Hotel Chocolat Velvetiser Review
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- Опубліковано 8 вер 2024
- You can buy the Velvetiser online at the best price from bit.ly/HCVelvet (Hotel Chocolat)
This video shows how to use the Hotel Chocolat Velvetiser for making cafe-quality hot chocolate at home.
See our complete review at www.reviewit.c... including the lowdown on the flavours available and some money-saving tips.
Hot chocolate to try
If you've tried out the selection box, you will soon find out which ones you like the best. Here are some of the sachets available for re-ordering from the Hotel Chocolat website (I've found that Amazon is too unreliable, hardly ever have stock) so you can compare prices and availability.
- 50% Milky: bit.ly/50pcMilky
- Salted Caramel: bit.ly/HCSaltCa...
- 70% Dark: bit.ly/70pcdark
- 100% Dark Honduras: bit.ly/100pcDark
- Hazelnut: bit.ly/HChocHaz
Enjoy your hot chocolate!
I bought this online from bit.ly/HCVelvet (Hotel Chocolat) rather than make a trip to the shops.
*Hot chocolate to try* 👇
If you've tried out the selection box, you will soon find out which ones you like the best. Here are some of the sachets available for re-ordering from the Hotel Chocolat website (I've found that Amazon is too unreliable, hardly ever have stock) so you can compare prices and availability.
- 50% Milky: bit.ly/50pcMilky
- Salted Caramel: bit.ly/HCSaltCaramel
- 70% Dark: bit.ly/70pcdark
- 100% Dark Honduras: bit.ly/100pcDark
- Hazelnut: bit.ly/HChocHaz
For more details and FAQs about the Hotel Chocolat Velvetiser, we have a full review at 👇
www.reviewit.co/hotel-chocolat-velvetiser-review/
Enjoy!
This makes a really good hot choc, have used mine many times.
Is it loud cause I made one from a old chainsaw required hearing protection
It sets itself out as a luxury item / indulgent. If you want to make hot chocolate in a pan with a whisk do so. If you want to buy it as a gift for a hot chocolate lover do so. It's easy really, doesn't need all the negativity in the comments section.
Exactly Paul.
Great little unit, well made and simple. The key is its quick and consistent and very easy to clean. You don't need washing up liquid as in the vid, its a non stick surface. Just make your hot chocolate then fill the vessel with water from the tap, rinse off the spinner and wipe out the vessel with a cloth. It might seem expensive but it does take away the faff and mess of boiled over milk/chocolate in the microwave, pan etc, less washing up, the right temp etc.
People moaning about it, do you also moan about coffee makers ? There just a nice gadget that save you having to mix it yourself For 5 minutes or risk burning the chocolate.
Well people who have proper coffee makers can make proper hot chocolate anyway with the milk frother
Ever heard of expressing opinions of a product?? You sound like you be better off on Facebook with the other comment moaners..that or go live in North Korea
Excellent review... you’ve pointed out it’s a luxury item which is true. My wife just bought me one for Father’s Day - it’s amazing!
Aw that’s so cute! I’m glad your happy :)
Funny, I did not notice a review at all. Did you hear someone reviewing it? Or did you just hear the annoying music?
@@davidclark2932 see 2:42 - the author lists the pros and cons - music is funky 😂 and I like it
@@createnewproblems Did the author say anything? Videos have sound for a reason.
Can you use any chocolate powder? Like normal options etc
I'm currently drinking their Black Forest Gateux hot chocolate. I made it in a really cool alternative to the velvetizer... a common household blender.
Lots of people dismissing this as a milk frother for twice/three times the price. The simple fact of the matter is that this isn't the case. A milk frother doesn't do the same job and certainly doesn't make hot choclate that is as nice to drink as this.
Much better milk frothers out there with more functions and induction so easier to clean. so glad i went with the Severin now
Bought this for my 9 year old daughter. She loves it
to the folk saying you could do the same thing by hand whisking in a pan…sure (if you are speedy gonzales/ripped). i often make hot choco on the stove & i just had this today at a friends house. velvety texture, perfect temp for drinking straight away. amazing…it is definitely luxury/luxurious.
Got one on its way for my girlfriend, partly because she loves hot chocolate, partly because secretly I want to use it too 😅
Love a boomerang present!
I'd buy one if it was £49 (which is about what it's worth) but £99 is just silly. Good point about having to clean the thing before you can enjoy your beverage.
The instructions say rinse with water. Not clean.
LEE YEREX yeah can probably just pour some hot water in and leave it. Only says to clean immediately as the last bit will just burn otherwise.
Dualit (the company that makes the Velvetiser) actually do do a very similar milk frother for only £49
Yeah I just put two drops of fairy in it. Fill to line with hot water and then turn it on. It spins itself clean.
@@kerifraser4838 this is the obvious solution, and what most people do with blenders and food processors.
My daughter just brought this for me for Christmas, it makes the best host chocolate
To be honest, now that I've seen you do it this way (obviously the right way) it doesn't look as high-end as you'd think it might be, as they advertise it on TV. It's just basically milk and hot chocolate heated up.. that you could do in a microwave, kettle or on the stove. I think it's quite expensive for something that does the same job?! 🤔
Yes, it is on the expensive side for what it is. I have to admit to using it very frequently now, especially at this time of year. It is definitely better than heating up in microwave etc because the main thing that it does is give you a well-mixed whisked up frothy version. The central spinning whisking thing is what makes that happen.
@@ReviewitCoReviews I understand that, I really do, but you can also whisk milk and chocolate in a pan too 😊
The purpose is to make it easier than using pots and pans. With any case. This really seems worth the buy if u like making hot chocolate a lot, which I do, but hate heating up the milk which takes forever on an electric stove.
@@andf.3102 Good synopsis. It takes care of the whole process in 2.5 minutes with the press of a button.
@@andf.3102 and it won’t boil over!
Engineered by me for all the hot cocoa lovers, it makes milk based beverages extremely silky and throthy.
So I no longer have to use a spoon like a savage! Then how will my s.o. get irritated with my clanging against the cup sounds?
I'm tempted to buy one of these as I'm a fan of hot chocolate and have found that the only way I can stomach coffee is in a nice hot chocolate like a mocca, which I see hotel chocolat also have. The only thing that makes me sceptical is that the serving size doesn't sound very big. Shame they don't do a bigger size tbh, such as 500 ml or so.
Does it get ‘HOT’ or just lukewarm? Seeing mixed reviews on Velvetiser’s, thank you
Should pour it in mug from high up to get the air in it and froth much better.
Has anyone measured the temperature of the finished product? I’m curious as to just how hot it actually gets.
Looks like a milk frother with the hotel Chocolat branding
If you don’t want to spend the money on this, a milk frother works just as well. Just microwave your milk in a cup, add the hot chocolate mix, and pulse. There’s also less cleanup involved
It's not the same. With the Velvitiser you're making it from real chocolate flakes, not chocolate powder. Kind of equivalent to a bean to cup coffee machine vs instant if you like.
Doesn’t work with their chocolate though, I tried.
Their chocolate is in chunks.
(Did not melt in milk in the microwave, nor with my frother. Was kinda grainy. Not pleasant.
In this thing it comes out so thick and gorgeous, like posh hotels serve (and WAY better than the crap Costa and Starbucks serve.👍)
We are big hot choc fans
This is SO much more luxurious than my Cadbury’s in hot milk version.
And actually quicker.
Ridiculously expensive for what it is, I think, but we’ll get decades of gorgeous thick creamy luxury hot choccie out of it 👍
So total cost of ownership will work out cheap at some point.
@@OldRaver interesting, I use their flakes and microwave milk then froth it like normal and mine always works. Definitely go for whatever makes you happy though, I just commented this for people that didn’t have the budget for a fancy frother like this but sometimes it worth it to splurge a little if you can :)
@@DavidG-u2k I use their flakes! It’s way better than the powder
I love how you miss out the bit where you clean the chamber 🤣 Did that bit hit the cutting floor like a rock 👍
Fill it with water to the line, turn it on for a cycle and rinse it out. It basically takes no cleaning at all.
Works using dual convexion within a enclosed space, similar to how NO2 throths milk fat in a cream charger.
After deliberating this machine and the Lavazza Milkeasy for my wife's Xmas I'm glad I went for the Lavazza Milkeasy which has more functionality and easier to clean.
Bang hot milk and chocolate in cocktail shaker. Pop in dishwasher. Done.
Can you use it to velvetize coffee?
How versatile is this gadget?
What’s the difference between this and a milk frother???
I've tried both to experiment. Velvetiser much much better. Concentrates on gently heating and blending real choc and milk, not beating it to bits.
Brilliant thank you
Looks delicious!
Man, I would love to get this thing so badly, but I’m lactose intolerant and not a big fan of chocolate! However, I wonder how hot the drink is once it’s done, because I’m thinking if it’s not too hot, pour whiskey into it and that would certainly get you through all this flipping heat crisis during this coming Winter, although it’ll probably mean joining the AA in the Spring!
You're actually meant to put the whisk in first then milk and chocolate.. Says that on the box..
cool video, but in the instructions it says IMPORTANT, add the whisk 1st. Did you find that part wrong and the way you did it to be better? only where you say about not over filling, filling 1st then adding the whisk would push over the max fill line. To be fair, adding chocolate mixture last would also do the same but perhaps not as much lol don't see the point in a whisk though that doesn't spin like a normal whisk does that creates air bubbles in a mixture. So again unsure how this whisk works it's magic? I'll try it and see.......
You have to try the vanilla white hot chocolate they do
Your arm hair is so pretty.
Haha, very kind!
I never knew there was such an awesome machine …. I’m getting one
How many calories in a made up hot chocolate please and can you make a slimming version?
I could do the same thing with steam wand
Don't wanna know what you get up to with your wand thank you kieran.
What's the temperature? My Nespress coffee thing is not good enough, I have to heat the milk in a pan now. Is this tepid like that? How does their chocolate do with plant-based milks?
It's not scalding hot, thankfully. I'd say that they have got the temperature about right for immediate drinking.
Dude. You need to read the instructions.
Firstly you leave the spinner in before the milk and chocolate.
Also when cleaning, runs with cold water (spinner in) then fill to the line - put a couple of drops of washing up liquid in and press the button. Then rinse.
Steven Tran Instructions? I’m a man!
Yes indeed. Having now used this regularly, that is how I do it. Thanks, Steven.
DUDE man shut up
Mr. Tran, you are very RUDE!!!!!
Ok, so it looks exactly the same as when I make a hot chocolate using an Ikea whisk (99p). I usually add 1/4 hot water, add the hot chocolate flakes. Whisk, then add soya or oat milk, then whisk again, top up with hot water! Voila! :)
Don't care who asked
@@kaironic8231 nobody asked if you asked
Dont put the chocolate in first like in this video. The first "Do Not" in the manual is this. I nearly broke the motor. Add the chocolate LAST 👍
To clean, could you just put the water and dish soap in and then turn it on to have it self clean?
This is, in fact, what I now do. (since making this video some time ago.). Does a good job!
online it says to only use the hotel choc ones cus it hurts the machine is that the case
I use alternatives and have had no issues. Just need to ensure it is not too chunky.
More details at www.reviewit.co/hotel-chocolat-velvetiser-review/
£99 for a plain whisker? you have to be on something.
It's an all-in-one heater, timer and whisker. Still, £99 isn't cheap!
The "Bialetti Tuttocrema Milk Frother" is just as good if not better, costs £30 and can do upto about 4 cups in one go. Saw one at a friend's house, bought one the next day and I've used it almost everyday for the last few years.
YG but that doesn’t heat it up? Only froths.
Thinking about buying this in Amazon AU. We don’t however appear to have the option of buying sachets of the same brand. Can you use anything, or is ideally the same brand as that’s simpler?
Check out our full review for alternatives. I think you're in the right country for one of them! www.reviewit.co/hotel-chocolat-velvetiser-review/
Why is it necessary to clean the Velvetiser immediately after preparation of the hot chocolate?
It isn’t. I think that’s what the instructions say but in fact it just makes it slightly easier to clean if done sooner.
Is the part inside plastic?
Yes, it is
It is plastic, yes.
I see you have a Lavazza milk frother on the kitchen counter, could that be used to make hot chocolate too?
Well spotted! That milk frother is not designed to have anything else (eg chocolate flakes) added. So, blending would have to occur afterwards. It's not really quite the same if sone that way. in my opinion. We cover this in our full review: www.reviewit.co/hotel-chocolat-velvetiser-review/
@@ReviewitCoReviews A thorough review! I was thinking of getting the Dualit milk frother and using it the same way as the Velvetiser, but after reading your notes I wonder whether it would get hot enough to melt chocolate or infuse tea. Thanks for sharing!
Can you use Cadbury’s instant chocolate or do I have to buy expensive sachets ?
You can!
Like putting instant coffee in a bean to cup coffee machine. What makes it so good is you're turning chocolate flakes into hot chocolate and not a powder mix. If you want to save a little you can buy pouches which work out cheaper than individual sachets.
Could you not put water in it, and leave it to soak, whilst you drink your hot chocolates?
You can. Fill water to the max fill line, add a drop of dishwashing liquid and run it again. This basically cleans in whole you drink 😀
£99 for that?? For £5 a pop I can hire a competent dwarf to come and make me hot chocolate whenever I want!
😂
Does it work with powder?
Yes it does indeed
Why would you use cheap powdered rubbish with additives? This is pure choc.
I sooo wanna get one
Yh same babe
That is something you are going to use once then put in the back of the cupboard
The whisk is definitely meant to go in first, that's the way it's intended to work. Also, you MUST rinse it out with cool water before making any additional servings. Maybe follow the instructions before posting online 😊
Andrea Fin You are dead right! 👍
Bit harsh. He did mention it in the video. 🤨
Wait so this is just a normal electric milk frother?
No, it's not as basic as that. It heats and blends the chocolate with the milk to a velvety consistency and temperature so you get a hot chocolate something more like you would have in a coffee shop.
@@ReviewitCoReviews ohh ok thank you that makes sense. Are there any products similiar and cheaper to this? I tried to order it to Germany but it would have cost 250 bucks
oof yeah yummy
Not even a full cup
£100 still for that 👀
Only makes one cup though🙈
? One at a time, yes!
@@ReviewitCoReviews they should have made it bigger for a two cup minimum. Still tempted to get it though....
My butler will put this to good use
Bit pricey
Why does it have to be cleaned immediately?
Having now used this regularly, although immediate cleaning is recommended, it's not essential. However, I have found that it's so easy to do that you might as well.
Here is what I do:
1) After pouring out the hot chocolate into a mug, rinse out the velvetiser remains with cold water then pour it down the sink.
2) Fill the velvetiser with cold water up to the 'max' line (as if you were making another hot chocolate) and add a drop of dishwashing liquid.
3) Run it again with the water and liquid inside (replace lid as well) which gives it a good clean.
4) When it's finished running, (by which time I have already had a few sips of hot choc), it should be clean. Then I just pour it away and either let it air dry upside-down on a tea towel or wipe it dry.
Hope it helps
Review It thank you so much, sounds simple enough!
Nothing against the review at all but this is such a pointless product
Too expensive you can get a milk frother for a third of the price and does the same thing
Unless you want type 2 be careful of this product....
I was intrigued until it was stressed you should clean the damn thing before drinking the hot chocolate.
AND....I wonder why they chose the very hairy forearmed demonstrator?
Eddie, you don’t have to clean it before drinking the hot chocolate. That’s just how it was done in the video.
Sorry for my hairy forearms. I draw the line at shaving them.
@@ReviewitCoReviewsHi Review It. Please don't apologise I thought it was great to see a masculine forearm. Men seem to have to remove all traces of manliness in adverts these days in order that masculinity doesn't seem 'toxic' to some.
@UCzUMA9vdXYveMirrNhE0H4g literally no one cares if you've got hairy arms. Stop making things up.
Seems like a lot of faff and expensive considering you can do it for free in the microwave
Microwave cup of milk and use an IKEA £1 whisk. Just as fast and even easier to clean. Sorted.
Supposed to be HOT chocolate...not....warm and just drinkable chocolate lol
I’m in the mood for spending a hundred quid on a device that will clog my arteries and give me a stroke.
Dude, it's hot milk with a bit of high quality chocolate in it... calm the hell down. Being an utterly miserable, whinging bugger can give you cancer or a whole host of other problems by the way, and render your life an unpleasant waste of time in any case. Jeez.
@@AD-kv9kj alright, alright, it’s just a UA-cam comment! Calm down dear, or you’ll give yourself cancer or a whole host of other problems by the way, and render your life an unpleasant waste of time in any case. Jeepers.
@@the0whilest0man Try to have a thought of your own. If you're not parroting some nonsense you read online about hot chocolate, you just parrot people who point out your BS. It' s just a youtube review you were commenting on - all I'm doing is acting as a mirror for you to see what a bellend you are. There's also this by the way:
"Results from the meta-analysis of eight additional studies showed higher chocolate consumption was linked with lower risk of cardiovascular disease, stroke and death from cardiovascular disease. Two studies showed cardiovascular events were not statistically linked with chocolate consumption."
www.nhs.uk/news/food-and-diet/eating-chocolate-may-slightly-lower-your-risk-of-stroke/#:~:text=Results%20from%20the%20meta%2Danalysis,statistically%20linked%20with%20chocolate%20consumption.
What a waste of money
I'll rather save some electricity power steering by hand lol ✋
Warmed milk in a saucepan, gradually melt chocolate in, stirring continuously & finished with hand held mixer to combine. That is it. This is a con.
There are children starving in Africa and you've spent £99 on a machine like that. Just use a whisk?!
It's a review of the product for people who are interested in how it works and the results of the hot chocolate it makes. Using a whisk and heating the milk yourself is can be your alternative if you want to do things manually. I promise that I won't judge you for doing it that way.
How does someone buying a machine for £99 have any bearing on ‘children starving in Africa’. The two things are mutually exclusive.
I used to think that,id feel bad about the luxuries we have and think of people who have nothing at all,but then i came to the understanding that if we think about the poor folk every time we want to treat ourselves we will go through life not doing anything nice for ourselves through guilt.For me,i like to think i give in charity and as long as i am not always excessive in my spending then a little treat now and again is harmless.
Rosalind Beatrice Wade
- There are Africans being abused as slave labour to mine the gypsum used in every circuit board used to make the devices you bought to go online and make this comment. Just use a pen and a telegram?!
what a stupid comment!