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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Posters, please explain a raclette to this Np! I looked it up on Amazon and it was described as a tabletop grill. I don’t get why this is a fun/ festive way to eat. Are specific foods cooked on it? Does everyone sit around it watching the food cook? I am clueless but very intrigued and would love more details. Thanks! [/quote]

You sit around and talk and drink and assemble your own combinations of ingredients.  Everyone has their own little pan for cheese (and the meat/veggie grill part is shared — we use a few sets of small tongs to manage that part).  It’s a play with your food kind of moment (cf fondue). And works for groups that include vegetarians and supertasters as well as omnivores. Basically, it’s leisurely and communal (yet customized by each individual).
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Thank you for explaining - it sounds fun! So you grill your veggies and meat and then dip into your own pan of cheese? Clever! Do you eat skewered like fondue, or put on bread or crackers? [/quote]

Usually on small roasted (or steamed) potatoes and/or bread.  So you have a dinner (more like salad-sized) plate as well.  The melted cheese usually is very easy to pour out of the little pans (but you can also buy plastic scraping tools for them— we rarely use ours).  My brother and his family do nacho-ish versions sometimes.  We experiment with different kinds of melty cheese (e.g. fontina, Comte, Havarti as well as French/Swiss/American-made Raclette) and charcuterie (prosciutto, Rosemary ham, capicola) depending on who is in the mix.[/quote]

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