Breville Gourmet Health Grill TG890TXL Instructions For Use And Recipe Book

INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE

AND RECIPE BOOK

Gourmet Health Grill

™

Cuts out fat to create healthy meals

®

Model TG890TXL

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PACKAGING CODE - AM

Model TG890TXL

Issue 1/04

Page

Breville Recommends Safety First 4

Know your Breville Gourmet Health Grill 6

Operating your Breville Gourmet Health Grill 7

To use as a Grill 7

To use as a Sandwich Press 7

Using the Adjustable Grilling Height Control feature 8

Using the 15 minute timer 8

Using the Extendable Feet 8

Variable Temperature Control Dial 9

Hints for best results for grilling meat 9

Grilling guide 10

Care and Cleaning 11

Storage 12

Recipes 13

Warranty 16

Spanish Instructions 24

Gourmet Health Grill

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CONTENTS

Congratulations

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on the purchase of your new
Breville Gourmet Health Grill

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• Carefully read all instructions before

operating and save for future reference.

• To protect against fire, electrical shock

and injury to persons do not immerse the
appliance, cord or plug in water or any
other liquid.

• Always use the Grill on a dry level surface.

• Do not leave the appliance unattended

when in use.

• When using this appliance, provide

adequate air space above and on all sides
for circulation.

• On surfaces where heat may cause

a problem, an insulating mat
is recommended.

• Do not place this appliance on or near a

hot gas or electric burner, or where it
could touch a heated oven.

• Do not touch hot surfaces. Use the handle

to lift the top plate.

• Do not let the cord hang over the edge of

a table or counter where it can be pulled

on by children or tripped over
unintentionally. Do not let the cord touch
hot surfaces or become knotted.

• This appliance is not intended for use

near or by young children or infirm
persons without supervision.

• Young children or infirm persons should

be supervised to ensure that they do not
play with or misuse the appliance.

• Always remove the plug from the power

outlet before attempting to move the
appliance, when the appliance is not in
use, before cleaning and storing.

• Do not use harsh abrasives, caustic

cleaners or oven cleaners when cleaning
this appliance.

• Do not use this appliance for anything

other than its intended use.

• Always ensure that the variable

temperature control dial is set back to
OFF position when cooking is complete.

BREVILLE RECOMMENDS SAFETY FIRST

IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS

We at Breville are very safety conscious. We design and manufacture consumer products with
the safety of you, our valued customer foremost in mind. In addition we ask that you exercise
a degree of care when using any electrical appliance and adhere to the following precautions:

READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS

FULLY UNWIND THE CORD
FROM THE CORD STORAGE FACILITY BEFORE USE

• Regularly inspect the supply cord, plug

and actual appliance for any damage.
If found damaged in any way,
immediately cease use of the appliance
and call Breville Customer Service at
1-866-BREVILLE.

• This appliance has a polarized plug (one

blade is wider than the other). To reduce
the risk of electric shock, this plug is
intended to fit into a polarized outlet only
one way. If the plug does not fit, contact a
qualified electrician. Do not attempt to
modify the plug in any way.

• No user-serviceable parts inside.

• Refer servicing to qualified personnel.

• Do not use this appliance for anything

other than its intended use.

ELECTRIC CORD STATEMENT

Your grill has a short cord as a safety
precaution to prevent personal injury or
property damage resulting from pulling,
tripping or becoming entangled with the
cord. Do not allow children to be near or use
this appliance without close adult
supervision. If you must use a longer power
cord or an extension cord when using the
appliance, the cord must be arranged so it
will not drape or hang over the edge of a
countertop, tabletop or surface area where it
can be pulled on by children or tripped over.
To prevent electric shock, personal injury or
fire, the electrical rating of the extension
cord you use must be the same or more than
the wattage of the appliance (wattage is
marked on the underside of the appliance).

BREVILLE RECOMMENDS SAFETY FIRST cont’d

Your Breville appliance
comes with the unique
Assist ™ Plug, conveniently
designed with a finger hole
in the power plug, for easy
and safe removal from the
outlet. For safety reasons it
is recommended you plug
your Breville appliance
directly into the power
outlet. DO NOT use in
conjunction with a power
strip or extension cord.

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS.
FOR HOUSEHOLD USE ONLY

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Remove any promotional material and
packaging material before use. Check that
the cooking plates are clean and free of dust.
If necessary, wipe over with a damp cloth.

TO USE AS A GRILL

1. Ensure that the variable temperature
control dial is in the OFF position. Insert
the plug into a 120V power outlet. The red
power ‘ON’ light will illuminate.

2. Turn the variable temperature control
to ‘Steak Sear’ to heat the grill quickly.
The green ‘HEATING’ light will illuminate.

3. Allow the Gourmet Health Grill to preheat
until the green ‘HEATING’ light turns off.

4. Place meat or foods to be cooked on the
bottom cooking plate. Refer to Grilling
recipes or guide for cooking times.

5. Close the top cooking plate, which has a
floating hinge that is designed to evenly
press down on the food. The top plate
must be fully lowered to achieve Grill
marks on the selected foods.

6. When the selected foods are grilled,
open the lid. Remove the food using a
plastic spatula.

TO USE AS A SANDWICH PRESS

1. Ensure that the variable temperature
control dial is in the OFF position.
Insert the plug into a 120V power outlet.
The red power ‘ON’ light will illumanate.

2. Turn the variable temperature control
to ‘Sandwich’ to heat the grill quickly.
The green ‘HEATING’ light will illuminate.

3. Allow the Gourmet Health Grill to preheat
until the green ‘HEATING’ light turns off.

4. During this time, prepare the sandwich
and place it onto the bottom cooking
plate. Always place sandwiches towards
the rear of the bottom cooking plate.

5. Close the top cooking plate, which has a
floating hinge that is designed to evenly
press down on the sandwich.
The top plate must be fully lowered to
cook sandwiches.

6. Toasting should take approximately 5-8
minutes. Exact toasting time will be a
matter of taste. It will also depend on the
type of filling used.

7. When the sandwich is cooked use the
handle to open the lid. Remove the
sandwich with a spatula.

OPERATING YOUR BREVILLE GOURMET HEALTH GRILL

The Gourmet Health Grill
can be used to cook foods in
the open or closed position.

The green ‘Heating’ light will
cycle on and off during the
cooking process indicating
that the correct temperature
is being maintained.

When using the Breville
Gourmet Health Grill for the
first time you may notice a
fine smoke haze. This is
caused by the heating of
some of the components.
There is no need for concern.

KNOW YOUR BREVILLE GOURMET HEALTH GRILL

Unique floating hinged top plate

15 minute timer with indicator bell

Adjustable Grilling Height Control feature

Power ‘On’ and ‘Heating’ lights

Variable temperature control
dial with OFF setting

Stylish stainless steel design

Extendable feet

Cord storage

Non-stick ribbed top plate

Non-stick ribbed bottom cooking plate

Features the unique
Breville Assist™ Plug.
Easier to insert, easier
to remove.

Registered design.

1500 watts of power

Removable drip tray

Quantanium

™ non-stick

scratch-resistant surface

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USING THE ADJUSTABLE GRILLING
HEIGHT CONTROL FEATURE.

Your Gourmet Health Grill features an
Adjustable Grilling Height Control feature
which allows you to fix the top plate to a
range of positions above the bottom plate.

This allows your Gourmet Health Grill to
be used to grill delicate ingredients such as
fish and hamburger buns without squashing.

1. Allow the Gourmet Health Grill to preheat

until the green ‘HEATING’ light turns off.

2. Place the food to be grilled on the

bottom plate.

3. Move the Adjustable Grill Control clip on

the right hand side of the Gourmet Health

Grill to the desired height (see fig 1).

4. Slowly lower the top plate until it rests on

the height control clip.

5. The top plate will radiate the desired heat

to lightly grill foods.

USING THE 15 MINUTE TIMER

Your Gourmet Health Grill features a 15
minute timer which allows you to pre-set
your required cooking time. To set your
cooking time, turn the timer to the 15 minute
mark and then, if the required time is less
than 15 minutes, turn the timer back to the
desired time (refer to fig 2). For example, for
10 minutes cooking, turn the dial to the 15
minute mark then immediately turn the dial
back to the 10 minute mark. When the
selected time has elapsed, a bell will ring.

USING THE EXTENDABLE FEET

Your Gourmet Health Grill features unique
extendable feet, which are designed to level
the bottom plate when cooking foods such
as sausages. This ensures the sausages do
not roll off the grill but still drain the
maximum amount of fat while cooking.
The extendable feet are also perfect to use
while toasting sandwiches.

OPERATING YOUR BREVILLE GOURMET HEALTH GRILL cont’d

Always allow the Gourmet
Health Grill to preheat
until the green ‘READY’
light illuminates.

The Grill Height Control can
be moved to accommodate
thick or thin foods by sliding
the clip forwards or
backwards along the arm.

fig 1

VARIABLE TEMPERATURE
CONTROL DIAL

The Breville Gourmet Health Grill features a
Variable Temperature Control dial which
allows a variety of foods to be cooked.

With the dial set on Steak Sear (see fig 4)
the temperature is correctly suited to grill
meats or other foods.

With the dial set on Sandwich (see fig 5)
the temperature is correctly suited to
toasting sandwiches.

The Variable Temperature Control dial
allows you to select a temperature suited to
the foods, which are being cooked.

HINTS FOR BEST RESULTS FOR
GRILLING MEAT

For best Grilling results use meat cuts, which
are thick enough to touch the top and base
plate when the Gourmet Health Grill is closed.

Recommended Cuts

Beef Sirloin (New York), rump,

rib eye, filet,

Lamb Trim lamb leg steaks, filet, eye of

loin, cutlets and diced lamb.

Pork Butterfly loin steaks, spare ribs,

leg steaks, filet, diced pork.

• Tougher cuts such as beef blade, topside

steak or lamb forequarter or neck chops
can be used. To tenderize these cuts,
marinate them for a few hours or overnight
in a marinade with wine or vinegar to help
break down the connective tissue.

• Do not salt meat before cooking. Salt will

draw out the juices toughening the meat.

• If using a marinade recipe or pre-

marinated meats from your meat retailer,
drain excess marinade off and dab with
kitchen paper before placing on the
Gourmet Health Grill. Some marinades
contain high sugar levels, which can
scorch on the Grill plate when cooked.

• Do not over cook meat; even pork is

better served pink and juicy.

• Do not pierce meat with a fork or cut

meat while cooking. This will let the juices
escape, resulting in a tougher dry steak.
Use tongs instead.

• When removing fish pieces, use a flat

heat resistant plastic spatula to support
the food.

• Parboiling sausages can alleviate the

need to pierce sausages before cooking.

OPERATING YOUR BREVILLE GOURMET HEALTH GRILL cont’d

fig 4

fig 5

fig 3

You can operate your
Gourmet Health Grill
without the timer function.

fig 2

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Contact grilling is a healthy and efficient way to cook. The cooking times are approximates due
to variances in ingredient thickness.
It is not recommended to cook items with thick bones such as T-bone steaks.

GRILLING GUIDE

INGREDIENT AND TYPE COOKING TIME

Beef

• sirloin steak 3 minutes for medium rare
5-6 minutes for well done

• minute steak 1-2 minutes

• hamburger patties 4-6 minutes

Pork

• filet 4-6 minutes

• loin steaks

Lamb

• loin 3 minutes

• cutlets 4 minutes

• leg steaks 4 minutes

Chicken

• breast filet 6 minutes or until cooked through

• thigh filet 4-5 minutes or until cooked through

Sausages

• thin 3-4 minutes

• thick 6-7 minutes

Sandwich or Foccacia 3-5 minutes or until golden brown

Vegetables sliced

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⁄2"; 1.25 cm thick

• eggplant 3-5 minutes

• zucchini

• sweet potato

Seafood

• fish filet 2-4 minutes

• fish cutlets 3-5 minutes

• octopus (cleaned) 3 minutes

• shrimp 2 minutes

• scallops 1 minute

• Before cleaning, turn the variable

temperature control dial to the OFF
position and then disconnect the Gourmet
Health Grill from the power outlet.

• Allow your Gourmet Health Grill to cool

before cleaning. The unit is easier to
clean when slightly warm.

• Always clean your Gourmet Health Grill

after each use to prevent a build up of
baked-on foods. Wipe cooking plates with
a soft cloth to remove food residue. For
baked on food residue, squeeze some
warm water mixed with detergent over
the food residue then clean with a plastic
washing pad or nylon washing brush.

CLEANING THE DRIP TRAY

Remove and empty the Drip Tray after each
use and wash the tray in warm, soapy water.
Do not use metal (or other abrasive)
cleansers or harsh detergents as they may
damage the surface.

Rinse and dry thoroughly with a clean,

soft cloth and replace.

QUANTANIUM SCRATCH
RESISTANT COATING

Your Gourmet Health Grill features a special
scratch-resistant non-stick coating that makes
it safe to use metal utensils when cooking.

Regardless of this fact, Breville
recommends that care is taken with the
non-stick coating particularly when using
metal utensils.

CARE AND CLEANING

DO NOT IMMERSE ANY PART OF THE BREVILLE GOURMET HEALTH GRILL
IN WATER OR ANY OTHER LIQUID.

The cooking plates are coated
with a non-stick surface;
do not use abrasives.

Do not use spray-on non­stick coatings, as this will
affect the performance of the
non-stick surface on the
cooking plates.

Do not leave plastic cooking
utensils in contact with
the Gourmet Health Grill
while cooking.

*Superior non-stick top coat

*Titanium reinforced mid coat

*Titanium reinforced primer

*Base

NON-STICK SCRATCH RESISTANT COATING

Premium