* Tempered chocolate is extremely important to produce visually appealing confectionary with the proper texture and mouth feel. Tempered chocolate really adds a professional shine to your chocolate and makes your chocolate firm enough to tap with your fingernail, and will break with a sharp snap!
Check out our video or guide on how to temper chocolate.
Question: Is this thermometer suitable for hard candy / sugar syrup?
Answer: This thermometer is rated for -49.9deg C to +149.9deg Celsius (-58deg F to 301deg F), so its not really suitable for sugar / hard candy. For toffees, hard candies and caramels you need to be over 300deg F and up to 360deg F. For hard candy, I would suggest to go for the metal sugar thermometer.