Successful cheese fondue - advice needed

cathymee
Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:14:44 +0000

thanks to getting enthused due to this thread, I made fondue for New Years Eve. I had bought both kids electric fondue pots(Rival…on sale) for Christmas and used the one belonging to the kid driving back to school instead of flying(don’t have my own).I used a basic swiss cheese recipe from the Melting Pot cookbook, which I had also bought them…last year we made a family outing to the Melting Pot for some occasion. It worked great! Needed an extension cord to reach the table but the temp control was excellent. Made it on the stove in an improvised double boiler and then transferred it to the pot. Used the flour method and grated the cheese (1/2 emmethaler,1/2 Guyere) with a box grater.Used the kirsch along with white wine. Used apples, bread, veggies to dip. Best dipper of all was cut up pumpernickel bagels,but you may need to be a New Yorker to have access to those!!!
Thanks people, for the inspiration. I think I’ll buy my own pot!