Bourbon-Caramel Truffles Annotations

Recipe calls for: 2 tablespoons evaporated whole milk.
What to know: The milk won’t curdle when heated with sugar.

Recipe calls for: 3.5 ounces bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped.
What to know: Chopped bits melt smoothly and quickly.

Recipe calls for: Removing sugar mixture from heat—once sugar dissolves—before adding in chocolate.
What to know: It is impossible to scorch chocolate this way.