West 6130 Bend Raclette Party Grill

by West Bend

Product Features

• 1200-Watts 8 person raclette grill includes 8 raclette dishes and 8 spatulas
• Ideal for grilling vegetables, meats or for keeping grilled foods warm
• Made of non-stock grill top and granite stone top
• Features adjustable temperature control for optimum control
• Safe to use in dishwasher; comes with 1 year warranty

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 14 x 19 x 8.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B000WPX532
• Item model number: 6130
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,345 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)
  • #23 in Kitchen & Dining > Small Appliances > Contact Grills

Product Description

West Bend Raclette Party Grill is a dinner party idea that's as easy as fondue, but slightly different. It's a raclette party. Raclette is a type of cheese from Switzerland that is prepared with vegetables on a special raclette grill. The West Bend Raclette serves up the party and delicsious melted chesse in style. Non-Stock Grill Top and Granite Stone Top. Adjustable Temperature Control. Dishwasher-safe. 8-Person Raclette Grill. 1 Year Warranty

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Worth the money, considering., November 19, 2009

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Dazzle Me - See all my reviews

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This review is from: West 6130 Bend Raclette Party Grill (Kitchen)

We used it when my in-laws came in. The granite (for warming foods) is beautiful and likely expensive which is probably why the engineer/designer went cheap with the metal top that actually grills the meat.

The metal grilling portion is very thin/light. When we began cooking the thinly sliced steak and salmon, we brought it right out from the fridge. With the rapid change in temperature, the top did begin to ((warp/bend)). However, when it cooled off, it went right back to normal. Was slightly disturbed when it happened because it was a pretty drastic change in shape. The heat this racelette grill gives off is perfect and certainly hot enough to cook the foods we prepared.

If you do not mind spending more money for this size then go get the Swissmar but we only use it during Thanksgiving and Christmas. Overall, worth the money.

Amazon did a nice job with packaging! With quick shipping as well!

38 of 48 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars VERY Disapointed, February 25, 2009

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cbj3 "Patricia" (TN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: West 6130 Bend Raclette Party Grill (Kitchen)

This item doesn't even diserve a one star. I've used other raclettes before at friends houses, and decided to buy one myself. Big mistake, I was excited to finally have one of my own and invited my friends over. My friends are from Germany and France and the Raclette is a big item for them there. We turned it on, it heated real nice at first, then the top slowly warped (kinda like when you put a cold cookie sheet in the oven and warps) until the food wouldn't cook much less stay on the grill top. I decided to try to cook an egg on the flat side and the top tipped over and raw egg went everywhere. First I thought that maybe I didn't have it sitting on the metal prongs properly and tried readjusting it 3 times, but when it's warped it doesn't matter. And after a while we could hardly get the cheese to melt. When we turned it off it slowly started to flatten out, but not completely.

I recommend you purchase a better quality grill.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A bit hesitant at first, but ended up quite pleased., February 20, 2010

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Travelisus "Karen" (WAYNE, NJ, US) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: West 6130 Bend Raclette Party Grill (Kitchen)

I travel to Switzerland regularly on business and have enjoyed raclette there, either using a grill or scraped off the large wheel. I bring home the cheese occasionally and we've melted it (carefully!) under the broiler, which is not the best way and you have to be really careful not to burn it. We've been looking for a reasonably priced raclette grill for some time now, and liked this one, but had some doubts after reading some negative comments. We finally decided to go for it, and so far we're glad we did. It melted the cheese nicely and the grill top kept our vegetables and meats warm (or if left longer, actually cooked them a bit). We haven't used the stone top yet, but will try it next time. One thing we're very happy with is that the heat doesn't travel to the table top. We tried it on a counter and were comfortable that the bottom stayed cool, so we next tried it on our glass top table (with lots of padding just in case). Happy to say the glass was cool the whole time, and even the padding didn't really get warm. So far we're quite happy with this raclette grill.