In short: The Casselin brand is a French maker of professional kitchen equipment, specializing in snacking and based near Lyon. At Raclette Club, it has three pages: the CAR12 for half wheels, the CAR14B for quarter wheels and the CCR raclette knife. The brand is poorly documented outside its own website: this page therefore stays short.
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The Casselin brand in a few lines
According to its “Casselin in a few words” page, the company was founded in 2012 and presents itself as a player in the manufacturing and supply of professional kitchen equipment, with one specialty: snacking. Its website places it in Corbas, in the Rhône (the CAR12 manual gives an older address in Chaponnay), and claims a presence in 45 countries. The catalog runs from deep fryers to panini grills, by way of refrigerated display cases, glass washers and a “Familiale” range for cooking at home.
Casselin highlights four commitments, reliability, service, availability and efficiency, as well as a one-year warranty on its catering equipment and dispatch of spare parts within 24 to 48 hours. We found neither a detailed history nor any press article on the brand: we therefore stick to what it says about itself.
On video
Video: Casselin on YouTube. Official Casselin video on its sauce warmers, to discover the brand’s world: it is not a raclette grill.
Video: Loca Réception (Groupe Kiloutou) on YouTube. A rental company’s tutorial on using a half-wheel appliance; a different model from the CAR12.
Video: TTM Traitements Thermiques SA on YouTube. The scraping gesture explained by the Swiss maker TTM; a different brand from Casselin.
Its appliances at Raclette Club
| Model | Type | Who it’s for | Page | Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR12 (ASIN B01DBTJDPY) | Half-wheel appliance, adjustable and tilting cheese holder, 4 kg | Tables that want to scrape in front of everyone | Read the page | Check the price on Amazon.fr |
| CAR14B | Quarter-wheel appliance, rotating cheese holder, removable head, 500 W, 2.5 kg | Cheese bars, buffets and small quarter-wheel stations | Read the page | Check the price on Amazon.fr |
| CCR knife | Raclette knife, smooth 140 x 40 mm stainless steel blade, wooden handle | Anyone scraping from the wheel who wants a dedicated tool | Read the page | Check the price on Amazon.fr |
What we think
The CAR12 is caterer-style raclette brought home: a cheese holder that adjusts in height and tilts, a horizontal heating element, an on/off switch and about 4 kg on the scale according to the manual. The manual advises preheating for about 5 minutes and placing the cheese about 2 cm from the heating element. Here, no pans and no grill plate: you scrape, you serve, you start again.
Two reservations. The power varies by source: 1000 W in the Casselin manual, 600 W at a professional retailer and in a catalog. And the manual warns that the appliance must be plugged directly into a wall outlet, as a power strip may trip the breaker. Before setting it up at the end of the garden extension cord, re-read this paragraph.
Who is it for?
- For half-wheel raclette with a simple appliance: the CAR12, to compare in our comparison of half-wheel and professional grills.
- For a quarter-wheel station at the bar or buffet: the CAR14B, 500 W and 2.5 kg, with a rotating cheese holder and a removable head.
- To scrape cleanly: the CCR knife, with a smooth 140 x 40 mm stainless steel blade and a wooden handle.
- For other wheel-style appliances: our selection of traditional raclette grills.
- For pan-style raclette with a grill: you’re better off looking at our raclette grills.
Frequently asked questions
What is the warranty on Casselin appliances?
Casselin states a one-year warranty on its catering equipment, and a professional retailer’s sheet for the CAR12 mentions one year on parts. Check the seller’s terms at the time of purchase.
Where can you find Casselin spare parts?
Casselin announces dispatch of its spare parts within 24 to 48 hours. Go through its customer service or your retailer, quoting the CAR12 reference.
How do you care for the Casselin CAR12 raclette grill?
According to the manual, you unplug it, let it cool, then clean with a damp non-abrasive sponge, never immersing the appliance or hosing it down. The black part of the cheese holder may tarnish: the manual advises treating it with a little sunflower or olive oil.
