To the untrained eye, this may look like a battered and chocolate-splattered hair dryer.
Whereas in fact, until recently, two of these were Darkroom's Chocolate Grinder Pre-Heater System (patent pending).
A highly technical set up, involving two Vidal-Sassoon hairdryers and some balancing finesse above our chocolate grinders, with the purpose of melting the chocolate that has set up after the previous batch - to allow the grinding wheels to turn again for the next batch.
We have managed with this solution perfectly fine for years until recently, when both hairdryers, being asked to do something they were never designed to do, both went pop in the same week. But before nipping over to Argos to find out what tat Vidal has shamefully stuck his name on recently, we stopped to think - what if there was be a better, arguably more suitable, solution?
So we are very proud to announce the launch of the new and improved - Chocolate Grinder Pre-Heater System 2.0.
It uses an actual industrial heat gun, (designed to run for many hours without melting or gently exploding) with an adjustable temperature and fan speed settings to get that inner nerd rather excited. (And before you ask - yes, it works great on perms too).
This is combined with another Darkroom special - a grinder lid modified with an entry tube to allow the heat into the grinder, and welded fold-down sides to prevent the heat escaping. The result is perfect melting, in rapid time, with no risk of chocolate burning inside the bowl either.
To celebrate this momentous occasion, it's Free Hairspray With Every Cookie in the cafe this Saturday.
And while we really do need to get out more, if you are getting out this Mother's Day weekend, come see us in the cafe 9-12 on Saturday for something delicious, and regale us with tales of the outside world.
