Cuisinart GR-6SP1 User Manual - Page 8

position, lift the handle and cover to return it to the closed position. If the Smoke-less Contact 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 and hold the hinge release lever. Push the handle back until the handle rests on the countertop. Pulling the handle forward slightly before lifting the hinge release lever will take some of the pressure off of the hinge, and you will be able to adjust the Smoke-less Hinge release lever Contact Griddler® more easily. Smoke-less Mode To cook in Smoke-less mode, there are two actions that need to be performed to the unit, depending upon what position you are cooking in this mode: 1. C reate the lower plate / base angle by pulling out the front foot extension 2. C reate upper plate / cover angle by adjusting the hinge Flat Position/Full Smoke-less - Upper plate/cover and lower plate/base are both angled inward, creating a "V" shape. The upper and lower plates create one large cooking surface. The Griddler is in this position when it is used as a Full Grill, Full Griddle, or Half Grill/Half Griddle. To adjust the Griddler to this position, locate the foot extension on the front underside of the base and fold out toward you, creating the base angle. Next, locate the hinge release lever on the right arm. With your left hand on the handle, use your right hand to lift and hold the hinge release lever. Push the handle back, until the cover is slightly beyond the open position. Release the lever and continue to push handle back until it comes into the next locked position. The handle will be slightly above the countertop, creating the upper plate angle. NOTE: In the flat/full smoke-less position, you may select to use smoke-less mode for either the upper plate only, lower plate only, or both. Closed Smoke-less Position - For smoke-less grilling in the closed position, you will need to angle the lower plate/base. To adjust the Griddler to this position, locate the foot extension on the front underside of the base and fold out toward you, creating the base angle. Open Smoke-less Position - Upper plate/cover is open slightly beyond a 90-degree angle. Open the cover to this position before using the Griddler as a Contact Grill or Panini Press. To adjust the Griddler for smoke-less cooking in the open position, locate the foot extension on the front underside of the base and fold out toward you, creating the base angle. To insert cooking plates Adjust the Smoke-less Contact Griddler® to the flat position with the control panel 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 Smoke-less Contact Griddler®. If you are facing the Smoke-less Contact Griddler®, the drip spout should be at the rear of the plate. Locate the metal brackets at the center 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 Smoke-less Contact Griddler® around and insert the second plate on either its grill or griddle side into the upper housing as you did with the first plate. To remove cooking plates Once the Smoke-less Contact Griddler® has cooled, adjust to flat position. Locate the plate release button 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 Upper plate release button on the other plate release button to remove the other cooking plate in the Lower plate release button same manner. To position drip tray One side of the base has a slot provided for the drip tray. Slide the drip tray into the base according to the instructions on the tray. Grease from the food will run off the plates through the drip spout and into the drip tray. Slowly remove the drip tray. Grease should be safely disposed of after the Smoke-less Contact Griddler® has cooled down completely. The drip tray can be cleaned in the dishwasher. 8