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Equipment that you should have for fondue.
Pot:
Oil Fondues: Metal pot with broad base, secure handle, sloping sides or partial cover to prevent splattering, well-balanced stand. A heavy pot can double for cheese or dessert fondues. If not heavy, cheese or dessert may scorch. The best all-purpose pot for cooking and heating is an electric fondue pot.
Cheese Fondues: Flameproof ceramic pot, heavy, wide and shallow. Also workable for dessert fondue, but hot oil bubbling in this pot might crack it.
Dessert Fondues: Small flameproof ceramic or metal pot warmed by a candle.
Burner:
Alcohol: Contains wick or fiber pad. Regulate heat by raising or lowering wick or closing or opening damper.
Canned Heat: Solidified alcohol. Regulate heat with movable cover or use lid.
Accessories:
Heatproof tray for pot to rest on... fondue forks (10 to 12" long with insulated handles and color-coded for convenience for users)... service plates with indentations for dipping sauces... vinyl cloth or plastic wipe-clean fabric to protect your table from spills.
Pot:
Oil Fondues: Metal pot with broad base, secure handle, sloping sides or partial cover to prevent splattering, well-balanced stand. A heavy pot can double for cheese or dessert fondues. If not heavy, cheese or dessert may scorch. The best all-purpose pot for cooking and heating is an electric fondue pot.
Cheese Fondues: Flameproof ceramic pot, heavy, wide and shallow. Also workable for dessert fondue, but hot oil bubbling in this pot might crack it.
Dessert Fondues: Small flameproof ceramic or metal pot warmed by a candle.
Burner:
Alcohol: Contains wick or fiber pad. Regulate heat by raising or lowering wick or closing or opening damper.
Canned Heat: Solidified alcohol. Regulate heat with movable cover or use lid.
Accessories:
Heatproof tray for pot to rest on... fondue forks (10 to 12" long with insulated handles and color-coded for convenience for users)... service plates with indentations for dipping sauces... vinyl cloth or plastic wipe-clean fabric to protect your table from spills.