Eight pans, six seats, and one cable · review
An 1800-watt 8-person raclette grill with a double-sided plate, a steel fondue pot and 26 accessories.
The net of it Eighteen hundred watts, twenty-six accessories, independent controls for the grill and the pot, and color-coded fork handles. Then it publishes a two-and-a-half-foot cord, which is the one figure that decides whether a table grill works on your table.
“protective foot pads plus a 2.5 ft cord add practicality.”
Two and a half feet is thirty inches.
A raclette grill goes in the middle of a dining table. The middle of a dining table is rarely within thirty inches of a socket — and the socket is at skirting level, so the cord has to run down as well as across.
So in practice this needs an extension lead or a table against a wall.
And the extension lead is not a trivial detail here, because of the section below: at 1800 watts this draws 15 amperes, and a thin or coiled extension at 15 amps is a fire risk rather than an inconvenience. Use a heavy-gauge lead rated for the full load, uncoiled.
No other electric machine on this shelf publishes a cord length at all — not the GIVENEU at $109.99, not the Hamilton Beach at $83.95, not the Swissmar Stelvio at $179.95, not the Louis Tellier at $259.99.
So publishing thirty inches is a point in this page’s favor rather than against it. The others may be no better, and you cannot tell.
Three items on this shelf have no cord at all — the candle machines at $21.95, $24.95 and $34.95 — and portability is the whole argument for that end of the shelf: the Swissmar Nordic names “the patio, out picnicking, camping”.
At 120 volts, 1800 watts is 15 amperes. A standard American 15-amp circuit supplies exactly 1800 watts.
So this machine running flat out is the whole circuit. Nothing else on that run of sockets can draw anything — not a kettle, not a toaster, not a second appliance.
In a dining room that is usually fine, because those sockets rarely have much on them. In a kitchen it means not running this and a kettle from the same wall.
The shelf, on power:
this — 1800 W, 15 A GIVENEU, $109.99 — 1500 W, 12.5 A, with headroom Hamilton Beach $83.95, Swissmar Stelvio $179.95 — no wattage published Louis Tellier $259.99 — “110V” and no wattage The three candle machines — none, by design
And the same ceiling appears elsewhere on this site: the mini-oven shelf’s Breville publishes 1800 W and sells it as a fast preheat, which is the same 15 amperes doing the same thing.
What the power buys here is two zones at once, which is the next section — and that is a real use for it, unlike a single-zone machine where 1800 W would simply mean a hotter plate.
“Independent controls for the grill panel and fondue pot make it easier to prepare each food at its preferred temperature.”
Melting cheese wants 50 to 60 °C at the surface. A fondue held too hot splits — the fat separates from the protein and you get an oily pool with strings in it, which is the classic failure of the dish.
Searing meat wants 200 °C or more, because browning does not start below about 140 °C.
One dial cannot do both. Set for the grill, it boils the cheese; set for the cheese, the grill only warms the meat.
The GIVENEU at $109.99 is the other machine here with two zones, and its page puts it in the same terms: “Hold the cheese or chocolate at a gentle simmer on the inner circuit while running the outer grill at high heat for meat searing—without one zone affecting the other.”
The Hamilton Beach at $83.95 solves it with geometry instead, and says so honestly: it has no fondue pot at all — only a grill above and 8 warming trays below. “searing meats, shrimp, and vegetables at a much higher heat while cheeses and sauces warm in the individual raclette warming trays below.” Height rather than thermostats, which works because heat falls off with distance.
And the pot here is 304 stainless steel, which is worth noting because it is one of only two fondue-pot materials published on this shelf — the GIVENEU’s is “600ml stainless steel”, and the Swissmar Tandem at $34.95 publishes neither a material nor a capacity. 304 is the standard food-grade austenitic grade: it does not react with wine or acid, which a fondue is full of, and it takes a dishwasher.
What is not published here is the pot’s capacity, where the GIVENEU gives 600 ml — and volume is what tells you whether eight people can dip from it.
“The 26 accessories work with spill-blocking edges… The fork handles are marked in different colors for easy identification, the heat-resistant handle supports safer handling, and protective foot pads plus a 2.5 ft cord add practicality.”
The color-coded forks are the detail worth paying for, and nothing else on this shelf has it.
At a table of eight, every fork looks the same. A fondue fork left in the pot, picked up by the wrong person, is both a hygiene problem and a social one — and the traditional solution is exactly this: colored handles, so your fork is yours all evening.
Spill-blocking edges are the second practical thought. A table grill is on a dining table, and fat from a sizzling piece of meat goes somewhere. A raised lip keeps it on the machine rather than on the tablecloth.
Foot pads matter for the same reason — a hot appliance standing directly on a wooden table will mark it.
And a heat-resistant handle is what lets you move a machine that is still hot, which at 5443 grams you will need to.
What is not published is what the twenty-six are. The GIVENEU at $109.99 itemizes its kit completely: “the main unit, 600ml stainless steel fondue bowl, splash-guard collar, non-stick grill plate, granite grill stone, 8 fondue forks, 8 non-stick mini raclette pans, and 8 wooden spatulas” — which comes to about 29 pieces and tells you exactly what you get.
Here you get a number. The clues in the bullets are a double-sided grill plate, removable mini grill pans, a 304 stainless fondue pot and forks — so with eight pans and eight forks the count is plausible, and a buyer cannot verify it.
The double-sided plate is the one function the count hides. “two cooking styles in one” — so one side smooth and one ribbed, which is the usual arrangement and the same idea the Hamilton Beach calls a “dual-texture grill/griddle surface” and the Swissmar Stelvio publishes as a “Granite Stone Non-Stick Grill Plate/Crepe Top”. Four electric machines, four versions of the same reversible idea — and the GIVENEU does it with two separate plates, a non-stick one and a granite stone.
“Preheating empty for 10 minutes can reduce 【odor】, and slight smoke is normal.”
This is a real instruction and it is published twice on this shelf. The GIVENEU at $109.99 gives the same figure: “Before first use, run the grill on high for 10 minutes in a ventilated area without food to clear the factory coating; a brief, mild odor during this process is normal and dissipates quickly.”
Same ten minutes, two independent pages.
What it is for. A new non-stick surface carries manufacturing residues — release agents, oils from pressing, the binder in the coating — and they burn off the first time the plate reaches temperature. If you cook on it first, they go into the food.
And the honest part of both statements is the smoke. A buyer who sees smoke from a new appliance reasonably assumes a fault. Both pages say it is expected, once.
Add ventilation, which the GIVENEU says and this does not: do it with a window open, and not with guests at the table.
Cleaning is the other half of the same subject, and this page is specific: “its main parts detach fully for direct washing after meals. Dishwasher-safe components simplify maintenance.”
Full detachment is what matters on a raclette grill, because melted cheese sets to a rubber as it cools, and a part that cannot be taken off cannot be soaked. The GIVENEU names exactly which parts go in the dishwasher; the Hamilton Beach says “plate, raclette warming trays and accessories are all dishwasher safe”; the Swissmar Tandem at $34.95 is hand wash only.
One habit none of them gives: wash while the cheese is still warm.
No itemized accessory list, as above.
No fondue pot capacity, where the GIVENEU publishes 600 ml.
No number of mini grill pans. Eight is implied by “up to 8 people”, and the GIVENEU states 8 non-stick mini raclette pans and the Hamilton Beach 8 warming trays outright.
No grill area. The Hamilton Beach is the only machine on this shelf to publish one: “a large 200 square inch nonstick, dual-texture grill/griddle surface.” The catalog carton here is 368 × 368 mm, which is a box rather than a plate.
No temperature range or settings count, on a machine whose first bullet is about temperature control. “Independent controls” tells you there are two dials and not what they are marked with.
No indicator light, which the Hamilton Beach publishes and explains: “The light on the front of the grill illuminates when it’s on as a reminder to turn it off when you’re finished cooking.” On an 1800 W appliance with no timer anywhere on this shelf, that is a better feature than it sounds.
No warranty, which at least nine of the fourteen items here omit — the exception being the Artesà at $24.95, with a 5 year guarantee.
No country of manufacture, where the Louis Tellier at $259.99 publishes “Made in France” and “Since 1947”.
Read on the day this page was built: $75 at the American Amazon shop.
Read from Keepa on the day this page was last revised; stock and price both move without notice.
Prices quoted in this text were read on 2026-10-05. The live price is at the top of the page.
Same shelf, nearest cost — where the same money else goes.
| Power | 1800 W — which at 120 V is 15 amperes, a full domestic circuit |
|---|---|
| Independent controls | Separate for the grill panel and the fondue pot |
| Serves | Up to 8 people |
| Grill plate | Double-sided, giving two cooking styles |
| Fondue pot | 304 stainless steel |
| Accessories | Twenty-six |
| Fork handles | Marked in different colors |
| Cord | 2.5 feet — thirty inches; see the FAQ |
| First use | Preheat empty for ten minutes to reduce odor; slight smoke is normal |
| Cleaning | Parts detach fully; dishwasher-safe components |
| Other details | Spill-blocking edges, a heat-resistant handle, protective foot pads |
| Surfaces | BPA-free non-stick |
| Weight | 5443 g (192 oz) |
| Reference | AB-0008-06 |
| Amazon reference | B0HF7ZRBS7 |
| EAN | 0798470583023 |
It is the figure that decides whether the machine works where you want it, and this is the only item on the shelf to publish one. Bullet five: "protective foot pads plus a 2.5 ft cord add practicality." Two and a half feet is thirty inches. A raclette grill goes in the middle of a dining table. The middle of a dining table is rarely within thirty inches of a socket — and the socket is usually at skirting level, which means the cord has to run down as well as across. So in practice this needs either an extension lead or a table pushed against a wall. An extension lead is not a trivial accessory here, because of the next answer: at 1800 watts this draws 15 amperes, and a thin or coiled extension lead at 15 amps is a fire risk rather than an inconvenience. Use a heavy-gauge extension rated for the full load, uncoiled. No other electric machine on this shelf publishes a cord length at all — not the GIVENEU at $109.99, not the Hamilton Beach at $83.95, not the Swissmar Stelvio at $179.95, not the Louis Tellier at $259.99. So the honest reading is that publishing thirty inches is a point in this page’s favor, not against it: the others may be no better and you cannot tell. And three items here have no cord at all — the candle machines, at $21.95, $24.95 and $34.95, which is the whole argument for that end of the shelf.
It is exactly the limit, and that is worth knowing before you plug anything else in. Bullet one: "a 1800W system with efficient heat dissipation." At 120 volts, 1800 watts is 15 amperes. A standard American 15-amp circuit supplies exactly 1800 watts — so this machine, running flat out, is the entire circuit. Nothing else on that circuit can draw anything: not a kettle, not a toaster, not a second appliance on the same run of sockets. What that means in a dining room is usually fine, because dining-room sockets rarely have much else on them. What it means in a kitchen is that you should not run this and a kettle from the same wall. The comparison on this shelf: the GIVENEU at $109.99 publishes 1500 W, which is 12.5 amperes and leaves headroom. The Hamilton Beach at $83.95, the Swissmar Stelvio at $179.95 and the Louis Tellier at $259.99 publish no wattage at all — the Louis Tellier gives only "110V". And on this site’s mini-oven shelf the same ceiling appears: the Breville there publishes 1800 W and is described as a fast preheat, which is the same 15 amperes doing the same thing. What 1800 W buys here is in the next answer: two zones running at once, which is the whole point of a machine that grills and melts simultaneously.
Because cheese and meat want temperatures a hundred degrees apart, and this is one of only two machines here with independent zones. Bullet one: "Independent controls for the grill panel and the fondue pot make it easier to prepare each food at its preferred temperature." Here is the arithmetic. Melting cheese wants 50 to 60 °C (122 to 140 °F) at the surface — a gentle simmer, and no more. A cheese fondue held too hot splits: the fat separates from the protein and you get an oily pool with strings in it, which is the classic failure of the dish. Searing meat wants 200 °C (392 °F) or more, because browning is a chemical reaction that does not start below about 140 °C (284 °F). One dial cannot do both. A single thermostat set for the grill boils the cheese; set for the cheese, the grill only warms the meat. The GIVENEU at $109.99 is the other machine with two zones, and its page explains it in the same terms: "Hold the cheese or chocolate at a gentle simmer on the inner circuit while running the outer grill at high heat for meat searing—without one zone affecting the other." The Hamilton Beach at $83.95 solves it differently and honestly: it has no fondue pot at all, only a grill above and 8 warming trays below, and it says so — "searing meats, shrimp, and vegetables at a much higher heat while cheeses and sauces warm in the individual raclette warming trays below." Height instead of thermostats, which works because heat falls off with distance.
Details checked on October 5, 2026.
Eight people at a table near a socket, grilling and dipping at the same time
Specifications: the manufacturer sheet for kitchen appliances and the matching Amazon product page. Prices and availability: Keepa. Every figure on this page names its source.
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