Cuisinart CFO-3SS Electric Fondue Maker
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Cuisinart CFO-3SS Electric Fondue Maker
Customer Review: This pot works Great for all fondues!
Summary: 5 Stars
Ok, so I read all the reviews and almost didn't buy it because some said it didn't regulate it correctly. Well i had a fondue party last night for 15 people and i bought 2 of these cuisinart pots! I did make the fondues on the stove and transfer them to the pots once they were done, but i found they had excellent capacity and worked perfectly. I did a cheese fondue, a chocolate fondue and a caramel fondue and I kept them around 2-3 temp level as suggested in the directions for maintaining temp. If it started to bubble too much, turned it down. Just like any cooking, you have to watch the pot. But they worked Amazing. They heated up as soon as you plug them in, which was perfect for transferring so there was no lag time. the consistency was great on all the fondues, and it stayed that way for hours. You just have to stir it every once in while,just like on the stove. Chocolate and cheese are particularly finicky. And if you don't stay on top of them, and you get a burn patch, it will kill your whole batch. But that has nothing to do with the pot. That's the cook!. I'm a chef and my instructer from culinary school was there too and we were both thrilled with how easy they were to use & clean .Customer Review: You'll want to take a dip with this!
Summary: 5 Stars
We gave our new Cuisinart electric fondue pot a trial run last night. AWESOME!!! I love this thing. Prepped the whole meal in the fondue pot without transferring from the stovetop, great temp control, easy clean up, no cheese solids/oil separation, plus it looks really nice.
Another nice thing was that, after 1/2 hour of prep, my wife, our 18 month old daughter, and a friend who was visiting from out of town and I sat down around the Cuisinart pot at 6:30 PM and stayed dipping, nibbling and visiting for nearly 2 hours. My normally hyper daughter engaged with us the entire time. She really liked watching the bread being dipped in the pot. This is how family traditions get started.
The Cuisinart cookbook suggested a real "duh, that's brilliant" idea. My other recipes have me adding a cornstarch/water mixture to the cheese to help thicken it. Cuisinart suggests tossing the cornstarch (and dry mustard) with the shredded cheese before adding it to the simmering wine. Beautiful blend without lumps.
This is an fantastic product. Our older, sterno flame fondue pots are headed toward the rummage sale pile.
Customer Review: Fondue Made Easy!
Summary: 5 Stars
I spent every childhood New Year's Day at my aunt and uncle's indulging in a family tradition: Bagna Cauda. Literally translated, "warm bath", this is a Northern Italian hot anchovy dish. My aunt would make a huge iron pot-full of the fragrant dip consisting of olive oil, butter, garlic, parsley and anchovies. We'd stand around the table and dip fresh veggies and bread, while drinking my uncle's homemade vino. And when the Bagna Cauda cooled, my Aunt Mary popped it back on the stove to reheat it. There were never any leftovers!
I decided to make it this year when my husband and I were invited to a New Year's Eve party. I bought the Cuisinart Electric Fondue Maker expressly for the evening because while fondue is fun to eat, I've never liked dealing with Sterno cans which often end up scorching food and creating greasy messes. Not so with this electric pot!
The Cuisinart made it easy to keep the dip warm without burning. Clean up was amazingly easy too. I'm seriously considering purchasing another one because it's such a simple way to entertain and this particular product is attractive as well as functional.
Customer Review: Cuisinart Electric Fondue Pot & Accessories
Summary: 5 Stars
Ok, so what is there not to like other than the fact that I dont have two of these. My husband and I went to the Melting Pot for dinner for our anniversary. Now I have never been to a fondue restaurant so I did not know what to expect. Needless to say, I was thoroughly impressed and so in love by the time that we left that I just had to have a fondue pot of my own. After searching high and low for a fondue pot, I found exactly what I was looking for here on Amazon. I ordered the fondue pot and it arrived to my house in about 3-5 days. When it got here I was already prepared with chocolate, crunchy peanut butter, strawberries and marshmallows. The directions for use are so easy and the recipes are easy too. My family and I (children included) had a blast dipping our goodies into our chocolate and peanut butter concoction and it was wonderful. If anyone is in the market for a fondue pot, this is the one. I guarantee you that you will want to add a second or even a third one so that you can use each for a different item such as cheese, a meat/vegetable broth and one for desssert. You will not be dissapointed.Customer Review: Attention to detail makes this a top quality Fondue Pot
Summary: 5 Stars
I've owned six different fondue pots over the years. This one is hands down the best. Cuisinart has addressed every problem I've had with previous fondue pots.
Lets start with the pros:
-All stainless construction. Even the feet, handles, and fork resting ring are completely stainless steel. This thing is quality.
-Breakaway magnetic power plug: this is a safety thing. If someone runs into the cord, you want it to break away without upsetting the hot oil/cheese.
-High precision temp control: some pots have only a few presets for temperature. this pot allows you to select in between the dial tick marks.
-Electric element: Electric pots are the way to go. They give you temp control (unlike the flame pots), and they get hot enough to do oil fondue. Pots using the fuel/fire thingies do not get hot enough, and do not stay hot enough to do oil fondue.
And for the Cons:
-I would prefer a slightly larger pot, this can get cramped with 5 people, and don't even try having 6 forks in it at once.
A+, best fondue pot I've ever bought.