Rival Stainless Steel Electric Fondue Pot
by Rival
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Rival Stainless Steel Electric Fondue Pot
Customer Review: Rival Stainless Steel Fondue Maker
Summary: 2 Stars
Nice set, mine steams to heat up too fast, for example- my fondue begins to BOIL on warm -which ruins your fondue, so I keep it below warm- then it's hard to get it warm enough. The set does have a small book with recipes, I was hoping for more recipes that are standard for this set. Extension cord is very short- need to be close to an outlet. I think I'll just keep trying. It's frustrating when you spend over $20 on cheese and it doesn't work out with company on the way over to your house.Customer Review: Simply the best
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this set for my husband and thought we might make fondue every once in a while. It is so easy to clean and extremely easy to use, that we cook in it all the time. We have made several cheese fondues, broths and chocolate. Unlike the "burner" type of fondue sets, this is safe and heats evenly and quickly. I can leave the room and not worry about setting the house on fire. The plug fits well and will only come out if you trip over the cord. This is great if you have pets or kids running around. You will not lose your dinner if someone is clutsy.
We brought our set over to my in-laws for Christmas for a cheese appetizer and it was a huge hit. My mother in law used her set for chocolate. Hers had the flame below and did not heat evenly and took significantly longer to heat the chocolate. It took me seconds to clean my set while my mother in law was scrubbing her old style set. I would highly recommend this brand and type of fondue set!
Customer Review: Very great Item.
Summary: 5 Stars
This is one of the best fondue sets i have ever had. I had been looking for a new one for while now and this one is great.Customer Review: Was waiting for the Cuisinart to go on sale.
Summary: 4 Stars
However, the local Target store has this one at a $29.99 everyday price, so you don't have to worry about a shipping charge (Sales tax is considerably less.). The whole reason for the short cord and easy plug release is consumer protection. Perhaps Rival should have this 'boisterous child safe' version and create an adult version for the rest of us.
The real reason I gave this 4 rather than 5 stars is that you are going to use at least quart of peanut oil each time you decide to fondue with oil and that is a fairly pricey item. I would rather see a 2 quart that would still comfortably allow for 8 to fondue.
All-in-all, better than the old 70's Oster fondue pot and won't put a dent in your pocketbook.
Customer Review: Way too hot
Summary: 2 Stars
This pot does not work for me. Even on the lowest setting my cheese fondue bubbles... NOT GOOD. The breakaway cord is way to short. It might work ok if you want to cook meats or vegetables, but not for keeping cheese or chocolate fondue at the right temperature. Gave mine to Goodwill. I'll get an old fashioned pot with sterno flame next time.