West Bend 88533 3-Quart Electric Fondue Pot, Black
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Sep/093
Review
Fondue has gone in and out of vogue over the years, but it’s firmly back “in” now, probably for good this time. West Bend’s 3-quart Electric Fondue Pot, with its classic black metal curves, fulfills the dual purpose of a fondue pot–to cook evenly and efficiently while looking great on a serving table. And the nonstick lining ensures a quick clean-up, a nice bonus after an evening of entertaining An adjustable control allows for a wide range of temperatures, from gentle mel…
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2:14 am on September 11th, 2009
I’ve used this pot a couple of times since I’ve bought it for both cheese and chocolate fondues. Overall I’m very pleased. The food is cooked quickly and the clean up time is very fast and easy. The magnet holding the heating cord is genius. When it gets too hot simply remove the cord.
I can think of only two negatives. The cord is very short making it difficult to use. I find the best way to use it for company is to heat the fondue and then carry the pot. Also I’m not sure the heating control is calibrated correctly. The warm setting produces violent bubbles in the fondue. I’m afraid to see what 500 degrees will do.
3:11 am on September 11th, 2009
This is a very large capacity fondue pot – it was much larger than the pots used at our local restaurant, which was a pleasant surprise, you can easily serve a family of six or even eight without constantly reloading the pot. One unexpected thing about the pot, that I think other reviewers have mentioned, is that the temperature is almost too hot. It is nice how fast it heats up, but unless you fill the pot, it can seem too hot even on the lowest setting. I would recommend this more for bullion-based fondues than for cheese fondues just based on the temperature problem, though by setting it on the lowest temperature setting, we were able to have a very good, albeit very hot, cheese fondue.
6:03 am on September 11th, 2009
This fondue pot has some good features, including a magnetically-connected thermostat, which, should detach should someone trip over the very short cord. As someone else also pointed out, when on warm, the heat goes full on, and boils whatever is in the pot, in order to get it up to warm – which is somewhat disconcerting. On ours, the teflon-like coating is chipping on the inside top of the pot after 4 uses (pot is cleaned and maintained per manufacturer’s directions).