Questions tagged [hot-chocolate]
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Why do some powders clump in hot water?
Why do some powders like flour or matcha green tea causes lumps in hot water while other powders like sugar or cocoa or wheat grass (triticum aestivum) readily dissolve? Wheat grass powder is green and easily dissolves in cold water.
Cocoa:…
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What size were Baker's Chocolate bars when they were first introduced?
I have a recipe from my grandmother that calls for a bar of Baker's Chocolate.
What size (weight) were these bars made by Baker's Chocolates when they were first introduced?
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Does brewing hot chocolate for longer hours make a difference?
I've been to some stores that offer hot chocolate that has been "brewed for 2 hours". I've also come across the following recipe that instructs to let the mixture sit for 12 hours. What does this achieve? What actually happens?
Ingredients:
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How to make Instant Hot Chocolate Taste Less Watery
How can I make hot chocolate drinks made from using instant hot chocolate sachets taste less watery?
I work in an office with limited kitchen appliances, we only have access to a tap that dispenses boiling hot or ice cold water and a microwave.
I…
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Why is my hot chocolate gritty?
I know this question has been asked before here and here, but none of the provided solutions have made any difference.
Every time I attempt to make hot chocolate, there's a grittiness to it, like there's tiny sand grains or particulate matter…
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Can I make milk hot chocolate out of dark chocolate and sugar?
Would it taste the same if I made a hot chocolate out of couverture milk chocolate + milk and a hot chocolate made out of couverture dark chocolate + more milk + more sugar?
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How to solidify melted chocolate?
I have a fair amount of 75% cocoa chocolate. I would like to melt this chocolate and mix it up with some spices, fruit, nuts, coffee of mine. I would then spread this chocolate into a thin board and let it solidify again. This last step sounds a…
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Why does whipped Cream sometimes sink in warm beverages?
I am a former barista who has encountered this phenomena many times, but could never consistently re-produce the effect.
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How to remove unwanted aftertaste from food
So I've just finished making about a liter of hot chocolate (lets ignore why for a minute here), and I've stored it in my refrigerator, inside a plastic bottle that was once used to store orange juice. Although I cleaned and rinsed the bottle as…
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Cocoa powder stays stuck at the bottom of the cup
I am trying to make a warm drink using cocoa without much additions.
Basically I boil water and the slowly add it to a cup with cocoa powder while I stir. I also add some cold milk.
When I stir with a spoon, I see that it becomes sticky and liquid…
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For microwave hot chocolate, why pour the hot milk into the chocolate rather than mixing the milk with chocolate then heating?
I read on the back of the unsweetened Hershey's cocoa powder box that I should first heat milk in a microwave and then pour into another cup with the powder, salt and sugar. This tasted much better than when I directly mixed in the powder with milk…
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How to make cocoa powder soluble in water or milk without sugar?
Since cocoa powder is not soluble in water/milk (the physics prevent the molecules of cocoa from entering into the molecules of water/milk) none of the suggestion given will actually work. And given that I tried, before I researched and found out…
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Were are they? Are there even any?
Were are the steps to make yogurt? I've been looking for 5 hours and ended up being late for making yogurt for lunch! I won't be back on this website again, Thats for sure
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