As a native swiss guy I can tell you: it's not that easy to make your own Fondue. Usually I go to our local cheese shop and ask him for his house recipe. At home I put some white wine, garlic and other spices with the cheese into the pot. And it is tradition to cook a Fondue over a flame. Gel is not that effective than spirit but more safety. You will ne a "Rechaud" where the pot comes on it. Somethings like this: [A typically Rechaud for Cheese Fondue at ebay] Put the cheese mixture into the pot, start cooking on the normal hot plate (but slowly) and stir up all the times. You have to avoid to scorch the cheese otherwise you can throw away it and start from scratch. Making the dishes is not that hard. only plates, forkes and the pot gets dirty...but your flat will smell for a few days after :-) Enjoy it and good luck Daniel