Fire the fondue with denatured alcohol

What you need:

• Denatured alcohol
• damp cloth
• Fireplace lighter
• long matches

What you should consider with denatured alcohol

• Denatured alcohol is a variant of alcohol that is highly flammable due to its high degree of purity. Do not place denatured alcohol near an open flame to prevent it from igniting.
• With gel burners becoming more modern these days, you may have trouble buying a bottle of denatured alcohol for your fondue. It is also often used as a cleaning agent. Look in the home and cleaning supplies department in larger supermarkets. Good sources of denatured alcohol are hardware stores and camping equipment stores.
• Coincidental finds in old cellars with illegible labels should no longer be used. It is a security risk that can quickly degenerate into a room fire instead of a cozy fondue evening.
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• Make sure that your fondue is also suitable for denatured alcohol. The container must be able to hold the liquid safely and the construction must not suffer from the heat. You should only make fondue with denatured alcohol in metal pots.

Make the fondue with denatured alcohol

1. Remove the fire pit from its holder under the pot. If the lid is still on, remove it. With most fondue models, you cannot open the container any further. But that is not necessary either. Denatured alcohol can easily be poured through the opening in the middle.


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2. Measure the amount cautiously. 50 ml of denatured alcohol are usually sufficient to keep the fondue hot for a long time. Carefully pour this amount into the alcohol burner and immediately wipe away splashes and drops with a damp cloth.
3. Put the container back in the holder and test that it is straight and firmly inserted there. Only then should you also place the fondue pot on the frame.
4. For safety reasons, denatured alcohol is lit either with a fireplace lighter or long matches for fondue. As soon as the flame is on, adjust the height by sliding the top cover, which usually has holes in it.
5. If the denatured alcohol burns more and more during the fondue, first extinguish it completely with the closed metal lid. Then take the container away from under the fondue pot to refill and wait a while for the metal to cool before adding denatured alcohol.

You fire denatured alcohol fondue very reliable and can also be used as a cleaning agent and in the windshield wiper system.