Are you making a recipe that calls for melted chocolate? You don’t have to melt it over a pot of simmering water. Use the microwave. Here’s the trick. Place the chocolate chips or other chocolate that you have chopped into a microwave-safe bowl and heat the chocolate on high for only 30 seconds at a time. Stir the chocolate after each 30 seconds. Do this until the chocolate is almost but not completely melted. Remove it from the microwave and stir until the chocolate is completely melted.