Sunbeam GC7850B User Manual

Café Contact Grill &
Sandwich Press

Instruction/Recipe Booklet

GC7850B

Please read these instructions carefully
and retain for future reference.

Contents

Features of your Café Contact Grill
& Sandwich Press 2

Using your Café Contact Grill
& Sandwich Press 5

Hints for best results when grilling 7

Hints for best results when toasting snacks 8

Care and Cleaning 9

Contact Grill Recipes
Beef 10

Lamb 11

Pork 12

Poultry 14

Seafood 15

Vegetable 18

Marinades 19

Sandwich Press Recipes
Flavoured spreads 20

Toasted Snacks 21

Gourmet Delights 22

Melts 23

Important instructions – retain for
future use.

Sunbeam’s Safety Precautions

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS FOR YOUR SUNBEAM

CAFE CONTACT GRILL & SANDWICH PRESS.

• Use well away from walls and curtains.

• Avoid using on metal surfaces e.g. sink.

• Do not use in confined spaces.

• Do not immerse the unit in water or any other
liquid.

• Do not place your press in a dishwasher.

• Ensure that the cord is kept well away from the
cooking plates during use.

• Ensure the drip tray is in position before grilling

Sunbeam is very safety conscious when

designing and manufacturing consumer products,
but it is essential that the product user also exercise
care when using an electrical appliance. Listed
below are precautions which are essential for the
safe use of an electrical appliance:

• Read carefully and save all the instructions
provided with an appliance.

• Always turn the power off at the power outlet
before you insert or remove a plug. Remove
by grasping the plug - do not pull on the cord.

• Turn the power off and remove the plug when the
appliance is not in use and before cleaning.

• Do not use your appliance with an extension cord
unless this cord has been checked and tested by
a qualified technician or service person.

• Always use your appliance from a power outlet of
the voltage (A.C. only) marked on the appliance.

• This appliance is not intended for use by persons

(including children) with reduced physical,
sensory or mental capabilities, or lack of
experience and knowledge, unless they have been
given supervision or instruction concerning use
of the appliance by a person responsible for their
safety.

• Children should be supervised to ensure that they

do not play with the appliance.

• The temperature of accessible surfaces may be

high when the appliance is operating.

• Never leave an appliance unattended while

in use.

• Do not touch the outside or the top of the press
when in use, as these surfaces may be hot.

• Ensure you use the handle to open the top press
plate. Avoid touching hot surfaces.

• The press may generate steam from between
the grill plates while cooking and when the top
plate is opened

• Take care when removing food from the press.

• The temperature of accessible surfaces may be
high when the appliance is operating.

• Do not use an appliance for any purpose
other than its intended use.

• Do not place an appliance on or near a hot gas
flame, electric element or on a heated oven.

• Do not place on top of any other appliance.

• Do not let the power cord of an appliance hang
over the edge of a table or bench top or touch
any hot surface.

• Do not operate any electrical appliance with a
damaged cord or after the appliance has been
damaged in any manner. If damage is suspected,
return the appliance to the nearest Sunbeam
Appointed Service Centre for examination,
repair or adjustment.

• For additional protection, Sunbeam recommend
the use of a residual current device (RCD)
with a tripping current not exceeding 30mA in
the electrical circuit supplying power to your
appliances.

• Do not immerse the appliance in water or any
other liquid unless recommended.

• Appliances are not intended to be operated by
means of an external timer or separate remote
control system.

• This appliance is intended to be used in
household and similar applications such as: staff
kitchen areas in shops, offices and other working
environments; farm houses; by clients in hotels,
motels and other residential type environments;
bed and breakfast type environments.

If you have any concerns regarding the performance and use of your appliance,

please visit www.sunbeam.com.au or contact the Sunbeam Consumer Service Line.

Ensure the above safety precautions are understood.

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SANDWICH

PRESS

CONTACT

GRILL

Features of your Café Contact Grill
& Sandwich Press

Warm up and Ready lights

‘Warm up’ light indicates when the unit is
switched on and heating and the ‘Ready’
light indicates that it is ready to use.

Cool touch grip

DuPont Teflon® Platinum Pro
Non-Stick Coating

Safe to use with metal utensils. Up to 10
times more scratch-resistant than other
non-stick coatings.

Sloping grilling surface

The sloping grill plate drains fat away from
the food whilst cooking for a healthier meal.

Detachable drip tray

Easily detachable drip tray catches fats and
juices preventing overflow onto bench tops.
Ensure this tray is in position before grilling.

Non-stick grill (top) plate
& Non-stick flat (bottom) plate

The high grade non-stick cooking plates are
flat on the bottom and ribbed on the top of
the Café Contact Grill and Sandwich Press.
Searing meat on both sides at the same
time for fast healthy cooking. The non-stick
plates make for easy wipe down cleaning:
ingredients do not stick, sandwiches remove
easily and simply wipe down after use.

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CONTACT

GRILL

Thermostat heat settings

Thermostatically controlled temperature
settings. 2 variable settings; Contact Grill
(for grilling meats and vegetables) and
Sandwich Press (for toasting breads: foccacia
or Turkish).

Café-design floating hinge system

The café-design floating hinge system adjusts
to grill foods of varying thicknesses; from
vegetables to thick steaks. Also perfectly
toasts any size snacks from toasted bread to
Turkish or foccacia.

Roto Dial

™

adjustable height control dial with

lock

Turn the dial to adjust and lock the top plate
at various heights for creating cheese melts
or preventing sandwiches from squashing.
Also locks the plates together for easy
carrying and vertical storage.

Vertical storage with cord wrap

The cord simply wraps around the
legs enabling the product to be stored
conveniently in the upright position.

2400 watts

The Café-quality grill/press is high powered
with 2400 watts of commercial power
for super fast heating and more superior
consistent grilling.

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DuPont Teflon® Platinum Pro

Superior
nonstick top surface

Primer + scratch
resistant minerals

Reinforced intermediate coat

Grill plate
base

™

Professional Use

DuPont Teflon® Platinum Pro™ Non-stick
Coating

Your Sunbeam Café Contact Grill & Sandwich
Press features a special scratch and
abrasive-resistant non-stick cooking coating
that makes it safe to use metal utensils
when cooking. Teflon
– Professional Use is DuPont’s toughest non­stick coating to date – up to 10 times more
scratch resistant than single layer non-stick
coatings.*

DuPont is the world leader in non-stick
coatings and today more than 2 billion
households have Teflon
cookware.

®

Platinum Pro™

®

non-stick coated

The result is a non-stick coating that can be
treated like ordinary cookware, enabling the
use of metal utensils. However, Sunbeam
recommends that care is taken with the non­stick coating when using metal utensils.

Do not use sharp objects or cut food inside
the Café Contact Grill & Sandwich Press.
Damage caused to your Café Contact Grill
& Sandwich Press as a result of misuse of
metal utensils will void your warranty.

SUNBEAM OTHER BRANDS

* The images shown here and performance

claims are based upon the DuPont
In-house Cooking Abuse Test used to
evaluate scratch resistance and release
properties of non-stick coatings.

Teflon® Platinum Pro™ – 3 layer scratch
resistant coating

®

Platinum Pro™ is a premium 3 layer

Teflon
non-stick coating. It features special scratch
resistant minerals causing metal utensils to
slide over these particles without damaging
the Teflon
properties of the non-stick coating and the
life of the Café Contact Grill & Sandwich
Press

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®

matrix. This preserves the release

Using your Café Contact Grill &
Sandwich Press

Before first use

Ensure any stickers and packaging are
removed from the product. Wipe over plates
with a dampened cloth and dry thoroughly
with a soft cloth.

Note: When using your Café Contact Grill
and Sandwich Press for the first time you
may notice a fine smoke haze being emitted
from the unit. This is normal. It is due to the
initial heating of internal components.

Using your Café Contact Grill and
Sandwich Press

1. Plug the power cord into a 230-240 volt
AC power outlet.

2. Turn the power ON.

3. Select your desired temperature setting
to suit the type of food you wish to cook.
Turn the temperature dial to Contact Grill
or Sandwich Press.

4. Preheat until the Ready light (green)
illuminates.

Note: The Café Contact Grill and Sandwich
Press can be used to grill foods with the top
plate opened or closed.

5. After you have completed grilling or
toasting, turn the power OFF.

Note: Ensure that the cord is kept well away
from the cooking plates when in use.

Grilling Meats and Vegetables
Note: Always turn your temperature dial to

Contact Grill and, preheat for 3-5 minutes.
The Ready light will illuminate.

1. Always spray the grill plates with cooking
spray before placing meat, seafood or
vegetables onto the grill plate.

2. Gently lower the lid (if desired), by pulling
down the handle. The café-design floating
hinge system will adjust automatically
ensuring the top cooking plate lies evenly
on your food for perfect grilling everytime.

3. If desired, halfway through cooking, turn
your food over to achieve grill marks on
both the top and bottom of your food.

4. When cooking some foods you may want to
re-spray the top grill plate to prevent food
from sticking.

5. The cooking plates are coated in a durable
high grade non-stick coating. Some foods
that are marinated or coated may cause
the food to stick to the grill plates.

To free the food use a plastic spatula or

wooden spoon. Never use a sharp metal
object as this will damage the non-stick
surface.

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Using your Café Contact Grill & Sandwich Press continued

Note: The Warm Up and Ready Lights are
thermostatically controlled and will cycle on
and off during cooking to ensure that the
correct temperature is maintained.

Caution: Do not touch the outside of the top
of the grill/press, when in use. Ensure you
use the handle to open the top grill plate.
Avoid touching hot surfaces. This grill/press
may generate steam from between the grill
plates while food is cooking and when the
top plate is opened. Take care when removing
food from the grill.

Toasting Sandwiches and Focaccias
Note: Always turn your temperature dial to

Sandwich Press and preheat until the Ready
light illuminates before use.

1. Butter the outside of the bread, if desired.
The sandwich filling will be placed
between the unbuttered sides of the
bread.

2. Place the bread onto the cooking plate,
then spoon the recommended quantity of
filling onto the bread.

3. Place the top slice of bread on top of the
filling.

4. Gently close the lid.

5. Allow the sandwiches to toast for
approximately 3 minutes, depending on
the bread, filling and personal taste. Your
Café Contact Grill and Sandwich Press
toasts both sides of bread at the same
time.

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Hints for best results when grilling

1. Tender cuts of meat such as scotch fillet
and sirloin are ideal for grilling. Tougher
cuts of meat such as topside or blade
steak will tenderise if marinated for a few
hours or overnight.

2. Avoid overcooking meat as the texture will
toughen.

3. Recommended cuts;

Beef = Sirloin, Rump, Rib Eye,

Fillet or T-Bone

Lamb = Leg Steak, Fillet, Loin or Cutlets

Pork = Butterfly Steaks, Spare Ribs,

Leg Steaks or Fillets

4. You can also grill diced meat on skewers
for kebabs.

5. The Café Contact Grill and Sandwich
Press can grill meats over 1 inch (2.5cm)
thickness with ease. If cooking meats with
a bone it is recommended that it is no
larger than 1.5cm thick to ensure even
cooking.

6. Ideal for cooking a variety of meats,
including beef, fish and poultry. Take care
when grilling fish, use a plastic spatula.

7. The sloping grilling surface allows the fats
and juices to drain into the drip tray for
healthy, fat free cooking.

8. When cutting meats, chicken, vegetables
or seafood for kebabs, cut evenly and
uniform in size to ensure even cooking.

Never cross - contaminate foods: Do not

cut raw vegetables and raw meats with
the same knife or on the same chopping
board. Try to use seperate chopping
boards for meats, vegetables and seafood.

Do not cut cooked meats on the same

chopping board as you prepared the raw
meat unless the board and knife have
been thoroughly sanitised and cleaned in
hot soapy water.

9. The large non-stick flat (bottom) cooking
plate is ideal for cooking a variety of
foods such as eggs, bacon, mushrooms,
tomatoes and onions.

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