/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>12363671
can't you just use oil and like deep fry anything? when I was a kid my friend had one, I think it was filled with oil. he deep fried some cheese but left it on the bottom of the pot and it hardened like glue, he pulled harder and the pot fell on his leg. his parents put him in the bath tub and burnt skin floated up to the surface of the water

>>12363685
Put me in the screenshot anon

>>12363685
It doesn't get anywhere hot enough for deep-frying you dumbass.

>>12363701
I was like 8, a dumbass for sure, sorry for insulting you with my story

>>12363742
Sorry I didn't mean your story I meant your suggestion that you could use a fondue pot for deep-frying. Apologies for the misunderstanding.

>>12363701
>what is fondue bourguignonne?
Retard.

>>12363671
Nacho cheese made with evaporated milk.

I know you said you don't like plain cheese fondue but nacho cheese is a different flavor profile for me entirely.

I'd also say maybe a someone thinned caramel sauce.

>>12363701
It doesn't get hot enough for cheese melting to. You do that on the stove beforehand

>>12363701
Iff you fill it with oil you CAN fry things in it, issa tradiional thing actually. You can also put broth in it and blanche vegetables in it. Might post more uses later, I got a book on fondue.

>>12363882
>issa tradiional thing
they were from south Africa
>>12363761
no worries I'm definitely speaking from personal experience with zero empirical knowledge through the lense of a child, I just remember cooking stuff in oil with a fondue pot, and the accident

>>12363882
Okay hold on what kind of heating element are we talking about here? It sounds a little too much for one of those little candles I associate fondue with.

>>12363671
>Someone gave this thing to me as a gift, but I don't really know what to use it for since I am not really into cheese and chocolate fondue, also it looks like a pain to clean up, what can I use it for other than fondue? Can I use it to make soup or cook pasta? What about minestrone?
No, it's a Fondue pot. It's specifically for that.

If it's like pictured, think of it like a toy. A candle is only going to keep items warmed through for just some small period of time, and it's after it's been pre-prepared on the stovetop.

Other uses for a "warmer" would be for dipping sauces like melted butter for dipping seafood. As part of a buffet (assuming you entertain, which is where you'd use fondue), these pots are cute ways to ladle out gravies, serve meatballs in gravy, maybe even hollandaise, but they are not that warm at all, candles are crap.

There are higher end le crueset style pots that have hot plates underneath them that both hold the heat, as well as allow you to cook in them, even fry. This style is a party gimmick. Unless lactose intolerant, not sure why you can't just pack it away and design some party menus around bringing it out from time to time.

>>12363963
often there are specific pastes supplied by th manufacturer of your fondue pot
if you are careful you can also get more heat using spiritus but keep in mind that some pots will be a bit charred on the bottom bc of the more intense temperatures

Bump, need more ideas

>>12363701
chinese fondue is pretty popular here.
>>12363777
yes it does moron

>t. swiss

>>12365047
a proper fondue pot i just a regular lacquer pot. you can use it for anything. just use it like a normal cooking pot. why is this a thread? why are americans so stupid. the world may never know. wear it as a hat, or beat your self to death with it

also cleaning a fondue pot is trivially easy. nothing will stick to it. because again, it's lacquered. god damn op is so stupid im getting angrier by the second

>>12365452
Aren't you supposed to grind the coffee beans before combining it with hot water?