Use; Before The Fi Rst Use; Installing The Cooking Plates; Advice For Use - Cuisinart GRIDDLER PRO Instrucciones

3. USE

A. Before the fi rst use
Before using for the fi rst time, wipe the body of the appliance, the lid
and the controls with a damp cloth. Wash the plates, the drip tray and
the scraping/cleaning tool in hot soapy water or in the dishwasher.
Refer to the section "Cleaning and Storage" for more information.
B. Installing the cooking plates
• Place the appliance on a clean, fl at and dry surface. The control
panel should be facing you.
• Grill plates: ridged surface ideal for grilling steaks, hamburgers,
chicken and vegetables. Also suitable for making paninis.
• Griddle plates: smooth surface ideal for preparing pancakes, eggs,
fi nely sliced meats, fi sh and shellfi sh.
• Insert each plate into the small metal notches located at the back of
the base of the appliance (Fig. 1). Then press each plate in until it is
fi rmly in place.
Fig. 1
• To remove the plates, press the release button for the plates located
on the side of the appliance. Then pull the plates towards you (Fig.2).
Fig. 2
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C. Advice for use
Thanks to its exclusive fl oating hinge, the Griddler Pro Cuisinart lets
you cook your food in the closed or in the open, fl at position, this way
doubling the available heating surface. The lid can also be adjusted to
diff erent heights to cook food up to a thickness of 8 cm or to perform
indirect cooking. Before you start to cook, select the confi guration
that is best adapted to your recipe.
Important: The end of the Griddler Pro's pre-heating period is
indicated by the lights stopping fl ashing and remaining lit. To get the
best cooking performance, we recommend letting the Griddler Pro
heat up for an extra 8 to10 minutes.
• GRILL/PANINI POSITION
Insert the cooking plates with the ridged sides facing out (Grill).
Select the cooking mode (see section 3E). After preheating, place
the food on the lower plate then gently close the lid. The distance
between the plates will adjust automatically to the thickness of the
food (up to 8cm).
• PLANCHA POSITION
Insert one Griddle cooking plate and one Grill cooking plate then
open the cooking surface to the fl at position by pulling on the
button located on the right of the handle. Select the cooking
mode (see section 3E). After preheating, place the food on the
plates. You can choose diff erent temperatures for each plate. You
can also use this position to cook food on the Grill plate and on
the Griddle plate at the same time.