If your chocolate chips keep burning and turning into a bitter, lumpy mess on the stove, you're likely not melting them ...

Despite how fancy it sounds, a double boiler is easy to set up. Start by filling a saucepan with about an inch of water — just enough to simmer, not boil.

Use a double boiler to make delicate sauces and custards, or melt chocolate. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays. Watch Now. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays. Menu. Search site.

Use a double boiler to make delicate sauces and custards, or melt chocolate. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays. Watch Now. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays. Menu. Search site.

Double boilers are handy to have in the kitchen for making delicate sauces like hollandaise, preparing custards or stretchy doughs and melting chocolate for sweet treats. You need a double boiler ...

Use a double boiler to make delicate sauces and custards, or melt chocolate. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays. Watch Now. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays. Menu. Search site.

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Double boilers are handy to have in the kitchen for making delicate sauces like hollandaise, preparing custards or stretchy doughs and melting chocolate for sweet treats. You need a double boiler ...