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Best Home Hot chocolate?

Black_Knight · 2008-07-26 15:46:34

Tea, Coffee & Hot chocolate forum!! Which is the best Hot chocolate? Im having a cup of Aeros Hot chocolate, miles better then Cadberys according to my taste buds. Granted, aero does say, 4 heaped teaspoons! Thats an insane amount of power when you look at it! 4 Teaspoons, yer gonna go through it quicker! Opinions? Are…

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Tea, Coffee & Hot chocolate forum!!

Which is the best Hot chocolate?

Im having a cup of Aeros Hot chocolate, miles better then Cadberys according to my taste buds.
Granted, aero does say, 4 heaped teaspoons! Thats an insane amount of power when you look at it! 4 Teaspoons, yer gonna go through it quicker!

Opinions?

Are there any other brands out there?

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#2 26-07-2008 7:16pm

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Black_Knight wrote: »

Tea, Coffee & Hot chocolate forum!!

Which is the best Hot chocolate?

Im having a cup of Aeros Hot chocolate, miles better then Cadberys according to my taste buds.
Granted, aero does say, 4 heaped teaspoons! Thats an insane amount of power when you look at it! 4 Teaspoons, yer gonna go through it quicker!

Opinions?

Are there any other brands out there?

Try Black & Green. More chocolate;less artificial muck.

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#3 26-07-2008 8:26pm

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Twinings.

Don't know if it's still available though, it's been a while.

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#4 27-07-2008 9:34am

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This was posted ages ago, i've been too lazy to try it, but it look really nice: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=54296059&postcount=14

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#5 14-08-2008 7:37pm

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I picked up a couple of milk whisks/frothers from Dealextreme
recently which are ideal for making hot chocolate.

I've seen these in shops here for up to €10 whereas DX has them for
under €3 each including shipping.
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.13437

Perfect for whisking up some hot chocolate on it's own or making a
mocha.

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#6 14-08-2008 10:00pm

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Gran Hermano wrote: »

I picked up a couple of milk whisks/frothers from Dealextreme

I dealextreme
:pac:

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#7 14-08-2008 10:14pm

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Black_Knight wrote: »

I dealextreme
:pac:

You REALLY don't want to know how addicted I am to shopping on it.
I blame the weak dollar and free shipping.

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#8 14-08-2008 10:19pm

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And how totally frickin awesome it is! Its got everything I dont need, but could probably use! So cheap too! Cant get enough of those magnets! Woo!

Might grab one of those whisks with my next order, which will be soon, i need my fix!

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#9 15-08-2008 6:16am

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Black_Knight wrote: »

I dealextreme
:pac:

Gran Hermano wrote: »

You REALLY don't want to know how addicted I am to shopping on it.
I blame the weak dollar and free shipping.

*must resist urge*

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#10 23-08-2008 5:51pm

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Gran Hermano wrote: »

Try Black & Green. More chocolate;less artificial muck.

+1

don't mean to burst your bubble on those aero drinks and lot of the hot choclate type drinks but the contain a lot of hydrogenated trans fats.

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#11 24-08-2008 8:34am

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siochain wrote: »

burst your bubble on those aero drinks

I see what you did there!

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#12 28-08-2008 3:08pm

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I've recently tried the Coco Direct drinking chocolate, and found it to be excellent.

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#13 06-11-2008 5:12pm

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Gran Hermano wrote: »

I picked up a couple of milk whisks/frothers from Dealextreme
recently which are ideal for making hot chocolate.

I've seen these in shops here for up to €10 whereas DX has them for
under €3 each including shipping.
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.13437

Perfect for whisking up some hot chocolate on it's own or making a
mocha.

Is there anywhere I could pick something like this up in or around Dublin?

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#14 09-11-2008 10:09pm

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Green & Blacks is my favourite hot chocolate. Whittards also make good stuff which I bought up in the outlet past Newry

http://www.whittard.co.uk/

any ideas if it's available in Dublin anywhere?

I've a frothie machine for making hot chocolate & also one of these:

http://www.bodum.com/b2c/index.asp?shpId=4&famid=10&famSubId=1009&id=10661-01

it's all about the frothie-ness with home made hot chocolate for me

Butlers also have a new hot chocolate (well I've never seen it before) that I'm going to try - anyone tried it?

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#15 10-11-2008 3:20pm

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I like rich, thick chocolate (Italian they call it); I drink mine by the spoon rather than normal drinking...

The G hotel in Galway do a great one.....

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#16 10-11-2008 3:43pm

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Hot choclate in the 4 seasons.

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#17 10-11-2008 3:48pm

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When I want hot chocolate I thinly slice some of my favourite chocolate and whisk it into hot milk. It's so much nicer than using a powder.
Sometimes I use Dairy Milk, sometimes Green & Black.

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#18 13-11-2008 10:27pm

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Just tried some of that Fairtrade CocoDirect. It's really nice! WOuld be nice if I could get my hands on a little handheld milk-frother though. Anyone know where I can pick one up in or near Dublin?

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#19 13-11-2008 10:32pm

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Puck wrote: »

Just tried some of that Fairtrade CocoDirect. It's really nice! WOuld be nice if I could get my hands on a little handheld milk-frother though. Anyone know where I can pick one up in or near Dublin?

Try Home Store & More.

Lidl also had milk frothing jugs (now why dies that sound perverse) in a couple of weeks back, they'd do
the job just as well.

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