Cooking; Important - Keating Of Chicago MIRACLEAN SERIES 2000 Manual

COOKING WITH YOUR MIRACLEAN® GRIDDLE
You will fi nd that your new Miraclean® Griddle has
superb heat transfer. The polished trivalent chrome
fi nish of the Miraclean® reduces the emission of radi-
ant heat. Radiant heat is measured by emissivity. The
radiant heat of a perfect black body has an emissivity
of 1. The radiant heat of a conventionally seasoned
Griddle plate is approximately .87. The radiant heat of
the Miraclean® has an emissivity of .078.
You can prove this to yourself by holding your hand ap-
proximately 1/2" above the Miraclean® Griddle plate.
At this distance it is diffi cult to tell whether the Griddle
plate is hot or not. It feels as though the Griddle plate
is barely warm, but if you touch the plate, it will burn
you.
The polished trivalent chrome fi nish on the Miraclean®
Griddle plate is a wonderful insulator. It prevents the
radiant heat from leaving the griddle plate. It transfers
conducted heat to the food being cooked more rapidly
than other griddle plates, because the food is placed
directly on the metal surface. It is the understanding
of this rapid heat transfer that permits the practical
and benefi cial use of the Miraclean® Griddle.
The Miraclean® Griddle fi nds an application in all sorts
of griddle work, from cooking wheat cakes to scram-
bling eggs. We use these two products as illustrations
because generally wheat cakes are cooked on a hot
griddle. Eggs must be scrambled on a relatively cold
griddle. Between these two extremes fall dozens of
griddled items - everything from grilled frankfurters,
grilled Italian sausage, grilled sausage patties, the
entire range of steaks and chops and chicken and fi sh.
It is necessary to understand that the caramelization
of the meat products being cooked takes place at a
higher rate and at a lower griddle surface tempera-
ture because of the improved heat transfer of the
Miraclean® Griddle.
Eggs can not only be scrambled, but
can be fried in any fashion. If the eggs
are to be basted it is necessary to have
a metal cover, and to spill or splash a
small amount of water under the cover
EGG COVER
so that the steam will baste the top of
the eggs. Eggs require a very low temperature because
generally you do not want the eggs to be browned on
the bottom where they come in contact with the griddle
plate. Approximately 250°F is ideal for scrambling or
frying eggs.
There are several griddle tools.
A hamburger spatula is like the
one pictured here. The hamburger
must stick at least slightly to
the griddle to hold its shape. If it
does not stick it shrinks in diam-
eter, and the center of the meat
HAMBURGER
SPATULA
GAS GRIDDLE - SERIES 2000
becomes thicker. It becomes more of a meat cake
than a hamburger. Therefore, the hamburger spatula
has a strong cutting edge.
An egg spatula is shown in this illustration. An egg
spatula has a long very thin
blade so that it can be slipped
under the egg without damag-
ing it or breaking the yolk. This
spatula can also be used for
chopping the scrambled eggs
so as they are turned they can
be cooked to perfection with-
out unnecessary browning.
This same spatula is used for
omelettes.
The Miraclean® Griddle can be kept in perfect condi-
tion by using a razor blade griddle scraper to remove
the fi lm that is deposited from the products that have
been previously cooked. Eggs, being cooked at a lower
temperature, require substan-
tially no scraping; but meat
and meat products cooked
at a higher temperature, do
require scraping. Pancakes
or wheat cakes which are
cooked at a much higher
temperature, do not require
that the Griddle be scraped. It
is merely brushed clean with
the spatula.
The important thing about the satisfactory use of the
Miraclean® Griddle is to understand its rapid heat
transfer at low temperatures, and to understand how
to maintain the Griddle plate clean and shiny at all
times.
If an accumulation builds up on the Miraclean®
Griddle, it is necessary only to wash it with a palmetto
pot brush and cold water. As you pour water on the
Griddle and wash the Griddle with a palmetto brush, it
will come clean and beautiful in but a few seconds. A
scraper is used to completely remove any deposit left
from previous products on the Griddle surface. Polish
the Griddle so it looks new using KEATING Klenzer and
a dry cloth. (See Cleaning Instructions)
COOKING PROCEDURES
MIRACLEAN® Griddles are designed to provide maxi-
mum production effi ciency and deliver high quality food
products. Follow cooking instructions.
EGG SPATULA
GRIDDLE
SCRAPER
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