Chocolate Fountains and other lame party foods

[Katy Lied]

Why does everyone think that a chocolate fountain is so special? It's cheap and waxy, the velveeta cheese of chocolate. The foods you dip in them are a penny pincher's delight: pretzels and marshmallows and I even saw carrot sticks once. The chocolate flow is so thin that fountains of chocolate spout out and spray onto the floor when you stick in your meagre offering. I can't think of a single food that would taste better with runny brown stuff dripping down the sides, pooling onto your hand.

Good quality chocolate never lends itself to fountain currents.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Right on, KL.

[Eddie]

I like chocolate.

Chocolate fountains are a novelty the first time, then they are a pain. If the chocolate would harden immediately and tasted great - then they would be awesome.

As it is, the chocolate is waxy (as you say) and it is messy trying to eat whatever they are offering to dip.

That said - I should probably be ashamed to admit that I still participate when they are there. I am not that much of a foodie, and a chocolate fountain is (usually) better than no chocolate at all.

[Donuthole]

An entire thread for KL's culinary pet peeves. Not gonna lie, I'm pretty excited about this!

Let me add that no-bake cheesecake is not real cheesecake; it's cream-cheese flavored gelatin. And anyone who prefers that over real cheesecake because the "flavor is better" or because real cheesecake is "too rich" is a real loser.

[kimchicoug]

I thought the choc fountains were out and highly decorated cupcakes are in. I haven't seen a choc fountain in awhile.

[creekster]

I can't think of a single food that would taste better with runny brown stuff dripping down the sides, pooling onto your hand.

Wait, you mean I am supposed to use the food to get the chocolate on my hand?

[Jacob]

I thought the choc fountains were out and highly decorated cupcakes are in. I haven't seen a choc fountain in awhile.

My wife recently returned from a charity bake sale with a bunch of such cupcakes. My response: "What, no pies?"

[Eddie]

I thought the choc fountains were out and highly decorated cupcakes are in. I haven't seen a choc fountain in awhile.

Also now in - cake bites. Sometimes on a sucker stick.

And the cake bites I've had would definitely NOT qualify as lame.

[SeattleUte]

Why does everyone think that a chocolate fountain is so special? It's cheap and waxy, the velveeta cheese of chocolate. The foods you dip in them are a penny pincher's delight: pretzels and marshmallows and I even saw carrot sticks once. The chocolate flow is so thin that fountains of chocolate spout out and spray onto the floor when you stick in your meagre offering. I can't think of a single food that would taste better with runny brown stuff dripping down the sides, pooling onto your hand.

Good quality chocolate never lends itself to fountain currents.

Nobody thinks they're special in my circles.

[PaloAltoCougar]

Completely agree. When I first heard the words "chocolate fountain", I was enraptured. Chocolate? In limitless quantities cascading down tiers of fine silver bowls? It sounded like drinking fountains in the Celestial Kingdom. What could go wrong? Blechh. It wasn't horrible, but rarely has there been a greater gap between expectation and reality. No thanks.

[TripletDaddy]

Chocolate fountains at Mo wedding receptions are the dessert equivalent of sneeze-guard salad bars. Cheap bastard Mormons hanging around the chocolate fountain like buzzards, waiting for new plates of marshmallows, strawberries, pineapple, or whatever, only to pounce on stuff the second it is placed on the table. Invariably, little children are allowed to run roughshod and wind up sticking their fingers into the flowing chocolate. When the caterer runs out of those disposable wooden skewers that you are supposed to use, adults start picking up fruit with their fork and sticking it in the fountain...the same fork they were using to wolf down meatballs and veggies drenched in ranch dressing.

Not a fan.

[Green Monstah]

I've never used a chocoloate fountain before, and probably never will. I have no beef with waxy chocolate, but I do have beef with people's fingers tainting the chocolate that gets recycled through the fountain. Nasty. I saw a buffet commercial touting this, and it made me want to gag.

[TripletDaddy]

Also now in - cake bites. Sometimes on a sucker stick.

And the cake bites I've had would definitely NOT qualify as lame.

some of us were all over this trend last year. :rockon1:

http://cougaruteforum.com/showpost.php?p=802475&postcount=42

[Clark Addison]

Chocolate fountains at Mo wedding receptions are the dessert equivalent of sneeze-guard salad bars. Cheap bastard Mormons hanging around the chocolate fountain like buzzards, waiting for new plates of marshmallows, strawberries, pineapple, or whatever, only to pounce on stuff the second it is placed on the table. Invariably, little children are allowed to run roughshod and wind up sticking their fingers into the flowing chocolate. When the caterer runs out of those disposable wooden skewers that you are supposed to use, adults start picking up fruit with their fork and sticking it in the fountain...the same fork they were using to wolf down meatballs and veggies drenched in ranch dressing.

Not a fan.

I am shocked that this is not something you enjoy.

I also stay away from chocolate fountains. One important characteristic of them has been missed. One of my sisters was a big fan, and had to have one at her weddding reception. She had her reception at her Bishop's house, so naturally the chocolate fountain went in the middle of the very nice living room. By the end of hte evening, the very nice walls and carpets were covreed with dozens of chocolate splatters.

The Bishop was not amused.

[Eddie]

some of us were all over this trend last year. :rockon1:

http://cougaruteforum.com/showpost.p...5&postcount=42

You may have hit on the cake cicles - but you failed to mention how good they taste. (assuming that your SiL's are as good as the ones I had).



And not to quibble - but mid-April doesn't quite qualify as last year...just sayin'.