What Are Chocolate Fountains?

Series Summary

Chocolate fountains are surprisingly easy to assemble and use devices used primarily for serving chocolate fondue. Popular at wedding, reunions and other large, semi-formal gatherings, chocolate dessert service and dipping fountain displays impress guests and offer beautiful alternatives to traditional bowl and skewer options. Often called a "chocolate waterfall", the fountains create an ever-flowing stream of delicious chocolate for dipping, using foods such as pretzels, strawberries, marshmallows and much more. As the basin melts and warms the chocolate in the pan, the overflow replenishes itself to maintain a gorgeous display of fondue for your guests and family members.

In this free video clip series, our expert caterers will show you the ins and outs of using chocolate waterfalls. Learn how to use the materials such as the basin, boiler and knobs to keep the chocolate at the proper temperature as well as tips for choosing the right kind of chocolate for the fountain. Gather fruits and other treats for your fondue food selection and enjoy the chocolate fountain, a much more enjoyable and unique alternative to the boring box of chocolates or messy cake you were thinking of using for dessert!

Video Transcript

" Hello this is David from The Big Easy Catering Company in Santa Barbara California for expertvilliage.com. Today we are going to show you how to purchase the chocolate fountain, how to put it together, how to make this a really enjoyable experience for everybody at the table. Until recently this has not been available for everybody. Except for retails which are very expensive and it had to be professionally put together. Now you can do it for your self at home and we would show you how to do this. This is chocolate fountain from Cosco. A chocolate fountain is like a fondue except for your cast gates the can of ...and warm chocolate and you can dip all of your different types of dip lets into it. "