

cooky11111 Posted: Dec 18, 2003 04:33 PM

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Yes I believe it is creamer and easier to work with.

mmmm now I want some chocolate!!

Misty Posted: Dec 18, 2003 05:12 PM

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I am a big chocolate covered person...and I make a lot of stuff like this. Trust me...don't use Hershey's!! It does not harden the same way melting chocolate does, the consistency is much softer. You can tell the difference when you bite into a piece of melting chocolate as opposed to a Hershey bar. If you use a Hershey bar it will likely soften and be a big mess instead of a neat little package. It also melts at a much lower temperature, so if you are in a heated car or house..it's curtains.

I usually buy the Wilton's melting chocolate. It tastes really good on pretzels and strawberries! You can get it in Party City and places like that. Otherwise I get stuff from specialty candy stores. Yes Chocolate Duck is yummy yummy.