Swissmar Stelvio Raclette Party Grill with Granite Stone Non-Stick Grill Plate/Crepe Top, Outdoor & Indoor Electric BBQ Grill, Samgyupsal Griller - Brushed Stainless Steel - 8-Person - Silver

Oh this is a great Raclette set! We bought it because it has 8 melting trays, 4 on each side. Just enough for a nice dinner party! The heating unit works very well, it has a reversible grill, and also comes with scrapers for the melting trays. We bought this together as a family gift and used it for the first time during Christmas.

Very sturdy unit, though to level the cast iron grill I had to bend one of the supports. And there was no instruction on how to use the cast iron grill in the instruction manual. Cast iron grill cooks and cleans beautifully. It is a load of fun to use. It is so much fun to see the food slide out of the little pans. New users need to try the grill a couple of times to get used to how it operates. My second try brought up puffy egg cheese sandwiches while on my first try the eggs were flat. Great for table cooking with family. However, in order to regulate the temperature better I took a black permanent magic marker and put three tick marks on the temperature control dial so I could duplicate temperatures more easily. I would recommend new users do the same as otherwise, you are just in a guessing game as to the temperature. I am considerting buying a second unit to give as a gift to my daughter who has 4 children. What fun they will have "cooking."

We love doing gourmet/raclette, especially for New Year's eve. It is fun and safe. The kids love it too. This is a good machine. It has 8 pans but on top it would be a little small if you use it like we do for 8 people. For 4 to 6 people it is perfect.

back story: i am a swiss native living in the US. raclette is something i grew up with. i visit switzerland often and consider myself up to date with their standards. good to know: raclette ovens have changed since my childhood.no one uses the enameled tins anymore(i remember my mom soaking them, as they were so hard to clean) and most modern ovens have a table-grill option. (i don't really use that, so i can't review that part) the positive: it heats up really fast, does what it should, heats evenly for what it is* and does not transfer heat to the table it sits on. *note, i have never seen a raclette oven with the traditional style heating element like in the above machine heat perfectly evenly throughout. the spaces towards the middle of the oven are always a tad faster. it's normal, actually negligible in this oven compared to others i've used. i have not used the table grill but it gets hot without a doubt. the tins are easy to clean. they could be a little thicker in the handle but it hasn't affected performance, and they're only minimally thinner than the ones i see in switzerland these days. the negative: -it arrived with the heating element dislodged which was an easy fix. also, upon first plugging i noticed smoke and an unpleasant smell caused by paint on the heating element. quality control missed that one i guess. that said, i've had the oven for close to two years and it has been working reliably. what i'd improve/add as an option: -a parking deck for the empty tins while you eat would be awesome. many raclette ovens offer this, but not all. i just give everyone a small plate to park their tins...

MY FAMILY AND I LOVE THIS THING! Ha ha... our 2nd time using it my son asked if I've already made out my will. Twisted sense of humor I know, but it made me laugh. My reply was that I have, and he has to mud-wrestle his sister for it. Since my children are college age and I'm hopefully a ways off from them getting to inherit anything I love to use... I will be getting them all one of these for Christmas. :) It's amazing and fun and makes some yummy stuff. I mean OMG... melted cheese!!! I guess my only complaints would be the plastic handles on the cheese trays... my aunt pushed hers in too far and melted it. I'm not a fan of teflon for many reasons and wish I had options there... plus the cheese does stick sometimes and then you scratch them getting it off. :/ I love that you can flip this over for grilling or crepes. I love that you can order the granite top one and it fits and works just great. I mean, I wish it were a little bigger given that it has 8 trays for cheese. Really only 4 people can use what we call the "grill real estate". You steak out your little corner and if you're hungry it can be a wait. No matter, this is loads of fun. I also love that it's more user-friendly than Fondue. I have learned so much about cheeses and their melting characteristics. Raclette cheese is impossible to find except around the winter holidays, and then it's still difficult. But if you find a place with a variety of other cheeses, this is seriously a must-have!

I recently had six friends over for a Raclette grilling luncheon. I served fresh shrimp and marinated flank steak with a ton of fresh vegetables. I invited friends who didn’t know each other. Not one of them had ever heard of a Raclette Grill before. I made the mistake of buying the grill that only had one level, if I had it to do over, I would’ve gotten the two level one with the granite top but when you don’t know what you’re doing, it’s not that easy. I did buy the cookbook and I read them part of the history. It was very well done and interesting and every single one of them just raved about the gathering. It could not have been nicer. I have a large dining room table that seats 10 and if I had it to do over again, I wouldn’t have more than four people and everyone could use two trays for their cooking. I could not find the Raclette cheese without spending $139 a pound but after doing a lot of research on YouTube and Google, I used good cheese that melts easily. I got Fontina, mozzarella, and Gouda. Of course they recommend I buy way too much of everything for everyone, but thankfully, I was able to freeze it all and I can use it in omelettes, etc. It was a bit of work, putting it all together and finding everything but now I know for the next time. It was quite an adventure, and I had a very happy birthday celebration, even though that wasn’t my intention. It just happened to fall on my birthday and they all came laden down with packages and cards and flowers and chocolate and you name it. It was a lot of fun. I served pink sparkling apple cider and it went very well with the whole event.

I'm a mobility challenged homemaker and preparing company meals had become all but impossible. We were invited to dinner at a friend's home and she served raclette prepared on a device like this. I saw it as the answer to my ability to show hospitality. This particular raclette machine...the aluminium classic... works so well. The top grill heats relatively quickly to a temperature that easily cooks meat and vegetables. It has a knob that controls the temperature. The eight cheese dishes are easy to use and big enough to hold a decent sized piece of cheese. The heated cheese easily pours from the cool handler dishes. We didn't even need to use the spatulas. The griddle was also very easily cleaned. I am so delighted to have found the answer to my entertaining dilemma! It is truly an answer to prayer and my guests loved it too. I can highly recommend the Swissmar Classic and my investigation of reviews...not just on Amazon...proved others agree. You can't go wrong with this one!

This Raclette Party Grill is sturdy and offers a variety of options for a nice gathering with family and friends. It is good, though, to use it in a place where the smoke from the grilling can be easily dissipated.

MUYYYYYY BIEN!!!!!!!

Great quality, the stone is excellent for cooking as it holds its heat the best. While saying that it is a very heavy stone and a little difficult to move about. It is very easy to clean. The structure of the cheese pans and the scrapers are sturdy! We had our first Raclette dinner last week and thoroughly enjoyed it. Great for socializing while eating!

Hoy hicimos una cena para 6 y funcionó de maravilla, funciona perfectamente bien, la temperatura se regula fácilmente, se calienta rápido y no es estorbosa en la mesa. Incluye las espátulas de muy buena calidad y me gustó que no se calienta en los laterales o por debajo. Los niños lo disfrutaron muchísimo y podían participar de la fiesta. Las charolas para el queso no se calientan en el mango, se pueden coger fácilmente. Muy Buena compra, nos gusto muchísimo.

Ordered for New Year’s Eve with friends. Great raclette. Non stick surface is very easy to clean with just hot soapy water. Top grill gets very hot and temperature control is very accurate. The broil works very well also.

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