Friday, September 9, 2011

Serve Cheese Fondue

There's something wonderful about warm, gooey cheese. Serving cheese fondue is a time-honored tradition that can make a big impact on your next party or get-together. So if you want to know the best way to serve cheese fondue, keep reading. You will have the fondue pot warmed up in no time.


Instructions


1. Prepare the cheese fondue according the recipe 30 minutes before your guests arrive. While there are different variations, a cheese fondue recipe typically consists of 2 different kinds of cheese, a little bit of white wine or beer and some flour for thickening.


2. Transfer the mixture to a lit fondue pot once the cheese is melted.








3. Arrange various dippers on a tray and place it next to the fondue set. Good dippers for cheese fondue are crusty French bread, vegetables, cooked meat, potatoes and any other savory item you can think of.








4. Instruct guests on spear a piece of bread, dip it into the fondue and then twirl to remove any excess.


5. Explain the fondue etiquette rules to your guests. The rules include not allowing their lips to touch the fondue fork, not double dipping and not dropping any food into the fondue pot. Give guests a separate plate and fork on which to transfer over their food while it cools.


6. Keep track of the dippers and fondue supply and replenish as needed.

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