In front of a shelf of raclette machines, you mostly see little pans, stone and price tags. Behind them, though, are very different stories: a foundry near Lyon, a Dutch blacksmith from 1896, a Valais factory that makes almost all of Switzerland’s raclette ovens, or a young Alsatian brand that sells mostly online.
Here are the manufacturers whose machines or accessories you can find on Raclette Club. For each one: the country, the founding date, what sets it apart, what we know about its reliability and our overall opinion. When a brand has its own page on the site, the link is below its paragraph.
The brands at a glance
| Brand | Logo | Country | Founded | What it makes for raclette |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tefal |  | France | 1956 | Raclette machines, stone grills, grills |
| Moulinex |  | France | 1932 (Moulinex brand in 1957) | Raclette-plancha-crêpe machines |
| Lagrange |  | France | 1955 | Raclette machines made in France, pans and spatulas |
| Louis Tellier |  | France | 1947 | Alpage and Brézière half-wheel machines, scrapers |
| Casselin |  | France | 2012 | Professional raclette machines (half-wheel) |
| Livoo |  | France | 2018 | Large raclette and raclette-fondue machines |
| TTM |  | Switzerland | 1964 (according to its director) | Half-wheel raclette ovens, pro and home |
| Kuhn Rikon |  | Switzerland | 1926 (taken over by the Kuhn family) | Candle raclette sets, caquelons and fondue sets |
| Nouvel |  | Switzerland | 1964 | Raclette ovens, tabletop sets, fondue |
| Swissmar |  | Canada | 1983 | Raclette machines, candle sets, fondue |
| Severin |  | Germany | 1892 | Raclette-grill machines, slicers |
| Klarstein |  | Germany | 2008 | Large raclette machines, Tatar hat grills |
| ProfiCook |  | Germany | not disclosed (Clatronic: 1982) | 2-in-1 raclette grills |
| H.Koenig |  | Germany (origin) and France | 1960 | Raclettes, raclette-crêpe machines, fondues |
| WMF |  | Germany | 1853 (WMF name in 1880) | 3-in-1 raclette, fondue and grill machine (Lumero) |
| Syntrox Germany |  | Germany | not disclosed | Raclette-fondue sets, hot stone, Tatar hat grill |
| Graef |  | Germany | 1920 | Slicers (sliced raclette cheese) |
| Ritter (ritterwerk) |  | Germany | 1905 | Slicers made in Germany |
| Boska |  | Netherlands | 1896 | Candle and tabletop raclettes, scrapers, girolles |
| Princess |  | Netherlands | 1994 | Raclettes, raclette-fondues, chocolate fountains |
| Emerio |  | Netherlands | not disclosed | Pizza-raclette (Pizzarette) |
French brands
Tefal
Photo : Tefal (official site) · Logo : Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
Country: France (Rumilly, Haute-Savoie). Founded: 1956, two years after Marc Grégoire’s patent for the “pan that doesn’t stick”; the brand has belonged to the SEB group since 1968. What sets it apart: the inventor of the non-stick pan, and one of the largest ranges of raclette machines on the market, from the small round Colormania to stone grills and grills. Reliability: Tefal announces a 2-year warranty and products that are repairable for 15 years. Our take: the safe choice, easy to find everywhere, with parts and after-sales service in France; you pay a little for the name, but you know who to call if a pan loses its coating.
Moulinex
Photo : Moulinex (official site) · Logo : Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
Country: France. Founded: 1932, when Parisian craftsman Jean Mantelet invented the Moulin-Légumes (vegetable mill); the Moulinex name arrived in 1957 with an electric coffee grinder. Moulinex has been part of the SEB group since 2001, like Tefal. What sets it apart: a brand best known for food preparation, which also offers versatile raclette machines (raclette, plancha and crêpes in the same appliance). Reliability: Moulinex displays a 2-year warranty and 15 years of repairability. Our take: a good option if you want a single machine for several kinds of evenings; for hardcore raclette, the range is shorter than at Tefal or Lagrange.
Lagrange
Photo : Lagrange (official site)
Country: France (Vourles, near Lyon). Founded: 1955, by René Lagrange, first as an aluminium foundry in Saint-Genis-Laval; the first raclette machines arrived in the early 1980s, and the company is now run by the third generation. What sets it apart: one of the few raclette machines still made in France, in the Vourles workshops; the brand even details the origin of the components of its Raclette Element. Reliability: Lagrange offers a third year of warranty (“Garantie +1”) once the machine is registered. For spare parts, the brand announces 10 years on one page and 5 years on a product sheet: we are flagging the discrepancy. Our take: the choice for made in France and repairable; pricier than an entry-level machine, but designed to last several winters.
Louis Tellier
Photo : Louis Tellier (official site)
Country: France (headquarters in Argenteuil). Founded: 1947, with a first professional vegetable mill. The group has brought together other brands, including Bron (mandolines, Thonon-les-Bains), which makes the Alpage and Brézière raclette machines. What sets it apart: a specialist in professional kitchen equipment, and one of the benchmarks for half-wheel raclette, the kind you scrape straight onto the plate. Reliability: the warranty depends on the model: 2 years for the CAR01 scraper according to its technical sheet; for the Alpage machines, see the manual or the retailer. Our take: for real “Valais-style” raclette at home, this is one of the first brands to look at.
Casselin
Photo : Casselin (official site)
Country: France (Corbas, in the Rhône; an older manual gives an address in Chaponnay). Founded: 2012, according to the brand, which says it is present in 45 countries. What sets it apart: a maker of snacking equipment for professionals (cafés, hotels, restaurants), with half-wheel raclette machines designed to serve lots of people. Reliability: one-year warranty on professional equipment and spare parts shipped within 24 to 48 hours, according to Casselin. Our take: restaurant-grade equipment, solid on paper; for a family, it is often more machine than you need.
Livoo
Photo : Livoo (official site)
Country: France (Mundolsheim, near Strasbourg). Founded: 2018 under this name, according to Livoo, which describes itself as a family business active for more than 40 years. What sets it apart: a family-run Alsatian small-appliance company, very present on marketplaces, with machines for 8 to 12 people at low prices. Reliability: Livoo announces a 2-year warranty and available spare parts. Our take: a good deal for occasional big gatherings; less of a track record than the historic brands, so keep the receipt.
Swiss brands (and one fake Swiss)
TTM
Photo : TTM (official site)
Country: Switzerland (Sierre, Valais). Founded: 1964, in non-stick coatings, according to its director in an interview published by a distributor. In the Swiss commercial register (Zefix), the company is listed as Traitements Thermiques SA, in Sierre, but the founding date is not given there. What sets it apart: according to RTS (2018), TTM holds a “near-monopoly” on the manufacture of raclette ovens in Switzerland, with around twenty models; its machines also appear among the certified products of the Valais brand. Reliability: made in Valais; 24-month warranty from the date of sale, according to the manual of the Racl’Plus oven. Our take: the machine of Valais carnotzets and restaurants; if you dream of half-wheel raclette like in Switzerland, this is the benchmark.
Kuhn Rikon
Photo : Kuhn Rikon (official site) · Logo : Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
Country: Switzerland (Rikon, canton of Zurich). Founded: the Rikon company was taken over in 1926 by Heinrich Kuhn; the original metalworks dates from 1899 according to the Historical Dictionary of Switzerland (the English version of Wikipedia gives 1819: we do not use that date). What sets it apart: the famous Duromatic pressure cooker (1949), and a range of fondue sets and small candle raclettes, ideal for two. Note: not everything is made in Switzerland, the brand states “Not Swiss made” on some sets. Reliability: a family business for four generations; for the warranty on the raclette sets, see the manual or the retailer. Our take: a safe bet for fondue and for a raclette for two; not a brand of electric machines for eight.
Nouvel
Country: Switzerland (Triengen, canton of Lucerne). Founded: 1964, as a public limited company, according to Nouvel. What sets it apart: a family business run by the second and third generations, specializing in “table cooking”: raclette, fondue and tabletop grills, widely stocked by Swiss retailers. Reliability: 2-year warranty from the date of purchase, according to the manual of one of its appliances (ref. 400136). Our take: a brand the Swiss know well; we do not have a Nouvel page on Raclette Club yet.
Swissmar
Photo : Swissmar (official site)
Country: Canada (Richmond Hill, Ontario), despite its name. Founded: 1983, according to Swissmar, which describes itself as “inspired by Swiss precision”; the brand is now linked to the DKB Household group (Zyliss). What sets it apart: a North American specialist in convivial dining: raclette, cheese fondue and chocolate fondue. Reliability: one-year warranty according to North American retailers. Note that some models are made for American current (120 V) and do not work in Europe without a transformer. Our take: well-made products, but always check the voltage (230 V) before buying in Europe.
German brands
Severin
Photo : Severin (official site) · Logo : Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
Country: Germany (Sundern, Sauerland). Founded: 1892, when blacksmith Anton Severin opened his workshop; electrical appliances came later, mostly after 1945. What sets it apart: more than 200 appliances, including raclette grills and slicers. According to the German-language Wikipedia, production has taken place in Shenzhen (China) since 1995 and manufacturing in Sundern stopped in 2020. Reliability: a rare track record; Severin gives a manufacturer’s warranty that must be claimed within 2 years of receiving the appliance, according to the warranty statement for its RG 2350 raclette. Our take: classic German small appliances, no surprises, at a reasonable price.
Klarstein
Photo : Klarstein (official site)
Country: Germany (Berlin). Founded: 2008, according to Klarstein, a brand of the Berlin Brands Group. What sets it apart: a brand sold mostly online, with carefully designed, sometimes original machines (the Taste Volcano, a raclette with a Tatar hat grill; the Fonduelette XL for 12). Reliability: the 2-year legal warranty applies (stated at Boulanger); country of manufacture not found. Our take: for the wow effect on the table and big gatherings; a young brand, so less of a track record on lifespan.
ProfiCook
Photo : ProfiCook (official site) · Logo : Wikimedia Commons (Markus Schmitz 666, CC BY-SA 4.0)
Country: Germany (Kempen, North Rhine-Westphalia). Founded: ProfiCook is a brand of Clatronic International, a family business on the market since 1982; the launch year of ProfiCook itself is not disclosed by the brand. What sets it apart: mid-range machines (made in China for the PC-RG 1144, according to Galaxus). Reliability: 24-month ProfiCook warranty, according to its terms for a purchase in Germany; in France, the 2-year legal warranty applies. Our take: good value for features for 8 to 10 people.
H.Koenig
Photo : H.Koenig (official site)
Country: German origin, now a brand of the French company ADEVA (Mitry-Mory, Seine-et-Marne). Founded: 1960 in the Ruhr, by Helmut Koenig, according to the brand. What sets it apart: “the small-appliance specialist”, with many convivial-dining machines: raclettes, crêpe makers, fondues. Reliability: 2-year commercial warranty and an after-sales service website with manuals and parts. Our take: a handy entry-level and mid-range brand, easy to get fixed thanks to its online after-sales service.
WMF
Photo : WMF (official site) · Logo : Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
Country: Germany (Geislingen an der Steige, Baden-Württemberg). Founded: 1853, when Daniel Straub founded a metal goods factory in Geislingen with the brothers Louis and Friedrich Schweizer; the merger with Metallwarenfabrik Ritter & Co. of Esslingen created the Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik, WMF, in 1880. The brand has belonged to Groupe SEB since 2016, like Tefal and Moulinex. What sets it apart: a brand best known for its cutlery and metal kitchenware; for raclette, it offers the Lumero Gourmet-Station, a 3-in-1 machine (raclette, fondue and grill) for 8 people, according to WMF. Reliability: WMF gives a 2-year warranty from purchase on its small electrical appliances, according to its warranty statement for Germany; in France, the 2-year legal warranty applies. Our take: a big name in tableware, for those who want raclette and fondue in one well-made machine; more expensive than an entry-level appliance.
Syntrox Germany
Photo : Syntrox Germany (official site)
Country: Germany (Neustadt in Sachsen, Saxony); according to the legal notice of syntrox.de, the brand’s shop is run by the company Lestix International GmbH. Founded: not disclosed by the brand. What sets it apart: a brand sold mostly online, with a very broad catalogue (kitchen, cleaning, energy); on Raclette Club you will find the Wades (raclette, fondue and hot stone for 8) and the RAC-TAT-1500W Tatar hat grill (6 people). Reliability: no commercial warranty found on the pages we read, and country of manufacture not disclosed; in France, the 2-year legal warranty applies. Our take: well-equipped machines at low prices; a little-known brand in France, with product sheets that are sometimes imprecise: keep the receipt.
Graef
Photo : Graef (official site)
Country: Germany (Arnsberg, Sauerland). Founded: 1920, by Hermann Graef and his brothers. What sets it apart: the German slicer specialist (“Allesschneider”) since the 1950s; for raclette, it is the tool that cuts the cheese into even slices. Graef says it manufactures and repairs in Arnsberg. Reliability: a family business run by the fourth generation; for the warranty, see the manual or the retailer. Our take: the benchmark if you buy your raclette cheese by the wheel and slice it yourself.
Ritter (ritterwerk)
Photo : Ritter (official site) · Logo : Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
Country: Germany (Gröbenzell, near Munich). Founded: 1905, by Franz Ritter, in Munich. What sets it apart: one of the first household bread slicers (the B 50, in the 1930s), and slicers that the brand says it develops and makes exclusively in Germany. Reliability: the brand’s own repair workshop in Gröbenzell; 2-year manufacturer’s warranty from purchase, and 10 years on the motor of its fine slicers (“Feinschneider”), according to ritterwerk. Our take: a slicer for life, with a polished design; pricier, but repairable.
Dutch brands
Boska
Photo : Boska (official site)
Country: Netherlands (Bodegraven). Founded: 1896, when blacksmith Willem Bos made a first cheese tool for farmers; opening up to the general public dates from 2002. What sets it apart: everything for cheese, from knives to girolles to the small Partyclette raclettes; the brand received a Dutch royal warrant in 2022, according to Boska. Reliability: 10-year warranty on several of its products, and even lifetime on some knives, depending on the model. Our take: the brand for cheese lovers; for accessories and raclettes for two, it is one of the most solid.
Princess
Photo : Princess (official site)
Country: Netherlands (Breda). Founded: 1994, according to Princess, which is now part of the Smartwares group. What sets it apart: a wide range of tabletop appliances (raclettes, fondues, griddles); the brand presents itself as “the inventor of the griddle”, which we were unable to verify. Reliability: standard 2-year warranty, with a repair service. Our take: simple, affordable machines for evenings with friends.
Emerio
Photo : Emerio (official site)
Country: Netherlands (Haarlem). Founded: year not disclosed; Emerio says it builds on “25+ years of experience”. What sets it apart: the Pizzarette, mini pizzas cooked at the table like a raclette, on a pan machine with a grill plate. Reliability: 24-month legal warranty and spare parts available to order. Our take: the fun machine for evenings with kids; an extra rather than a real raclette machine.
All our brands
Raclette Club has a page for each of these 64 brands of machines and accessories: history, products featured on the site and advice. The list grows with every new brand.
- ADE
- AMAZY
- Artesa
- Baumalu
- BBQ-Toro
- Beka
- BlauKe
- Boska
- Casselin
- Cilio
- Cook Concept
- Cookut
- Cécoa
- De Buyer
- Debflex
- Domoclip
- Emerio
- Emile Henry
- Fackelmann
- Girolle
- Graef
- GTV
- H.Koenig
- Hamilton Beach
- HENDI
- Invicta
- Kamino-Flam
- kela
- Kesper
- KIOPS
- Klarstein
- Kuhn Rikon
- Lacor
- Lagrange
- Le Creuset
- Legnoart
- Legrand
- Livoo
- Louis Tellier
- Mepal
- Moulinex
- Nouvel
- Princess
- ProfiCook
- Ritter
- Rosenstein & Söhne
- Sagaform
- Salter
- Sendez
- Severin
- Snips
- Staub
- Swissmar
- Syntrox Germany
- Tefal
- Triangle
- Trudeau
- TTM
- Tupperware
- Villeroy & Boch
- VonShef
- Westmark
- WMF
- Zassenhaus
How we wrote these profiles
Dates and countries come from the brands’ official websites, from registers or from encyclopedias that cite their sources. When two sources contradict each other, we say so. Anything that could not be confirmed has been removed or marked as “not disclosed”.
For reliability, we stick to what can be checked: the warranty period announced by the brand, spare parts, repairability, place of manufacture and track record. We did not run any bench tests and we do not make up ratings: the overall opinion is a cautious summary, not a test.
So, which brand should you choose?
There is no best brand in absolute terms, only the right one for your table. For half-wheel raclette like in Valais, look at TTM, Louis Tellier or Casselin. For the Sunday-night pan machine, Tefal, Lagrange, Severin or Livoo do the job very well. For two, a small Boska or Kuhn Rikon candle raclette is enough. And if you buy your cheese by the wheel, a Graef or Ritter slicer is life-changing.
In any case, check the warranty, the availability of replacement pans and, for North American brands, the voltage. The rest is a matter of cheese.
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