Customer Reviews

Nostalgia CFF-990 Stainless-Steel 3-Tier Chocolate Fondue Fountain

5 star:		(7)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(5)

 

 

The chocolate fountain worked great at first (once we got the table level & added the proper amount of oil to the chocolate chips as mentioned in the instructions). About 10 minutes later, the auger just stopped turning, and the chocolate stopped flowing. I cleaned all the chocolate out, tried it with water and it turned. I made sure there weren't any chunks in the chocolate and tried it again and once again it wouldn't turn at all. All the teenagers at my daughter's 16th birthday party had been really excited about the fountain, and everyone was sad when it stopped working. Several days later We tried again with water and the auger turned, but with chocolate, it did not. I even tried the special Belgin fondue Chocolate (made for fountains) and that didn't work either. I have since returned it and am awaiting a refund.

I bought this from the market not from amazon, mine was the CFF-990 the tower is NOT stainles steel its plastic, It worked great at the party and I left it to work more than six hours straight just to see if I will have any problems, and there was none!
The only complain I would say is the base pan, it is the only thing thats hard to clean because it does not come off and you dont want the motor to get wet, also its not wide enough, so choclate tends to drip a bit around it when used, so it is best to use something under it so the table does not get messy.
this thing looks nice and I am very pleased with it. Just follow the instructions and it will work fine. just don't use thin liquids with it as it wont make the fountain effect.

Wonderful to use, easy clean up and worked awesome- perfect!!! For 5 hours no trouble! Don't forget to turn it off after 2 minutes and turn it right back on to have the perfect flow of chocolate that is the trick to perfect flowing chocolate!!!

This item was a total flop. We bought this item for our wedding as a last minute decision and it arrived 2 days before the wedding. Once we opened the item and went through the parts list, we noticed that it was missing the auger that aggitates the chocolate. I went through the process here on amazon.com to return it, only to be told that we could not return this item. Amazon recommended we contacted the manufacturer and they informed us that they didn't have this part even available for individual distribution. So long story short, 50 something bucks plus shipping just to have a useless, incomplete fountain that we can't even return/sell or buy replacement parts for. This was actually my first item I ever bought through Amazon.com and I can say it will most likely be my last. Its a shame when you can find better customer service through individual-operated markets like ebay, craigslist than you can with an established, "reputable" online store like Amazon.com. :(

Can be used anywhere and for any ocassion!! get it and have a bag of chocolate and marshmellows at home allways in case of an unexpected visitor, you won`t regret!

After using a lot of different fountains, this one has an excellent presentation, and works very well. It's motor has a great working capacity and it has a beautifull color. I strongly recommend it!

I like it quite a bit. I just wish it were bigger. I am a caterer and have used it for wedding receptions. It is a big hit with guests and brides a like.

Junk!

We melted, mixed and thinned the chocolate exactly per the directions enclosed. We leveled the unit with a bubble level.

Problem:
The unit uses and Archimedes screw to lift the liquid within the tower.
The tower must be precisely fitted over the screw in order for the screw to turn freely; there is too much play in the Archimedes screw/motor shaft connection.

That said, the motor turns too slowly to adequately lift the liquid; less than 2 RPM. We verified the screw was not bound and continued to let the motor run. Within 5 minutes, the motor failed. The chocolate had not hardened and was very free-flowing

We received the unit for Christmas 2007 and first used it July 26, 2008. We'll see if they honor the warranty which states 90 days from purchase, not 90 days from 1st use.

We wanted a chocolate fountain for our wedding. After reading reviews and pricing, we decided on this one. We had a small reception, and the chocolate fountain was a great addition - especially for those who didn't want to wait for the cake to be cut. It wasn't too loud and flowed nicely. We did end up having extra chocolate, but it was better than not having enough and the flow being intermittent. The only problem we experienced was the children indulging TOO much. Otherwise, I see this being brought out at holidays an being borrowed by friends!

I have tried others, and this one is the best--have it used it many times, as I am a caterer.
Easy to clean up. I am look to buy another as a gift, they are kind of hard to find!