Operating Instructions: during or immediately following cooking.
Once the panini press & health grill is The unit housing will become hot during
assembled properly and you are ready to use. The cover is made of stainless steel
begin cooking, turn the Selector to the left and will become very hot and should not
to choose the Griddle function or to the be touched during or immediately following
right to choose the Grill/Panini function, cooking. If you need to adjust the cover is
depending on what you intend to cook. sure to use an oven mitt to prevent burns.
When the knob is turned to either function, The lower housing is made of plastic, and
a red indicator light will illuminate to indicate while it will become very warm it will not
that the power is on. burn you. If you need to move the unit
If you intend to use the appliance as a during cooking is sure to handle it from the
Contact Grill, Panini Press or Flat Grill, turn base only. Do not touch the cover.
the Grill/ Panini Control to the desired Allow the unit to cool down before handling
temperature for cooking. Settings range (at least 30 minutes).
from Warm (95°) to sear (220°).
If you intend to use the appliance as a NOTE: The first time you use the panini
Griddle, turn the Griddle Control to the press & health grill, it may have a slight
desired temperature for cooking. odor and may smoke a bit. This is normal
Temperature settings range from 95° to and common to appliances with nonstick
220°. If you intend to use the appliance as surfaces.
a Flat Grill or Griddle, but you do not need
the entire surface, use the bottom plate. The unit comes with a black
It may take up to 10 minutes to reach cleaning/scraping tool. This can be used
operating temperature, depending on the for cleaning the grill and Griddle plates
temperature level that was set. When the after you have finished cooking and the
thermostat has reached operating unit has cooled down completely (at least
temperature, a green indicator light inside 30 minutes). Using the cleaning tool on a
the chosen control will indicate that the hot surface for too long will cause the plastic
appliance is ready for cooking. During to melt.
operation, the light will continue to turn on
and off as the thermostat regulates the
temperature. This is normal. Maintenance:
The temperature controls are used to set • Never use metal utensils, as they will scratch
and maintain the temperature of the cooking the nonstick plates. Instead, use only
surface. You may vary the setting of the wooden or heat-proof plastic utensils.
control knob at any time during cooking, • Never leave plastic utensils in contact with
and may wish to do so depending on the the hot grill plates. This includes the
types of foods on the cooking plate. Always provided cleaning tool.
exercise caution when handling the panini • In between recipes, scrape excess food
press & health grill during cooking. To open buildup through grease channels and into
the appliance grasps the black plastic area drip cups, then wipe off any residue with a
of the handle. This part of the handle stays paper towel before proceeding with next
cool to the touch while cooking. The arms recipe.
are made of die-cast aluminum and will • Allow the unit to cool down completely (at
become hot during use. Do not touch them least 30 minutes) before cleaning.
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