Panini Press Tips; Operating Instructions - Hamilton Beach 25450 User Manual

Operating Instructions

BEFORE FIRST USE: Wash the cooking surfaces of the panini press as
instructed under "Cleaning."
1. Plug into a 120-volt AC outlet.
2. Preheat panini press for 6 minutes.
The red light comes on and remains
lit as long as the panini press is
plugged into an outlet. Once the unit
has reached the proper temperature,
the green light will come on. Keep
cover closed.
3. When preheated, raise cover. Place
food to be cooked onto cooking
surface and lower cover to desired
height. Lock the cover at the desired
height by turning the locking knob,
if desired.
WARNING! Burn Hazard. Exterior
becomes hot. Use an oven mitt
when cooking.

Panini Press Tips

• ALWAYS PREHEAT THE
PANINI PRESS 6 MINUTES
BEFORE USING.
• Read the Use and Care Guide
before using the panini press.
• Use vegetable cooking spray for
convenient, stick-free cooking. Or if
you prefer, brush cooking surfaces
with vegetable oil before preheating.
• Use plastic utensils on the nonstick
cooking surfaces. Do not use metal
utensils since they will damage the
nonstick surface.
• Thicker sandwiches may shift when
being pressed. Use a plastic spatula
to reposition. Place sandwich in
center of press.
4
4. Unlock the cover; then use an oven
food on nonstick cooking surface.
If additional cooking time is needed,
lower cover.
5. When food is cooked to desired
doneness, remove the food and
unplug the panini press. Let cool
before cleaning.
• When a recipe calls for fruit, lock
the cover in place above the fruit so
that it heats but does not contact
the fruit.
• There is no need to press down on
the handle. The weight of the cover
will grill the top of the sandwich.
• Cleanup is easy! Let panini press
cool down. Wipe cooking surfaces
with damp paper towel or dish
cloth.
• Do not latch the storage latch with
anything between the grids—this
could break the storage latch.
mitt and
carefully lift
cover and
check food
to see if
cooked to
desired
doneness.
Do not cut