What should I add to my chocolate?

Question

I make my chocolate strawberries with Hershey's Chocolate straight from the bar of chocolate. I melt the chocolate through a double boiler. In order to dry my chocolate, I have to put them in the fridge. Now I don't really mind doing this, but it takes up a lot of room in the fridge. Is there anything I could add to make it dry without putting in the fridge? Also, is there anything I could add to the chocolate to make it taste better? Just wondering.

Answer 1

I don't think you have to put it in the refridgerator anyway, it will harden if you leave it out.  You can put some vanilla extract in it.

Answer 2

When you say "dry" do you mean to wait until the chocolate is solid again? If you don't add any liquids to it, I think it should be able to solidify if you leave it at room temperature to cool for a while.

You can add some vanilla extract, cinnamon, and/or nutmeg.

Answer 3

are you using sweetened chocolate? That's a no-no if you're melting chocolate because it won't taste as good. You should make sure your chocolate is semi-sweet. It should harden at room temp but of course if the room or your climate is warm then the fridge is really the best bet.