What is a raclette and grilled raclette? What can be cooked in it and how to choose it correctly?
This article has everything about raclettes: pros and cons, ratings of models, how to care. An experienced hostess and a young cook will find useful information for themselves.
Tickets to Switzerland are expensive, but do you want to try the national dish?
You can go to a restaurant, pay a tidy sum, or you can buy a raclette dish and cook Raclette and other grilled dishes.
This article will help an experienced housewife and a novice cook choose a raclette dish.
Raclette — Fondue's nephew made from cheese (50% fat) which first they melt, then add potatoes, meat, seafood, vegetables. It is also the name of the cheese from which the dish is prepared.
Rating TOP-6 best raclette
| Place | Model | |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Clatronic RG 3517 | |
| #2 | Russell Hobbs 21000-56 | |
| #3 | Rocket grill Clatronic RG 3518 | |
| #4 | Steba RC 3 | |
| #5 | Clatronic RG 3592 | |
| #6 | Steba RC 3 Plus |
classic raclette
There are models with a clamp, where a third or a quarter of a head of cheese is fixed. When the appliance is plugged in, the grill melts the cheese on top.
Ready Raclette is scraped off with a knife or applied with wooden spatulas.
When cooked in a classic raclette bowl, all the ingredients, except for the cheese, are made in advance and separately.
Grill raclette
done from two levels. On the first floor there are small frying pans. (4-8 pieces) or one large one, Raclette is cooked here.
Snacks are fried on the second level. It is stone or metal (aluminum, iron) or double (iron, stone). Meat is cooked on a stone tile, vegetables on an aluminum one.
Doormen prefer to drink Raclette with green tea or wine.
Pros and cons of the device
Advantages
fast cooking;- enchanting, the dish is prepared in front of your eyes;
- compact, smaller than grills;
- multifunctionality, it is convenient to cook meat, pancakes, etc.;
- frying without oil, suitable for children and people with a sick stomach;
- ease of management, no need to make a fire.
fast cooking;Flaws
- the likelihood of getting burned;
- a small portion is being prepared, the next one has to wait;
- expensive products for cooking Raclette.
How to choose a raclette grill?
Power
Rakletnitsa 300-400 W cooks for a long time, costs up to 2000 rubles. A 1000-1200 W device will cook quickly, but the price is up to 10,000.
Optimal 800-900 W, will not hit the wallet and drool will not drain to the floor.
Control
It is better to choose a raclette dish with one lever for turning off and another for adjusting the heating strength, convenient and simple.
Temperature control
Cheeses have different melting temperatures, so as not to burn or wait, there are models with adjustable heat.
Non-stick layer
The wire to any grill should be long and thick.
Overview of the best models
Clatronic RG 3517
Two surfaces: for raclette and grill.
Mechanical control, there is a heating temperature switch with a light bulb.
The set includes eight pans and spatulas.
| power | 1400 W |
| the weight | 2.95 kg |
| slab area | 3864 cm? |
| size (W*D*H) | 43*13*34 cm |
| housing material | metal |
Advantages
- heat-insulated handles;
- rubberized legs;
- up to a year warranty;
- cool-touch body.
Flaws
- the height between the surfaces is not adjustable;
- no removable fat tray;
- products burn on a stone slab.
Russell Hobbs 21000-56
Includes bottom tier, stone grill plate, panel with pancake compartments. Eight mini pans and spatulas.
Fat flows into the compartment, which is pulled out and washed. Rakletnitsa is transferred during cooking due to non-heating handles.
| power | 1200 W |
| the weight | 7.937 kg |
| slab area | 2000 cm? |
| size (W*D*H) | 15.8*34.5*46.8 cm |
| housing material | metal |
Advantages
- temperature control;
- there are heating and adjustment bulbs;
- quick heating, the stone heats up in 10 minutes;
- panels are dishwasher safe.
Flaws
- consumes a lot of electricity;
- short wire;
- when cooking, the tier under the grill bends.
Rocket grill Clatronic RG 3518
Grill plate in two parts: stone for fish, corrugated for meat and vegetables.
There are 8 pans with spatulas in the set.
Mechanical control, blue indicator allows you to smoothly adjust the heating temperature.
| power | 1400 W |
| the weight | 4.9 kg |
| slab area | 1058 cm? |
| size (W*D*H) | 15*46.5*23.5 cm |
| housing material | metal |
Advantages
- non-stick coating
- long wire;
- removable plates are easy to clean;
- frying pans have heat-insulated holders.
Flaws
- weak heating;
- the coating from burning peels off;
- small slabs.
Rocket grill Steba RC 3
The top grill is made of high quality stone that won't scratch. Made in Germany.
The rocket launcher can be placed both on the table and on the ground because of the rubberized legs. There is a double-sided pallet made of cast iron.
| power | 1450 W |
| the weight | 9.4 kg |
| slab area | 1554 cm? |
| size (W*D*H) | 21*74*22 cm |
| housing material | metal |
Advantages
- the stone is washed in the dishwasher;
- pan handles do not get hot
- heating adjustment;
- built-in cord compartment.
Flaws
- high price (up to 14,000);
- there are many fakes on the market, order only on the official website.
Rocket grill Clatronic RG 3592
There is a manual control of the heating power. The set comes with two raclette pans. There is a pan where the fat flows.
Rakletnitsa is designed for dinner for two, you can’t cook meat on it because of its low power.
| power | 350 W |
| the weight | 1.87 kg |
| slab area | 215.2 cm? |
| size (W*D*H) | 30*10.5*10.5 cm |
| housing material | metal |
Advantages
- rubberized legs;
- low price (1500);
- small weight, compactness;
- plates can be washed in the dishwasher.
- fast heating;
Flaws
- portions for two people;
- does not fry meat;
- short cord.
Steba RC 3 Plus
This is a combined racket, on the second tier there is a ribbed and smooth cast-iron plate, there is also a stone plate.
Juice and fat during cooking flows into the compartment, which is pulled out and washed. German quality.
| power | 1450 W |
| the weight | 9.4 |
| slab area | 676 cm? |
| size (W*D*H) | 36*36*14cm |
| housing material | natural stone, metal |
Advantages
- the stone is washed in the dishwasher;
- long cord;
- non-stick coating;
- cable compartment.
Flaws
- high price (up to 14,000);
- no blades included.
Raclette Care
All panels are removed, wiped with a cloth or wet wipes, then washed in a dishwasher or sponge.
Do not use iron sponges and brushes, they scratch the coating.
The rakletnitsa itself is wiped with a damp cloth or napkins.
Top 5 tips for future chefs
- 250-300 grams of cheese are used per serving;
- Raclette cheese can be replaced with Cheddar, Eden, Parmesan;
- before the first use, the raclette dish is lubricated with oil;
- stone slab heats up in 30 minutes, corrugated in 10;
- The device must be dry before use.
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Conclusion
Raclette will brighten up the holiday and become a friend cuisine, but remember to be careful and safe, keep children away from the hot raclette.
We hope the article was useful to experienced hostesses and prepared future cooks. Have a nice day and delicious raclette parties!
Useful video
From this video you will learn how to use and what can be cooked on the racket:
Truly: live a century, learn a century.We have never seen such a device! I have a Soviet life hack: until you have acquired such a miracle of technology, you can use a cast-iron mold for the liver and Viennese waffles on gas. The effect is the same, only you need to hold it very carefully. And so far I’m doing excellent dishes like fondue in a multicooker bowl. By the way, I would like to read about cartoon bowls.
Thanks for the advice =)
Lie down, aluminum, porters, ahh shoot me, didn’t read further