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To Use as a Contact Grill
Use the Panini/Grill as a contact grill to cook burgers, boneless
pieces of meat and thin cuts of meat and vegetables.
• Set the Panini/Grill Temperature Control to your desired
setting. At first, try a setting near the “max” setting. You may
later adjust it lower or higher according to your preference.
• Prepare the burgers, boneless pieces of meat and thin cuts
of meat or other foods as directed and place it onto the
bottom cooking plate.
• Close the top cooking plate which has a floating hinge that
is designed to evenly press down on the food. The top plate
must be fully lowered to achieve Grill marks on the selected
foods.
• When the food is cooked use the handle to open the lid.
Remove the food with the help of a heat-resistant plastic or
wooden spatula.
NOTE: The ribs on the grill plates combined with the grease
spout at the corner of the plate allow the grease to drip from
the meat and drain off the plates.
Cooking with less fat
• If you want to cook with less
fat, you can get rid of the
excess cooking fat by using the
slanted feet at the back of the
appliance. Simply grasp the
foot extenders located on the 2
back legs of the unit and pivot
them out toward the back of
unit. This will provide the
contact grid with a slope that
will help channel the extra fat near the front edge of the
cooking plate, and towards the fat collecting tray. (See
Figure 1)
To Use as a Panini Press
Use the Panini/Grill as a Panini Press to grill sandwiches, breads
and quesadillas.
• Set the Panini/Grill Temperature Control to your desired
setting. At first, try a medium setting (temperature setting
midway between MIN and MAX). You may later adjust it
lower or higher according to your preference.
• Prepare the sandwiches and place them onto the bottom
cooking plate. Always place the sandwiches towards the
rear of the bottom cooking plate first.
• Close the top cooking plate, which has a floating hinge that
is designed to evenly press down on the sandwich. The top
plate must be fully lowered to cook sandwiches.
• Cook for about 3 to 6 minutes or until golden brown,
adjusting the time to suit your own individual taste.
• When the sandwich is cooked, use the handle to open the
lid. Remove the sandwich with the help of a heat-resistant
utensil.
• To ensure proper and uniform grilling, when cooking more
than one food item in the grill, it is important for the
thickness of all food items to be consistent, so that the cover
will close evenly on the food.
To Use as an Open grill or a griddle
Use the Panini/Grill as an open grill to cook burgers, steak,
poultry (we do not recommend cooking chicken parts with
bones, since they would not cook evenly on an open grill), fish
and vegetables.
NOTE: First make sure the foot extenders are not in the
extended position.
• Put the grill on a clean flat surface where you intend to cook
in the flat position.
• With your left hand on the handle, use your right hand to
slide the grill/griddle release switch toward you, towards the
handle (See Figure 2). Push the handle back until the cover
rests flat on the counter. The unit will stay in this position until
Figure 1
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