Cuisinart GR-4A manual To insert cooking plates, To remove cooking plates, Open Position

Upper Plate Release Button

Lower Plate

Release Button

Hinge Release Lever

ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS:

Place Griddler on a clean flat surface where you intend to cook.

The Griddler can be positioned in three ways:

Closed Position – Upper plate/cover rests flat on lower plate/base. This is your starting and heating position

when using the

Contact Grill or Panini Press functions.

Open Position –

Upper plate/cover

is open and in the 100° position. Open the cover to this position before using the Griddler as a Contact Grill or Panini Press.

To adjust the Griddler to this position, simply lift

the handle until you feel

it come to a locking position. The unit will stay in this position until you close

the cover or continue to open

it to the Flat Position.

The cover will stay in the

upright position until you lower the handle for cooking. When this is done, the cover will release itself so that it lies flat on the top of the food you are preparing. This allows you to cook your food evenly from both top and bottom. When you lift the handle to open the Griddler after cooking the cover will remain in the flat position, parallel with the lower plate. In order to lock the cover back into the upright position, you must close the Griddler, without any food in place, and open it again.

Flat Position – Upper plate/cover is level with lower plate/base. The upper and lower plates line up to create one large cooking surface.

The Griddler is in this position when it is used as an Open Grill

or Griddle.

To adjust the

Griddler

to this position,

locate the hinge release lever

on the right arm.

With your left hand on the handle, use your right hand to slide the lever toward you. Push the handle back until the cover rests flat on the counter. The unit will stay in this position until

you lift the handle and cover to return it to the closed position.

If the Griddler is already in the open position and you wish to adjust it to the flat position, pull the

handle slightly toward you and then lift the hinge release lever. Push the handle back until the cover rests in the flat position. Pulling the handle forward slightly before lifting the hinge release switch will take some of the pressure off of the hinge and you will be able to adjust the Griddler more easily.

To insert cooking plates:

Adjust the Griddler to the Flat Position

(see above) with the controls directly in front of you. Insert one plate at a time. Each plate is designed to fit in either the upper housing or the lower housing of the Griddler. The word “lower” or “upper” is embossed into each grill or griddle plate to let you know where to attach the plate. Pick up the lower grill/griddle plate with the cutouts for the heating element facing down.

If you are facing the Griddler the drip spout should be at the forward right-hand corner of the plate. Locate the

metal brackets

at the centre of the housing. Tilt the back

end of the plate and line up the cutouts at the back of the plate with the metal

brackets. Slide the plate underneath the brackets and push down the front end of the plate. It will snap into place. Turn the Griddler around and insert the matching grill or griddle plate into the upper housing as you did with the first plate.

To remove cooking plates:

Adjust Griddler to Flat Position (see above). Locate the plate release buttons on one side of the unit. Press

firmly on button

and the plate will pop up slightly from the base.

Grasp the plate with two hands,

slide it out from

under the metal brackets, and lift it out of the base. Press on the other plate release button to remove the other cooking plate in the same manner.

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