A double boiler is one of those pieces of specialty kitchen equipment that does one job and does it very well. It's designed to heat and cook things as gently as possible by adding layers of ...
If you've never melted chocolate before, you should know that there's really only one way that the pros recommend and it requires a double boiler.
Maybe you tossed some chocolate into a hot pan, expecting it to turn into that smooth, velvety magic you see in dessert commercials only to end up with ... it right is a double boiler.