Let’s be honest, things are pretty miserable right now. You’ve already binged Bridgerton, James Bond has been delayed (again) and all the snow has sadly melted. Simple pleasures have never been so welcome, or needed. And this is where Hotel Chocolat’s Velvetiser comes in.
If, like us, you're getting tired of sipping the same espressos or filter coffee from that machine you bought at the start of the pandemic, it's time to mix it up with our new lockdown drink of choice: hot chocolate. Enter The Velvetiser, a machine that mixes milk and chocolate together at the touch of a button. It’s simplicity personified in a kitchen appliance and serves up an awesome hot chocolate every time. Seriously, you’d have to hop on the Eurostar for two hours to do much better. How does it work? Just cut up some chocolate or pour in one of Hotel Chocolat’s sachets, add it to the machine with the milk of your choice, press the button, and voila! Proper, velvety hot chocolate, luxurious enough to rival any coffee.
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While we’re only just hopping on The Velvetiser hype train now, it was actually first released by Hotel Chocolat in 2018. However, given both the cold weather and lack of any other forms of enjoyment in life, it’s no wonder it has found a home and an all new cult following on social media. On TikTok, more than eight million people have viewed videos tagged with #Velvetiser, a trend in which people post about experimenting with different chocolate and milk types in their machines. Chilli hot chocolate, anyone? Rest assured they've tried it all and raked in the views for it.
When it comes to the actual quality of the hot chocolate it produces, we can’t get enough. Instead of the powdery, silted drinks you get from using the kettle, your hot chocolates will now be silky smooth and perfectly blended together. It’s also small enough to fit into most kitchen cupboards, preventing further clutter on your counters. The downside of its diminutive form factor? It only has the capacity to make one mug of hot chocolate at a time, but we’ll let that slide given just how convenient it is. It's lightweight, easy to clean and, as far as kitchen appliances go, we’d say pretty stylish.
For hot chocolate fans (which is everyone, right?) you’ll never look back after popping one of these into your cart. It’s exactly the kind of comforting purchase that will get you through this dire winter. And at around the £100 mark, it's a luxury buy well worth making. What are you waiting for? Treat yourself!
£110. At amazon.co.uk and hotelchocolat.com
