Rival chocolate fountain Review

 The Rival chocolate fountain is a must have for birthday parties - especially for those with children who are getting a little older and looking for something "cooler" than the stand-by birthday cake.  My newly 11 year old had one for  her birthday this year and last, and all of the kids had a blast dipping the various fruits and angel food cake - and more than a few fingers! - into the fountain.  My daughters cool factor shot up a few more notches on this one - and I've already had a few requests to borrow our fountain for upcoming birthdays!  The fountain is simple to use, and you don't need fancy chocolate to run it - the appliance comes with easy to follow directions and recipes using Nestle chocolate chips.  The clean-up is a bit of a bother and somewhat messy, but what birthday party isn't messy anyways?  We have used our fountain for birthdays, a pre-school graduation, and just for a fancy but fun family night - and we never get tired of figuring what other foods we can cut up for dipping!