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THE GRIDDLER
®
DOES IT ALL
The Griddler
®
is the ultimate kitchen appliance,
offering you
six
separate cooking options.
Simply flip the reversible cooking plates and
adjust the hinge to use as a
contact grill, panini
press, full grill, full griddle, or half grill/half
griddle
, or insert waffle plates to cook delicious
waffles. See
Assembly Instructions
and
Operating Instructions.
Contact Grill
Use the Griddler
®
as a Contact Grill to cook
burgers, boneless pieces of meat and thin cuts
of meat and vegetables.
The Contact Grill function works best when
you want to cook something in a short amount
of time or when you are looking for a healthy
method of grilling. When cooked on the
contact grill, food will cook quickly because
you are grilling both sides of the food at the
same time. The ribs on the grill side of the
plates, combined with the grease spout at the
rear of the plate, allow the grease to drip from
the meat and drain off the plates.
When the Griddler
®
is used
as a Contact Grill
,
the grill
side of the plates is
recommended. Rest the
cover evenly on top of the
food until it has reached
the desired cooked
temperature.
The Griddler
®
was designed with a unique
handle and hinge that allow the cover to adjust
to the thickness of the food. You can easily grill
anything from a thinly sliced potato to a thick
sirloin steak with even results.
When cooking more than one food item in the
Contact Grill, it is important that the thickness
of food items is consistent so the cover will
close evenly on the food.
Panini Press
Use the Griddler
®
as a Panini Press to grill
sandwiches, breads and quesadillas.
The word “panini” is Italian for grilled
sandwiches. Panini can include any
combination of ingredients such as vegetables,
meat and cheese layered between two pieces
of fresh-baked bread. The sandwich is then
pressed between two grill or griddle plates to
toast the bread and warm the sandwich.
Experiment to make a variety of savory or
sweet sandwiches for any meal. We
recommend using fresh-baked bread to
produce the best tasting panini. Popular
breads used for panini are focaccia (a flat
bread frequently baked with rosemary, salt and
onion on top), michetta (a small round roll with
a crisp crust), ciabatta (a rectangular bread
with a slightly domed crust) and thick slices of
classic Italian bread.
When the Griddler
®
is used
as a Panini Press, the grill
side of the plates is
recommended. We
recommend the grill side
of the plates because
traditional-style panini
sandwiches have grill marks on the bread.
However, depending upon the type of
sandwich you are preparing, you may wish to
use the griddle side of the plates or any
combination of the two. The Griddler
®
functions as a panini press in the same manner
that it functions as a Contact Grill. The
Griddler
®
was designed with a unique handle
and hinge that allow the cover to adjust to the
thickness of the sandwich you are preparing,
and to rest there evenly. Light pressure can be
applied to the handle to press and heat the
sandwich to your liking.
When cooking two or more panini, it is
important that the thickness of the sandwiches
is consistent so the cover will close evenly on
the panini.
Full Grill
Use the Griddler
®
as a Full Grill to cook
burgers, steak, poultry (we do not recommend
cooking bone-in chicken, since it does not
cook evenly on a Full Grill), fish and vegetables.
Full Grill refers
to using the
Griddler
®
with
the cover lying
flat, creating a
double, flat
cooking surface. In this position, the foods you
are grilling will have to be turned over for
cooking. When the Griddler
®
is used as a Full
Grill, the grill side of the plates should be used.
Cooking on the Full Grill is the most versatile
method of using the Griddler
®
.
