Cuisinart Delicious Grilling and Cooking Techniques with the Griddler Deluxe

Food

Preparation

Plate and

Suggested Grilling

Position

Temperatures and Times

Preheat both plates to 400°F. Put the prepared quesadilla on

Quesadillas

Prepare

quesadillas according to your

Grill

or Griddle; Closed

the preheated lower

plate. Close the

top

and

using

the

cover

(with

cover

height

height adjuster, set

the

upper plate

so it

is just sitting

on top

favorite

recipe.

adjuster)

of the quesadillas. Grill for about 2 to 3 minutes, depending

on thickness and filling of the quesadillas.

Eggs

Fried or

over-easy. Up to 4 eggs

Preheat to 350°F. Break

the

eggs

onto the hot griddle

plates.

Griddle;

Open or

Flat

Flip once whites are set,

about 3

to

3½ minutes,

and

then

per plate.

remove when cooked to desired doneness.

French Toast

Prepare

French

toast as

desired.

Griddle;

Open

Preheat to 350°F. Flip

after

3 to

5

minutes,

depending

on

thickness. Cook for an additional 2 to 3 minutes.

Preheat lower plate to 350°F; upper plate to 450°F. Put the

seasoned steak(s) on the preheated upper grill plate. Grill for

Up to

2

inches

thick.

about 4 to 10 minutes

per side, depending on thickness and

Steak & Eggs

desired doneness. After flipping steak(s) to cook the second

Season

to taste. Drain off marinade

Grill

and

Griddle;

Open

side, add the eggs to the preheated

griddle plate and cook

well if

marinated before grilling.

for 3 to 3½ minutes per side. At that time, the steaks should

be done as well (or shortly thereafter, depending on the

thickness).

Grill;

Open,

Flat or Closed

Preheat to 400°F. Grill until tender. This will vary depending

(if closed, be sure that

Vegetables

Have vegetables

evenly

cut. Season

or

on the types of vegetables used, but should take between

the vegetables are all

the

marinate if desired.

10 and 30 minutes. Refer to our recipe on page 17 for

exact

same

thickness,

or

more specifics.

results will

be uneven)

Grill dough on 450°F with the unit closed. Open to add

Pizza (see Pizza Chart

Prepare

pizza dough or

use

Grill;

Closed

and

Open

toppings and using

the

cover

height

adjuster,

close

upper plate

(with

cover

height

until it is sitting right

above

the

top of

the

pizza,

not

for great recipe ideas)

purchased; prepare desired toppings.

adjuster)

touching it. Cook until cheese/toppings are melted and

browned, about 10

to 15

minutes.

pizza Chart

The Cuisinart kitchen could go on for pages with delicious recipes for tasty pizzas - and you have your favorites too - but here is a small selection of some combinations and tips that will hopefully bring some new flavors to your table. The cover height adjuster and top-melting feature of the Cuisinart® Griddler® Deluxe makes it the perfect tool for grilled pizzas. You can always start out with our classic Grilled Pizza on page 11 and build from there, or you can take some components from the options below as a fun treat for your family.

Food

Ingredients

Preparation

Cooking Procedure

¾ to 1 pound pizza dough

Cooking Position and Plates: Closed; Grill

olive oil

for brushing

Grill oiled pizza dough for about 5 minutes in the

or Griddle

¼ cup prepared pesto

Preheat Temperature: 450°F upper and

Closed position.

Open

grill and carefully top with pesto, eggplant,

Eggplant-

½

small

eggplant,

½-inch-thick round

lower

tomatoes, salt, pepper and mozzarella.

Pesto-

slices

-

grilled

for

4

minutes per

side

Roll dough

out

to about

10-inch

Using

the cover height adjuster, close upper plate

Tomato

1

cup

halved

cherry

tomatoes

rectangle,

to fit

shape of

plate as best

until

it is sitting right above the top of the pizza,

salt and

pepper, to

taste

you can.

not touching it. Cook until cheese/toppings are

Brush top and bottom of dough with

2

ounces fresh mozzarella, sliced

into

melted, about 10 to 15 minutes.

olive oil.

1-

to

2-inch pieces

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