Sunbeam GR8250B, GR8450B User Guide

CAFÉ PRESS -

GR8450B
GR8250B

4 SLICE SANDWICH PRESS

COMPACT CAFÉ PRESS -

2 SLICE SANDWICH PRESS

User Guide

Contents

Sunbeam’s Safety Precautions 1

Features of your Sunbeam Café Press 2

Using your Sunbeam Café Press 4

Hints for Best Results 6

Care and Cleaning 7

Recipes 8

Sunbeam’s Safety Precautions

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS FOR YOUR
SUNBEAM CAFÉ PRESS.

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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.

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.

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.

• 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.

• Never leave an appliance unattended while
in use.

• 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.

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Features of your Sunbeam
Café Press

®

2400W (GR8450B)

2000W (GR8250B)

High wattage commercial power
for super fast heating.

™

EasyClean

Enables fat-free cooking and easy wipe
down cleaning.

Brushed stainless steel housing

Die-cast metal arms

Cord wrap

non-stick cooking surface

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Café Press - 4 Slice
GR8450B

Warm Up and Ready lights

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

™

RotoDial

adjustable height control dial with

locking mechanism (patent pending)

Turn the dial to suspend the top plate at
various heights. Perfect for creating cheese
melts or preventing sandwiches from
squashing. Turn the dial in the opposite
direction to lock the plates together for
easy handling and vertical storage.

Floating hinge

The floating hinge system automatically
adjusts the top plate to fit snacks of varying
thicknesses. Even contact is maintained on
your food to give you perfectly toasted snacks.

Flat cooking plates

Toast snacks on both sides for even
browning and faster cooking.

Compact Café Press - 2 Slice
GR8250B

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Using your Sunbeam Café Press

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Before using your Café Press

Before using your Café Press for the first
time, the non-stick cooking plates must be
seasoned. Turn the power ON and preheat
your Café Press until the Ready light
illuminates. Turn the unit OFF.

Using paper towel, carefully wipe a small
amount of cooking oil onto the plates, rub
lightly and then wipe away any excess oil.

Note: When using your Café 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 Press

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

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

2. Turn the power ON and preheat your Café
Press until the Ready light illuminates.

Note: Ensure the top plate is fully closed for
more efficient preheating.

3. Once you have prepared your snack, place
it onto the bottom cooking plate.

4. Gently lower the lid by pulling down the
handle. The floating hinge system will
adjust automatically ensuring that the top
cooking plate lies evenly on your snack, for
perfect toasting every time.

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.

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

Note: The cooking plates are coated with a
durable high grade non-stick coating. Some
fillings such as cheese may melt and cause
your snack to stick to the cooking plates.

6. To remove your snack use heat-resistant
plastic utensils or wooden utensils. Take
care if using metal utensils. Do not use
sharp objects.

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

Caution: Do not touch the outside or top of
the unit when in use, as these surfaces may
be hot. Ensure you use the handle to open
and close the top plate. Avoid touching hot
surfaces. The 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 press.

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