Cuisinart Griddler Deluxe - Cooking Position Guide; Griddler Operation; Standard Cooking Mode; SEAR Function Operation

OpERATING THE GRIddLER
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dELUXE
Standard Cooking
• TurntheUPPERPLATEand/orLOWERPLATEtemperaturetothedesiredsetting
–fromWarmto450°F.
• Aredindicatorlightontheselectedcontrolwillilluminatetoindicatethatthe
powerison.Itmaytakeupto12minutestoreachoperatingtemperature,
dependingonthetemperaturelevelthatwasset.
• Whenthethermostathasreachedoperatingtemperature,agreenindicatorlight
insidethechosencontrolwillindicatethattheGriddler®isreadyforcooking.
• Youmayvarythesettingofthecontrolknobatanytimeduringcooking.
• Toturntheplate(s)off,simplyturnthetemperaturedial(s)totheOFFposition.
SEAR Function
• TurntheUPPERPLATEand/orLOWERPLATEtemperaturetothedesiredsetting
–fromWarmto450°F.
• PressUPPERSEARand/orLOWERSEARbuttontoinitiateSEARfunction.
• TheLEDlightaroundtheUPPERSEARand/orLOWERSEARbutton(s)will
illuminateredindicatingtheunitisheatingto500˚F.
STORAGE Position –
Upperplate/coverrestsflatonthelowerplate/base
andcoverheightadjusterisinLockposition.
PREHEAT Position – Upperplatecoverrestsflatonthelowerplate/base
andcoverheightadjusterisinUnlockposition.
OPEN COOKING Position – To cook on lower plate only:Liftthehandle
soupperplate/coverisvertical.Platedoesnot“float”inthisposition.
CLOSED COOKING Position – To contact grill or panini press:Start
withunitinOpenCookingposition.Lowertopcarefullyuntilplatecontactsfood.Hingewill
automaticallyreleasetheplate,allowingitto“float”andrestevenlyonfood.
To Top Melt: StartwithunitinOpenCookingposition.Wearinganovenmitt,press
downslightlyonfrontofupperplate/covertoreleasehinge,allowingplateto“float.”Lower
ittoclosetothedesiredheight,thenslidethecoverheightadjusterintoanotchtoset
theposition.
FLAT COOKING Position – To cook on full grill, full griddle or half
grill/half griddle:Upperplate/coveropenstolieflat,levelwiththelowerplate/base.
ToadjusttothispositionfromthePreheatposition,openunitandslidethehingereleaselever
upwhilepushingthehandleback.Theupperplate/coverwillsitflat,restingonthehandle.
GRIddLER
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dELUXE pOSITIONS