Nostalgia Electrics CFF965 Mini Chocolate Fondue Fountain

hit of the party
I bought a version of this fountain last year at the after xmas sales for $16. I finally used it twice this month at a couple of parties. It was a tremendous hit! The second time I ran it for about an hour, and then I noticed that it smelled like the motor was beginning to overheat, so I turned it off. So maybe like the other reviewers have complained, it is not going to last very long. But, this fountain is great fun for chocoholics.

Here's how it works: Assemble, level, and preheat the fountain. Get two 12-oz bags of chocolate chips, add 1/4 cup canola oil and microwave it (with occasional stirring) about 3 minutes, until almost hot, in a 4-cup glass measuring cup. A spout is essential to pour it into the fountain. Turn on motor. Voila, joy from your eager audience!

Here are the tips: semi-sweet chocolate was a little too sweet the first time. About half was leftover, so I poured it back into the glass measuring cup and it hardened overnight...

great, after you fix it
I got this as part of a Christmas gift to be used at a New Years party. we had all kinds of fruit and cakes and treats cut up and ready to go before i set it up, only to find that the motor would not work. normally I would have just taken it back but as time was short I listen to the encouragement of my sons telling me to just fix it.

so I opened it up ready t o trace it out with my volt-meter when I quickly found that there was no ground plugged in for the motor. After looking I was able to see that one was there but it was not able stay in place, so I gave the plug a squeeze with some pliers and that was all it needed.
After I buttoned it all back up I was able to run it for a few hours with no issues. I have used it a few times now with no problems.

yes clean up is a little work, but it comes apart well so it is not that bad. after all, what do you expect with you are pushing melted chocolate around.

so, if you have one and the heater is...

mini fountain
I bought this for a girlss' 10 yr old birthday party. The kids had a ball with it but it never did work like it looked on the picture. The third fountain tier just dribbled chocolate. I thought it was because there wasnt enough chocolate but even when we filled it to capacity, the third "fountain" never flowed. The kids didnt seem to mind though...the chocolate tasted great and they thought it was wonderful.

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