Cuisinart Griddler Deluxe GR-150, Instruction Booklet

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con tin ues nex t p age
Cooking g uide
and Food Temperatur e Chart
Food Preparation
Plate and
Position
Suggested Grilling
T emperatur es and Times
Baco n Plac e in a s ing le l aye r.
Gril l or G rid dle; F lat o r
Ope n
Plac e bac on o n cold p lat es. T urn t o 450 °F. C ook u ntil d esir ed
don ene ss. S hou ld t ake a bou t 20 t o 25 m inu tes f or 1 p oun d of
bac on ( if u sing t he F lat p osit ion ).
Bee f, b one les s
ste ak
(re fer t o the
Ste ak C har t for s pec ific
tim es a nd t empe rat ure s)
Up t o 2 inc hes t hick .
Sea son t o tas te. D rai n off m arin ade
com plet ely i f m arinat ed b efo re g rilli ng.
Allo w to c ome t o roo m tem per atu re
for best r esu lts.
Gril l; C losed , O pen or F lat
Whe n coo kin g in t he C los ed p osit ion , pre hea t to S EAR ( with
450 °F a s the d efa ult) . Put t he s tea k(s) o n the p reh eat ed l owe r
gril l plat e. U sing t he c ove r heig ht a dju ste r, s et t he u ppe r plat e
so i t is j ust s itti ng o n top o f the s tea k, b ut n ot p res sing i t.
Sea r for 2 m inu tes , the n the g rill w ill r eve rt t o 450 °F.
Coo k for 2 t o 5 min ute s, d epe ndi ng o n thi ckn ess a nd d esir ed
done ness. Rest f or 5 minut es be for e s erv ing .
Whe n coo kin g in t he O pen o r Flat p osit ion s, p reh eat t o
450 °F. P ut t he s tea ks o n the p reh eat ed g rill p lat es. C ook f or
abo ut 4 t o 6 min ute s per s ide , dep end ing o n the t hick nes s
of t he s tea ks a nd d esir ed d one nes s. R est f or 5 m inu tes
befor e s ervin g.
Chi cken Bre ast s
(bo neles s)
Pou nd t o an e ven t hick nes s of n o
mor e tha n 1 inc h.
Gril l; C losed
Pre hea t to 4 00° F. C ook f or 7 t o 9 min ute s. ( Int ern al
tem per atu re s hou ld b e 165 ˚F - j uice s will r un c lea r with n o
sign s of p ink .)
Chi cken Thi ghs
(bo neles s)
Spr ead t o eve n thi ckn ess. Gril l; C losed
Pre hea t to 4 00° F. C ook f or 8 t o 10 m inu tes . (In ter nal
tem per atu re s hou ld b e 170 ˚F - j uice s will r un c lea r with n o
sign s of p ink .)
Fis h Ste aks
(sw ord,
tuna , s alm on/b oned )
No m ore t han 1
to 2 i nch es t hick .
Gril l; C los ed, O pen o r Flat
Pre hea t to 4 00˚ F. C ook f or 6 ½ to 7 m inu tes w hen g rill ing i n
the C los ed p osit ion . 7 to 1 2 min ute s in t he F lat p osit ion ,
flip pin g half way t hro ugh . Tim ing d epe nds o n the f irm nes s of
the f ish .
Beef , h am burg ers
Sha pe m eat i nto b urg ers o f eve n
weig ht a nd t hick nes s.
Gril l; C los ed ( with c ove r
height adj uste r)
Pre hea t to 4 50° F. P ut t he b urg ers o n the p reh eat ed l owe r
gril l plat e. U sing t he c ove r heig ht a dju ste r, s et t he u ppe r plat e
so i t is j ust s itti ng o n top o f the b urg ers , but n ot p res sing
the m. G rill b urg ers f or a bou t 4 to 8 m inu tes , dep end ing o n
thi ckne ss a nd d esir ed d one ness.
Bee f,
che ese bur ger s
Sha pe m eat i nto b urg ers o f eve n
weig ht a nd t hick nes s.
Gril l; C los ed ( with c ove r
height adj uste r)
Sam e as a bov e, b ut o nce b urg er i s nea rly c ook ed, w ith
abo ut 1 ½ min ute s rem ain ing ( it i s help ful t o use t he t ime r
with t his r ecip e), c are ful ly o pen u ppe r plat e, p lac e piec e of
che ese o n top o f bur ger s, a nd t hen u sing t he c ove r heig ht
adj uste r, c los e upp er p lat e so t hat i t is s itti ng r igh t abo ve t he
top o f the c hee seb urg er, n ot t ouc hin g it. C ook u ntil c hee se i s
just m elte d.
Sau sage s
, fre sh
Pric k lin ks w ith t ine s of f ork
or t ip o f par ing k nife .
Grill or G riddle ; C lose d
Pre hea t to 4 50° F. P ut t he l ink s on t he p reh eat ed g rill /gr idd le
plat es - t he g rill r ibs a re p erfe ct f or h old ing t he l ink s in
plac e, a nd a llow f or e asy t urn ing f or e ven c ook ing . Clos e the
top . Gril l for a bou t 12 m inu tes ( tur nin g half way t hro ugh )
dep end ing o n the t hick nes s of t he s aus age s.
Pani ni
(se e San dwi ch C har t for
deli cio us f illi ngs )
Bru sh t ops a nd b otto ms o f bre ad
with o il b efo re g rill ing .
Grill or G riddle ; C lose d
Pre hea t bot h plat es t o 400 °F. P ut t he p rep are d san dwi che s on
the pre heat ed lo wer grill /gr iddle plat e. C lose the top . A llow
san dwi che s to c ook f or a bou t 4 to 6 m inu tes , dep end ing o n
thi ckne ss o f s and wich es.
Ope n-F ace d
San dwich es
(se e San dwi ch C har t for
some gre at r ecip es)
Pre par e des ire d san dwi che s
to a h eigh t of 1 ½ inc hes .
Grill or G riddle ; C lose d
(wi th c ove r heig ht
adj uste r)
Pre hea t low er p lat e to 3 50° F; u ppe r plat e to 4 50° F. P ut t he
pre par ed s and wich es o n the p reh eat ed l owe r gril l/g rid dle p lat e.
Usin g the c ove r heig ht a dju ste r, c los e upp er p lat e unt il i t is
sitt ing r igh t abo ve t he t op o f the s and wich , not t ouc hin g it.
Coo k san dwi ch u ntil c hee se o n top i s ful ly m elte d and l igh tly
bro wne d, a bou t 5 to 7 m inu tes , dep end ing o n the t ype o f
san dwi ch.