In short: the ADE brand comes from a Hamburg company founded in 1935, best known for its scales, from professional kitchens to the medical field. At Raclette Club, we only come across it for a small electric chocolate fondue, and the brand remains poorly documented on the tabletop appliance side: this page is therefore short.
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The brand in a nutshell
In its 90th anniversary brochure, ADE says its story began in 1935 in Hamburg, in the St. Pauli district, with a small factory making quick scales and slicers. The brand cites its fan-dial scale as the product that made it known, and recalls that its building had to be rebuilt after the Second World War. Today, ADE Germany presents itself as a manufacturer and partner for hotels, catering, the medical sector and retail, with its headquarters still in Hamburg.
Its website separates these professional businesses from a line aimed at consumers, ADE Home. It is on this consumer side that small appliances like the chocolate fondue in our selection come from, most likely reference KG 2352 based on its manual and specifications (match with the Amazon listing to be confirmed). We found no official page detailing this tabletop range: we therefore stick to these elements.
On video
Video: ADE Germany GmbH on YouTube. Official ADE video (2024, in German) about a professional label-printing scale: the brand’s core business, not the fondue.
Video: Trudeau on YouTube. Official Trudeau video of an electric chocolate fondue: another brand, the same type of appliance as ADE’s.
Video: Alice Délice on YouTube. A chocolate fondue made with a tealight candle, with no electric appliance, for dessert inspiration.
Its products at Raclette Club
| Model | Type | Best for | Review | Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electric chocolate fondue with 8 forks (ASIN B0CCVPP7L1) | Electric chocolate fondue, removable 500 ml bowl, 8 forks, 2 heat levels | End-of-raclette-night family desserts | Review coming soon | Check the price on Amazon.fr |
What we think
ADE’s chocolate fondue does what you expect of it, on paper: two heat levels, around 40 to 50 °C for melting and 60 to 70 °C for keeping warm according to the manual, a removable non-stick bowl and eight forks. It is a dessert appliance, not a chocolatier’s tempering machine, and that’s just fine when the table is begging for chocolate strawberries after three rounds of raclette.
Caution applies to the Amazon.fr listing, which mixes the 500 ml version and the 250 ml version: check the variant you’ve selected before you confirm. And since the brand mostly communicates about its scales, there is little official information on the warranty of this small appliance: rely on what the seller states.
Which model should you choose?
- For 6 to 8 foodies: the 500 ml, 8-fork version in our review.
- To compare: our comparison of chocolate fondue sets, with candle-heated models and fountains.
- For dessert inspiration: our article on chocolate raclette.
Frequently asked questions
Is ADE a German brand?
Yes. According to its official brochure, ADE was founded in 1935 in Hamburg, and its headquarters are still there. The brand is best known for its professional and medical scales, with an ADE Home line for consumers.
Is the ADE chocolate fondue dishwasher-safe?
The electric base must be neither put in the dishwasher nor immersed, according to the manual. The bowl is removable; dishwasher use is stated for the small version, and remains to be checked for the 500 ml version.
Where can you buy the ADE chocolate fondue?
On Amazon.fr, where it comes in two sizes (250 ml with 6 forks, 500 ml with 8 forks). Check the selected variant carefully before ordering.
