Nostalgia FPS200 6-Cup Stainless Steel Electric Fondue Pot with Temperature Control, 6 Color-Coded Forks and Removable Pot - Perfect for Chocolate, Caramel, Cheese, Sauces and More

Why it's worth it

Six color-coded forks, a support ring, cool-touch handles and a lit temperature dial, wrapped around a 1.5-quart removable pot. It's a complete fondue night for four people, and it costs a fraction of what the bigger sets do.

It has the one feature that actually matters at this level: a real dial. Plenty of inexpensive pots give you a single heat switch and leave the rest to luck. This one has an adjustable control that's backlit in blue, so you can see at a glance whether it's drawing power without leaning over the pot mid-conversation.

Six cups is genuinely enough for four people. At about six ounces of finished fondue each, 1.5 quarts covers a table of four with room for bread and apples on the side. If you're buying your first fondue set and don't know yet how often you'll use it, this is the sane amount to commit to.

From our review of 7 electric fondue sets, by David Sinclair, Managing Editor

What we like

• +It has the one feature that actually matters at this level: a real dial
• +Six cups is genuinely enough for four people
• +Nothing important is missing from the box
• +It's light and easy to put away

What to know

• –Four guests is the hard ceiling
• –Stainless steel and chocolate still don't mix well
• –The build is basic