What's going wrong
with your macarons?
Start with what you can see. Find the next checks for your batch, then make your next attempt a more useful one.
Check my batchA few questions. A useful starting point.
Want to understand the whole process?
Build your technique from meringue to filling.
Let's narrow it down
One visible symptom can have several causes. Your answers help choose which checks to make first.
Start here
Then check
Take your next steps into the kitchen
Your checks, a next-batch plan and a place to record the result.
Change one thing.
Learn from the result.
Compare the same stage
Photograph the tray and a fully cooled cross-section. A filled macaron is a different comparison from a plain shell.
Keep a simple record
Note your recipe, batter flow, liner, rack, oven mode and what changed. That gives your next test a clear purpose.
Use one complete recipe
Keep the method consistent while investigating the problem. Combining steps from different recipes makes comparisons harder.
Give every shell
a place to start
Print the size you need and practise matching pairs. Get round guides in four sizes, hearts, tulips and ovals, plus a batch practice sheet.
A4 and US Letter. Print at 100% and check the scale before piping.
Build the technique
behind a consistent batch
Continue learning with LeChefio's macaron course.
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