Electric grills. TOP 5 best home electric grills

Russian weather, 2/3 years does not contribute to an outdoor stay, where you can freely use open fire and cook delicious dishes. To the rescue of lovers, it’s hotter and more varied, come electric household appliances - electric grills. They remind residents of cities of a bygone era in which meat ran in the reach of the spear, and the most common kitchen accessories were heated stone and wooden skewers.

Contact grills have gained the most popularity, in which the high cooking speed is ensured by direct heat transfer to the product, bypassing the “intermediary” - the wall of the pan or pan. Thanks to this, it is possible to achieve the effect of high-quality frying inside. The product is instantly covered with a baked crust, preventing the flow of juice. Further cooking takes place without the participation of extraneous moisture or fat. Therefore, the grill is fundamentally different from the pan. Grilled foods do not contain extraneous fats. The food is 100% "environmentally friendly."

Modern models are equipped with a number of useful functions that make them easy to use, easy to clean, and allow you to realize many cooks' ideas that are impossible when cooking in other dishes.

Important characteristics of grills

An electric grill is the simplest device, equipped with two heat-resistant surfaces made of steel, cast iron or cast aluminum, heated by means of a spiral of a heating element, less often - by air heating elements.

With the improvement, additional functions appeared:

• thermal relay, regulates the temperature of heating surfaces. It can be separate for the lower and upper heating elements;
• timer, allows you to set the operating time of the device. Less often - program the on-time;
• non-stick coating. Provides a comfortable frying process without the use of oil;
• a container for collecting draining fat allows you to keep the working surface of the table clean;
• Removable and interchangeable work panels make cleaning the grill much easier after use. A different surface profile allows you to bake products taking into account the features of their preparation;
• LCD display - facilitates the visual perception of information allows you to control the operation mode of the device and facilitates the installation of a given cooking mode.

Rating Criteria

The criteria for selecting products for comparison are similar performance data for size, weight, energy consumption and price. Equipped with additional functions for different models is not the same. Some manufacturers focus on simplicity and mechanical control of cooking processes, thereby reducing convenience, but achieving reliability. Others follow the path of complicating the design, introducing a large number of automatic programs that significantly increase the cost of the grill, but do not always cope with their tasks due to the inconsistency of the products with the reference standards used in the development of programs.

5th place. Steba PG 2.0 Pro Select

Pros: interchangeable removable panels, heating up to 250 degrees

Minuses: no built-in tray for collecting fat, long warm-up, lack of fine-tuning the temperature, no LCD display, no timer

Price: 12070 rubles

The device is manufactured according to the configuration classic for this type of goods - with a hinged lid, which is equipped with a full-fledged heating surface.The device can be decomposed 180 °, thus, it is possible to cook on two panels on which various products with different baking temperatures can be cooked. For the convenience of users, the heaters are equipped with removable replaceable Teflon-coated panels.

There are 3 types of them:

• corrugated - for cooking meat, vegetables, fruits;
• smooth - for baking seafood and fish;
• curly - for baking waffles;

Care of the electric grill is facilitated thanks to removable panels that can be washed independently of the housing. Even in the dishwasher. The model is adapted for storage in an upright position; for this, the handles have a lock blocking from opening.

The control panel as such is missing. Only the heating levels of the panels are mechanically adjusted without the ability to finely adjust the temperature. For reliability - this is a plus, for functionality - a minus. In addition, heating the grill to its maximum temperature takes more than 10 minutes.

There is no elaborate fat drainage system in the grill. Because of this, it accumulates on working surfaces and begins to fly in different directions, dirtying both the grill and the surrounding area. The tray that comes with the device is non-built-in and cannot provide sufficient liquid collection quality.

The non-stick properties of the grill panels are also not credible. Based on the foregoing, we decided to place this device in 5th place.

4th place. Kitfort KT-1639

Pros: fine adjustment of temperature, removable panels, cooking timer, LCD

Minuses: there is no adjustment of the position of the cover, the panels are not interchangeable, only corrugated panels

Price: 11615 rubles

Kitfort KT-1639 is an advanced model in the line of grills of this company. The grill control panel has touch buttons and a display located on the front of the device.

The working surfaces are removable and have corrugation, which allows you to give the product an appropriate pattern when baking on both sides. There is a container for collecting fat and juice flowing out during cooking.

The cooking process is controlled by buttons that step-by-step control the heating temperature to 220 ° C. A good indicator, but not the best. Our rating includes models with a higher heating threshold.

Kitfort KT-1639 does not have the function of adjusting the position of the grill lid and does not allow to reveal the grill in the barbecue mode, which significantly limits its owners in possibilities. The grill power button is located on the back of the cabinet, which increases the risk of burns.

Such a set of characteristics does not allow us to put the device above the 4th place in the rating.

3rd place. Tefal Optigrill GC702D34

Pros: built-in tray for collecting fat, removable panels, automatic cooking programs, ready-to-eat indicator

Minuses: the panels are not interchangeable, only corrugated panels are included, there is no fine adjustment of the temperature in manual mode

Price: 11090 rubles

Tefal Optigrill GC702D34 electric grill attracts customers with an unusual appearance that does not affect the quality of cooking. It has a large number of pre-installed programs that allow you to cook:

• meat;
• fish
• sausages;
• bacon;
• a bird.

The grill panels can be washed in a dishwasher, they are protected from aggressive cleaning agents. Unfortunately, according to reviews, the lifetime of the coating is small, according to reviews.

In addition to automatic modes, the Tefal Optigrill GC702D34 has a manual mode with 4 temperature levels, which is not very variable for such an advanced device. The device has impressive dimensions and does not have the ability to store in an upright position.

The entire Optigrill line has known electronics issues. Judging by the reviews, in half the cases, the automation of the device stops working after a year of active use of any model from the line.

Also in the grill there is no possibility of cooking in the barbecue mode. All this greatly limits the owner. Therefore, we leave the grill from Tefal in 3rd place.

2nd place. DeLonghi MultiGrill CGH 1030D

Pros: LCD display, timer, integrated grease tray, infinitely adjustable temperature, removable, interchangeable work panels, lid height adjustment

Minuses: build quality, fat spray, extra cost. panels

Price: 16600 rubles

The DeLonghi MultiGrill CGH 1030D has an analog-digital control. Two large washer handles allow you to adjust the temperature of the upper and lower panels independently of each other. LCD display - allows you to visually control the parameters of the unit and program the cooking process

The grill has 3 operating modes for:

• meat and fish;
• hamburgers and sandwiches with various fillings;
• oven mode.

The maximum heating temperature is 230 ° C. The non-stick coating in the reviews of the owners is not satisfactory. Removable plates and a fat collection tray make grilling easier. The advantages include a metal case.

The grill is massive, which affected the build quality. Top panel mounted on a fragile mount. Many users note the poor operation of the upper heating element, which may begin to turn off after a short time of operation of the device.

The second miss of the De’Longhi designers was fat, or rather, the system of its challenge. Despite the presence of a special tray in the design, the degree of inclination of the panels is not large enough so that the fat does not accumulate on the panels. The sides on the working panels are not high enough to protect the grill housing from getting fat on it during cooking.

The heating element is built into the panels themselves; any replacement will cost 5,000 rubles.

A grill is able to cook steaks and sausages in a quality manner, but at the same time it has a number of serious drawbacks, therefore it is only in second place.

1st place. Wollmer s809

Pros: LCD display, timer, integrated grease tray, infinitely adjustable temperature, removable, interchangeable work panels, lid height adjustment

Minuses:

Price: 15400 rubles

Wollmer S809 has a simple and intuitive analog-to-digital control, like today's silver medalist. All values ​​are set using individual temperature controllers for each of the operating panels and timer.

On heating to a predetermined temperature, an informative LCD display will notify the user with the corresponding color indicator. The top panel can be adjusted in height, depending on the thickness of the product. Also, the Wollmer grill allows you to simultaneously cook on both surfaces simultaneously in the barbecue mode.

Compact size, light weight, the ability to store in an upright position - allow you to quickly get and remove the grill, which is important in the cramped conditions of kitchens of standard city apartments.

The cooking time for medium-sized steak is only 5-6 minutes! Vegetables and fruits can be baked for 3-10 minutes, toast in 1-2 minutes.

The quality of the Wollmer S809 grill is guaranteed by Total Quality Management, which completely eliminates factory defects.

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Conclusion

To make the right choice of electric grill, pay attention to the reliability of the design, not the “untwisted” brand and the abundance of digital options.

In this regard, the Wollmer S809 is beyond competition!