Double boilers are handy to have in the kitchen for making delicate sauces like hollandaise, preparing custards or stretchy doughs and melting chocolate for sweet treats. You need a double boiler when ...

Sometimes cooking calls for a gentle touch. It can’t be all scalding hot pans and flash frying, after all. Delicate dishes such as crème brûlée, cheesecake and hollandaise, require an equally delicate ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Melting chocolate and butter in a pot on the stove - Ugis Bralens/Shutterstock A double boiler is one of those pieces of specialty ...

In my experience, a Pyrex bowl works well as a double boiler. However, Pyrex bowls are not designed for stove top use so proceed at your own risk. Despite the name, when using a double boiler the heat ...