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A single round 25.4 cm (10 in) porcelain raclette and fondue plate, stated dishwasher safe.
The net of it Fifty-six dollars for one porcelain plate, on a shelf where the same brand sells four compartmentalized ones for seventy. Its four bullets read: high-quality material, high-quality dimensions, robustness, flexible design.
“High-quality material.” “High-quality dimensions.” “robustness.” “Flexible design.”
That is the complete bullet list of a $55.96 product.
Two of the four are the same phrase. One is a single word. And “high-quality dimensions” is not a thing — a measurement is right or wrong, and 25.4 centimeters is not of better or worse quality than 24.
Everything knowable about this item is in its title: it is round, for raclette and fondue, porcelain, 25.4 cm across, and dishwasher safe.
Four facts, all four in the title.
It is not the only page on this shelf like that. The Swissmar Stelvio at $179.95 publishes two bullets and neither is a specification: one is about the pleasure of entertaining, the other says “Great Gift”.
So the two most expensive Swissmar items here publish less than the $21.95 Swissmar Nordic, which itemizes its dish, its spatula, its candle count and its folding stand across five bullets.
What a plate page should publish is what the four-plate set does: a compartment count, a quantity, and what it is for — “fondue, raclette, sushi, desserts, appetizers”. This publishes a diameter.
This is $55.96 for one 25.4 cm plate.
The Swissmar Raclette & Fondue Porcelain Plates, Set of 4 at $69.75 — same brand, same shelf — is $17.44 each.
So one plate here costs the same as 3.2 plates there.
And the set has something this does not. Its bullet two: “Each porcelain plate features 5 separate compartments designed to neatly separate raw meats, cooked foods, and dipping sauces.”
Which is the entire point of a raclette plate. At a raclette table, raw meat waiting for the grill, cooked meat, boiled potatoes, pickles and a puddle of melted cheese all land on the same plate — and raw meat touching cooked food is the one thing that should not happen. A flat round plate does not prevent it. Five compartments do.
So on the published information there is no case for this one — with a single exception, which is a real one: replacing one broken plate from a set you already own, where matching matters more than price.
The published weights on both items are not usable. This records 4552 g for one plate, which is 10.03 lb. The set of four records 454 g in total, which is exactly 1 lb — about 113 g a plate.
A porcelain dinner plate weighs 400 to 700 grams. So one figure is roughly ten times too high and the other roughly four times too low, and both land on round pound numbers — which means both are shipping placeholders rather than measurements.
The one real number on the page, and it converts exactly: 25.4 cm is 10 inches.
Which is a generous size for a raclette plate and the right one. Here is why.
A raclette plate has to hold more than a dinner plate does, because the meal arrives in stages and nothing is cleared. Boiled potatoes, cornichons and pickled onions, charcuterie, whatever came off the grill, and a pan of cheese scraped over the top. Ten inches is what makes that possible without a second plate.
And a round plate is traditional for a reason. The classic Swiss service — which the Swissmar Nordic page describes as “melt delicious cheese and enjoy it over boiled potatoes and bread (the truly Swiss experience)” — is a mound of potatoes with cheese poured over, and a round plate contains that where a square one does not.
What is not published is the depth, and depth is what decides whether melted cheese stays on the plate. A flat plate at 60 °C has molten cheese running to the rim; a rimmed or shallow-welled plate holds it. The page says “round” and gives no profile at all.
Nor the number of compartments, because there are none — which is the difference from the set of four, as above.
Three properties matter at a raclette table, and porcelain has all three.
It takes heat without cracking. Molten cheese arrives at 60 °C or more, and a hot raclette pan gets rested on the plate — which is exactly what happens with the GIVENEU’s 8 mini pans, the Hamilton Beach’s 8 warming trays or the ARLIME’s removable mini grill pans.
It does not stain or hold flavor. Cheese fat, wine and vinegar all come off a glazed surface. A porous or plastic surface keeps them, and a plate used for raclette once a year would arrive at the next raclette smelling of the last one.
And it does not scratch from a spatula — which is the motion this whole shelf is built on. Raclette means scrape, and every machine here supplies a wooden or heat-resistant tool so the pan does not get cut: the Artesà a wooden spatula, the Nordic a heat-resistant one, the GIVENEU eight wooden ones. The plate takes the same treatment from the other side, and porcelain is harder than any of those tools.
Dishwasher safe is the practical half, stated in the title and matched by the four-plate set — “Smooth porcelain surface is dishwasher safe”.
And that matters more here than on most tableware, because set cheese is the worst washing-up on this shelf: it cools to a rubber that has to be soaked off. A dishwasher does it; a sink does not, easily.
The habit worth adopting, which no page here gives: get the plates into the machine while the cheese is still warm.
The four-plate set explains itself and this one does not, so it is worth borrowing: “Ideal for fondue, raclette, sushi, desserts, appetizers, or other creative culinary presentations.”
That list is correct and it tells you something about the object. A compartmentalized or generously sized plate is a serving plate for a meal eaten in pieces over an hour — which is what raclette, fondue, sushi and a plate of appetisers all are.
So the plate is not an accessory to a machine; it is the other half of the meal. None of the four electric grills on this shelf includes plates:
GIVENEU, $109.99 — a 600 ml fondue bowl, a splash-guard collar, a grill plate, a granite stone, 8 forks, 8 mini pans, 8 wooden spatulas. No dinner plates. ARLIME, $74.99 — 26 accessories, color-coded fork handles, removable mini grill pans. No dinner plates. Hamilton Beach, $83.95 — a 200 square inch grill/griddle and 8 warming trays. No dinner plates. Swissmar Stelvio, $179.95 — a granite stone and a crepe top, and nothing else named.
Which is why these two Swissmar items are on this shelf at all, and why they are not redundant: a raclette party needs a machine and plates, and the machines do not supply them.
The honest conclusion is still the arithmetic above. If you need plates, the set of four at $69.75 gives you four with five compartments each. If you need one plate, this is the one plate — and it costs what three of those cost.
No compartment count, because there are none — which the set of four has as its second bullet.
No depth or rim profile, as above — the figure that decides whether molten cheese stays on the plate.
No heat rating. Whether these may be warmed in an oven before serving, which is what a professional would do with raclette plates, and whether they are microwave safe. Neither Swissmar plate page says.
No usable weight, as above.
No quantity in the title, which is the thing that caused the comparison in the first place: “Plate” is singular in the title and nothing on the page states a count.
No material grade. “Porcelain” is in the title and “high-quality material” in bullet one, and porcelain covers a wide range of bodies and firing temperatures.
No warranty, which at least nine of the fourteen items on this shelf omit. The exception is the Artesà at $24.95, with a 5 year guarantee — the only published term here, on the second cheapest item.
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: $56 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.
| What it is | One porcelain plate — not an appliance |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 25.4 cm (10 in), which is 10 inches exactly |
| Quantity | One |
| Price per plate | $55.96 — against $17.44 each in the four-plate set |
| Compartments | None; the four-plate set has five each |
| Material | Porcelain |
| Dishwasher | Stated in the title |
| Published weight | 4552 g (160.6 oz) — which is 10.03 lb, and implausible for one plate |
| Reference | 638794-F77103 |
| Bullets of content | None of the four carries a measurable fact |
| Heat resistance | Not published |
| Oven or microwave | Not published |
| Depth | Not published |
| Warranty | Not published |
| Amazon reference | B07PTQJRJN |
| EAN | 0056975027337 |
There is no published reason, and the arithmetic is uncomfortable. This is $55.96 for one 25.4 cm (10 in) plate. The Swissmar Raclette & Fondue Porcelain Plates, Set of 4 at $69.75 — same brand, same shelf — works out at $17.44 each. So one plate here costs the same as 3.2 plates there, and the set adds something this does not have: "Each porcelain plate features 5 separate compartments designed to neatly separate raw meats, cooked foods, and dipping sauces." Which is the whole point of a raclette plate. At a raclette table, raw meat waiting to be grilled, cooked meat, boiled potatoes, pickles and a puddle of melted cheese all end up on the same plate — and raw meat touching cooked food is the one thing that should not happen. A flat round plate does not prevent it; five compartments do. So on the published information there is no case for buying this one unless you are replacing a single broken plate from a set you already own and want it to match — which is a real reason and the only one. For completeness, the published weights on both items are not usable. This records 4552 g (160.6 oz) for one plate, which is 10.03 lb; the set of four records 454 g (16 oz) total, which is exactly 1 lb, or 113 g (4 oz) a plate. A porcelain dinner plate weighs 400 to 700 grams. So one figure is roughly ten times too high and the other roughly four times too low, and both land on round pound numbers — which means both are shipping placeholders rather than measurements.
Nothing, and they are short enough to quote in full. "High-quality material." "High-quality dimensions." "robustness." "Flexible design." That is the entire bullet list of a $55.96 product. Two of the four are the same phrase; one is a single word; and "high-quality dimensions" is not a thing — a measurement is either right or wrong, and 25.4 centimeters is not of better or worse quality than 24. Everything knowable about this item comes from its title: that it is round, for raclette and fondue, made of porcelain, 25.4 cm (10 in) across and dishwasher safe. Four facts, and all four are in the title rather than the bullets. It is not the only page on this shelf like that. The Swissmar Stelvio at $179.95 publishes two bullets and neither is a specification: one is about the pleasure of entertaining and the other says "Great Gift". So the two Swissmar items at the dearer end of this shelf publish less than the $21.95 Swissmar Nordic does, which itemizes its dish, its spatula, its candle count and its folding stand in five bullets. What a plate page should publish, and what the four-plate set does: a compartment count, a quantity, and what it is for — "fondue, raclette, sushi, desserts, appetizers". This publishes a diameter.
Yes, and it is the one thing about this plate that needs no defending. Three properties matter at a raclette table, and porcelain has all three. It takes heat without cracking, which matters because molten cheese arrives at 60 °C (140 °F) or more and a hot raclette pan gets rested on the plate. It does not stain or hold flavor — cheese fat, wine and vinegar all come off a glazed surface, where a porous or plastic surface keeps them. And it does not scratch from a spatula, which is the motion this whole shelf is built around: raclette means scrape, and every machine here supplies a wooden or heat-resistant tool so the pan does not get cut. The plate takes the same treatment from the other side. The title confirms the practical half: "Dishwasher Safe" — and cheese that has set hard is the worst washing-up on this shelf, because it cools to a rubber. The four-plate set makes the same claim: "Smooth porcelain surface is dishwasher safe." What is not published is the heat rating, and that is the figure a reader would want: whether these plates may be warmed in an oven before serving, which is what a professional would do, and whether they are microwave safe. Neither Swissmar plate page says. For comparison, the Louis Tellier at $259.99 publishes where it is made and since when; this publishes four adjectives.
Details checked on October 5, 2026.
Replacing one broken plate from a set you already own
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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