A few years ago for my birthday my family and I went to a fondue restaurant for dinner and found that they now offer hot oil or hot broth to cook your food. We wanted "the best" so we order it with the oil. My family had such a nice time that my daughter asked to go there again for her birthday. In addition to the family, she invited several friends. Since we had a larger group we needed two "cooking pots" and decided to have one oil and one broth. We couldn't tell the difference in taste or texture after the food was cooked. If you enjoy fondue cooking but are health conscious you might try cooking with hot broth. The fondue restaurant has such a brisk business that you must have reservations if you want to go there for dinner. With all of the discussion about fondue, I think we will have to go again soon. AJ