Does anybody actually do this? Iām not sure I want to serve my guests out of rubber-flavored chocolate bowls that melt when touched. I suppose they would be better for ice cream than soup, but it still seems like one of those things like making your own furniture out of milk cartons.
I did an image search for and was surprised at the lack of documented failure.
A comment at http://pinterestfail.com/2014/08/20/fail-chocolate-bowl/ emphasizes the use of ātempered chocolateā.
Pastry chefs use balloons all the time to make bowls, with tempered chocolate. Untempered, melted chocolate wonāt set.
I donāt know about gourmet uses, but my kids enjoyed making them last year. The ice cream stops the chocolate from melting too quickly, and chilling the bowls beforehand can also help. You can also drip different kinds of chocolate on top of a balloon to make lattice shapes or other designs.
Are you familiar with the phrase āas useful as a chocolate teapotā?
(And in case you were wondering, yes, someone has actually made a useable chocolate teapot. If you donāt mind tea with āa hint of chocolateā).
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