Fondue Buying Guide

A fondue pot will help you to create anything from informal evenings with friends to romantic interludes. These are fun, interactive meals that inspire conversation. This is comfort food for all occasions. Music, candlelight, or a faint aroma of incense set the mood.

What's in the Pot?
Determine what you want to do with your fondue pot. Chocoholics with only a desire to dip fresh fruits and pound cake into milk, dark, or white chocolates, a ceramic fondue pot with a candle heat source will work nicely. If inclined to scorch or burn things, try a non-stick fondue pot.

If it is cheese that pleases, a traditional earthenware or ceramic fondue pot with a butane heat source is best. You will want an adjustable heat; cheese burns and dries easily, so the heat should be kept low. Enamel-coated cast iron pots work nicely with both cheese and chocolate.

For the carnivorous clan, meat cooks in oils of 400 degrees; a heavy metal fondue pot is required. Make sure it is a wide pot with a sturdy construction to avoid burns. You can also cook vegetables in these fondue pots.

Pots Have You Confused?
Not sure what your needs will be? Purchase an electric fondue pot. Heat is easily controlled and it works for all kinds of fondue. Two-quart-plus capacity fondue pots will accommodate parties nicely. Not sure what you'll be cooking? Purchase a fondue pot with removable liners. One pot will do a three-course party.

Fondue accessories are a must. Although relatively inexpensive, save money by purchasing a fondue set that comes with everything you need. Liquid fuel, combustible gel, combustible paste, or candles fuel fondue pots. Whatever fondue pot you select, have extra fuel on hand in case the meal lasts longer than anticipated.