All-Clad Stainless-Steel Fondue Pot with Ceramic Insert
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Product Summary
Manufacturer: All-CladBrand: All-Clad
Model: 59936
Color: Silver
Product features:
- 18/10 Stainless steel
- Ceramic insert allows one to melt a variety of foods without scorching
- Fondue pot and ceramic insert are dishwasher safe
- 3 Quart Capacity
- 6 Color-coded Forks
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of All-Clad Stainless-Steel Fondue Pot with Ceramic Insert
Customer Review: Beautiful and Versatile Fondue Pot. But the Fuel Source in Unacceptable.
Summary: 4 Stars
All-Clad's fondue pot with ceramic insert is gorgeous and functional for oil, broth, cheese, and dessert fondues. The 3-quart stainless steel pot holds the oil or broth, while the 2-quart ceramic insert is for melted fondues, such as cheese or chocolate. The size is suitable for 4-6 people. I've been using mine for 2 people, and my cheese seems a little lost in there, but it works. You will need 1-1 ½ quarts of oil for frying. The ceramic insert works like a double boiler. You fill the metal pot ¼ of the way with water, bring to a boil, and melt your cheese or chocolate in the insert. You won't get any cheese baked to the bottom, which may be a disappointment to those who like to eat it. But the cheese will not overheat, and you will be able to get every bit of it with your bread.
This is a heavy-duty pot, with the emphasis on heavy. The steel pot weighs 2.75 lbs and 5.6 lbs with the ceramic insert. That's before you add water or food. The pot will not scoot or spin if people bump or poke it at the table. Thankfully, it has loop handles for easy carrying. The bottom of the pot is a thick disc, unlike standard All-Clad pots. It resembles the bottom of my pressure cooker; I suppose it's intended to distribute the heat evenly. The stand on which the pot sits is wide and very stable as well. But the metal legs of the stand do get hot, so you may want to protect your table. You'll need a trivet about 9 inches square (or triangular) to accommodate the stand.
The pot comes with 6 fondue forks with tips of the handles in different colors. The forks are 9 inches long and matte silver, in contrast to the shiny pot. Each fork has a notch with which to suspend it from the metal cut-out lid that sits on top of the pot when you are using oil. The lid contains splatters and allows you to fry your food in the oil without wearing your arm out or cooking your food to the bottom of the pot. Just slide your fork into the lid, and it will suspend the fork 1 inch from the bottom of the pot. Leave it there to fry for a couple of minutes. You cannot use the cut-out lid with the ceramic insert, by the way, as it is often pictured. The lid would slide off. It's for suspending food in oil.
Now for my complaint: This fondue pot comes with a standard, poorly-designed Sterno holder and no provision for using other fuel sources. Sterno is expensive, and, unless you are camping, it is inconvenient. For the price of 90 minutes worth of Sterno, you can buy a quart of denatured alcohol that will be good for about 20 pots of fondue. You can easily use a fondue burner that will take liquid alcohol with this pot. Just be sure to get one that takes liquid fuel, not only gel fuel. Swissmar makes a fondue burner for use with both liquid and gel fuel, for example. Trudeau's burner will only take gel fuel. All-Clad should have provided one like the Swissmar. I don't' appreciate having to buy another accessory, but a fondue burner will save a lot of money and hassle in the long run.
The All-Clad fondue pot with ceramic insert is certainly a beautiful, sturdy pot and a worthwhile investment if you do a lot of fondue. It's a shame to confine such a lovely pot to one use, but it does not come with a standard lid for use on the stove. An All-Clad 7 1/2-inch lid might fit it, but I don't have one to try. As a tip, I recommend heating your oil to smoking point or melting your cheese or chocolate in the fondue pot on the stove first. If you reach the desired temperature on the stove, then transfer to the table to maintain temperature, it will save a lot of time.
Description of All-Clad Stainless-Steel Fondue Pot with Ceramic Insert
Stainless Steel Fondue pot with a ceramic insert. Includes six handy slots that hold six color-coded forks uprightFondue
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