Test of the Sinbo SSM 2534 electric grill

Can an inexpensive grill fry meat well??

Sinbo SSM 2534

– Turkish grill, and in this country cooking on grills love, and similar devices are in every home. Let’s see how it performs, and whether it can cope with all the tasks of our test.

Features

PRICE: 3650 – 4330 Dollars.

POWER: claimed. 1600W.

TEMPERATURE: 1100 US dollars. – 140°C, 200°C, 280°C.

PROGRAMS: three.

CONTROL: rotary switch on the front panel, power indicator red .

FEATURES: Self-adjusting joint system, overheat protection.

CONSTRUCTION: body material – stainless steel, plastic, non-stick coating, grease drain spout, 2 solid legs, power cord 1m thickness – 3×1,00mm², vertical storage.

INGREDIENTS: Instruction manual, grease tray.

DIMENSIONS: total 390x300x140mm panel 330x210mm unfolded work surface 330x430mm total length 530mm.

WARRANTY: 1 year.

Design

Grill Sinbo SSM 2534 looks originally and looks like a small “potato” suitcase. Similarity is maximized by the large handle. The grill seems to float in the air, it stands on three high legs: two at the back and one at the front, on which the control panel is located. Interesting combination of lightness and massiveness.

• The body of the grill – the silver handle, legs, block with a control panel – made of black plastic.
• The grill looks compact, but in fact it takes up quite a lot of space.
• It is convenient that it is provided for vertical storage, and the grill is stable on the supports and does not open, although there is no special lock.
• When installed on a smooth countertop, the grill legs, as tests have shown, are a little slippery.
• The manufacturers claim that there is a place to store the cord, but I did not find it. One-meter power cord “comes out” from the right leg and does not obstruct the cooking process if the socket is on this side
  

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• Plates with non-stick coating. Interesting that each has wider grooves than most other grills. The plates can be washed in the dishwasher, which is a definite plus
  

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• When unfolding the grill to 180 degrees you get a single large surface, which allows you to cook, for example, a large piece of meat, not pre-cut it into separate portions.
• In the right corner of each panel is a spout for draining fat, while cooking, the manufacturer recommends putting a tray there. It’s easy to forget about it, and then all the grease will leak onto the tabletop or the floor, which is not a pleasure for anyone.
  

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Vertical storage, 180 degree folding, removable panels with dishwasher washable.

Requires a lot of space for storage, the tray for grease must be placed under the spout plate.

Our evaluation:

The Sinbo SSM 2534 grill gets a +1 point for design: it unfolds, the plates are removable, they can even be washed in the dishwasher, there is vertical storage, but even in this position, the grill takes up a lot of space.

The main drawback, which cost the grill one point – is the need to put a container for fat next to the grill.

CONTROL

Everything is very simple: plug the grill into a socket manufacturers recommend using grounded , set the desired temperature mode, wait until the grill heats up – you can cook.

True, to determine that the grill is already hot, you have to look at: the indicator light shows that the grill is working, but no more than that. No buzzer sounds as well. When testing to determine the time to prepare the grill, I relied on the device that measures the power of the grill.

When you turn it on you hear a crackling sound, which disappears as the heating element heats up. This has not been seen with other grills.

One switch, clear mode markings with temperature indication.

No light or sound indication of the grill heating to a predetermined temperature.

Our assessment:

0 points for the controls. Connect your “6 feeling” to determine if the grill is ready to work, it’s not serious.

Functionality

On the lid there are recommendations on the choice of modes for cooking different dishes, and in the manual given approximate cooking time:

Beef – cutlets 4 min, steak up to 11 min.

Pork – 7-9 min.

Lamb – steak 14-16 min, kebab – 20-22 min.

Chicken – kebab 20-25 min., hams – 30 min.

Sausages – 7-9 min.

Fish – 4-12 min.

Mushrooms – 15 min.

Vegetables – 10 – 20 min.

We started by measuring the operating power and temperatures:

Our measurements*:

Mode	140	200	280
Time of heating	2 min. 22	3 min. 12 s	5 min.
Temperature, °C	125 – 130	208 – 215	293 – 299

Power: 1,531 to 1,582 watts.

*Measurements were made at home in New York apartment. The data may vary slightly when measured under different conditions.

The power of grill is 1600 W, the lowest indicator among tested models, but it affects not the working temperatures but the waiting time: the longest waiting time. So when cooking, do not hurry, let the grill warm up.

Cooking

The manufacturers recommend cooking vegetables at 200 ° C. I wanted to add temperature, very long sliced zucchini remained pale, but if you turn the heat to maximum, the vegetables begin to blacken, it was ideal when the regulator was between 2 and 3 mode.

I cooked pork chops at maximum temperature and I was very pleased with the meat: the chops were juicy and soft, they were perfectly “sealed” and then cooked evenly. You can cook steaks on this grill, the main thing is not to hurry with laying the meat on the plates.

What we liked:

High temperatures produce juicy meat dishes. With this grill it is also possible to cook steaks with the most expensive beef.

The plates heat evenly and the food is cooked through no matter where it is placed.

What I did not like:

For cooking vegetables, the recommended mode is not ideal, you need to “wizard” with the knob setting to find the optimal temperature.

Our assessment:

How we assign points for functionality?

We imagined that there is a perfect grill – the benchmark for all grills, and its capabilities are rated at 10. The grills participating in the test, we subtracted points from these ideal 10.

For the slow heating rate of the grill -1 , for the need to adjust the temperature when cooking vegetables -1 .

Total – 2 points.

For functionality Sinbo SSM 2534 gets 8 points.

Test results

Sinbo SSM 2534 grill

Functionality: 8 out of 10 .

Controls: because of the lack of heat indication 0.

Design:+1 point for the ability to wash removable plates in the dishwasher and for vertical storage.

Price/Quality: This is one of the most inexpensive grills in the dough. At the moment, in many stores it is no longer available, sold out. Good performance and low price is the secret of its popularity.

High temperatures allow you to cook juicy steaks and other meat dishes, interesting design, vertical storage, affordable price.

No indication that the grill is ready to use, slow preheating of the plates, grease tray needs to be put under.

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