I bought a Tefal XL Optigrill in July 2018 and arrived in August 2018. It was used once per week at most, and more often more like once per month.
In July 2020 the machine started belting out smoke every time it was turned on. Everything was taken apart, cleaned of grease (not that there was much there) and put back together, but the smoke continued.
In August I got round to contacting Tefal. TWO months later they got back to me. At that point the item was in the local recycling centre. My wife (who is the only one who feels the need to have t...Read more

We bought this grill recently from Myer. We have a small family only one kid , so we wanted to cook all the pieces of meat at once and for that reason we bought the XL one.
The first few times , it was great and perfect ! Then it went on Manual mode and there was no clear instructions on it’s booklet on how to fix the issue!
There is not enough videos on Youtube on this model and none of the available videos addresses this issue! The details for Tefal customer service in Australia was also not on the booklet.
Then accidentally I watched a vide...Read more

I use the grill mainly to toast sandwiches and grill lamb cutlets. While I have no complaints on how it cooks the food, the grill plates emit heaps of smoke when the grill is heating up, before the food is put in it. I always clean the grill plates, so I know the smoke is not caused by food residue. Tefal response is that it is an internal issue, not faulty grill plates, and gave me a list of authorised repairers. Nothing worse than being treated like an idiot. When heating up, without the grill plates attached, there is no smoke whatsoever. O...Read more

Tefal opti grill XL
This grill is amazing and gets used on a daily basis it makes everything nice from toasties to poultry and meats , I was very happy with how perfect it made my medium rare porterhouse steak , but only down fall is it dosnt sear the edges of a thick piece of steak but if you open the grill at the end you can still sear the edges while it’s open, that’s what I do only if I need too as I prefer just to cut all fatty bits off before I cook it.
Grills beautiful Turkish bread , sour dough or just plain bread toastie better then f...Read more

I bought my Tefal Optigrill+XL GC722 in 2017 at Harvey Norman and it worked really well for the first 2 years. Unfortunately, just after the grill was out of warranty it started to revert to the manual programme every time I tried to cook on an automatic programme.

I spoke with Tefal customer service three times and was given different recalibration instructions to fix the problem but nothing worked and the instructions didn't appear to be for the XL GC722. In an attempt to learn more about the problem with the grill, I spoke with Nambour Elec...Read more

I bought this for simplicity and ‘cook and forget’ use. The very first raw meat I cooked on this was 3 frozen chicken drumsticks. Salt, pepper tiny bit of butter and put them in the grill when it gave the go ahead. (Alarm)

I then let it defrost and cook till the red light for well done appeared and then removed them. I was very surprised. Cooked all the way through yet very succulent and juicy inside. I think it took about 20-25 minutes from freezer to fully cooked. Chicken literally melted in my mouth. I didn’t baste them so not much crunch...Read more

The is the best ever grill I've ever owned! The electronic settings for various types of meats are excellent and adjusts the heat level and duration of cooking which results in perfectly cooked meats. Beef tends to be a fast cook, while pork/lamb is a slower cook. It automatically senses the thickness of the meat for a perfect result every time. The meat ends up perfectly cooked.

There is a alert sound which beeps when the meat reaches warm, rare, medium, well done. This is really handy so you can walk alway from it, also handy because it c...Read more

I bought the Tefal Optigrill+712 just this week and so far so good. Im very impressed. The various colours that correspond to your preferred amount of cooking (eg. rare to well done etc) could be seen as a bit of a gimmick but i personally think it makes it easier to gauge where yr cooking is at especially when youre busy with other things. The grill makes an audible sound every time the cooking level (and the colour) changes and you can take yr food out or leave it in longer if you like. Its extremely easy to clean because the grill plates ju...Read more

Before going into details, it is important to emphasize that there are several variants GC71x of this product. One noticeable variant is the XL one which is a bit wider. Other variants may have some minor differences on the programs (the preset cooking programs) especially missing on the toasted sandwiches (you can still do toasts manually).

This is an almost perfect product and I will definitely recommend it. The main advantage is that the plates are detachable. They are non stick by design and don’t require any extra effort to be cleaned. ...Read more