Making Fondue is as easy as enjoying it. Your new Bodum fondue gel burner will make for a stress-free gathering of friends and family as everybody is her or his own cook so you can concentrate on the more important things: hearing everybody's new stories, laughing and having a good time around your table.
There are different kinds of Fondue and our stainless steel Fondue Pot is equally prepared for all of them. It comes with a glass insert that is used for the Cheese and the Chocolate Fondue. Without the glass insert, Fondue Bourguignonne and Chinese Fondue are being made.
For Fondue Bourguignonne, very thinly cut pieces of meat, mostly beef, are fried in hot cooking oil. Chinese Fondue works the same way as Fondue Bourguignonne except a bouillon broth is used instead of oil.
Cheese Fondue, funny enough, was invented when a Swiss farmer wanted to use up some cheese that had become dry. He melted it in a pan, added wine and spices and then dipped cubes of bread into the cheese mixture. This delicious discovery became known as Fondue - the French word for melted. Since then, Fondue has undergone many changes and nowadays it can be eaten as an entrée or as a main course. There is even such a thing as Chocolate Fondue which, with pieces of fresh fruit, makes for a exquisite dessert.
