I have had to look carefully at the ingredients when I buy alcohol.

If it is only methanol/ethanol than I don't get soot. Anything
else (and they do sometimes add other stuff) is stinky and sooty.


On Sun, 01 Jan 2006 23:01:51 GMT, GS > wrote:
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> My friends and I made a very good fondue on New Years Eve using
> my new Le Creuset fondue pot. I had gotten the Denatured Alcohol
> (4% methanol) from the local Ace Hardware Store. Everything worked
> out well except there was quite a bit of black soot that collected
> on the fondue pot. Fortunately it came off the pot easily but
> was pretty nasty when it fell onto other surfaces.