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 Posted By: Cook Chatty Cathy 
Nov 15  # 1 of 14
Can anyone suggest some cheese or other types of sauces for fondue, I've never made any and would like to try it out over the holiday weekends.
Thank you, Cathy
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 Posted By: KYHeirloomer 
Nov 15  # 2 of 14
Only one I've ever had was a gruyere melted with a little white wine.

It was ok, I guess. But the real kick isn't so much the recipes as that you have fun doing it.

Sorry. I couldn't resist.
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 Posted By: Cook Chatty Cathy 
Nov 15  # 3 of 14
Thank You KYH,
I have had a nice fondue set for a few yrs. and unfortunatley have never used it, although my granddaughter and I used the cute little forks and the sterno to roast marshmallows with one night and we made "Smores" right in our living room :D we had fun!
But I really want to break it out and experiment, I love cooking with wine and I figure wine and cheese will make a killer sauce if mixed right! But what to dip in it? I do bake home-made bread that I could cube, but I would really like to try something a bit more exotic than bread cubes...if you know anything just holler back...shrimp???!
Also...I would like to make the sauce turn out creamy and would like to flavor it with more that just "vino"; like maybe dry mustard, garlic, etc...
Thanks, Cathy
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 Posted By: KYHeirloomer 
Nov 15  # 4 of 14
Well, like I said, I only had it the one time.

Hopefully others with fondue experience will chime in.

But, just thinking out loud, what if you made a nice cheddarish sauce in the fondu pot. Then used a second sterno can as a fire to "grill" thinly sliced pieces of steak, like a satay.

Cook the steak to the desired degree, dip it in the fondue pot, and, voila! Instant Philly steak & cheese.

Or make the sauce like a Mornay, and grill little meatballs for dipping?

Seems to me anything that normally goes well with cheese would work. What about fruit? Pears for sure. Or slices of things like kohl rabi, raw turnip, etc.?
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 Posted By: Cook Chatty Cathy 
Nov 15  # 5 of 14
WOW Great Ideas the steak would surley be delicious, could you imagine some filet mignon strips dipped OH My Goodness!
Thanks A Million I am Excited now!!! I'll let you know the outcome!:)