Hinge
release
lever
Lower plate
release button
Upper plate
release button
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ASSEMBLY
INSTRUCTIONS
Place Griddler
Gourmet
®
on a clean flat
surface where you intend to cook. The
Griddler Gourmet
®
can be positioned in
three ways:
Closed Position – Upper plate/cover
rests flat on lower plate/base. This is
your starting and
heating position
when using the
Contact Grill or
Panini Press
functions.
Open Position – Upper plate/cover is
open and in the
100° position.
Open the cover to
this position
before using the
Griddler Gourmet
®
as a Contact Grill
or Panini Press.
To adjust the Griddler
Gourmet
®
to this
position, simply lift the handle until you
feel it come to a locking position. The unit
will stay in this position until you close the
cover or continue to open it to the flat
position.
The cover will stay in the upright position
until you lower the handle for cooking.
When this is done, the cover will release
itself so that it lies flat on the top of the
food you are preparing. This allows you to
cook your food evenly from both top and
bottom. When you lift the handle to open
the Griddler Gourmet
®
after cooking, the
cover will remain in the flat position,
parallel with the lower plate. In order to
lock the cover back into the upright
position, you must close the Griddler
Gourmet
®
, without any food in place, and
open it again.
Flat Position – Upper plate/cover is level
with lower plate/base. The upper and
lower plates line up to create one large
cooking surface.
The Griddler
Gourmet
®
is in
this position
when it is used
as a Full Grill, Full Griddle, or Half Grill/
Half Griddle.
To adjust the Griddler Gourmet
®
to this
position, locate the hinge release lever on
the right arm.
With your left
hand on the
handle, use your
right hand to
slide the lever
toward you. Push the handle back until
the cover rests flat on the counter. The
unit will stay in this position until you lift
the handle and cover to return it to the
closed position.
If the Griddler Gourmet
®
is already in the
open position and you wish to adjust it to
the flat position, pull the handle slightly
toward you and then lift the hinge release
lever. Push the handle back until the cover
rests in the flat position. Pulling the
handle forward slightly before lifting the
hinge release lever will take some of the
pressure off of the hinge and you will be
able to adjust the Griddler
Gourmet
®
more
easily.
To insert cooking plates
Adjust the Griddler Gourmet
®
to the flat
position with the controls directly in front
of you. Insert one plate at a time. Each
plate is designed to fit in either the upper
housing or the lower housing of the
Griddler Gourmet
®
.
If you are facing the Griddler Gourmet
®
,
the drip spout should be at the rear of
the plate. Locate the metal brackets at the
center of the housing. Tilt the back end of
the plate and line up the cutouts at the
back of the plate with the metal brackets.
Slide the plate underneath the brackets
and push down the front end of the plate.
It will snap into place. Turn the Griddler
Gourmet
®
around and insert the second
plate on either its grill or griddle side into
the upper housing as you did with the
first plate.
To remove cooking plates
Once the
Griddler
Gourmet
®
has
cooled, adjust
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