Gastroback 42419 User Manual - Page 10

3. Push the toggle switch to on to begin the preheating process (see: pic. A). The LED background displays blue and shows a default cooking time of 2:30. 4. When the blue ready light is on and 3 beeps sound, preheating is finished (see: pic. B). At that moment, one black point will be flashing in the LED display and a blue light illuminates under the colour button. 5. Before making the first waffle, use a pastry brush to lightly coat pic. A the top and bottom waffle grids with vegetable oil or melted shortening. Cooking spray will also work well for this purpose. 6. Ladle enough batter to fill the lower waffle plate so that the peak areas of the plate are just barely covered. If necessary, use a spatula to spread the batter into the corners of grid (see: pic. C). 7. Press the colour button to adjust the cooking time in 30 second increments from 2:30 (lightest) to 4:00 (darkest) (see: pic. D). If you want a crispier waffle for any cooking time setting, press the crisp button and a blue light illuminates under the crisp button. pic. B 8. Close the baker lid. Rotate the housing 180° clockwise (see: pic. E). Press the start button (see: pic. F); the blue ready light will be off and the baking timer begins its countdown. While baking, the black point in LED display will stop flashing. If you want to change the time setting, you can press reset button and then colour button to reset the time. Then press start button to begin the cooking time countdown again. 9. When the selected cooking time is up, you will hear 4 beeps, the blue ready light will illuminate, the black point will start flashing, and the cooking time setting will remain as selected. pic. C 10. To remove the waffle, rotate the unit 180° (see: pic. G) counterclockwise and lift the handle straight up (see: pic. H). Once the waffles are cooked, carefully remove them; use a wooden or plastic spatula to remove waffle from the bottom plate. Make sure not to touch the cooking surface with sharp, pointed or metal objects; this could damage the non-stick surface. Use caution as the plate is extremely hot. WARNING! Pouring batter onto the preheated heating surface batter or grease might spurt out. Keep enough distance to the appli- pic. D ance during operation and do not touch the hot exterior or heating surface of the wafflemaker. For opening the lid use the handle only. Tips for making perfect waffles To measure flour, stir the flour first to aerate it, since it settles when it sits. Then spoon it into a measuring cup, levelling off the top with the back of a knife - do not pack down into measuring cup. These quick steps will help you to avoid heavy waffles. pic. E 26