Best Sale 😍 Swissmar Lugano 2-Quart Cast Iron Cheese Fondue Set, 9-Piece, Cherry Red ⭐

6 reviews for Best Sale 😍 Swissmar Lugano 2-Quart Cast Iron Cheese Fondue Set, 9-Piece, Cherry Red ⭐

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   Rated 4 out of 5

   Sir Charles Panther – January 3, 2017

   This is a very nice traditional fondue set. This is an open-flame version, so you’ve got to provide your own gel fuel; it’s not supplied.Note that you can get this set with a red pot, blue, or the traditional black. The ceramic inner coating for all of them is a standard off-white.The rechaud is a one-piece setup, plate, legs, and heating deck. The constituent pieces do not come apart. Be sure to check the bottom of your rechaud for burrs or rough spots. Mine had a pronounced metal burr on the bottom, detected only after it had left a 7” scratch on the kitchen table. Ouch. This quality control failure is the only reason I’m giving this product four stars instead of five.The burner setup is easy and simple, and the adjustable burner cover affixes nicely and tightly to the bottom cup. The sliding ring on the burner cover moves easily, making it easy to adjust the flame. And the cover puts the flame out very quickly.The pot is a nice and heavy cast iron, and the handle becomes warm but remains cool enough to handle during and after use. The pot heats quickly and evenly, and in my uses has not burned the pot contents. The ceramic coating in the pot allows it to be cleaned very easily. This was always the worst part of making fondue, the unholy cleanup. Not so with this set, as it cleans very easily and completely, with no scraping of burned-on gunk and minimal scrubbing.Documentation: You get a nicely done user’s manual, in English, French, and Spanish. It only provides two pages of information, though. The manual comes with clear annotated photos and instructions. It provides ample contact info, with US, Swiss, and Canadian addresses, as well as a URL and an email address. There is an additional care/use/washing card, and on the reverse is a single recipe for traditional, Swiss-style cheese fondue.Price: At approximately $100, this is not a cheap set. There are numerous sets cheaper than this. But the reason I purchased this set is that it is almost identical to the set I remember on the table in the restaurant in Gruyere, Switzerland when I had Swiss cheese fondue for the first time, a good 40 years ago. This is the real deal, authentic, right down to the traditional wrought-iron stylings of the rechaud. This set will last a long time. I believe this is a fair price for this set.Bottom line: If you want fondue from a traditional set, this is the one. It’s big, sturdy, and will last forever.

2. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   Yve – December 18, 2021

   When I retired I wanted one thing and that was to do as little as possible. I’m a hopeless recluse that don’t require a lot to make me happy and I have perfected the art of doing noting and I’m expert at it. I like things within reach that I use on a daily. So when I came across this item I just had to have it because it has multiple uses and none are fondue, but to each its own. The little heat caddy it comes with is my new best friend and it keeps me inspired and I feel good using it as well as its pot. I recommend this to anyone who has an appreciation for well made sturdy merchandise that’s long lasting, multipurpose and convenient.

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   Rated 4 out of 5

   Jackie N. – January 23, 2022

   We have a stainless fondue for meats and love it. This Swissmar fondue for cheese is excellent quality. I use the pot on my stove to melt and prepare the cheese and it easily transfers to the fondue pot holder for serving. The metal base of which it sits is sturdy – no chance of it tipping over. I placed the pot and holder on a trivet to safeguard my table just in case the burner got hot – but it did not. The porcelain covered cast iron is heavy which keeps the pots heated and cheese melted. The pot is very easy to clean. I used the recipe in the box and it is plenty for four people. Other recipes are on the internet if you want something different but the Swissmar recipe is very good. HINT: If you want to use the fondue pot right away upon receipt, make sure you buy the recommended fuel cans at the same time. None come with the pot. You will not be disappointed.

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   Rated 4 out of 5

   Synthesis – May 23, 2022

   Caquelon and stand seem good quality – we will see long term performance of enameled cast ironMajor complain is the “burner”what they send is NOT a “fondue burner” as they define it in the listingwhat they send is a “container for canned gel fluid, preferably swissmar”a fondue burner consists of a container similar to the one they send BUT filled with glass wool, with a grate ‘lid and then the aerator similar to the one they send.Major extremely important difference is that the fondue burner burns isopropyl alcohol or denatured alcohol, 75% concentration and up, a LIQUID fuel with the right flame temperature.Liquid alcohol should NOT be used in the burner they send that does not have glass wool, whose function is to absorb/contain the alcohol inside the burner and avoid spills of burning liquid alcoholI would not use gel fuel either in theirs – only canned fuelsLong description for a not so subtle differenceFrom an Amazon perspective, what they send is a container of canned gel fuel with an aerator (whose efficacy/function by the way very questionable with canned gel fuels) and NOT a Fondue Burner

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   Rated 5 out of 5

   Amazon Customer – August 30, 2022

   Love this large, heavy fondue pot. Heats so evenly, easy to control heat! Simply wonderful!

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   Rated 5 out of 5

   Matthieu – September 26, 2022

   It took a rly rly rly long time to get anything ready