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Post by chrissy on Mar 27, 2006 5:17:09 GMT -2
great........ now i have seen one on tv vicar of dibley i think, does the choc go hard and set once it out of the fountain, my kids would love that............. a bit expensive for me but lovely for a celebration, ok if you are going to use them often.
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Post by brenda on Mar 27, 2006 7:31:18 GMT -2
Hi Chrissy the one on that was huge wasnt it. the ones you can buy now for home are a lot smaller. Yes when you put a strawberry or what ever into it it will go hard when it has cooled down. yum!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by chrissy on Mar 27, 2006 11:27:37 GMT -2
really......... oh wow, running chocolate that sets hard on cooling, that would be terrible to have here we all like chocolate. something else to put on my wants list, lol.
is there a certain chocolate you have to use, suppose there is............. and i bet it is not cheap, great idea though, lovely for summer, strawberry and chocolate..............hmmmmm. lol
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Post by marjycat on Mar 31, 2006 13:59:53 GMT -2
Hi everyone - just back today after a glorious week in Tenerife. The choc fountain was delivered to my office just before I went off and I left it there so that my daughter didn't find it before her birthday on 6 April. I had a stream of people in to look at it and they're all desperate to find out how it works out. It's just ordinary good quality chocolate - Cadbury's, Green & Blacks etc., but I'll certainly let everyone know - perhaps with a photo - when we've used it.
Marjorie
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Post by dkcrooby on Apr 1, 2006 8:11:20 GMT -2
Hi Marjorie, I'm so jealous - I'm dying for a holiday!!! And now I want some chocolate too! Would love to see a photo of it. Shianne  |
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Post by chrissy on Apr 1, 2006 11:20:00 GMT -2
hope you had a great time on holiday....... and cannot wait to see pics if you are posting any of the choc fountain, good to know it just takes ordinary chocolate . a thing for future reference for me.lol thanks
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Post by brenda on Apr 1, 2006 19:27:01 GMT -2
Hi all you can now buy them on ebay. they have some nice stainless steel ones for about £21. also showing them on sky shopping but a lot dearer.£39.95 plus post and pack. My daughter is having our grandson christened in May and having the after party at home this time. I was thinking of buying one for that as all the grandchildren and adults will have great fun with it.
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Post by marjycat on Apr 9, 2006 11:30:07 GMT -2
Hi. Used the chocolate fountain last night and attaching a photo of it in use. Unfortunately (or fortunately) didn't also take any photos of adults in their 40s (and in some cases 60s) making absolutely fools of themselves with it. Chocolate was everywhere - faces, hair, table, floor, and sometimes even on the food. They all wished their kids were there to enjoy it - and then decided it was too good for them - should be 'adults only'! To say the least it was a great success and ended in a competition of what can you NOT dip in chocolate? My husband had really gone on before the party about "wasting money/load of rubbish" etc. but he was in the scrum with the rest. I had supplied mini meringues, little cookies, marshmallows, peach slices and grapes to dip - but the most enjoyed were strawberries and Sainsbury's fudge sweets. I used Cadbury's dairy milk and barbecue skewers for lifting - and supply plenty paper plates/bowls and napkins to wipe up! Anyway, back to cake decorating today. Have a good weekend everyone. Marjorie  |
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Post by rach on Apr 9, 2006 12:21:11 GMT -2
yum yum
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Post by emmascakes.co.uk on Apr 9, 2006 17:15:58 GMT -2
How much chocolate did you need to put in the fountain? Was is hell to clean afterwards? Looks like a great party centrepiece!
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Post by marjycat on Apr 10, 2006 6:03:17 GMT -2
I used 800g chocolate - as it was Cadbury's you have to add vegetable oil to make it runny enough. The choc which the fountain people supply doesn't need oil added and I may try it next time. As for cleaning, I just left it until it had cooled down and scooped up what was left in the reservoir into a plastic bowl and can use it as a chocolate spread. The stuff stuck to the fountain tiers and auger (the bit in the middle which lifts the choc up) just washed off in a big basin of soapy water. Must admit I did get into a bit of a mess taking the machine apart and had quite a bit of licking to do!
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Post by brenda on Apr 10, 2006 7:10:55 GMT -2
Glad the weekend went ok. I am bidding on ebay for one, thought I would get it for my grandsons christening. Better tell ther guests to bring a bib with them.! Ha ha. some good ideas about what to dip in them. The thought of cleaning it off afterwards is the bit I am looking forward to.! my husband is moaning his head off as well about waste of money but I bet he will be at the front when it is in use.
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Post by marjycat on Apr 11, 2006 5:53:41 GMT -2
I must look at the postage for the choc fountain as it is just going to lie in my loft. Seems a bit daft if we all went out and bought one when we could just pass one around? Apart from postage, it might help if we knew which area each other lived in to pass things like this on. What does anyone else think? Don't want to put Alison out of business, but there must be other occasions when we only need an item for one or two uses and others could make use of it afterwards.
Marjorie
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Post by dkcrooby on Apr 11, 2006 6:07:48 GMT -2
Hi Marjorie, Glad you had a great time at your party and the fountain was a hit! Yes, I'm sure your husband is eating his words now That's a good idea about sharing items. Although the only person i know who's relatively close to me is Julie and she's about an hour or so away. Shianne |
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Post by brenda on Apr 11, 2006 8:02:51 GMT -2
Good idea Marjorie,
I live in Somerset near the M5.
Brenda
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