Tefal OptiGrill+ User Guide

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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS

Use, maintenance and product installation guidelines: for your own safety, please read through all paragraphs of the

instruction manual including the associated pictograms.

• This appliance is intended for indoor, domestic household use only. It is not intended to be used in the following applications, and the guarantee will not apply for:

- 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.

• Before ﬁrst use remove all packaging materials, stickers and

accessories from the inside and the outside of 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 an adult responsible for their safety. Children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with the appliance, and do not use as a toy.

• This appliance can be used by children aged from 8 years and

above and persons with reduced physical, sensory or mental capabilities or lack of experience and knowledge if they have been given supervision or instruction concerning use of the appliance in a safe way and understand the hazards involved. Cleaning and user maintenance shall not be made by children unless they are older than 8 and supervised.

• Keep the appliance and its cord out of reach of children less than 8 years.

• Never leave the appliance unattended when in use.

•

Accessible surface temperatures can be high when the appliance

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is operating. Never touch the hot surfaces of the appliance.

• This appliance is not intended to be operated by means of an external timer or separate remote-control system.

• Fully unwind the power cord before plugging in the appliance.

• If the power supply cord is damaged, it must be replaced by the manufacturer or its after sales service in order to avoid any danger.

• Do not use an extension lead. If you accept liability for doing so, only use an extension lead which is in good condition, has a plug with an earth connection and is suited to the power rating of the appliance. Take all necessary precautions to prevent anyone tripping over an extension cord.

• Always plug the appliance into an earthed socket.

• Make sure that the electric power supply is compatible with the power rating and voltage indicated on the bottom of the appliance.

• Use a sponge, hot water and washing up liquid to clean the cooking plates.

• Never immerse the appliance, its power cord or plug in water or any other liquid.

WARNING: Do not heat or pre-heat without the 2 cooking plates inside the grill.

• Read the instructions carefully, common to different versions depending on the accessories

supplied with your appliance, and keep them within reach.

• If an accident occurs, rinse the burn immediately with cold water and call a doctor if necessary.

• Before ﬁrs t use, wash the pla tes (see paragraph 5), pour a little cooking oil onto the plates and wipe with a soft cloth

or paper kitchen towel.

• Position the power cord carefully, whether an extension is used or not, so that guests can move freely around the

table without tripping over it.

• Cooking fumes may be dangerous for animals which have a particular ly sensitive respiratory sy stem, such as birds.

We advise bird owners to keep them away from the cooking area.

• Always keep the appliance out of the reach of children.

• Check that both faces of the plate are clean before use.

• To prevent damag e to the plates, only use them o n the appliance for which they were designed (e.g., do not place in

an oven, on t he gas ring or electric hot-plate, etc .).

• Ensure that the plates are stable, well positione d and correctly c lipped to the appliance. Only use the plates provided

with the appliance or bought from an Approved Ser vice Centre.

• Always use a woode n or plastic spatula to avoid d amaging the cooking plate s.

• Only use p arts or accessories provided with the app liance or bought from an Approved Service Centre. Do not use

them for other appliances or intention.

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Do not

• Do not use the appliance outside.

• Never leave the appliance unattended when plugged in or in use.

• To prevent the appliance from overheating, do not place it in a corner or below a wall cupboard.

• Never place the appliance directly on a fragile surface (glass table, tablecloth, varnished furniture,

etc.) or on a soft surface such as a tea-towel.

• Never place the appliance under a cupboard attached to a wall or a shelf or next to inﬂammable

materials such as blinds, curtains or wall hangings.

• Never place the appliance on or near hot or slippery surfaces; the power cord must never be close

to or in contac t with hot parts of the appliance, clos e to a source of heat or resting on sharp e dges.

• Do not place cooking utensils on the cooking surfaces of the appliance.

• Never cut food directly on the plates,

• Do not use metal scouring pads, abrasive wire wool or harsh scouring powder a s this may damage

the nonstick coating.

• Do not move the appliance when in use.

• Do not carry the appliance by the handle or metallic wires.

• Never run the appliance empty.

• Do not use aluminium foil or other objects between the plate and the food being cooked.

• Do not remove the grease collection tray while cooking. If the grease collection tray becomes full

when cooking: let the appliance cool down before emptying.

• Do not place the hot plate on a fragile surface or under water.

• To preser ve the non-sti ck propertie s of the coating, avo id excessive pre-he ating with the ap pliance

empty.

• The plates should never be handled when hot.

• Do not cook food in aluminium foil.

• To avoid spoiling your appliance, do not use ﬂambé recipes in connection with it at any time.

• Do n ot place a sheet of alum inum or any other objec t between the pl ates and the heat ing element.

• Never heat or cook whilst the grill is open.

• Never heat up the appliance without the cooking plates.

Tips/information

• Thank you for buying this appliance, which is intended for domestic use only.

• For yo ur safety, this applian ce complies with the a pplicable stan dards and regulat ions - Low voltage

directive - Electromagnetic compatibility - The environment - Materials in contact with food.

• On ﬁrst use, there may be a slight odour and a little smoke during the ﬁrst few minutes.

• Ou r company has an on going policy of res earch and develo pment and may modi fy these produc ts

without prior notice.

• Do not consume foodstuff that comes into contact with the parts marked with logo .

• If the food is too thick, the safety system will stop the appliance from working.

Environment

Environment protection ﬁrst!

Your appliance contains valuable materials which can be recovered or recycled. Leave it at a local civic waste collection point.

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A1 A2 A4 A5 A6

Description

Control panel

On/off button

Frozen food mode

Cooking programs

4 temperature settings in manual mode; see

speciﬁc manual mode in the quick start guide

OK button

Cooking level indicator

Body

Handle

Cooking plates

Drip tray

Power cord

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Colour guide of the cooking level indicator

preheating starting of cooking

PURPLE FLASHING

"Troubleshooting Guide" on page 56.

Wait.

YELLOW

“Rare” cooking.

SOLID GREEN

Manual function is selected or

activated automatically, see the

SOLID PURPLE End of preheating You can put food.

cooking - ready to eat

ORANGE

“Medium” cooking.

WHITE FLASHING

Malfunction of the product

Refer to “Trouble shooting guide”.

Contact customer services

Guide of cooking programs

Burger Panini / Sandwich

Poultry Fish

Red meat Sausages/lamb

BLUE

Starting of cooking.

RED

“Well done” cooking.

End of cooking

GREEN

While cooking is in progress,

the appliance will beep to

signal the user that "rare"

(yellow) will soon be reached.

keep warm

“30’ approximately”

RED FLASHING

End of cooking for “Well done”.

Manual mode: a traditional grill for manual operation, including 4 different temperature settings (from 110°C to 275°C)

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Preparing

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3 4

Pre-heating

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1 Remove all packaging materials, stickers

and accessories from the inside and the outsid e of the appliance.

The colour sticker on the cooking level

indicator can be changed, according to the langua ge. You can replace i t with the one o n the inside o f the packaging.

2 Before using for the ﬁrst time, thoroughly

clean t he plates wit h warm water an d a little dishwashing liquid, rinse and dry tho roughly.

3-4 Position t he removable dr ip tray at the front

of the app liance.

5 For the best results you may wipe the

cooking plates using a paper towel dipped in a littl e cooking oil , to improve the no n-stick release.

6 Remove a ny surplus oil usi ng a clean kitc hen

paper towel.

7 Make sure that the upper and lower plates

are correctly positioned in the product. Do not activate pre-heating without the plates. Plug your appliance into the mains power supply. (Note that the cord should be completely extended).

8 Press the on/off button. Caution : Make sure there are no food

between the plates

7 8

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9 If the food you wish to cook is frozen, press

the corresponding button.

10 Select the appropriate cooking mode

according to w hat type of food you wish to cook.

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Tip, especially for meat: the cooking

results on the preset programs may vary depending on origin, cut and quality of the food being c ooked, the p rograms have b een set and tested for good quality food.

Similarly, the thickness of the meat must

be taken into account during cooking; you should not cook foods with a thickness greater t han 4 cm.

If you are uncertain about what cooking mode to use, please refer to the cooking guides page 57.

4-7

minutes

11 Press the “OK” button: t he appliance s tarts

pre-heating and the cooking level indicator ﬂashes purple.

NB: If you have selected the wrong

program , retur n to stage 8.

12 Wait for 4-7 minutes .

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13 An audible tone is heard and the cooking

level indicator stops ﬂashing purple the pre-heating mode is complete. Comments: At the end of pre-heating, if the appliance remains closed, the safety system w ill turn off the app liance.

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Cooking

rare well-donemedium

14 15

16 17

14-15 After pre-heating, the appliance is

ready for use .

Open the grill and place the food on the

cooking plate.

Comments: if the appliance remains open

for too long, the safety system will turn off the appliance automatically.

16 -17 The appliance automatically adjusts

the cooking cycle (time and temperature) according to the food thickness and quantity.

Close the appliance to start the cooking

cycle.

Note for very thin pieces of food: close

the app liance, the bu tton ”OK ” will ﬂash an d the indicator will stay “ﬁxed purple”, press ”OK” to e nsure the applia nce recognizes t he food and th at the cooking cy cle starts .

The cooking level indicator turns blue and

then be comes green to i ndicate the co oking is in progress (for the best results do not open or move your food during the cooking process).

While cooking is in progress, a beep alerts

the user e ach time a cer tain level of coo king is attain ed (e.g. ra re/yellow).

18 According to the degree of cooking, the

indicator light changes color. When the indicator light is yellow with a beep, your food is rare, when the indicator light is orange with a beep, your food is medium and when t he indicato r light is red, you r food is well done.

N.B.: if you l ike your meat very ra re, remove

the meat when the cooking level indicator turns gre en.

P lease note, esp ecially on mea t, it is normal

that cooking result vary depending on type, quality and origin of food.

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Cooking

19-20 When the color corresponding to your

choice of cooking level appears and that the beep sounds, open the appliance and remove your fo od.

21 Close the appliance. The contro l panel will

light up an d set itself to ‘choice of p rogram’ mode.

19 20

Comment: the security system will turn

off automatically if no program selection is made.

Successive cookings

If you wish to coo k larger quanti ties, set in tem perature the ap pliance again (s ee section 2. " Prehea ting ", start ing

from point 9), even if co oking the same ty pe of food or same pro gram.

Cooking larger quantities of food:

O nce your ﬁrst batc h of food has ﬁnished c ooking:

1. Make sure t hat the applianc e is closed and no rem nants of food remain i nside.

2. Select the correct cooking mode or programme (this step is necessary even if the cooking mode is the same as for the foods yo u have just ﬁnishe d cooking).

3. Press the button " OK " to begin preheating. While preheating, the light indicating the level of cooking will blink purple.

4. Once pre heating is comple te, the appliance w ill beep and the in dicator light will st op blinking purpl e.

5. The appliance is ready to be used once preheating is complete. Open the grill lid and place the food inside the appliance.

Important:

- Please n ote that preheati ng is required for each ne w cooking of food.

Reminder: before activating preheating, make sure that the appliance is closed and no remnants of food remain inside.

- Then wait for p reheating to ﬁnish b efore opening the gril l and placing food in side.

Note : if the new pre-heating cycle is activated immediately after the end of the preceding cycle, the pre -heating time will b e reduced.

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Comments

22 23

22-23-24

If you want to cook food to different

personal tastes, open the grill and remove the food when it has reached the desired level and then close the grill and continue cooking the other food. The program will continue i ts cooking c ycle until it re aches the ‘well done’ level.

25 Keep warm function

Once the well done cooking is reached,

the cooking is ﬁnished, the appliance automatically activates the keep warm function, the indicator light turns red and the devi ce begins to be ep every 20 seconds . If food is left on the grill, it will continue to cook whil e the cooking pl ates cool. You may deac tivate the beep by pre ssing the butto n " OK ".

Note : the security system will power off

the appliance automatically after a certain period of t ime

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Cleaning and maintenance

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26 Press the on/off button to turn off the

appliance.

27 Unplug th e appliance from wal l outlet.

28 Allow to coo l for at le ast 2 hours.

To avoid accidental burns, allow g rill to cool

thoroughly before cleaning.

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Cleaning

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31 32

33 34

29 Before cleaning, unlock and remove the

plates to prevent damage to the cooking surface.

30 The appliance and its cord cannot be

placed in the dishwasher. The heating elements, visible and accessible parts, should not be cleaned after removing the plates. If they are very dirty, wait until the appliance has completely cooled down and clean t hem with a dry clot h.

31-32

If you do not wish to wash the cooking

plates in t he dishwasher, use hot water and a little w ashing up liquid to c lean, then rins e thoroughly to remove any residue. Wipe them care fully with a paper to wel.

Do not use metal scouring pads, steel wool

or abras ive cleaners t o clean any par t of the grill, use only nylon or non-metallic cleaning pads.

Drain the juice drip tray and wash it in mild

soapy water, then dry thoroughly with a paper towel.

33 To clean the grill cover, wipe with a warm,

wet spong e and dry with a sof t, dry cloth.

34 Do not immerse the body of grill in water

or any other l iquid.

35 Always make sure grill is clean and dry

before storing.

Any repairs must be carried out by an approved service representative.

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Troubleshooting guide

Problem

Button blinking + Indicator light solid green + Button blinking

The appliance stops during the cycle of pre-heating or cooking.

The indicator light will blink white

+ Button / / / blinking + Intermittent beeping

The device does not b eep.

The indicator light will blink white

+ Button blinking + Continuous beeping

After preheating, I placed the food inside and closed the appliance, but the indicator light stays purple and cooking does not begin.

The app liance will ac tivate in manu al mode

+ The indicator light will blink red. + button temp control and light

ﬁxed

Cause Solution

• Switching on the appliance or starting an automatic cooking cycle with food and without plates preheating (manual mode is automatically activated).

• The appliance has been kept open for too long while cooking.

• The appliance has been idle too long after the end of warm up or keep warm.

• Appliance failure.

• Appliance stored or used in a room th at is too cold.

• Appliance failure. • Unplug the appliance and contact

• The quantity of food inside the appliance is greater than 4 cm.

• The gril l was not opened completely when placing the food inside.

• The appliance does not detect food inside The

quantity of food is insufﬁcient, " OK " is blinking.

• Preheating time was cut short.

• 2 possible options: – Choose the temperature setting by

pressing the button and then press OK. Allow to cook, b ut you must monitor the cooking (manual mode).

– stop the appliance, remove the

food, close the appliance properly, re-program the appliance and wait until end of preheating.

• Disconnect the appliance from the

outlet and leave for 2-3 mins., restart the process. The next time you use the appliance, make sure you open and close it quick for best cooking results. If the problem occurs again contact your local Tefal customer service.

• Disconnect and reconnect your

appliance and immediately restart a preheat cycle. If the problem persists, contact your Customer Service.

customer service.

• The quantity of food should not exceed

4 cm.

• Open the grill completely and close it

again.

• Conﬁrm cooking activation by pressing

the button .

• Monitor the cooking periodically

(for use in manual mode).

• Stop the gr ill, remove food, c lose the grill,

select the new cooking programme you wish to use and wait for the preheating cycle to ﬁnish.

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Cooking Guide (automatic programs)

Dedicated program

Cooking level color indicator

Red meat

Burger

Panini / Sandwich

Fish

Poultry

Sausages / Lamb

Tips: if you want your meat to be very rare (blue), you may use

Rare Medium Well-done

Lightly cooked Browned Crispy

Lightly cooked Medium Well-done

Well cooked

Cooking Guide (including Manual Mode)

Food

Bread

Meat & Poultry

Fish

Manual mode

See the q uick start gu ide for manual mode

Slices of bread, toasted sandwiches Burger: (after pre-cooking the meat)

Lamb (boneless)

Frozen chicken nuggets

Marinated chicken breast

Duck breast

Whole trout Shelled prawns King prawns Tun a ste ak

Grilled fruits and vegetables (should be cut to the same size and thickness)

(with and without shells on)

Cooking

program

For frozen food, press before selecting your program.

Cooking level

rare medium

4 different temperature settings

well-done

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16-29

30-43

44-57

58-71

72-85

86-99

100-113

114-127

128-141

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