When using the Contact Grill for the first time, you may notice fumes caused by heating. These fumes are not injurious to health; however, initial- ly they may affect the taste of your first few dis- hes. Therefore, before preparing any food items for the first time, we advise you to switch on the Contact Grill once without any food items and allow it to heat up at the maximum temperature setting for 15 minutes.
Roasting with the Contact Grill
1.Open the lid of the Contact Grill by pulling the locking clasp on handle w, downwards and tilt the lid up to the stopper. If necessary, remove all fallen food particles from the hot plate surface i using a dry cloth.
2.Dab some oil or butter on the surface of the hot plate i.
3.Close the lid of the Contact Grill. The appliance is fully closed when the locking clasp on handle w audibly snaps into position.
4.Insert the plug into a power socket to switch the appliance on and set the temperature control knob r at the desired temperature. Now the Contact Grill starts heating up.
The pilot light q turns on.
5.After a few minutes the pilot light q switches off. Now the Contact Grill has reached the set tem- perature and is ready for operation.
Temperature control / preparation methods
You can set the temperature control knob r at the following positions:
•Switched off I Defrost
II Heat up
III Medium grilling M Fast grilling
Pictograms for the most important methods of prepa- ration that can be used with the appliance in con- tact position are shown on the appliance. The coo- king times generally depend on the weight and size of the food being grilled as well as your individual tastes. The values given are guiding values based on a quantity of 100 g.
The individual symbols have the following meanings:
Grilling or cooking time
Temperature setting to use
Thawing
Heating up
Hamburger / sandwich
Vegetables
Shrimp
Fish
Toast, etc.
Meat skewers
Sausages
Meat (cutlets, steaks)
Chicken / turkey
Hot plate positions
You can position the hot plates in different ways depending on the preparation method.
Grill roasting / Plates in contact
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