I am sure there have been many jokes made about it, by students through the ages, but my first efforts at tempering chocolate have been maddening enough to throw me into a temper tantrum!

But I guess it’s that way with any lab experiment. And this really felt like chemistry.

I started to prep the kitchen, as soon as the boys left for school. I figured that gave me plenty of time to have a really good go at the tabliering process, which is one of the tempering methods. [Read more…]