Does this pot melt chocolate on its own, or does the chocolate need to be pre-melted? And how long can the chocolate stay melted before it burns?
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The Fondue Pot has a heating element so it will melt the chocolate for you.
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I've used the milk heater for hot chocolate. The unit stops before the milk gets burnt or changes colour. Once you pour the milk, the unit will likely burn the remnants unless you pour a splash of cold milk to keep the burnt layer from forming or drown it with water.
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The chocolate will not harden it will be gooey. It tastes great and will be good if you are just having your guests dip it and eat it right away.
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no this item does not melt the chocolate. I had to google the recipe for chocolate fondue. It is tollhouse morsels and vegetable oil to keep it liquid...
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I used to make it on the stove. I use Hersey's hot chocolate recipe except when I make it in the cocomotion I exclude the water (from the recipe).Ingredients1/2 cup sugar1/4 cup HERSHEY'S CocoaDash salt1/3 cup hot water4 cups (1 qt.) milk3/4 teaspoon vanilla extractMiniature marshmallows or sweetened whipped cream (optional)Directions1. Stir together sugar, cocoa and salt in medium saucepan; stir in water. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture comes to a boil. Boil and stir 2 minutes. Add milk; stirring constantly, heat to serving temperature. Do Not Boil.2. Remove from heat; add vanilla. Beat with rotary beater or whisk until foamy. Serve topped with marshmallows or whipped cream, if desired. Five 8-oz. servings. I used to make it on the stove. I use Hersey's hot chocolate recipe except when I make it in the cocomotion I exclude the water (from the recipe).Ingredients1/2 cup sugar1/4 cup HERSHEY'S CocoaDash salt1/3 cup hot water4 cups (1 qt.) milk3/4 teaspoon vanilla extractMiniature marshmallows or sweetened whipped cream (optional)Directions1. Stir together sugar, cocoa and salt in medium saucepan; stir in water. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture comes to a boil. Boil and stir 2 minutes. Add milk;... » Read More I used to make it on the stove. I use Hersey's hot chocolate recipe except when I make it in the cocomotion I exclude the water (from the recipe).Ingredients1/2 cup sugar1/4 cup HERSHEY'S CocoaDash salt1/3 cup hot water4 cups (1 qt.) milk3/4 teaspoon vanilla extractMiniature marshmallows or sweetened whipped cream (optional)Directions1. Stir together sugar, cocoa and salt in medium saucepan; stir in water. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture comes to a boil. Boil and stir 2 minutes. Add milk; stirring constantly, heat to serving temperature. Do Not Boil.2. Remove from heat; add vanilla. Beat with rotary beater or whisk until foamy. Serve topped with marshmallows or whipped cream, if desired. Five 8-oz. servings. « Show Less
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I do think the little Anchor Hocking bowls would tolerate being used in a water bath in the oven or being set into a pan of very hot/almost boiling water on the stove (use as a mini-double-boiler), as the glass is thick, tempered glass. I would think you could put melting chocolate or chocolate chips in one of the bowls and set the bowl into a pan of hot water to get the candy to melt. I think my daughter has used them in this way when melting small quantities of coating chocolate. Sometimes she needs just a little bit of another color for contrast when decorating cake pops.
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It will melt if it gets warm. I put mine in the refrigerator when that happens. Otherwise no.
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I have never tried it, but it might work if the chocolate is suppose to be melted at a low degree. Think of the babycakes as a warmer like a fondue pot. You heat it up in the microwave and then the warmer keeps it warm.
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You definitely cannot bake with it. I would be very hesitant to put it in the dishwasher. It is a fairly flimsy plastic. Melt the chocolate, spoon it in, bang it on the table a few times to get the air bubbles out, put it in the freezer to harden. It does not take long to solidify and the chocolates pop right out.
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Hi Jeri. I preheat the pot using hot water from my instant hot tap, the same water I use to pour over the coffee. it is ceramic so it does keep it relatively hot, it won't stay hot for hours, but still at a good temperature for about an hour.
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I melt lead in this pot over a wood fire. Looking up the temperatures of "orange flames" from wood fire the orange flames are about 2400 degrees Farenheit... I have no idea what temperatures this pot will melt at but I can say I am not at all worried about this pot warping or melting down from the heat of the flames... the lead inside the pot becomes completely liquid (molten) after about 45 minutes over the wood fire. I'm sure people using this pot over gas burners get their lead to melt quicker but unless you're smelting steel I wouldn't worry about this pot breaking down.
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Hi, Stephanie, Let me start by encouraging you to buy something else. Anything else. This is a flimsy, cheap tool that I regret having bought. I bought it to use as an accessory for fondue dinner parties. I used it just once and it is stored somewhere. But, back to your question. It did maintain the temperature for chocolates (milk and hazelnut chocs) but it took a long time to come up to temperature. If memory serves, I plugged it in about 30 minutes before the dinner and it was not quite up to temperature at desert. By time of cleanup, the temperature was OK and the remaining chocolate was just right. As a novelty, go for it. But as an ongoing usable appliance, forget it. Jay
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I've been using mine almost every other meal for several months now and haven't noticed any melting whatsoever. I would imagine that melting would only occur if you kept it on high heat with no water in the pot.I wouldn't think twice about buying this product again even if it did melt. The time saved in cleaning this because I can easily throw it in the dishwasher sells it on its own.
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No. It does not. The chocolate/oil mixture should be melted in the microwave and then placed in the fountain. It keeps melted until you turn it off.
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I don't use a microwave oven to melt chocolate it is to easy to burn the chocolateI use the Wilton Chocolate Pro Electric Melting Pot that is available on Amazon
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I don't recommend leaving it on for two hours, that's for sure! You will probably need to empty the chocolate in a container and rinse it off. If you buy the prepackaged chocolate (from Wilton), it should be easy to do.
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Turn up the heat. It's silicone and takes a higher temp. I had no problem melting chocolate.