Thermador PDR790, PGR657, PDR794 Grilling Guide, Dealing With Cooking Problems, Tips & Information

GRILLING GUIDE

Grilling hints

TIPS & INFORMATION

NOTE: Always clean the grill/oven dish after every use. Excessive fat build up may cause a fire.

Depending on your model of appliance you will grill:

•With the door open, if you are grilling in the separate grill wall-oven compartment.

•With the drawer approximately two finger widths ajar, if you are grilling in the PGR657 and PGR659.

•With the door open or closed, if you are grilling in the oven compartment.

As a method of cooking, grilling can be used to:

•Enhance the flavours of vegetables, fish, poultry and meat.

•Seal the surface of the food and retain the natural juices.

This table shows how to grill different types of meat:

Beef	You can use tenderloin, rump, sirloin.
	Brush with oil or melted butter, especially
	if the meat is very lean.
Lamb	You can use loin chops, shortloin chops,
	chump chops, and forequarter chops.
	Remove skin or cut at intervals to stop curling.
	Brush with oil or melted butter.
Sausages	Prick sausages to stop skin from bursting.
Poultry	Divide into serving pieces.
	Brush with oil.
Fish	Brush with oil or melted butter and lemon juice.
Bacon	Remove rind.
	Grill flat.

Guide to better grilling

Steak	15 – 20 minutes
Chops	20 – 30 minutes
Fish	8	– 10 minutes
Bacon	4	– 5 minutes

No definite times can be given for grilling because this depends on your own tastes and the size of the food. These times should only be used as a guide and remember to turn the food over half way through the cooking process. For better grilling results, follow these easy instructions:

1.Remove oven/grill dish and smokeless grill insert and preheat grill for about 5 minutes.

2.Choose only prime cuts of meat or fish. If the cut is less than 5mm thick it will dry out. If the cut is more than 40mm thick, the outside may burn whilst the inside remains raw.

3.Do not place aluminium foil under the food as this prevents fats and oils from draining away, which could result in a fire.

4.Baste the food during cooking with butter, olive oil or marinade. Grilled food is better if marinated before cooking.

5.Use tongs to turn food as a fork pierces the surface and will let juices escape.

Fan Grill (Multifunction models only)

If your appliance has fan grill as a function, this will assist the grilling process by circulating the heat evenly around the food. The recommended temperature setting is 180°C for all fan grilling functions.

1.Place the oven/grill dish on the bottom rack.

2.Place meat/poultry on an oven shelf above the oven/ grill dish.

3.Wipe off any oil or fat which spatters while the oven

is still warm.

There is no need to turn the meat as both sides are cooked at the same time which means that the food is succulent.

DEALING WITH COOKING PROBLEMS

(see also pg.37)

Problem	Causes	Remedies
Uneven cooking:	• Incorrect shelf position.	– Select shelf that puts food in the centre of the oven.
	• Oven tray too large.	– Experiment with other trays or dishes.
	• Trays not centralised.	– Centre trays.
	• Air flow in oven uneven.	– Rotate food during cooking.
	• Grill dish affecting thermostat.	– Remove grill dish from oven on bake modes.
Baked products too brown	• Oven not preheated.	– Preheat the oven.
on top:	• Baking tins too large for the recipe.	– Use correct size tins.
	• Baking tins not evenly spaced.	– Stagger baking tins at least 3cm between tins
		and the oven walls.
	• Products not evenly sized or spaced	– Make into same size and shape, & spread
	on trays.	evenly over trays.
	• Baking temperature too high.	– Lower the temperature.
Baked products too brown	• Baking tins too large for the recipe.	– Use correct size tins.
on bottom:	• Baking tins are dark metal or glass.	– Change to shiny, light tins or lower the
		temperature by 10°C.
	• Food too low in the oven.	– Cook one shelf higher.
	• Oven door opened too frequently	– Don’t open the oven door until at least half the
	during baking.	cooking time has passed.
	• Baking temperature too high.	– Lower the temperature.
	• Grill dish affecting thermostat.	– Remove grill dish from oven on bake modes.
Cakes have a cracked,	• Baking temperature too high.	– Lower the temperature.
thick crust:	• Food too high in oven.	– Cook one shelf lower.
	• Cake batter over mixed.	– Mix just long enough to combine ingredients.
	• Pan too deep.	– Check size of pan and use recommended size.
	• Baking pans dark.	– Change to shiny pans.
Baked products are pale,	• Baking temperature too low.	– Raise the temperature.
flat and undercooked:	• Food too low in oven.	– Cook one shelf higher.
	• Baking time too short.	– Increase cooking time.
	• Incorrect tin size.	– Use correct size tin.
Cakes fallen in the centre:	• Baking temperature too low.	– Raise the temperature.
	• Baking time too short.	– Increase cooking time.
	• Proportions of Ingredients incorrect in	– Check recipe.
	the recipe.
	• Opening door too early in baking.	– Do not open the door until the last quarter
		of cooking time.
Roast meat & potatoes not	• Poor hot air circulation.	– Elevate food onto a rack to allow air circulation.
browning in fan oven:	• Grill dish affecting thermostat.	– Remove grill dish from oven on bake modes.
Juices running out of meat:		– Do not pierce meat with fork, turn with tongs.
Grilled meats overcooked on		– Grill at lower insert position.
outside & raw in the centre:
Grilled chops & steaks curling:		– Cut into fat every 2cm (1/2”).

GRILLING	24	25	COOKING
			PROBLEMS