How to Clean a Fondue Pot

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Fill the fondue pot with water to the level of the residue.. Place the pot on the stove if it's stovetop-safe.. Pour the water into a separate pot or kettle if it's not stovetop-safe.

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1

Fill the fondue pot with water to the level of the residue.

Step 1

Fill the fondue pot with water to the level of the residue.

2

Place the pot on the stove if it's stovetop-safe.

Step 2

Place the pot on the stove if it's stovetop-safe.

3

Pour the water into a separate pot or kettle if it's not stovetop-safe.

Step 3

Pour the water into a separate pot or kettle if it's not stovetop-safe.

4

Heat the water until it starts boiling and remove it from the stove.

Step 4

Heat the water until it starts boiling and remove it from the stove.

5

Pour the hot water into the fondue pot if you heated it separately.

Step 5

Pour the hot water into the fondue pot if you heated it separately.

6

Sprinkle about a teaspoon of powder dishwasher detergent into the water.

Step 6

Sprinkle about a teaspoon of powder dishwasher detergent into the water.

7

Let the pot sit for 30 minutes.

Step 7

Let the pot sit for 30 minutes.

8

Pour out the water in the sink and rinse the pot.

Step 8

Pour out the water in the sink and rinse the pot.

9

Scrub at any remaining cheese or chocolate with a non-abrasive sponge.

Step 9

Scrub at any remaining cheese or chocolate with a non-abrasive sponge.

10

Use a steel scrubber on remaining stains on a stainless steel pot.

Step 10

Use a steel scrubber on remaining stains on a stainless steel pot.

11

Scrape at chocolate stains on a ceramic pot with a wooden spoon.

Step 11

Scrape at chocolate stains on a ceramic pot with a wooden spoon.

12

Dry the pot with a dish towel.

Step 12

Dry the pot with a dish towel.

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