Usage: allow the grease to drip from the meat and
drain off the plates.
Before first use: When the panini press & health grill is used
Remove all packaging materials and any as a Contact Grill the grill plates are
promotional labels or stickers from your recommended. Rest the cover evenly on
grill. Be sure all parts (listed under Parts top of the food until it has reached the
and Features) of your new appliance have desired cooked temperature. The panini
been included before discarding any press & health grill was designed with a
packaging materials. You may want to keep unique handle and hinge that allows the
the box and packing materials for use at a cover to adjust to the thickness of the food.
later date. You can easily grill anything from a thinly-
sliced potato to a thick sirloin steak with
NOTE: Drips cups are located on outside even results. When cooking more than one
of left polyfoam insert. food item in the Contact Grill, it is important
that the thickness of food items is consistent
Before using your Panini press & health grill so the cover will close evenly on the food.
for the first time, remove any dust by wiping
the base, cover and controls with a damp Panini Press:
cloth. Thoroughly clean cooking plates, drip Use the appliance as a Panini Press to grill
trays and scraping tool. The grill and griddle sandwiches, breads and quesadillas. The
plates, drip trays and cleaning tool are word “Panini” is an Italian term for grilled
dishwasher safe. Refer to Assembly sandwich. Panini can include any
Instructions for plate removal. combination of ingredients such as
vegetables, meat and cheese layered
Panini Press & Health Grill: between two pieces of fresh baked bread.
The panini press & health grill is the ultimate The sandwich is then pressed between two
kitchen appliance, offering you four separate grill or griddle plates to toast the bread and
cooking options. warm the sandwich. Experiment to make a
Simply change the cooking plates and variety of savory or sweet sandwiches for
adjust the hinge to use as a Contact Grill, any meal. We recommend using fresh
Panini Press, Open Grill or Griddle. baked bread to produce the best tasting
Panini. Popular breads used for Panini are
Contact Grill: Use the appliance as a focaccia (flat bread frequently baked with
Contact Grill to cook burgers, boneless rosemary, salt and onion on top), michetta
pieces of meat and thin cuts of meat and (a small round roll with a crisp crust),
vegetables. The Contact Grill function works ciabatta rectangular bread with a slightly
best when you want to cook something in domed crust) and thick slices of classic
a short amount of time or when you are Italian bread.
looking for a healthy method of grilling. When the panini press &health grill is used
When cooked on the Contact Grill, food will as a Panini Press, the grill plates are
cook quickly because you are grilling both recommended. We recommend the grill
sides of the food item at the same time. plates because a traditional-style Panini
The ribs on the grill plates combined with sandwich will have grill marks on the bread.
the grease spout at the corner of the plate However, depending upon the type of
sandwich you are preparing, you may wish
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