Bunny McElwee wrote:
> Thanks to everyone for the quick responses. Yes, I am using plain
> chocolate, mainly for dipping cookies, some truffle like candies, nothing
> fancy, and I do it in BIG lots, so using coture is not an option, moneywise.
> I'll save that for my Chocolate Fountain time. I appreaciate all the helpful
> advice, and I do know about using the waterbath and using the heating pad,
> but for the amount I am looking to do, it seems both of those methods might
> not be the right way for me to go, personally. My small chocolatier unit
> works great, I just spent 8 hours at a friends house dipping 7 batches of
> candy and it really does work great. Nothing fancy, but much easier than
> trying to keep melting chocolate at the right temp. I figured that the
> crockpots would be too hot, but because this particular unit (Chocolate
> Heaven) looks a lot like a crockpot, I was wondering if I was just buying a
> crockpot. I can't find any info on what temp it keeps it at etc, but as
> someone stated, sine they are touting it as a candy dipper/maker, I have to
> assume it is a low heat type of crockpot. So, for the $13 I'm going to
> check it out. Worst that happens is it ends up in the next yard sale, or it
> could be the best thing I ever bought!
>


From your description, it's probably a modified crockpot. It either
has a lower wattage heating element, or a thermostat built in, or just a
resistor in series with the standard heating element to lower the
wattage. (It'll be whichever is cheapest to manufacture)

Bob