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cook your food evenly from both top and
bottom. When you lift the handle to open
the Griddler
®
Five after cooking, the cover
will remain floating. In order to lock the
cover back into the upright position, you
must close the Griddler
®
Five, without any
food in place, and open it again.
Flat Position –
Upper plate/
cover is level
with lower plate/
base. The upper
and lower plates
line up to create
one large cooking surface. The Griddler
®
Five is in this position when it is used as a
Full Grill, Full Griddle, or Half Grill/Half
Griddle.
To adjust the Griddler
®
Five to this
position, locate the hinge release lever on
the right arm.
With your left hand on the handle, use
your right hand to slide the lever toward
you. Push the 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.
Hinge release lever
Lower
plate
release
button
Upper
plate
release
button
