Most candies and chocolates have precise temperature targets you should be aiming for when making them at home. We have the tips to help you have success!
If there is one edible symbol of holiday joy, it has to be the candy cane. They’re festive, joyful, and mintily refreshing amongst all the chocolates and beef roasts of winter. But here’s something you may not have considered: Until the 1920s, candy canes were made exclusively by hand. If not homemade, candy canes were…
Good cannoli can be hard to find. Unless you live in a city with a substantial Italian population, cannoli might not even be available, let alone good. But that just isn’t acceptable. Everyone should be able to enjoy great cannoli! Here, we present a recipe for fantastic cannoli with crisp, flavorful shells and beautifully simple,…
People who know choose ThermoWorks. Professionals from all over the food and cooking world choose our tools to perfect their craft and ensure the quality and consistency of their products. Just one example of the pros that depend on our tools for their needs is the French Pastry School. Located in Chicago, the French Pastry…
For the smoothest, most decadent icing for your cakes, you should use French Buttercream. This icing uses a hot sugar syrup to cook the eggs and yolks in the mixture, resulting in a rich and luscious texture that is simply unbeatable on any cake. And who better to teach this method than the pastry experts…
When I first heard that marshmallows could be made at home, I was incredulous. How on earth could a home cook create a puffy, cloudy confection like the marshmallow? Surely it required specialized, magical industrial machinery operated by gnomes or elves or some other sugar-loving sprites. But then I saw some for sale in a…
It’s time to start thinking about candy. Halloween is around the corner, then comes Thanksgiving, Christmas…all the candy holidays are stacked together here at the end of the year, and you need to be prepared! If you’re thinking of what to serve friends and family, what to give neighbors, or just what to snack on…
