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Question: How large (inches or square inches) is the cooking surface?  Does it come with a lid?
Document: I found this raclett's cooking surface not large enough to cook the items for the four people I was entertaining. Also it never got hot enough to cook our chicken so it had to be removed and cooked on the stove. The stone cooktop was nice but the metal cooktop was flimsy.
The Rackette Grill is great for entertaining, however the grill surface, and trays coating allows items to stick easily. They are also a little difficult to remove residue from cooking.
It works perfectly fine. I have nothing to complain about. I would definitely buy it again. It's a shame it doesn't come with a yearly supply of cheese.
This has been great fun for us and our guests. We use it for appetizers for a large group and it worked fine.
Lots of parts, fairly large footprint - I gave up my KitchenAid blender for this (and yes, Virginia, it was worth it)
Worth every penny! Just make sure you give yourself a large chunk of time to enjoy the experience (sometimes dinner lasts three hours for us!)
The grill cooks as supposed to.For the size and price you can't beat it.The metal cook surface doesn't stay hot enough.The metal isn't thick enough to retain the heat as do other grills I've used. I like the stone top.Haven't used it and can't quite see its value to the machine yet.Would not purchase or recommend this model.
4 diners is the most you could possibly do as the top cannot accommodate any more than that. I would have thought the grill top would have charred the food more than it did, so that is my only disappointment. Does not come with tongs, so need to order those separately as they are definitely needed. Slice the meats thin and it works fine. I tried lamb chops once and it took forever to cook.
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.
give me time! ), but it's very heavy and appears to be of good quality. I selected this item not only because of the price, but because of the rounded ends - this has helped when we have multiple people sitting around a square table.
Answer: There is no lid and the surface is about 16 1/2' x 11 3/4"