54 minutes ago, pastrygirl said:
And I don't think a double boiler would get hot enough to cook the sugar to caramelization temps.
You are right, caramelization starts to happen after the water is boiled-off and the temp can rise above 100C.
@danielle_j You might try doing a large pan placed in a big hotel pan filled with oil. The cooking pan could be elevated a bit off the bottom so oil could circulate and provide more even heating. But temp control might be tough unless you could find a hotel pan that would heat by induction.