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Dipped in chocolate

Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
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We're getting the chocolate fountain out again Saturday as we're having a Christmas party. Do you think chestnuts, roasted at home, would be nice in chocolate or are they too sweet already ?

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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Are you kidding? It's Christmas! Who cares? I swear, If I hhad a Choccy fountain I would buy sugar cubes and dunk them in!
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I don't like chesnuts, so I wouldn't know.

    But if you had strawberries on offer..Now that's a different matter :yum:
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Young and sexy wrote:
    But if you had strawberries on offer..Now that's a different matter :yum:

    There's some in the fridge. Not bad actually, tried 'em before i bought 'em and for British strawberries in the winter they're not bad.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    How long 'til you dip your own nuts in it?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    is it true you have to add vegetable oil to the chocolate to keep it runny? thats what i heard, and that sounds bloody minging

    i'd like to try one i think tho, chocolate fountains are this years george formans.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    koe_182 wrote:
    is it true you have to add vegetable oil to the chocolate to keep it runny?

    Yes, but only nasty shit like Cadburys'. If it's got a high cocoa content, like 60%+ then you have to add very little, if any. We've got special fountain chocolate that you don't have to add oil too. Bit expensive though.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    RubberSkin wrote:
    Yes, but only nasty shit like Cadburys'. If it's got a high cocoa content, like 60%+ then you have to add very little, if any. We've got special fountain chocolate that you don't have to add oil too. Bit expensive though.

    oh thats pretty cool then, is it tasty?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Very much so. You can get a fountain for about £25 now. We use Giles & Posner chocolate that's made for fountains. It's a bit expensive at £11.99p for a 900g bag, but it's not as if we use it all week :)
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    How long does it take to melt/heat up? im quite intrigued...

    how hot does it get? could you dip body parts..ahem
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    koe_182 wrote:
    How long does it take to melt/heat up? im quite intrigued...

    The unit takes about 5 minutes to heat up, chocolate you can do in the microwave, in the bag and takes 4 minutes
    koe_182 wrote:
    how hot does it get? could you dip body parts..ahem

    Very hot, well the unit does. I burnt me fingers on it first time i used it 'testing' it to see how hot it got :)
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    oh ok, dont wanna scold the old ball bag then for a bit of tea-bagging. ha
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Well yes, or catch your foreskin in the screw thread :D
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    my friend had a 21st birthday party a couple of years ago and she had a giant chocolate fountain. like 5 tiers, i couldn't believe my eyes!!!

    in the selection of food that we could dip there was:

    strawberries, pineapple, marshmellows, profiteroles, sweeties, banana, mini donuts, mini flapjacks

    so yum!
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    Saeed MSaeed M Posts: 270 The Mix Regular
    Apples can be quite nice too.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    oooh i loove chocolate fountains :yes:

    i went to a wedding reception 3 weeks ago and there was one! i must have been up there about 20 times scoffing myself throughout the whole thing!

    chestnuts do sound nice tho! and if youre not getting some already, i would recommend getting grapes (green are nicest!), marshmallows, fudge (the squares of it) and those mini doughnut things :yum: (saying this from experience hehe!!)

    doughnuts are the nicest :)
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    oh yes i forgot about fudge!
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Yeah we got fudge, strawberries and marsmallows, plus the chestnuts. Think that'll be enough.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    You should have banana and kiwi fruit too, they are lush for dipping in chocolate :yum:
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    We had banana and kiwi at the party back in August and it didn't go down very well.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    :o Banana and chocolate is the best combination ever (apart from beans and cheese)
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    koe_182 wrote:
    oh ok, dont wanna scold the old ball bag then for a bit of tea-bagging. ha

    hahahahaha Tea Bagging haven't heard that for a while!!!

    Back to the topic I bet Cherries are really nice, obviously with the stones taken out.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    i got a chocolate fondue kit for my birthday!

    Id like suggestions too.

    My current favourites are strawberries, marshmallows banana, hazlenuts and walnuts, and wafers.

    :heart: yum.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    lipsy wrote:

    in the selection of food that we could dip there was:

    strawberries, pineapple, marshmellows, profiteroles, sweeties, banana, mini donuts, mini flapjacks

    *drools* :yum:
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