or whatever they are called.

does anyone have any good experience with any particular brands.

price range is $70 or below.

but i know the expensive ones use that fuel gel, which could get expensive (i dont know how fast or efficient that gel is)

12/26/2006 4:50:43 PM

Rival Stainless Steel Fondue Maker @ Target for $30.

Just go to Target.com and type in "Rival Fondue" and it should come up

My husband and I have had this fondue pot for 2 or 3 years now and we use it about once a month for cheese fondue. It's easy to use, easy to clean, and holds heat fairly well once unplugged. I would much rather use an electric fondue pot than a double boiler over a stove or any set that requires a candle or some other fuel.

12/26/2006 5:12:42 PM

so is this limited to cheese? have you used oil, or whatever the melting pot deal is??

cheese and chocolate fondue is good, but it would be even better if i can get it to do what melting pot does for dinner.

12/26/2006 5:15:47 PM

Creuset FTW

12/26/2006 7:18:59 PM

All the Melting Pot does for the main course is set a pot of boiling broth or hot oil in the middle of your table, which is at a higher heat than the cheese and chocolate courses.

The Rival fondue pot has a full set of temperature controls that exceed the minimum temperature for boiling, so there's no reason why you couldn't prepare a main course with it. I just haven't done it because we haven't particularly had the desire to.

Of course, if you're going to do a main course and cook your food at your table, you're going to have to keep the pot plugged in somehow to maintain a high enough heat to cook at. You don't have this problem with a cheese or chocolate course because it doesn't really have to be kept at a high temperature once it is all melted down. So I usually melt the cheese or chocolate in the kitchen and bring the pot to the table rather than try to find a way to plug the pot in at the table.

--I would be worried about trying to cook any kind of meat in a fondue pot that isn't electric because of the temperature required to bring it to a safe temperature for consumption.

[Edited on December 26, 2006 at 7:42 PM. Reason : pst.]

12/26/2006 7:37:41 PM

^good info.

that rival one looks nice

12/27/2006 12:03:24 AM