Breville BGR820 manual Judging doneness

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grilling tips

Judging doneness

There is an art to determining when your steak, lamb chop or cutlet is cooked to the correct degree of doneness – rare, medium rare, medium, medium well or well done

–but it is easily mastered with these handy hints and tips.

Rare

Cook for a few minutes per side, depending on thickness. Turn once only. Cook until steak feels very soft with back of tongs. A meat thermometer will show the internal temperature of a rare steak as 55-60°C.

Medium rare

Cook on one side until moisture is just visible on top surface. Turn once only. Cook on the other side until surface moisture is visible. Steak will be cooked to medium rare when it feels soft with back of tongs. A meat thermometer will show the internal temperature of a medium rare steak as 60-65°C.

Medium

Cook on one side until moisture is pooling on top surface. Turn once only. Cook

on second side until moisture is visible. Steak will be cooked to medium when it feels springy with back of tongs. A meat thermometer will show the internal temperature of a medium steak as 65-70°C.

Medium well

Cook on one side until moisture is pooling on top surface. Turn and cook on second side until moisture is pooling on top.

Reduce heat slightly and continue to cook until steak feels firm with back of tongs. A meat thermometer will show the internal temperature of a medium well steak as 70-75°C.

Well done

Cook on one side until moisture is pooling on top surface. Turn and cook on second side until moisture is pooling on top.

Reduce heat slightly and continue to cook until steak feels very firm with back of tongs. A meat thermometer will show the internal temperature of a well done steak as 75°C.

The information above has been kindly donated by the Meat and Livestock Association of Australia.

NOTE:

Steaks do not need turning if cooking in contact position. Turn steaks once only when grilling in open flat ‘BBQ’ mode

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Contents Getting to Know your Smart Grill Congratulations BGR820IBFA.indd Contents Breville Recommends Safety First Breville Recommends Safety First Important Safeguards for ALL Electrical Appliances Know Your Breville smart Grill Hour Auto Shut-Off Before First USE Before First USE Operating your breville smart Grill Operating your breville smart Grill BGR820IBFA.indd 20/7/09 122444 PM Fully Unwind the Power Cord from the Cord Storage Before USE Use as a contact grill or sandwich press Use the handle to open the top plate to a 90 degree position Place food on the bottom cooking plate Operating your breville smart Grill Grilling tips Judging doneness CARE, Cleaning and Storage Care, cleaning and storage Storage Troubleshooting Recipes Teriyaki Chicken Fillets Aussie BurgerBaby Octopus with Chilli and Garlic Oregano Lamb KebabsAtlantic Salmon Steak with Tarragon and Pepper Crust Marinated NEW York CUT SteakThai Green Curry Lamb Cutlets RED Wine and Rosemary Lamb SteaksGrilled Baby BOK Choy with Oyster Sauce Chilli Beef Salad With CashewsGrilled Chicken with Lemon Thyme Lemon and Honey Chicken SkewersHOT Gingered Prawns Lemon and SOY Marinated SalmonBagel with Smoked TURKEY, Cranberry and Camembert Cheese Bagel with Smoked Salmon and CapersSmoked Chicken with Basil and Fresh Mango LEG HAM and Seeded Mustard on Whole Grain BreadRoast Chicken Roll with SEMI-DRIED Tomatoes and Rocket Lavosh Roll with PRAWNS, Lime and MayonnaiseTurkish Bread with SALAMI, Bocconcini and Pesto Pastrami on Turkish with Mustard MayonnaiseBGR820IBFA.indd 20/7/09 122456 PM BGR820IBFA.indd 20/7/09 122456 PM Breville Customer Service Centre

BGR820 specifications

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