"You have two choices when it comes to peppermint bark: If you’d like your bark to be shiny and snappy at room temperature, you must temper the chocolate The process isn’t complicated, but you’ll need an instant-read thermometer and a bit of patience But you can also leave tempering to the professionals and make the bark without tempering: Simply microwave both chocolates until melted, assemble the bark as instructed then transfer it to the fridge to harden..."