Double Boiler of Doom

in fail •  6 years ago 

All I wanted was a cup of hot chocolate. My Pyrex was dirty, so I tried a Mason jar for my double boiler. When I went to pull it out, the bottom popped off, and my milk flooded the water in the pot.

Aren't Mason jars MEANT for boiling in water in a pot for water bath canning?! Argh!

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There has to be a buffer between them and the hot bottom. A small wire rack, a folded dishtowel, something low and flat.

But I always make my cocoa in a sauce pan, just stir constantly until you see the cream swirls. I put all ingredients in at once, so the chocolate highlights the swirls. Turns out perfectly every time.

Looks like I should do a post on making cocoa...

AHA I didn't know it needed a buffer. Thanks for that!
The pot was dirty, too, or else I would have used it plain. I need to do dishes. LOL

At least it was in the pot and not all over the stove.

True. I was lucky. :)