Does the racletter grill creates smoke? Any other inconvenience when using indoor?
901612
Some smoke IF you are grilling really fatty meat and leave it on the stone a long time. But in general for most foods there is very little smoke. We love to do raclette all year long.
901613
Ours has never produced smoke, but of course with us sitting right next to it and monitoring the cooking, I would assume that if something would burn on it, it would produce smoke. We normally use ours outside, but have used it indoors with no concerns.
901614
There is some smoke but not a lot. It really depends on what you are cooking on the stone. We have tried lots of things from sausages to korean bbq to veggies and more. Sausage and veggies don't make much smoke. Meats that take longer to cook and have a marinade make more smoke. But it's still minimal. We really like this raclette maker and have used it a lot more than I expected. We even put it out at a holiday party for people to melt cheese as an hors d'euvres.
901615
Minimal, if any. As others have said, it depends on the meat and how long you cook it - yet even then as I said, it's minimal. LOVE our Swissmar Raclette!
1994249
I definitely would NOT use this inside. In order for it to work it needs to get really hot. It will likely ruin your indoor burners. Also there will be way too much smoke. There is no way to have proper ventilation indoors for it.
930274
Did you take the shield in the back (inside) and cleaned it? I have had my machine for at least 10 yrs and never had a smoking issue. If you have something that touches the burners, I can see it causing smoke but it should not be for very long. I always make sure nothing can touch the burners, and I cook a 15lb turkey in mine. What type of smoke is it?
247747
well like any grill, if youre watching and cooking properly you wont have a smoke issue.. I use mine atleast once a week and have had nothing set off the smoke alarm!
1122717
No, even though it's electric, it still works like a barbeque grill, not an indoor grill. It needs ventilation because the drippings can actually flare up and get a little smoky, and it gets hot. (But that's why it's such a great product--it's hard to find an electric grill that does that!) I think you can find indoor rotisseries and electric grills, just not this one.
263676
It would create too much smoke to use indoors. I've had one for 4 years. Works great outdoors but min is under a patio roof. Manufacturer says no.
309861
Do you charcoal grill indoors---off course not---I would never use the infra-red grill indoors--it is way to hot and I don't like having a gas bottle or propane gas indoors. Even with a propane brazing torch I use it outside. Under the infrared grill is burning propane gas---not in my house!
1484453
Yes you can use this indoors! However, given that it will smoke your apartment up why would you want to? You could use sterno to avoid the smoke but since Amazon sells a sterno stove for $5.41, why would you want to spend $70 on this?
193554
I have one of these smokers. It only produces a small wisp of smoke on high heat and nothing noticeable on a lower heat. Will not set off smoke alarms or anything like that. Your house will have odor of the smoke while cooking and you might still get a slight sniff of it the next morning but it is nothing objectionable or overpowering.
1194521
We have been using it outside since we purchased it and our smoker has never been wet when we removed the cover. I couldn't understand the "indoor use only" description. Who uses a smoker indoors?
1128318
Received this grill for Christmas. I like it a lot, but noticed a tremendous amount of smoke coming out at the rim of the grill during cooking, and once I closed the top and bottom vents too. Charcoal would not extinguish and turned into ash. Lid was "out of round" by 5/12 of an inch. Was not a huge issue in cooking, but reusing partially burnt charcoal is a cost saver. Weber is sending new lid, and hopefully equally rounded to make a tight seal between lid and kettle. Is it just me or is the metal thinner and lighter (cheaper feeling) than my 15 year old Weber?
810443
Never had any problem I suppose you could get it to smoke if you had a lot of meat at very high temp or a lot of bbq sauced burning on the grill.
1969789
Yes. I HIGHLY recommend "smoking" it as the instructions say to do. It does produce a strong odor when you first turn it on, but that is the only time. I would not do it inside if you can avoid it.
616861
The answer is almost. When I pit hamburgers on the grill, it sometimes emits a small amount of smoke, almost steam like. But very little. I love the grille. It workd quite well.
1055510
It does generate a fair amount of smoke. My wife made me use it outside to keep the smell at bay. The one time we used it inside it did not set our detector off.
1341992
I don't worry about the build-up inside the smoker since I don't do any fish in it...and if I did, the residue would have to be bad enough to drop onto my cooking foods before I'd clean it. The grates-I usually bring my smoker to a little higher temp than I'll cook at & let the grates get hot, then just clean them off with a grill brush. It's actually pretty low-maint cooking once you get the hang of it.
941546
If you are able to use other electrical appliances on the surfaces you asked about you will have no problem with this grill. I use a card table on my balcony and have had no issues. Enjoy.