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SEASONING
NOTE: ONLY REQUIRED FOR UNITS WITHOUT NON STICK COATING ON
PLATES
Before cooking for the first time the plates need to be seasoned as follows.
Wipe the top and bottom plates clean and apply a liberal coating of paraffin or
vegetable oil.
Turn both plates on by rotating the
Selector
switch to the “Top & Bottom”
position marked
.
Set the thermostat to 180
by rotating the
Thermostat
knob. The pilot lights will
illuminate indicating that the grill is heating.
When the Grill Station has reached the set temperature the amber pilot lights will
extinguish. Wipe the excess oil from the plates.
(Caution: Take care when
wiping excess oil off plates as plates and oil will be hot.)
COOKING
Lightly grease or oil the plates and set the
Thermostat
to the desired cooking
temperature. See the cooking guidelines for more information.
Allow a warm up time of around 15 minutes to pre-heat the plates before using
for the first time each day.
Place the food on the bottom plate and close the top plate onto the food.
A timer is provided with all GS Series Grill Stations. This timer should be used
as a guide only.
Warning
the timer does not turn off the heating elements when
the bell sounds.
For NON STICK coated plates: Do not use metal spatulas, scrapers, tongs and
knives as described in the SPECIAL NOTES REGARDING NON STICK
COATED EQUIPMENT.
It is recommended that the plates be kept closed when not cooking to minimise
heat loss, and to avoid high temperatures in the handle. While closed for extended
periods, the temperature can be turned down to around 150
idle position to save
power.
CAUTION:
During
hotplate mode
(with Top Plate turned off), the heat from the bottom plate will
flow upwards and warm the handle. Although it should not get too hot, care should
be taken when touching the handle during and after Hotplate operation.
Additionally, when operating do not leave the plates open for extended
periods whilst in
contact grill mode
(both hotplates on), because the handle
will become hot to touch.
