| A chocolate fountain is essentially an apparatus | | | | down. The chocolate flows into one tray and spills |
| made from stainless steel that serves molten | | | | on to the next till it reaches the bottom tier. |
| chocolate fondue. A motor at the base of the | | | | After the chocolate cascade reaches the base of |
| fountain is used for heating the prepared | | | | the fountain, the whole process is repeated again. |
| chocolate morsels that are placed in a heating | | | | The first melting of the chocolate can also be |
| tray. A central corkscrew pushes the molten | | | | carried out in a microwave or a double boiler. The |
| chocolate up through a column. Upon reaching the | | | | fountain is placed on a base that is sturdy enough |
| top of the fountain, which may be 2-4 feet in | | | | to hold around 40 kilograms of weight and is close |
| height and have multiple tiers, the chocolate flows | | | | to a power socket. |