If you haven't been able to tell from other previous posts..... I love kitchen gadgets. I really do. I love how they can make jobs simpler, cooking faster, and I find I really just love cooking more when there are fun little gizmos to keep me entertained.My latest phase right now has been my Wilton Chocolate Warmer. I have
been in love with it. Mainly because I don't know how many times I have tried to melt chocolate chips in the microwave and as simple as that sounds....I fry em'! I apparently don't even have the skills of a hot summer's day. My poor husband has come home, many times, just to find me either crying or swearing at my messed up recipe.So I finally looked around and checked out prices and found a nice little warmer. I got it over at Joanne's, I did wait until I got a 40% off coupon and then bought it. Because of the coupon, in the end it only cost me about 16 bucks.... which I am okay with, since I have already spent that much on ruined chocolate.
You might be asking yourself, "Do I really need a chocolate melter?" Oh my friend, the answer to that questions is a big fat "YES". Not only is this baby great for obvious reasons, like making chocolate covered strawberries, but you can make and store chocolate covered pretzels, home made truffles, and even use it as a fondue pot for cheese or chocolate. These treats are not only tasty, but fun to have around and entertaining to make. They make great gifts too. I just finished making some home made truffles as a "thank you" to a friend for helping me. Granted, a bit of them never made it to my friend (We may have eaten a few) Because of the melting pot they were really easy to put together, plus helping the truffles have a nice professional look.And is it wrong to admit that I felt pretty cool dropping off from-scratch home made truffles, because, honestly, who doesn't want truffles? :)
IDEAS FOR DIPPING (don't forget that you can add sprinkles)
Cookies
Strawberries
Raisins
Gourmet Carmel Chocolate Apples
Graham Crackers
Pretzels
Fruit (Dried Fruit)
Make your own chocolates from molds
Rice Crispy Squares
Cherries
Yummy!!
ReplyDeleteI think I might need one just so I can eat all of the items on the list.
Again, fabulous job!
I feel bad even reading this post after I just entered a giveaway writing my tips for losing weight on another post. Both of you are speaking to my heart, though, which could explain my yo-yo problem.
ReplyDeleteKEEP BELIEVING
Mmm... my thighs and belly are mad at you... so... hard... to... deny... chocolate!!!
ReplyDeleteMan I need one for parties!
no pictures of the truffles? pictures help me see how wonderful they look and want to make them also. hehe. And a recipe? hehe. They sound good and there is nothing better than the smell of warm chocolate. yum yum
ReplyDeleteI would never, ever ask if I really need a chocolate melting pot. Because clearly I do now.
ReplyDeleteHeidi
Yum! I'm all about dipping things in chocolate!
ReplyDeleteYou forgot one of the best things to dip, marshmellows. My kids love the big marshmellows dipped in either milk chocolate or white chocolate. Plus they make a really easy snack to take for school parties.
ReplyDeleteI make a ton of stuff with melted chocolate a Christmas time. All the teachers get homemade candy and goodies for Christmas presents.
See my problem is I get sucked into the gadget thing . . . I think "This is GREAT! It's going to save me so much time!" Then I buy it, and promptly decide it's too much effort to clean it . . . and then it ends up neglected on the shelf. *sigh*
ReplyDeleteWe've got a great fondue pot and LOVE it. I'm trying not to eat as much sugar right now, but next month I'm gonna have to have some chocolate dipped strawberries. Yum!
ReplyDeleteI too have fried more than one batch of chocolate chips in the microwave. I might have to give one of these a try. I love pretzel sticks dipped in white chocolate with sprinkles.
ReplyDeleteOk where do you keep all these gadgets? Your kitchen must be huge!!!
ReplyDeleteUm... I can see how this is going to help so much in my quest for a smaller waistline. Thanks...I think! Looks Yummy!
ReplyDeleteThis would be WAY too dangerous for me. My favorite thing in the world is chocolate covered strawberries. Oooooo.
ReplyDeleteYummmy! How do you make truffles?
ReplyDeleteYou're making me hungry! I didn't even know they made those.
ReplyDeleteThat looks delicious! If I weren't a poor student with insufficient space, I would buy one :)
ReplyDeleteYou are truly evil! Trying to corrupt me with your chocolate temptations. I. Will. Not. Buy. One. Must not. Cannot. Oh, that looks so yummy.
ReplyDeleteThis was my favorite line in your entire post: "I apparently don't even have the skills of a hot summer's day."
I love it!!!
You are making me so hungry! I am a HUGE fan of chocolate. Love chocolate fondue...the best!!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE THIS. I have been eyeing it and wondering if I really need it. I think that I do. I mean just the Christmas gift season alone it would save me a ton of headache and grief. (dipping all of those chips and pretzels over a hot stove with a Toddler is NO FUN AT ALL.) But I am scared that if I come home with one more gadget hubby might loose it...I wonder if it will fit under the bed...
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you evil, evil woman! Just looking at those pics makes me hungry!
ReplyDeleteOOHHH! I got to get one of those!! I am sitting here popping chocolate bits in my mouth right now!
ReplyDeleteSomething to add to my "I-Deffinatley-Need-This-Never-Mind-That-I'm-Trying-To-Loose-Weight" list! Mmm!
ReplyDeleteYou are SO naughty. Why would you post this? :)
ReplyDeleteLOVE. CHOCOLATE.
You're making my hungry!
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by yesterday. My daughter didn't get hair until she was 2 1/2. Now she has a head of full, thick, beautiful hair. She's the only one that was bald for so long. I think the longer it takes for the hair to come in the more beautiful it is!! Get some detangler!!! Lots of it!!!!
Hmmmmmmm! I may have to get me one of those! I have a fondue pot with the flame under it and it fries the chocolate every time. It just doesn't work! Thanks for the info!
ReplyDeleteOne of my daughters is allergic to chocolate or I would be all over this! She is seriously allergic to it... gets deathly sick when she eats chocolate.
ReplyDeleteI made a lot of choc. covered pretzels (large and small) at Christmas - my family loves them. I could use this gadget - I melted the choc. on the stove.
ReplyDeleteHave a good evening - see you soon - Kellan
sounds good! you'll have to post some pictures of all the good things you create!
ReplyDeleteMegan
Mmmmmmmmm! Chocolate!
ReplyDeleteYum! Chocolate covered pretzels...
ReplyDeleteAlso as a side note, they are really easy to clean and no flame needed, completly electrical :)
ReplyDelete♥ I always thought fondue stuff looked like fun!
ReplyDeleteChoco-dipped strawberries are one of my favorite things on earth. And I hate you, BTW.
ReplyDeleteThat would make a fabulous gift!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the idea.
I love ANYTHING Wilton. I don't have that....but anything that involves chocolate ROCKS!
ReplyDeleteI have one too and I love it!! Even better, I received it as a gift so I didn't even have to pay for it!
ReplyDeleteThanks for posting----it reminded me that I left my choc pot at my MIL's last weekend. We had a fondue party for my husband's birthday.
yummy.... dippping rice crispy treats.
ReplyDeletei think i found my weekend project with the kiddos.
Mmmmm...I have a fondue pot that does this when I am not too lazy. Just looking at the pictures is giving me energy to pull it out.
ReplyDeleteOMG - I now have a monster craving for chocolate-dipped cherries!
ReplyDeleteDern it, now I want some chocolate chips!
ReplyDeleteI have a chocolate melter!!! I do!!! I haven't used it . . . YET. You've inspired me!
ReplyDeleteI have a double boiler that works really well. I also have a Pampered Chef microwaveable pot that does really well with chocolate chips.
ReplyDeleteWe're big fans of chocolate-dipped anything in this house! LOL!
$16 isn't bad at all, but my husband would probably kill me as it would spend most of it's time in the basement next to the breadmaker!
ReplyDeleteDon't forget these dippers:
ReplyDeleteCheesecake squares
potato chips (I dare you. They are really good)
Grasshoppers (Or so I hear)
gummy bears or worms
candied fruit peel
marshmallows
nuts
and your fingers
Mmmmmm
Now I'm hungry
You're making me hungry.
ReplyDeleteyummy yummy yummy!!!
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