Chocolate Shavings

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Published 2015

Brace a large block of tempered chocolate against the near edge of a parchment-lined sheet pan.
Hold a sharp chef’s knife so that the flat of the blade is straight up and down and the tip of the blade is pointing to your nondominant side. Using a smooth scraping motion, pull the blade across the surface of the chocolate, without digging the blade into the chocolate. To create small shavings, use a short scraping motion; for larger shavings, use a longer motion.
Use an offset spatula to move the shavings. Do not pick up the shavings with your hands or they will melt.