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fill the grill
11 When the temperature display stops flashing, use the oven glove to open the grill.
12 Lay the food on the bottom cooking plate with a spatula or tongs, not fingers.
13 Don’t use anything metal or sharp, you’ll damage the non-stick surfaces.
14 Close the grill. The hinge is articulated to cope with thick or oddly shaped foods.
15 The cooking plates should be roughly parallel, to avoid uneven cooking.
set the timer
Use of the timer is optional. It doesn’t switch the elements off, it simply beeps to let
you know when the time you set expires.
16 Press
+
to increase,
-
to decrease the time displayed. Stop when it shows the time
you want. The maximum is 20 minutes.
17 The timer light will come on.
18 The timer will count down, beep 4 times to let you know the food’s ready, then the
display will revert to “
”, and the timer light will go out.
When the display shows “
”, it means exactly that – if you leave food on the grill,
it’ll keep on cooking. Make sure you remove the food as soon as it’s ready.
remove the food
19 Check it’s cooked. If you’re in doubt, cook it a bit more.
20 Use the oven glove to open the grill.
21 Use wooden or plastic tools to remove the food.
finished?
22 When you’ve finished, press . The timer (
) and temperature (
) displays will
show dashes. The timer and temperature lights will go out.
23 Unplug the grill (switch the socket off first, if it’s switchable).
more?
24 Put on the oven glove, empty the drip tray into a heatproof bowl, then give it a
wipe with kitchen paper, and put it under the front of the grill.
auto shut-off
25 After an hour, it’ll switch the element off. The timer (
) and temperature (
)
displays will show dashes. Press if you want to use it again.
26 Take care, it’ll take a while to cool down, so it may still be hot.
set the temperature
5 Put the plug into the power socket (switch the socket on, if it’s switchable).
6 The timer (
) and temperature (
) displays will show dashes.
7 Press . The timer and temperature lights will come on.
8 The timer display will show 5, (minutes), and count down. After 1, it’ll beep 4 times,
change to “
”, and the timer light will go out. Ignore the timer at this stage.
9 The temperature display will show 140 (that’s 140°C), and it’ll flash. When it stops
flashing, the element has reached the temperature shown, and it’ll beep 4 times.
10 Press
+
to increase,
-
to decrease the temperature displayed. The range is 140°C to
215°C, in 15 degree steps.
4. Open the grill, wipe the cooking plates with a little cooking oil or butter, then close
it. Don’t use low fat spread - it may burn on the grill.
