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Comparison Tefal OptiGrill+ GC716D stainless steel vs Tefal OptiGrill+ Initial GC706D stainless steel

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6 automatic programs. The removable tray is dishwasher safe. Cooks steaks of varying degrees of doneness without the use of oil.
Automatic adjustment of cooking parameters depending on the thickness of the product. Ready level indicator. Large plate area. 6 automatic programs. 5-stage heating. 5 degrees of roasting.
Typecontact grillcontact grill
Specs
Power consumption2000 W2000 W
Controlpush-buttonpush-button
Surface materialmetalmetal
Work surface size30х20 cm30x20 cm
Plate surfacecorrugatedcorrugated
Plates included4 pcs2 pcs
Plates for waffles
Functions
thermostat /4 modes/
autocooking
removable plates
thermostat /5 modes/
autocooking /7 programs/
removable plates
General
Tray for fat
Materialmetalmetal
Cable length0.8 m0.8 m
Dimensions37×18×37 cm
Weight4.7 kg
Color
Added to E-Catalognovember 2021may 2018

Work surface size

The size of the work surface installed in the grill — that is, the surface intended for the cooked products.

The amount of food that can be cooked directly depends on this indicator at a time. On the other hand, a large work surface requires high power, and also directly affects the overall dimensions of the grill. Therefore, when choosing according to this indicator, it is necessary to take into account the expected volumes of cooking and the amount of space available for installing the device first of all.

Note that this parameter is indicated by the length and width of the working surface, regardless of its shape. Therefore, the same dimensions — for example, 30x30 cm — can mean both a square and a round device, while the usable area in the first case will be noticeably larger than in the second. So in such cases, it will not prevent clarify the specific shape of the working surface.

Plates included

The number of individual plates in the device delivery set.

For operating the contact grill (see "Type"), two plates are needed, for other types of grills, one is enough. So if the characteristics state more such parts (4 or more for contact models, 2 or more for the rest) — this means that the device has removable plates (see "Functions") and is equipped with several types of plates that can be changed to your discretion. Most often, such replacement parts differ in the shape of the surface (see "Surface of the plates"); in addition, the set may include specialized devices for waffles, for pancakes (see below), etc.

A separate case in this regard is represented by pizza makers (see "Type"): although they use two-sided heating, but only one complete plate can be indicated in the characteristics. In such cases, we are talking about a removable plate that is attached to the upper half of the device (lid): when this part is installed, the pizza maker actually turns into a contact grill, and without it there is free space under the lid, which is convenient for cooking pizza and other similar dishes.

Plates for waffles

The presence of plates for waffles in the grill delivery set.

Most often, such plates are intended for the preparation of Belgian waffles — we recall that they are distinguished by rather larger and deeper “cell” notches than most other types of waffles, as well as a rather significant thickness. The preparation of such a dish is not the main purpose of the electric grill, so waffle attachments are found exclusively as an additional accessory in models with removable plates (see "Functions"). Only contact grills are completed with such accessories (see "Type")
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