10
Hints for Best Results for Grilling Meat
For best Grilling results use meat cuts which are thick
enough to touch the top and base plate when the
Healthsmart
®
Grill & Press is closed.
•
Tougher cuts such as beef blade, topside steak or
lamb forequarter or neck chops can be used. To
tenderise these cuts marinate them for a few hours or
overnight in a marinade with wine or vinegar to help
break down the connective tissue.
•
If using a marinade recipe or pre-marinated meats
from your meat retailer, drain excess marinade off
and dab with kitchen paper before placing on the
Healthsmart
®
Grill & Press. Some marinades contain
high sugar levels which can scorch on the Grill plate
when cooked.
•
Do not over cook meat, even pork is better served
pink and juicy.
•
Do not pierce meat with a fork or cut meat while
cooking. This will let the juices escape, resulting in a
tougher dry steak.
•
When removing fish pieces, use a flat heat resistant
plastic spatula to support the food.
•
Parboiling sausages can alleviate the need to pierce
sausages before cooking.
Grilling Guide
Contact Grilling is a healthy and efficient way to cook.
The cooking times are approximate due to variances in
ingredient thickness.
It is not recommended to cook items with thick bones
such as T-bone steaks.
Beef
Sirloin (New York), Rump, Rib Eye
(Scotch Fillet), Fillet.
Lamb
Trim Lamb Leg Steaks, Fillet, Eye of
Loin, Cutlets and Diced Lamb.
Pork
Butterfly loin Steaks, Spare Ribs, Leg
Steaks, Fillets, Diced Pork..
Recommended Cuts
Ingredient and Type
Cooking Time
Beef sirloin steak
3 minutes for medium rare,
5-6 minutes for well done
Beef minute steak
1-2 minutes
Beef hamburger patties
4-6 minutes
Pork scotch fillet
4-6 minutes
Pork loin steaks
4-6 minutes
Pork fillet
4-6 minutes
Lamb loin
3 minutes
Lamb cutlets
4 minutes
Lamb leg steaks
4 minutes
Chicken breast fillets
6 minutes or until
cooked through
Chicken thigh fillets
4-5 minutes or until
cooked through
Sausages thin
3-4 minutes
Sausages thick
6-7 minutes
Sandwich or Foccacia
3-5 minutes or until
golden brown
Vegetables sliced 1 cm
thick – eggplant
3-5 minutes
Vegetables sliced 1 cm
thick – zucchini
3-5 minutes
Vegetables sliced 1 cm
thick – sweet potato
3-5 minutes
Seafood – fish fillets
2-4 minutes
Seafood – fish cutlets
3-5 minutes
Seafood – octopus
(cleaned)
3 minutes
Seafood – prawns
2 minutes
Seafood – scallops
1 minute
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