Swissmar Lausanne 11-Piece Copper Plated Fondue Set - Ideal for Cheese & Chocolate Fondue, Oil & Broth Cooking - Perfect for Kitchen Collection & Wedding Gifts - 1.8 Liter / 1.9 Quarts

This Swissmar fondue set is excellent. I love how stylish it is. I looked on Amazon and other sites looking for a flexible fondue set that could do:- cheeses- broths for meat- chocolateFlexibility is what I was looking for. The 3 in 1 is perfect for doing cheese to start with, when done with that course, remove the ceramic bowl, pour the water out of the copper pot, and put in your broth. Although I haven't used it for chocolate yet, I'm sure it will work well for that. Using this setup for cheese is better than ones that have the burner directly heating the bottom of the bowl instead of water between the pot and bowl which more evenly distributes the heat. Others tend to burn on the bottom unless you constantly stir. Of course if you're into the tradition of Swiss fondue cooking, the "thick" part in the bottom is the tasty part for your special guest!The burner is hot enough to keep your broth simmering unlike another I have used. Also it holds enough fuel to keep things going throughout that course. You will need to refill it between cheese and broth - of course make sure it's extinguished and cool before doing so. I used bottled gel purchased from a local cooking store.An excellent purchase - I am very happy with it.

We tried and returned two other fondue pots before we found this one that finally works for us. This one is great because it has an area for hot water between the ceramic insert and the flame. This keeps the contents from burning. You should definitely prepare your fondue on a stove first (for chocolate use a double boiler). Once you put the pre-heated contents in the ceramic bowl it is easy to adjust the flame so the contents stay at your desired temperature. Two recipes came with our pot, one for cheese fondue and one for chocolate. We used both and they were delicious. The fondue stayed a consistent and appropriate heat throughout our meal. Do use the suggested liquers for each of the recipes. It ups the flavor quite a bit. The only thing we did not like were the bulky forks that came with the pot. We purchased other forks from Amazon that were much nicer.

This fondue unit is a nice small unit for about 4-5 persons. It seems to be made well but there are some sharp edges, especially on the burner and the burner lid does not close easily and tightly. Also where some parts are put together the surface is not even. It will not impair its use, it is just not Swiss quality. I thought it was made in Switzerland, but of course it comes from China. For the price it could be made better. My old Swiss made fondue set I gave away to my daughter, was much better.I hope we will still have good luck and fun using it.

I bought this set mainly for meat fondue, but it is also perfect for cheese or chocolate fondue. The double boiler insert stops chocolate or cheese from burning on the bottom, and the quality of all the parts is excellent. All pieces have a good weight and fit together snugly, and the stainless steel parts make clean up a breeze.A previous reviewer stated that the burner will not fit between the pedestal legs without taking the pot apart, so I was a little nervous about this when I received the item. I set the fondue pot up on the counter, had a look at the legs and the burner and started laughing. There are 3 legs, and they are not evenly spaced, so there is only one opening where the burner is very clearly meant to fit through. But it does, it fits through that opening perfectly. Thanks to said reviewer for providing my family with a funny story to tell every time we use the fondue pot!

I spent several hours reviewing fondue pots. I've had an electric Cuisinart for several years but wanted something more authentic. It seemed to me that Swissmar had the best reviews overall. I purchased this as it appeared to be an all-in-one product.The product itself is elegant, although a little small (which I knew prior to purchase). I wouldn't recommend it for more than 2 people.The issue I had with it was that it arrived with one of the posts loose. Due to this, I looked over the unit with a little more care than I maybe would have otherwise. I discovered that it isn't really that good of quality - not for $100. It's lightly welded and looked like it could easily come loose in time - not something you really want to have happen when dealing with boiling water at the dinner table.I ended up returning it and purchased one from Williams Sonoma for $170. It is twice the size and hopefully engineered better. Only time will tell if I made the right choice.

The pot works well on the burner. The insert is easy to clean. I was surprised it is not dishwasher safe. The instructions need more detail about how to use the insert.

We LOVE this fondue set because it allows us to have cheese or broth fondue AND Chocolate fondue!It's a pretty sturdy set, the only thing I would say about it is that some of the slots for the forks in the splash guard are a little tight and hard to get the fork in and out but that's being very picky. And the first time we ordered it, the ceramic insert was broken but they shipped us a new one the same day!We always preheat ours for a few minutes and cook everything in a pot on the stove top before we add it to the fondue pot so we can enjoy immediately instead of it taking forever to melt down off of the flame. But, once it's up to temp, it does a great job at keeping everything warm and melty!

The metal is what you need for the temp. of oil I read. I did a lot of research on this. I ordered two of the lausanne ceramic bowl inserts so each of the 3 courses I did not have to clean it in between. they fit in the Swissmar Lausanne 11 piece copper fondue set perfectly. I use the ceramic for the cheese and chocolate courses . The size is perfect. I had these half full with each course ( cheese, oil, chocolate ) to feed 4 adults. There were left overs with all but the chocolate of course. These are the products to get for sure. So worth the price! Get yourself some extra color coded fondue forks also. This set is so stunning.