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Here's why you don't need to spend £120 on a hot chocolate maker
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The Velvetiser is one of the most popular hot chocolate machines on the market, and Hotel Chocolat released a new model last year – the All-New.
But do you really need to spend more than £100 to make good hot chocolate? Our expert analysis says otherwise. We put the All-New Velvetiser through our rigorous testing, and you can read the results below – as well as seeing which machine came out higher.
Read on to see which hot chocolate maker earned our coveted Best Buy recommendation while costing a fraction of the stylish Velvetisers.
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The new vs 'old' Velvetiser
| Hotel Chocolat All-New Velvetiser | Hotel Chocolat Velvetiser |
| Hot and cold drinks + milk frothing | Hot drinks + milk frothing only |
| Capacity: 220ml | Capacity: 220ml |
| Weight: 2.86kg | Weight: 1.15kg |
| Temperature settings: 1 hot and 1 cold | Temperature settings: 1 hot |
| Price: SQUIRREL_TEXT_50030862 | Price: SQUIRREL_TEXT_50022655 |
Perhaps the biggest difference with the Velvetiser redesign is that the All-New model has a chocolate milk feature and can froth cold milk. This means it can make drinks or froth milk without the heating element being turned on – it won't cool down warm milk.
For now, find out which of the best hot chocolate makers beat the All-New Velvetiser.
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