I am addicted to the Chocolate Tower! I first attempted to melt "expensive" chocolate but it did not fair well. I don't know if I had too much heat on it or was not stirring enough but it failed. Lucky I had 2 bags of chocolate chips on hand to do the trick. I melted them in the microwave and poured them into the base of the tower and presto let the dipping begun. The only bad thing was the clean up but well worth it! I would recommend this for anyone who loves chocolate.