Pitchfork Fondue Still Going Strong

Pitchfork Fondue Still Going Strong AG WORLD 27-2-23 More than 10 years ago we reported on a "hot" new idea in cookery: Pitchfork Fondue. At that time, Merv Brandt of Craven, Saskatchewan, had just start a catering business serving up whole beef roasts and steaks cooked in a giant vat of oil on the end of a pitchfork (Vol. 16, No. 5). The highly entertaining idea caught on fast and over the past 10 years Merv has refined the idea and traveled thousands of miles catering to events of every kind. He cooks up meals in minutes in a 100-year-old cast iron cauldron that holds 40 gal. of oil. His catering trailer holds an entire kitchen where he does other cooking as well. Meat is fondued at 385 degrees, which locks in flavor and prevents oil from penetrating the meat. It takes just 3 1/2 min. to fondue 25 steaks. Pitchfork Fondue has been such a success Brandt started selling franchising the concept, setting up franchisees with everything needed to succeed. "You've got to see one of our events to understand just how successful and entertaining it is," he says. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Merv Brandt, Merv's Pitchfork Fondue, Box 190, Craven, Sask. S0G 0W0 Canada (ph 306 543-3388; Website: www.mervspitchforkfondue.com).

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