Cuisinart Griddler Five - Page 8

Hinge release lever
Lower
plate
release
button
Upper
plate
release
button
8
handle back until the cover rests flat on the
counter. To change position, lift the handle and
cover to return it to the closed position.
If the Griddler
®
Five 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
®
Five more easily.
To insert cooking plates
Adjust the Griddler
®
Five to the flat position with
the control panel
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
®
Five.
If you are facing the Griddler
®
Five, 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
®
Five 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
®
Five is cooled, adjust to flat
position. Locate the plate release button on one
side of the unit. Press firmly on button and the
plate will pop up
slightly from the base.
Grasp the plate with
two hands, slide it out
from under the metal
brackets, and lift it out
of the base. Press on
the other plate release button to remove the
other cooking plate in the same manner.
To position drip tray
One side of the base has a slot provided for the
drip tray. Slide the drip tray into the base
according to the instruction on the tray.
Grease from the food
will run off the plates
through the drip spout
and into the drip tray.
Slowly remove the drip
tray. Grease should be
safely disposed of after
the Griddler
®
Five has
cooled down completely. The drip tray can be
cleaned in the dishwasher.