I thought, if good, i would take a couple over to my mum at New Year.
I'm going to try one of those microwaveable fondues this weekend. I saw them in Lidl.
Baileys (especially the peppermint version), Pimm's, Jaegermeister,... the possibilities are endless!
Best of all is enamel coated cast iron. The thickness really helps keep the heat more constant, and it tends to be easier to clean too.
I eat these, they're also great especially when my husband says "fondue again?!" So I just have it myself and make him a ham sandwich.
My American friend gave them as gifts when she visited home, she suggested I do the same for my aussie trip but I didn't think my family would appreciate hot cheese on a hot day
Mmmmm!! Dipping bread into Baileys before dipping in the cheese!!
I sent my in-laws some of those in the the Christmas present parcel several years ago.... father-in-law put the parcel away for safe keeping in the spare bedroom and promptly forgot about it. When discovered a few months later the whole lot had exploded and was oozing down the wallpaper!
Why no-one thought to query why we'd not sent presents that year, nor wondered where the horrid dead-sock smell was coming from is still a mystery.
Step 1 - marry a Swiss person
Step 2 - ask them to make it for you
I keep a few in the cupboard. I really like Fondue, and often make a proper one when I have guests, but it is kind of a bother to make for a just me. The Microwave ones are great for a single serving.
Put the container in a bowl or on a plate, follow the instructions (heat, stir, heat). I add a teaspoon of Lemon Juice, a shake of dried garlic, and sometimes some Schnaps during the stirring - stir really well. The plate/bowl will save you having to clean the cheese off the platter (they sometimes overflow a bit).
Great for those nights when I just can't be bothered... stop at the Tankstelle/Migros/Coop, pick up a crusty roll (Chrustenkranz are better) and Dinner is covered.
We just put it in the dish washer, and start the "Fondue" programme...
Only available on the top-of-the-range Miele, right?
Those will also sprinkle some fairy dust into the air, to get rid of the lovely cheese smell which has such a calming effect on the stomach the morning after all the wine and kirsch...
I actually start to hallucinate after a cheese fondue, its weird but not too unlike a very mild LSD flash back. I also cant sleep and sweat a lot. Am I lactate intolerant? Although I don't suffer the same things after having a nibble on a cheese platter, and as I love cheese, I would like to put it down to being a stupid amount of dairy protein and fat being consumed in a relatively short time frame. Anybody else have post Fondue out of body experiences?
Yes but not in the way you describe. Mine, one time only and after the second fondue in three days, was more by way of the damned stuff coming out of my body in fits and starts all night.
Did you maybe use absinthe instead of wine?
Maybe it is a similar phenomenon to "cheese dreams". It is often reported that after consumption of a lot of cheese one can have quite vivid and strange dreams. This is thought to be due to high levels of the amino acid tryptophan which is used to make the neurotransmitter serotonin.
Not quite hallucinating, but unable to eat anything for two days afterwards and feeling like balloons on helium, and wanting to puke when thinking of the fondue!
The first time, at friends invitation ... the fondue was swimming in a bath of cheese fat/oil, but we were hungry our hosts were charming, the wine was good, we were far from home, blah blah.
The next time ..... the only fondue we had was a (recently) expired one in the cupboard and decided to try it (a year after that last one).
Ohhhh yugghhh .... same reaction. Do NOT eat expired fondue
We switched to Raclette to aleviate Swiss O/H`s "cheese soup" cravings.
Maybe we`ll get up the courage to give fondue another try this winter, with fresh bought new pack!
Raclettes a winner every time. I still like Fondue, I have just learned to eat it slower and I eat less of it.
The first time I had Fondue I scarfed it, (because like wild dogs around a fresh kill you need to be quick, and growing up with a brother if you wanted seconds you needed to be fast) I have since learnt two things about Fondue, 1. There is always more then enough and 2. It stays warm
I got a Gerber microwave fondue pot at Coop.
I was pleasantly surprised!! I did put a bit of garlic powder and a splash of wine into it (i have no kirsh).
I will definately be eating it again. Also, almost no washing up!!
You'll be campaigning against church bells and cowbells next! Somebody call the Schweizermacher!
Not to mention the stinky cheeses used in Swiss fondue.
Tom