It melts chocolate and keeps it at the right consistency, so strawberries, marshmallows, biscuits and anything else worth dipping get a proper go rather than a seized-up bowl.
That's the practical advantage you get from electric over a tea light. Chocolate over a candle either doesnât melt properly or burns, and you spend the evening managing it instead of enjoying it.
The detachable tray sections hold everything ready to dip, which makes the whole thing look deliberate rather than a pot of chocolate surrounded by bowls crowding the table.
Being detachable, they wash separately and store flat, so the set doesnât become an awkward lump taking up a whole cupboard shelf between uses.
It heats from a plug rather than a flame, so there's no open fire on a table with children around it, which makes it a far more relaxed thing to bring out on a family night.
Forks are included too, which sounds obvious until you own a fondue set that didnât come with them and youâre handing people teaspoons.
It suits couples, families, entertainers and anyone who enjoys turning an ordinary evening into something slightly more memorable without much effort.
Itâs a good anniversary, Christmas or housewarming gift, and itâs particularly good for households with children, where it reliably becomes a weekend fixture.
Suggest they use proper chocolate with a bit of cream rather than straight cooking chocolate. Plain chocolate on its own goes thick and grainy in a fondue pot, and that one tip is the difference between a set they love and one they try once.
â Electric melting keeps chocolate smooth rather than seizing
â Detachable tray sections hold everything ready to dip
â Trays wash separately and store flat between uses
â Dipping forks included rather than sold separately
â Becomes a weekend fixture in households with kids
