INSTRUCTION AND
RECIPE BOOKLET
Griddler
®
Five
GR-5 Series
IMPORTANT
SAFEGUARDS
1. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS.
2. Do not touch hot surfaces; use
handles or knobs.
3. To protect against fire, electric shock,
and injury to persons, DO NOT
IMMERSE CORD OR PLUG in water
or other liquids.
4.
Close supervision is necessary when
any appliance is used by or near
children or individuals with certain
disabilities.
5. Unplug from outlet when not in use
and before cleaning. Allow to cool
before putting on or taking off parts,
and before cleaning appliance.
6. Do not operate any appliance with a
damaged cord or plug, or after the
appliance has malfunctioned or has
been damaged in any manner.
Return the appliance to the nearest
Cuisinart® Consumer Service Center
for examination, repair or adjustment.
7. The use of accessory attachments
not recommended by Cuisinart may
result in fire, electric shock, or risk of
injury to persons.
8. Do not use outdoors.
9. Do not let power cord hang over
edge of table or counter, or touch
hot surfaces.
10. Do not place on or near hot gas or
electric burner, or in a heated oven.
11. Unplug the unit when finished using.
12. Do not use appliance for other
than its intended use.
13. Extreme caution must be exercised
when moving an appliance containing
hot oil or other hot liquids.
14. To disconnect, press the ON/OFF
button to turn the unit off.
15. WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK
OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK,
ONLY AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL
SHOULD DO REPAIRS.
16. Do not operate your appliance in an
appliance garage or under a wall
cabinet. When storing in an
appliance garage, always unplug
the unit from the electrical outlet.
Not doing so could create a risk of
fire, especially if the appliance touches
the walls of the garage or the door
touches the unit as it closes.
SAVE THESE
INSTRUCTIONS
FOR HOUSEHOLD
USE ONLY
SPECIAL CORD SET
INSTRUCTIONS
A short power-supply cord is provided to
reduce the risks resulting from becoming
entangled in or tripping over a longer
cord. Longer extension cords are
available and may be used if care is
exercised in their use.
If a long extension cord is used, the
marked electrical rating of the extension
cord should be at least as great as the
electrical rating of the appliance, and the
longer cord should be arranged so that it
will not drape over the countertop or
tabletop where it can be pulled on by
children or animals, or tripped over.
NOTICE
This appliance has a polarized plug (one
blade is wider than the other). As a safety
feature, this plug will fit in a polarized
outlet only one way. If the plug does not fit
in the outlet, reverse the plug. If it still
does not fit, contact a qualified electrician.
Do not modify the plug in any way.
CONTENTS
Important Safeguards ............................ 3
Parts and Features ................................ 4
Before the First Use ............................... 4
Getting to Know Your Control Panel ...... 5
The Griddler® Five Does It All ................ 6
Assembly Instructions ........................... 7
Operating Instructions ........................... 9
Tips & Hints .......................................... 10
Cleaning and Maintenance .................. 11
Storage ................................................. 11
Warranty ............................................... 11
Recipes ................................................. 13
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PARTS
AND FEATURES
1. Top Cover
Solid construction with stainless steel,
self-adjusting cover
2. Stainless Steel Handle
Sturdy stainless steel handle adjusts
cover to accommodate thickness
of food
3. Removable and Reversible
Cooking Plates
Nonstick and dishwasher safe for
easy cleanup
a. Grill Side: Perfect for grilling
burgers, chicken and vegetables
b. Griddle Side: Prepare flawless
pancakes, eggs, bacon and seared
foods
4. Control Panel and Display
(see page 5)
5. Drip Tray
Collects grease and removes from
base for easy cleanup (top rack
dishwasher safe)
6. Drip Spout
Allows grease to drip into the drip tray
7. Cleaning/Scraping Tool
Helps clean grill and griddle plates
after cooking (top rack dishwasher
safe)
8. Plate Release Buttons
Push in to release and remove
cooking plates
9. Hinge Release Lever
Allows the cover to extend back for
cooking in the flat position
10. BPA Free
All parts that come in contact with
food are BPA free
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BEFORE THE
FIRST USE
Remove all packing materials and any
promotional labels or stickers from your
grill. Be sure all parts (listed under Parts
and Features) of your new appliance
have been included before discarding any
packing materials. You may want to keep
the box and packing materials for use at
a later date.
ATTENTION: Be sure to unpack your new
Cuisinart® Griddler® Five carefully.
It comes with two accessories:
an integrated drip tray inserted at the
base of the unit, and a scraping tool. The
Griddler® Five base and cover will
become hot during cooking. If you need
to adjust the cover or to lay the product in
the flat position, be sure to use an oven
mitt to protect your hand. The reversible
grill and griddle plates are interchangeable.
Before using your Cuisinart® Griddler
Five for the first time, remove any dust
from shipping by wiping the base, cover
and controls with a damp cloth.
Thoroughly clean cooking plates, drip
tray and scraping tool. Refer to
Assembly Instructions for plate
removal.
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GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CONTROL PANEL
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1. ON/OFF Button
Press to turn unit on and off.
2. Large LCD
The backlit LCD screen is easy to
read; it displays the cooking function
(Grill or Griddle), Temperature,Timer,
Sear, Preheat and the Preheat Bars.
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START-UP SCREEN
A. Cooking Function
Grill or Griddle
B. Temperature
175˚F – 450˚F in 25˚ increments
C. Timer
Set to count up or count down.
See operating instructions.
D. Pre heat
Appears in LCD when Griddler®
Five is heating.
3. Select and Confirm Dial
Use to select cooking function
(Grill or Griddle). Set the
temperature and the count-up
or countdown timer. Use dial to
increase temperature and time if
desired.
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E. Pre heat Bars
Appear when Griddler® Five is
heating, to show heat-up progress.
F. S e a r
Appears when Griddler® Five is in
Sear Mode – 450˚F. Searing will last
for 2 minutes, then temperature will
change to 425˚F.
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THE GRIDDLER® FIVE
DOES IT ALL
The Griddler® Five is the ultimate kitchen
appliance, offering you five separate
cooking options. Simply flip the reversible
cooking plates and adjust the hinge to
use as a contact grill, panini press, full
grill, full griddle, or half grill/half griddle.
See Assembly Instructions and
Operating Instructions.
Contact Grill
Use the Griddler® Five as a Contact Grill
to cook burgers, boneless pieces of meat
and thin cuts of meat and vegetables.
The Contact Grill function works best
when you want to cook something in a
short amount of time or when you are
looking for a healthy method of grilling.
When cooked on the Contact Grill, food
will cook quickly because you are grilling
both sides of the food at the same time.
The ribs on the grill side of the plates,
combined with the grease spout at the
rear of the plate, allow the grease to drip
from the meat and drain off the plates.
When the Griddler® Five is used as a
Contact Grill, the grill side of both plates
is recommended. Rest the cover evenly
on top of the food until it has reached the
desired, cooked temperature.
The Griddler® Five was designed with a
unique handle and hinge that allow the
cover to adjust to the thickness of the
food. You can easily grill anything from a
thinly sliced potato to a thick sirloin steak
with even results.
When cooking
more than one
food item in
the Contact
Grill, it is
important that
the thickness of each food item is
consistent so the cover will close evenly
on the food.
Panini Press
Use the Griddler® Five as a Panini Press
to grill sandwiches, breads and
quesadillas.
The word panini is Italian for grilled
sandwiches. Panini can include any
combination of ingredients, such as
vegetables, meat and cheese layered
between two pieces of fresh-baked
bread. The sandwich is then pressed
between two grill or griddle plates to toast
the bread and warm the sandwich.
Experiment to make a variety of savory or
sweet sandwiches for any meal. We
recommend using fresh-baked bread to
produce the best-tasting panini. Popular
breads used for panini are focaccia (a flat
bread frequently baked with rosemary,
salt and onion on top), ciabatta
(a rectangular bread with a slightly domed
crust) and thick slices of classic Italian
bread. But any type of sliced bread or roll
can be used to make a great panini!
When the Griddler® Five is used as a
Panini Press, the grill side of both plates
is recommended. We recommend the grill
side of the plates because traditionalstyle panini sandwiches have grill marks
on the bread. However, depending upon
the type of sandwich you are preparing,
you may wish to use the griddle side of
the plates or any combination of the two.
The Griddler® Five functions as a Panini
Press in the same manner that it functions
as a Contact Grill. The Griddler® Five was
designed with a unique handle and hinge
that allow the cover to adjust to the
thickness of the sandwich you are
preparing, and to rest there evenly. Light
pressure can be applied to the handle to
press and heat the sandwich to your
liking.
When cooking
two or more
panini, it is
important that
the thickness
of the sandwiches is consistent, so the
cover will close evenly on the panini.
Full Grill
Use the Griddler® Five as a Full Grill to
cook burgers, steak, poultry (we do not
recommend cooking bone-in chicken,
since it does not cook evenly on a Full
Grill), fish and vegetables.
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Full Grill refers to using the Griddler® Five
with the cover lying flat, creating a double
flat cooking surface. In this position, the
foods you are grilling will have to be
turned over for
cooking. When
the Griddler®
Five is used as
a Full Grill,
the grill side
of both plates
should be
used.
Cooking on the Full Grill is the most
versatile method of using the Griddler®
Five.
With the Full Grill, you have double the
surface area (200 sq. inches) for grilling.
You have the option of cooking different
types of foods on separate plates without
combining their flavors, or cooking large
amounts of the same type of food.
The Full Grill also accommodates different
cuts of meat with varying thicknesses,
allowing you to cook each piece to your
liking.
Full Griddle
Use the Griddler® Five as a Full Griddle to
cook pancakes, eggs, French toast, hash
browns and breakfast meats.
When you use the Griddler® Five as a Full
Griddle, open
the cover so
it lies flat,
creating a
double, flat
cooking
surface. In
this position,
the foods you are preparing will have to
be turned over for cooking. When using
this cooking function, the griddle side of
both plates should be used.
Cooking on the Full Griddle is a wonderful
way to prepare breakfast for two or for a
large family. The large surface area allows
you to cook a variety of different foods at
the same time, or large amounts of your
favorite food.
Half Grill/Half Griddle
Use the Griddler® Five as a Half Grill/Half
Griddle in order to create full meals like
bacon and eggs or steak and potatoes at
the same time.
When using the
Griddler® Five®
as a Half Grill/Half
Griddle, simply
place the unit in the
flat position and insert the griddle plate
on the lower portion of the Griddler® Five
and the grill plate on the upper portion.
ASSEMBLY
INSTRUCTIONS
Place Griddler® Five on a clean, flat
surface where you intend to cook. The
Griddler® can be positioned in three ways:
Closed Position
– Upper plate/
cover rests flat
on lower plate/
base. This is your
starting and
heating position
when using the Contact Grill or Panini
Press functions.
Open Position – Upper plate/cover is
open slightly beyond a 90˚ angle. Open
the cover to this position before using the
Griddler® Five
as a Contact
Grill or Panini
Press.
To adjust the
Griddler® Five
to this position,
simply lift the
handle until
you feel it
come to a
resting position. The unit will stay in this
position until you close the cover or
continue to open it to the flat position.
The cover will stay in the upright position
until you lower the handle for cooking.
When this is done, the cover will release
itself so that it lies flat on the top of the
food you are preparing. This allows you to
cook your food evenly from both top and
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bottom. When you lift the handle to open
the Griddler® Five after cooking, the cover
will remain floating. In order to lock the
cover back into the upright position, you
must close the Griddler® Five, without any
food in place, and open it again.
Flat Position – Upper plate/cover is level
with lower plate/base. The upper and
lower plates
line up to
create one
large cooking
surface. The
Griddler® Five
is in this
position when it is used as a Full Grill, Full
Griddle, or Half Grill/Half Griddle.
To adjust the Griddler® Five to this
position, locate the hinge release lever on
the right arm.
With your left hand on the handle, use
your right hand to slide the lever toward
you. Push the handle back until the cover
rests flat on the counter. To change
position, lift the handle and cover to
return it to the closed position.
If the Griddler® Five 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 the hinge release
lever. Push the handle back until the cover
rests in the flat position. 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 Griddler® Five more
easily.
To insert
cooking
plates
Adjust the
Hinge release lever
Griddler® Five
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
Griddler® Five.
If you are facing the Griddler® Five, 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 Griddler®
Five around and
insert the
second plate on
either its grill or
griddle side into
the upper
housing as you
did with the first
Upper
plate
release
button
Lower
plate
release
button
plate.
To remove cooking plates
Once the Griddler® Five is 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 on the other plate release
button to remove the other cooking plate
in the 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 instruction 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 Griddler® Five has cooled down
completely. The drip tray can be cleaned
in the dishwasher.
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OPERATING
INSTRUCTIONS
When you are ready to begin cooking and
the Griddler®Five is positioned on a flat
surface, make sure the drip tray and
desired plate surfaces are installed. Plug
your Griddler® Five into an electrical outlet
and press the ON/OFF button. The LCD
will show the start-up screen for several
seconds.
Select Cooking Function:
When the word GRILL is flashing, this
indicates you need to select and confirm
your cooking function. To do so, rotate the
Select & Confirm dial to the left or right to
choose your function: Grill or Griddle. To
confirm your cooking function, press the
Select & Confirm dial. The selected
cooking function is now confirmed and
no longer flashing.
Set Temperature:
To select the desired temperature, rotate
the Select & Confirm dial to the left
(decrease temperature) or the right
(increase temperature). This will allow you
to scroll through temperatures at
25-degree increments. To confirm your
temperature, press the Select & Confirm
dial. The selected temperature is no
longer flashing. The Griddler® Five has
preset temperatures for GRILL mode and
GRIDDLE mode. The preset for GRILL
is 400˚F and the preset for GRIDDLE is
350˚F. When temperature becomes solid,
your Griddler® Five will begin to preheat,
and the word Preheat and the Preheat
Bars will appear in your LCD.
The Preheat Bars show the progress of
the preheating cycle. When 5 bars are
illuminated, your Griddler® Five will beep
one time, indicating it has reached the set
temperature. The word Preheat and the
Preheat Bars will disappear from the LCD.
NOTE: If you have completed the cooking
cycle and would like to continue cooking
on a lower temperature, follow the above
steps to set your temperature. The
Preheat Bars will scroll from the bottom to
top, indicating the Griddler® Five is
cooling to a lower selected temperature.
Set Timer:
After your Griddler® Five 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, rotate the
Select & Confirm dial to the left
(decrease time) or right (increase time).
NOTE: Timer adjusts in 30-second
increments (59:30 max cooking time).
Add food to the Griddler® Five, then
press the Select & Confirm dial to start
the timer. If timer is not selected within 1
minute after preheat, the time of 00:00
goes blank. The timer can be activated
at any time during the cooking process
by adjusting the Select & Confirm dial.
After set time has elapsed, the Griddler®
Five 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 beep, press Select & Confirm
dial.
• Count-Up Timer – After the Griddler®
Five is preheated, you will see 00:00
flashing in the LCD. Add food to the
Griddler® Five and press the Select &
Confirm dial. Timer will begin counting
up from 00:00 (59:59 max cooking time).
If the timer reaches 59:59, 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
& Confirm dial to scroll through Time,
Temperature and Function continuously,
until the Select & Confirm dial is released.
When dial 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.
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