Cuisinart GR-6SP1 User Manual - Page 9

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS When you are ready to begin cooking and the Smokeless Contact Griddler® is positioned on a flat surface, make sure the drip tray, desired plate surfaces and cooking position(s) are set. Plug your Smoke-less Contact Griddler® into an electrical outlet and press any button. The LCD will show the start-up screen for several seconds. Select Cooking Function: When GRILL/GRIDDLE is flashing, this indicates you need to select and confirm your cooking function. To do so, press the Select button until your desired function is flashing: Grill/Griddle or Smoke-less Mode. To confirm your cooking function, press the Confirm button. The selected cooking function is now confirmed and no longer flashing. COOKING IN GRILL/ GRIDDLE MODE Set Temperature: After you have confirmed GRILL/GRIDDLE, the words LOWER, UPPER and the temperature will flash in sequence. At this point, you have three options for setting the plate temperatures: Set the lower plate, set the upper plate or set both plates to be the same temperature. Press the Confirm button to select the plate(s) you wish to set the temperature for. Once the plate(s) have been confirmed, the word LOWER and or UPPER will go solid and the associated temperature will start flashing. To set temperature of either the upper or lower plate, press the button to increase temperature or the button to decrease temperature. This will allow you to scroll through temperature(s) at 25-degree increments. When your desired temperature is flashing, press the Confirm button. If you are only using one plate to cook, select OFF for the plate you do not wish to cook on. Follow the above steps to set the temperature for the other plate. If you wish to cook on one plate in SMOKE-LESS MODE, press and hold the Select button to go back to function Selection mode. NOTE: If both plates are confirmed, use the button and button to adjust both temperatures at the same time. With the confirmed temperature(s) flashing, your Smoke-less Contact Griddler® will begin to preheat, and the word(s) LOWER PREHEAT and/or UPPER PREHEAT will appear for the plate(s) that are in use. Once set temperature(s) is reached, the unit will beep 3 times. Temperature(s) will become solid and the word(s) PREHEAT will disappear. Set Timer: After your Smoke-less Contact Griddler® has reached the set temperature, the timer will appear in the LCD, flashing 00:00. • Countdown Timer - To select your cook time to count down, press the button (increase time) or the button (decrease time). Press and hold the or to adjust in 1 minute increments. NOTE: Timer adjusts in 30-second increments (60:00 max cooking time). Add food to the Smoke-less Contact Griddler®, then press the Confirm button to start the timer. If timer is not set within 1 minute of preheating, the flashing 00:00 will change to _ _ : _ _. The timer can be activated at any time during the cooking process by pressing the or button. After set time has elapsed, the Smoke-less Contact Griddler® will beep 3 times and the timer will begin counting up - this indicates how much time has elapsed after the cooking time has expired. Unit will also beep 3 times every 10 seconds continuously until cooking is stopped. To disable counting up and beeping, press Confirm button. • Count-Up Timer - After the Smoke-less Contact Griddler® is preheated, you will see 00:00 flashing in the LCD. Add food to the Smoke-less Contact Griddler® and press the Confirm button. Timer will begin counting up from 00:00 (60:00 max cooking time). If the timer reaches 60:00, the unit will beep 3 times and then turn off. Changing Settings: To change any of your settings (Cooking Function, Temperature and Time) at any time during use, press and hold the Select button to scroll through Time, Temperature and Function continuously, until the Select button is released. When button is released, the setting you wish to change should be flashing. After desired setting is changed and confirmed, the display will move to the next function. COOKING IN SMOKE-LESS MODE In Smoke-less Mode there are 4 preset food groups: Beef, Pork, Poultry and Fish. You also have the option of turning either plate off, which is the default setting. Food selection: After you have confirmed SMOKE-LESS MODE, the words LOWER and UPPER will flash in sequence. At this point you have three options: Set the lower plate, set the upper plate or set both plates to be the same food group. Press Confirm to select the plate(s) you wish to set the food group for. Once the plate(s) have been confirmed, the word LOWER and/or UPPER will go solid and the associated food group will start flashing. If you are only using one plate to cook, select OFF for the plate you do not wish to cook on. 9