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6. Griddle plate thermostat dial: adjusts temperature
from positions WARM to SEAR.
7. ON light.
8. Grill/panini ready light.
9. Griddle plate ready light.
10. Grease drip cups: collect the grease, dishwasher safe.
11. Cleaning tool: helps clean the plates after use.
12. Plate release buttons: press to release and remove
the plate.
13. Hinge release lever: enables the cover to be fully
opened to cook in the flat position.
FIRST USE
When using the appliance for the first
time
Remove all packaging and labels from the plate. Before
throwing the packing material away, make sure you have
removed all parts of the new appliance. We recommend you
keep the box and packing to re-use in the future.
Please note: the grease drip cups are outside the polystyrene
insert. Before use, clean the base, cover and dials with a damp
cloth to remove dust accumulated during transport. Clean the
cooking plates, grease drip cups and cleaning tool thoroughly.
The plates, grease drip cups and spatula are dishwasher safe.
Contact grill (use the grill plate)
The contact grill is ideal for cooking hamburgers, deboned meat
and thin meat slices, vegetables and sandwiches. The "contact"
function is perfect to prepare food rapidly and healthily. When
you use the contact grill, the food cooks quickly as it is in
contact with the plates on both side at once (see figure).
The grease from the food is drained and collected by the
"contact" position, we recommend using the grill plates.
Rest the cover evenly on the food until the required cooking
temperature is reached. The appliance has a special handgrip
and hinge allowing the cover to be adjusted according to
the thickness of the food. Thinly sliced potatoes and very
thick steaks can be prepared with equally perfect results.
If you want to cook a number of different types of food
simultaneously using the contact grill, the various foods
should have the same thickness to allow the cover to be
closed evenly.
Panini Press (use grill or griddle plate)
Use the appliance as a Panini Press to grill sandwiches, breads
and quesadillas. The word "Panini" is an Italian term for grilled
sandwich. Panini can include any combination of ingredients
such as vegetables, meat and cheese layered between two
pieces of fresh baked bread. The sandwich is then pressed
between two grill or griddle plates to toast the bread and
warm the sandwich. Experiment to make a variety of savory
or sweet sandwiches for any meal. We recommend using
fresh baked bread to produce the best tasting Panini. Popular
breads used for Panini are focaccia (a flat bread frequently
baked with rosemary, salt and onion on top), michetta (a
small round roll with a crisp crust), ciabatta (a rectangular
bread with a slightly domed crust) and thick slices of classic
Italian bread. When the appliance is used as a Panini Press,
the grill plates are recommended. We recommend the grill
plates because a traditional-style Panini sandwich will have
grill marks on the bread. However, depending upon the
type of sandwich you are preparing, you may wish to use
the griddle plates. The appliance functions as a Panini Press
in the same manner that it functions as a Contact Grill. It
was designed with a unique handle and hinge that allows
the cover to adjust to the thickness of the sandwich you are
preparing, and to rest there evenly. Light pressure can be
applied to the handle to press and heat the sandwich to your
liking. When cooking more than one Panini, it is important
that the thickness of each sandwich is consistent so the cover
will close evenly on the Panini.
Open grill (use the grill plate)
grooves on the
plate and the
The appliance can be used as a open grill to prepare
opening at the
hamburgers, steak, chicken (chicken on the bone is not
corner.
recommended as it does not cook evenly) and fish.
When
the
The open grill mode is the most versatile. The plates are in the
appliance
is
open position, doubling the cooking surface (see figure). You
used in the
can prepare a number of different foods on the separate plates
w i t h o u t
mixing
flavours, or
cook
of the same
food.
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