To get the best price SodaStream soda maker you’ll need to know what model you want to buy. The SodaStream comes in four different models that are each a little bit different. The cheapest model, the Fountain Jet, is a terrific base model machine that will make you sodas and seltzers easily, but that’s about it. It’s perfect if you’re just looking to make a liter or two a week and that’s it. The next model is the Genesis and it’s big advantage is that it is redesigned to make loading the bottle much easier. The next model up is the Pure and it has a more rugged stainless steel design that makes it much more durable. This is perfect if you’re looking to make several liters throughout the week. Finally there is the Penguin which has a very unique design that resembles a penguin but more importantly makes loading the glass bottle incredibly easy and trouble free.

When you’ve decided on which model you’ll want to know where to buy SodaStream models and what their prices are. I can tell you right now that your best deal is online as the department store markups are typically 50-80%, even when they are “on sale”.

It so happens that that the kiosk was having a great sale on chocolate fountains.  The prices were so great that I couldn’t resist buying one.  We passed by my favorite baking supply store and picked up a chocolate block.  As soon as we got home, my niece clamored to get the fountain going.  I obliged and took out the chocolate block, melted it in the double broiler and got the machine going.  We had some standby wafer sticks and used that as dippers.

Before long, the wafers were gone.  Earlier that morning, I had baked some cupcakes for a wedding party and had quite a few unfrosted ones left.  We took the plain cupcakes and let the chocolate flow all over the top.  My niece got creative and used the leftover metallic and pearl glitters on top of the chocolate-drenched cupcakes.  I had to admit, they looked quite lovely.

The following day, I baked some oatmeal bars and cut them up into bite-sized pieces.  Then, I got the chocolate fountain going again, only this time, I didn’t add any shortening to the melted chocolate so that it would harden.  Covering the oatmeal bites was incredibly fun and easy.  I simply placed each chocolate-covered oatmeal bite on a paper cupcake liner, added some sprinklers and voila, I had created some gorgeous looking goodies.  They were a big hit with my book club pot luck.

Next week, the book club will be meeting at my house.  I’m planning on using the chocolate fountain for cheese fondue.  I was thinking to use some vegetables sticks as dippers: celery, carrots, cucumber.  For good measure, I will be adding some garlic toast, and also some sausage slices as well.  Someone else has offered to bring some red wine, which will go perfectly with the cheese.  As soon as I finish posting this blog I’m going to my kitchen to make some fondue for a trial run with the fountain, just to make sure that using cheese fondue would work well with the fountain mechanisms.  My sister, who loves cheese, is already waiting with the Monterey jack and cheddar.

A chocolate fountain is similar to any other type of fountain you may see in your neighborhood park only instead or water, it gushes chocolate.
The chocolate in the fountain is pushed to the top by a pump or a rotating auger. The chocolate flow freely over the sides and down the front of each circular tier.

Chocolate fountains are designed to elevate the atmosphere of almost any formal event. They liven the party as well as entertain. Some of the most common places they are used include weddings, anniversaries and corporate parties. The advantages of using a chocolate fountain is that they can entertain guest and provide them with a delicious snack.

You can use almost any type of chocolate for your chocolate fondue. The most common types of chocolate include milk chocolate, dark chocolate, Belgium chocolate and white chocolate. Sampling the chocolate beforehand is a good way to know whether or not you will enjoy it, after all, it is an awful lot of chocolate. Each chocolate fountain comes with a internal heating mechanism to help keep the chocolate flowing freely as a liquid and keep the chocolate at a constant temperature. The heater is usually located in the basin of the fountain. Each basin typically holes between 5 and 40 pounds of chocolate. Some small fountains designed for home use, use a little as 2 pound of chocolate.

People like will dip almost anything you can imagine. Some of the most popular thing to dip include pretzels, bananas, and strawberries.

Large fountains can either be bought, provided to you by a local catering service, or rented from a chocolate fountain rental shop. Rental rate are typically between $75 and $175 dollars. The internet is a good way to find chocolate fountain rentals in your state.