Nostalgia 4 Tier Electric Chocolate Fondue Fountain Machine for Parties - Melts Cheese, Queso, Candy, and Liqueur - Dip Strawberries, Apple Wedges, Vegetables, and More - 32-Ounce - Stainless Steel

So - funny story. I let my friend’s teenage daughter put this together for me when we used it for the first time. She didn’t read any instructions and apparently didn’t even look at the box and put it together wrong. Everyone at the party were anxiously waiting around the chocolate fountain, ready to dip their treat in it… the top fills up, then the 2nd tier FILLS UP and the chocolate starts to harden. I was so frustrated and ready to pack it up and send it back… only to realize she put it together wrong. I was too busy with other stuff to realize the pieces were upside down collecting the chocolate vs letting it flow over it like a fountain. I sacrificed my clean hands, flipped my things around and became the chocolate fountain hero. It was a huge hit at the party once we figured things out.Anyway - love the chocolate fountain. Easy to use. Surprisingly fairly easy to clean. Would suggest to melt the first round of chocolate in the microwave a little first to get things going a little faster.

Excellent fountain - purchased it to use for my daughter's grad party and it was a hit! It does take about 10 minutes to get heated, so allow for some time. It is easy to use (make sure you use enough enough oil in your chocolate mixture; 1 Tbsp at least to every cup of chocolate chips). I use a mixture of semi-sweet and milk chocolate chips (brand name works better than not).

I received the package and as I was washing each part before use, I noticed a small crack in one of the plastic umbrellas. I contacted Nostalgia to see if they can send me a replacement part but they said they don't have any parts they can send. They advised me to ship the entire thing back to Amazon and ask for a refund or replacement. I only had 5 days until the birthday party so I just ended up using it. It works fine. I read seceral reviews where the chocolate didn't flow well but they probably just didn't add enough oil. I ended up adding a little less than 1/4 up coconut oil to 2 lbs dark chocolate melts. The only con is that it gets pretty loud. I will be returning the current one for another one since I feel the crack in the plastic piece got larger after 1 use.

The media could not be loaded. I was excited to use this fountain for my super bowl party. I was serving TexMex food and decided to have a nacho cheese fountain. The presentation value can't be beat.The fountain stands up at least 24 ", and has a cute vintage look.However! It's not going to work very well unless the texture of your cheese or chocolate or ranch dressing, etc. isn't perfect.I did not prepare my own cheese sauce, and I don't recommend it. I bought a number 10 can of nacho cheese from the wholesale aisle as recommended in an online video. That cheese has its own fluidity, and has preservatives to keep it from drying and clumping. But it was still too thick.The instructions advise you to turn the machine on for 4 minutes before you add your ingredients. That gets the bottom plate quite hot. But the cheese or chocolate you use also has to be heated to at least 100 degrees before you pour it in. Having microwaved the cheese in a separate bowl, I brought it to a temperature that read 100 degrees on the probe thermometer. So now I think I am ready to go.So then chatted with my guests and expected to see flowing cheese shortly after. The auger in the center is supposed to bring the cheese up to the top of the fountain and then flow over. Plan on monitoring your fountain during the party.I had to add quite a bit of hot water and stir it around on the bottom level to create the right fluidity. Eventually it worked, and my guests got a kick out of it. But it was not ideal.It was not difficult to clean, if you don't mind using a little extra care. You must be careful not to immerse the base or get water into the motor cavity.It came apart relatively easily, and was easy enough to put in storage in the original box.

Worked for highschool dance for 70 students. Favorite dessert! Favorite dunking item - strawberries. Placed it on a covered box for height. Noise of fountain was NOT noticeable after festivities got started. I purchased 5 lbs of chocolate as recommended in other posts. Cleaned it up while still warm. If you are away from your kitchen, Have a small bottle of vegetable oil to thin chocolate & be ready for clean up just after you use. Clean up: Need something to put melted chocolate in (I threw it away after being used for 4 hrs.), dish soap and bowl to put fountain pieces in after most of the chocolate is rinsed off.

This was a fun centerpiece for my Halloween snack table. Sadly, the fun didn’t last for too long because the chocolate doesn’t stay heated long enough to continue flowing smoothly. It was relatively easy to set up, but the functionality isn’t too practical if you want more than just a picture/video and 5 minutes of use. Was also not fun to clean up, although leaving it to soak for a couple days definitely helped.

This product was amazing! I used high quality chocolate and did not have a single issue. It was in use for over three hours straight and worked amazingly! Clean up was not as hard as people who reviewed this said it was. Definitely worth the purchase!

So far it works great! We use sit with queso. We warmed queso with heavy cream first then poured in fountain. It worked perfectly. Just make sure to follow the directions!