Swissmar Summit 10 Piece Cast Iron Fondue Set, Black Matte, For Cheese, Meat, and Chocoolate

Swissmar offers metallic fondue sets which are ideal for an oil/broth fondue. Suited to cooking at high temperatures . the oil/broth is often pre-heated directly in the fondue pot on the stovetop and then carefully transferred to the rechaud base. With an oil/broth fondue it is important to use the splatter guard to prevent hot oil splatters.Sometime after World War II . Swiss cooks began cooking meat in hot oil as an alternative to their beloved cheese fondue - a kind of French-fried meat supper. It became known as fondue Bourguignon because the French-speaking Swiss are descended from the Burgundians.Tip: The cooking oil should be heated in the metal fondue pot on top of the kitchen stove. The optimum temperature for frying the meat is 375ºF . although it can be cooked properly down to 360ºF. A deep-frying thermometer is an essential tool for telling when the oil has reached the frying temperature.