I think returning it to the soft ball stage is mostly for ease of storage. It may have been close to 240F already after adding the water and mixing it. I wouldn't worry about it even one bit.Another question here - we missed a step because I handed it over to my wife while I put our son down and my instructions weren't very clear.
We missed the 240F step after adding the water back in. How important is that "soft ball" step?
And I shouldn't even say we MISSED it, we added the water back in at the end of the 290F step but instead of getting it to 240, once that was mixed in, it went right into an ice bath. How important is that step?
Congrats, well done, and you didn't burn it! The longer it simmers the more flavor it creates.Overall took like an hour and a half to do. Here’s our samples. Not quite every 10 degrees but close.
You made 3 pounds?