After our move from Europe to the US 5 years ago, we missed one of our favorite ways to spend time with the family: stone grilling. After reading many positive reviews about the Swissmar grill, we decided to buy and used it the same day it arrived. The experience was rather disappointing.
Although the grill comes with 8 pans, there's no way you can actually use this with 8 people. The usable stone surface is maybe 11-12 inches wide, so a perfect surface for 4 people. For a group of 6 people, you would need at least a usable surface of 15 inches and for 8 people closer to 18-20 inches.
The stone gets pretty warm, but doesn't get hot enough to get the sear that you would want from a stone grill. It seems that the heating element cycles on and off using a timer, instead of using a thermostat that measures the actual stone temperature. Maybe the lack of heat is caused by the use of granite instead of lava stone and it's only 1 inch thick, which is a little thin to hold enough heat.
The brackets that support the stone are very thin metal plates, resulting in the fact the the stone moves a lot, when trying to scrape it clean. It helps making the cleaning easier afterwards, but seems like a questionable compromise.
Lastly, the grill comes with 8 plastic scrapers, which you can use in the pans, to prevent damaging the non-stick coating. However, there is no metal scraper included, to clean the stone in between courses. Using the plastic scrapers, won't do much good, so you will either need to buy a separate scraper, or grill your food on the charred remainders of previous courses.
All together, it was a disappointing purchase...
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Swissmar KF-77081 Stelvio 8-Person Raclette with Granite Stone Grill Top, Brushed Stainless Steel
Inviting friends over to share the joy of raclette cooking is a time honoured tradition in Switzerland, and the idea is rapidly spreading around the rest of the world. And why not? Sharing stories over drinks while creating personalized dishes is an activity everyone will love. And you'll be cooking with your friends, not for them.
The Swissmar Raclette Party Grill is heated by an element (varies by model), which simultaneously cooks the food on the top grill, and melts cheese on the trays below. The grill is incredibly simple to use and very quick to clean. Getting started is as easy as taking it out of the box and plugging it in. You'll have delicious plates of food for you and your guests to enjoy before you know it!
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Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2017
We were eager to receive the new grill but unfortunately after opening he box, we realized the craftsmanship of the new model was not near as good as the older one. For example, the grill pans in the old model were very sturdy and well-made where as in the newer model (square shaped) they are very thin and flimsy. In addition, the older model was much cheaper in price than the newer version but the quality of the older model was much better.
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By Idealtutor on September 21, 2017
We had a swissmar Raclette grill for over 10 years and it was time to replace it with a newer version.By Idealtutor on September 21, 2017
We were eager to receive the new grill but unfortunately after opening he box, we realized the craftsmanship of the new model was not near as good as the older one. For example, the grill pans in the old model were very sturdy and well-made where as in the newer model (square shaped) they are very thin and flimsy. In addition, the older model was much cheaper in price than the newer version but the quality of the older model was much better.
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Amazing!
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A must for groups!
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