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5 Easy and Delicious Ways to Make Cheese Fondue in a Skillet

Photo: Liz Andrew/Styling: Erin McDowell

Listen up: Forget everything you know about fondue. Forget the weird contraptions and metal skewers and bland-tasting cheese combos you've been forced to eat in the past. Today, we start anew with these five ways to make cheese fondue. All of them are made in a cast-iron skillet (we used a six-inch pan, but an eight-incher will do) and feature tasty pairings (like cheddar and beer, or bacon and asiago). Make one or make them all. Just be sure to serve your fondue with plenty of sliced French bread, crackers and vegetables. Let the dipping begin.

Photo: Liz Andrew/Styling: Erin McDowell

1.

Bacon, Onion and Asiago Fondue

You had us at “bacon.”

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Photo: Liz Andrew/Styling: Erin McDowell

2.

Easy Skillet Beer and Cheddar Fondue

Melty cheese is all grown up.

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3.

Skillet Kale and Fontina Fondue

The only way to eat your greens.

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4.

Roasted Garlic and Gruyère Fondue

Just add toasted bread.

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Photo: Liz Andrew/Styling: Erin McDowell

5.

Easy Skillet Mushroom and Gouda Fondue

Perfect for sharing (or not).

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