West Bend 88533 3-Quart Electric Fondue Pot, Black

by West Bend

Product Features

• 3-quart black nonstick, dishwasher-safe electric fondue pot
• Heat-resistant handles and legs and a domed glass lid
• 1000-watt QuikRelease safety power cord with adjustable temperature control
• Eight fondue forks and recipe booklet included
• 13-1/4 by 8-1/2 by 8 inches; one-year warranty

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 13.6 x 9.5 x 6.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0000E2HFW
• Item model number: 88533
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #28,521 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)
  • #70 in Kitchen & Dining > Cookware > Fondue

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

Fondue has gone in and out of vogue over the years, but it's firmly back "in" now, probably for good this time. West Bend's 3-quart Electric Fondue Pot, with its classic black metal curves, fulfills the dual purpose of a fondue pot--to cook evenly and efficiently while looking great on a serving table. And the nonstick lining ensures a quick clean-up, a nice bonus after an evening of entertaining

An adjustable control allows for a wide range of temperatures, from gentle melting of chocolate to a more formidable heat needed for hot oil fondues. The power cord has a breakaway safety function that will immediately detach and cut power to the device if it is jostled. The West Bend 3-quart Electric Fondue Pot comes with eight fondue forks, with black plastic handles and the classic color-coded finials--the three primary colors and white. The enclosed booklet includes recipes for cheese, broth, oil, and dessert fondues.

Clean-up is very easy; warm soapy water will do the trick. To protect nonstick finish, do not use scratchy, abrasive cleaners on any part of the fondue pot. With the temperature/power cord removed, the fondue pot is and dishwasher-safe. It measures 13-1/4 by 8-1/2 by 8 inches (including lid and handles). West Bend products include a 90-day warranty against defects and come with a detailed booklet of instructions, recipes, and tips. --Garland Withers

Product Description

Black Fondue with glass cover. NEW 'break away" cord for added safety. Premium non-stick interior, dishwasher safe. Adustable temperature control and heat resistant handles. Includes 8 forks.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

36 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very good, January 21, 2005

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Gerard Sparaco (Phoenix, Arizona) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: West Bend 88533 3-Quart Electric Fondue Pot, Black (Kitchen)

I've used this pot a couple of times since I've bought it for both cheese and chocolate fondues. Overall I'm very pleased. The food is cooked quickly and the clean up time is very fast and easy. The magnet holding the heating cord is genius. When it gets too hot simply remove the cord.

I can think of only two negatives. The cord is very short making it difficult to use. I find the best way to use it for company is to heat the fondue and then carry the pot. Also I'm not sure the heating control is calibrated correctly. The warm setting produces violent bubbles in the fondue. I'm afraid to see what 500 degrees will do.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A very functional fondue pot, March 25, 2006

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Seth Mackey (Arizona) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: West Bend 88533 3-Quart Electric Fondue Pot, Black (Kitchen)

This is a very large capacity fondue pot - it was much larger than the pots used at our local restaurant, which was a pleasant surprise, you can easily serve a family of six or even eight without constantly reloading the pot. One unexpected thing about the pot, that I think other reviewers have mentioned, is that the temperature is almost too hot. It is nice how fast it heats up, but unless you fill the pot, it can seem too hot even on the lowest setting. I would recommend this more for bullion-based fondues than for cheese fondues just based on the temperature problem, though by setting it on the lowest temperature setting, we were able to have a very good, albeit very hot, cheese fondue.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Good features, poor heat control, poor finish quality, March 9, 2007

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BGreg (CT) - See all my reviews

This review is from: West Bend 88533 3-Quart Electric Fondue Pot, Black (Kitchen)

This fondue pot has some good features, including a magnetically-connected thermostat, which, should detach should someone trip over the very short cord. As someone else also pointed out, when on warm, the heat goes full on, and boils whatever is in the pot, in order to get it up to warm - which is somewhat disconcerting. On ours, the teflon-like coating is chipping on the inside top of the pot after 4 uses (pot is cleaned and maintained per manufacturer's directions).