Fondue!

[cjsmith]

I made fondue yesterday for about fifteen people. Man, it's hard for me to avoid overeating when it's FONDUE!!

The challenges:

The only available sources of energy were one propane grill nearby and two electrical outlets about thirty feet from the cooking area (sixty feet from each other). I already knew from experience that the grill was Not Easy.

I had no idea how many people would show up, except that the number would be between roughly six and thirty.

I learned a few things:

Electric fondue pots can pop breakers verrrry easily. Especially if you have three of them.

I need some work on chocolate fondue. This was my first attempt, and it was always either way too stiff or starting to become coal on the bottom. I wonder if it needed more cream. (I used two pounds of 72% dark and a half pint of heavy cream.)

It is perfectly okay to cut fondue-cheese up into little cubes instead of grating it. This will be MUCH EASIER on my wrists in future!

I may enjoy white wine paired with wine-based cheese fondue, but red wine goes a lot better with chocolate.

Yay fondue!

Comments

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Absolutely! Extra likely if Rob is out of town. The smell of melted cheese can drive him out of the house. Hmmmm, you coming to Push Open the Golden Gate next fall?

[billeyler.livejournal.com]

It's certainly on our list of events!

I'd leave Danny out of it of course, since he'd literally die with a tast a cheese. But I'd be in cheese and choco heaven!

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

We probably won't have a room (I don't know if Rob's bouncing back and forth so much that he'd want one) but you probably will, right? So if either you or I think about this close to the event time, I can pack up some supplies and do a lunch-on-the-balcony type thing.

He'd DIE if he ate cheese? Whoa. Would he enjoy the chocolate, or is the addition of cream to it a no-go? What else would he like?