Pure Essentials Collection HD4409 - Barbecue PHILIPS - Free user manual and instructions

USER MANUAL Pure Essentials Collection HD4409 PHILIPS

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Congratulations on your purchase and welcome to Philips! To fully benet from the support that

Philips offers, register your product at www.philips.com/welcome.

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 Red power-on light & green ready-to-cook light

 Temperature control

 Reversible grilling plates

 Fixing clips of grilling plates

 Cool-touch handgrips

 Grease tray (2 pcs)

 Storage hook for grease trays

 Cord storage facility

 Two-in-one spatula and tongs

Read this user manual carefully before you use the appliance and save it for future reference.

- Do not immerse the appliance or the mains cord in water or any other liquid.

- Check if the voltage indicated on the appliance corresponds to the local mains voltage before

you connect the appliance.

- If the mains cord is damaged, you must have it replaced by Philips, a service centre authorised by

Philips or similarly qualied persons in order to avoid a hazard.

- 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

- Children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with the appliance.

- Do not let the mains cord hang over the edge of the table or worktop on which the

- Keep the mains cord away from hot surfaces.

- Do not let the appliance operate unattended.

- Never leave the spatula/tongs on the grilling plate when it is hot.

- Only connect the appliance to an earthed wall socket.

- Put the appliance on a at, stable surface with sufcient free space around it.

- Always preheat the grilling plates before you put any food between them.

- The accessible surfaces may become hot when the appliance is operating.

- Be careful of spattering fat when you grill fatty meat or sausages.

- Always unplug the appliance after use.

- Always clean the appliance after use.

- Only turn the plates when they are cold and clean.

- Let the appliance cool down completely before you remove the grilling plates, clean the

appliance or put it away.

- Never touch the grilling plates with sharp or abrasive items, as this damages the non-stick

- Make sure you reassemble the grilling plates properly after you have removed them.

- This appliance is intended for normal household use only. It is not intended for use in

environments such as staff kitchens of shops, ofces, farms or other work environments. Nor is it

intended to be used by clients in hotels, motels, bed and breakfasts and other residential

- Never connect this appliance to an external timer switch or remote control system in order to

avoid a hazardous situation.

- If the appliance is used improperly or for professional or semi-professional purposes or if it is

not used according to the instructions in the user manual, the guarantee becomes invalid and

Philips refuses any liability for damage caused.

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This Philips appliance complies with all standards regarding electromagnetic elds (EMF). If handled

properly and according to the instructions in this user manual, the appliance is safe to use based on

scientic evidence available today.

1 Remove the insert between the grilling plates and remove any stickers.

2 Wipe the outside of the appliance with a damp cloth.

3 Clean the plates thoroughly (see chapter ‘Cleaning’).

Note: The appliance may produce some smoke when you use it for the rst time. This is normal.

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This grill is supplied with reversible grilling plates with a normal ribbed side and a at side.You can

use both sides of the grilling plates in the three different positions described below. The at side of

the grilling plates is particularly suitable for stir-frying, baking eggs and pancakes and cooking

marinated ingredients.

Note: Do not cook ingredients with a lot of fat on the at side of the grilling plates. The at side does not

have a drainage groove, so the extra fat cannot drain away.

Note: When you use the at side of the grilling plates, always put the appliance in horizontal

Only turn the plates when they are cold and clean. (Fig. 3)

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- The grilling surface can be used both sloped and horizontally.

- The standard grilling position for the ribbed side of the grilling plates is the sloped position. In

this position, the fat or juice that comes out of the food runs off the plates into the grease tray

- The appliance is tted with fold-out feet. When you fold out these feet, you can put the grilling

plates in horizontal position. Use this position to prepare low-fat ingredients such as fruit and

vegetables that slide down the ribbed plates easily when the plates are in sloped position (Fig. 4).

- The horizontal position is the standard grilling position for the at side of the grilling plates, as

this side does not have a drainage groove.

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- Contact grill position (Fig. 5)

This position is especially suitable for quick high-temperature grilling on both sides (rump steaks,

hamburgers etc.) and for making toasted sandwiches or paninis.

 7Note: Both grilling plates are in contact with the food.

- Gratin grill position (Fig. 6)

This is the ideal position to grill and cook au gratin at the same time. The gratin grill position is also

suitable for the preparation of all kinds of ‘open’ toasts, e.g. with egg, tomato, peppers and/or onion

rings, covered with cheese.

Note: The upper grilling plate must not touch the food.

- Party grill position (Fig. 7)

In this position, the health grill offers a large grilling surface for the preparation of all kinds of snacks,

such as shashlik, satay, vegetables, fruits etc.

With the health grill in party grill position and the at side of the grilling plates pointing upwards,

you can use the grilling surface to stir-fry ingredients and bake eggs or pancakes.

1 Fully unwind the cord from the storage facility in the hinges of the appliance (Fig. 8).

2 If necessary, turn the plates so that the side you wish to use is pointing upwards.

3 Make sure the grill is closed (Fig. 9).

4 Put the plug in the wall socket.

5 Turn the temperature control to the temperature setting that is appropriate for the

ingredients to be grilled. See the table at the end of this booklet.

, The red power-on light goes on to indicate that the grill is heating up.

Never let the appliance operate unattended.

6 Wait until the green ready-to-cook light goes on and then open the grill to put the

ingredients on the grilling plate or plates.

Be careful: the grilling plates are hot.

- Contact grill and gratin grill positions: open the grill halfway (Fig. 10).

- Party grill position: open the grill halfway and pull the upper grilling plate up to its highest

position (1). Then put the grill in open position (2) (Fig. 11).

7 If the grill is in sloped position, place the grease tray or trays under the drainage groove or

grooves to collect fat or juice.

Note: When you use the at side of the grilling plates, do not put the appliance in sloped position.

- Contact grill and gratin grill positions: place one grease tray underneath the drainage groove of

the bottom grilling plate (Fig. 12).

- When you grill ingredients that contain a lot of fat or juice on the ribbed side of the grilling

plates and with the grill in horizontal position, you may also need to place the grease tray/trays

in order to prevent fat or juice from dripping on the worktop.

Note: Do not cook ingredients with a lot of fat on the at side of the grilling plates. The at side does not

have a drainage groove, so the extra fat cannot drain away.

- Party grill position with the ribbed sides of the grilling plates pointing upwards: use both grease

trays. Place one tray underneath the drainage groove of each grilling plate (Fig. 13).

8 Use the spatula/tongs provided to place the ingredients on the grilling plate or plates (Fig. 14).

For an optimal result, place the ingredients in the centre of the grilling plate or plates.

The grilling time depends on the type of ingredients, their thickness and your personal taste. See the

table at the end of this booklet for recommended grilling times.

Note: During the grilling process, the green ready-to-cook light goes out from time to time to indicate that

the health grill is heating up to the preset temperature setting.

- Contact grill position: put the food in the middle of the lower grilling plate.

- Gratin grill position: put the food in the middle of the lower grilling plate.

EnglisH8- Party grill position: spread the food on top of the grilling surface. Turn the food from time to

time with spatula/tongs provided.

9 Close the grill (only for contact grill and gratin grill positions).

- Contact grill position: lower the upper grilling plate carefully onto the ingredients. The upper

grilling plate now rests on the food. In this way, the food is grilled evenly on both sides (Fig. 15).

- Gratin grill position: pull the upper grilling plate up to its highest position (1) and then put it in

horizontal position (2). The upper grilling plate must not touch the food (Fig. 16).

10 Open the appliance when the required grilling time has elapsed (only for contact grill and

gratin grill positions).

Use the spatula/tongs provided to remove the food from the appliance. Do not use metal, sharp or

abrasive kitchen utensils.

12 If you want to grill another batch of food, remove excess oil from the plates with a piece of

Loosen any caked food or grease carefully with the spatula/tongs provided and remove it from the

plates. Use the spatula with the serrated end for the ribbed section of the plates.

13 Wait until the green ready-to-cook light goes on before you put the food on the grilling plate

The timer indicates the end of the grilling time, but does NOT switch off the appliance.

Note: You can also use the health grill without setting the timer.

1 Press the timer button to set the grilling time in minutes. (Fig. 17)

, The set time becomes visible on the display.

2 Keep the button pressed to put the minutes forward quickly. Release the button once the

required grilling time has been reached.

The maximum time that can be set is 99 minutes.

, Three seconds after you have set the grilling time, the timer starts to count down.

, While the timer counts down, the remaining grilling time ashes on the display. The last

minute is displayed in seconds.

Note: You can erase the timer setting by pressing the timer button for 3 seconds (at the moment the time

ashes) until ‘00’ appears.

3 When the preset time has elapsed, you hear an audible signal. After 10 seconds, the audible

signal is repeated. Press the timer button to stop the audible signal.

At the end of this booklet, you nd a table with ingredients you can prepare with the health grill. The

table shows which temperature to select, how long the food has to be grilled and the appropriate

position of the grill. The time necessary to preheat the appliance is not included in the indicated

The grilling time and temperature depend on the type of food that is prepared (e.g. meat), its

thickness and its temperature and also on your own taste. See also the indications on the health grill.

Note: During the grilling process, the green ready-to-cook light goes on and off from time to time. This

means that the health grill is heating up to the preset temperature setting. When this happens, you can

simply continue grilling.

- With the health grill in horizontal party grill position and the at side of the grilling plates

pointing up, the grill is extremely suitable for stir-frying, baking eggs and small pancakes and for

cooking marinated ingredients.

- Lightly grease the food to be grilled with a little butter or oil.This prevents excess butter or oil

- The health grill is unsuitable for grilling breadcrumbed food.

- Sausages tend to burst when you grill them. To prevent this, punch a few holes in them with a

- For the best result, make sure the pieces of meat you use are not too thick (approx. 1.5cm).

- Fresh meat gives better grilling results than frozen or defrosted meat.

- When you prepare satay, chicken, pork or veal, rst sear the meat at a high temperature

(position 5). Then set the temperature control one position lower and grill the food until it is

- You can also use the health grill as a thermostatically controlled hotplate, which automatically

keeps your dishes at the required temperature. Put the appliance in the party grill position and

set the temperature control to position 2 or 3. Cover the grilling plates with aluminium foil with

the shiny side facing upwards. (Fig. 18)

- If you want to defrost frozen food, put the appliance in the gratin grill position, wrap the frozen

food in aluminium foil. Set the temperature control to position 1 or 2. The defrosting time

depends on the weight of the food.

Never use abrasive cleaning agents and materials, as this damages the non-stick coating of the

Never immerse the appliance in water.

1 Unplug the appliance and let it cool down.

2 Remove excess oil from the plates with a piece of kitchen paper before you remove the

3 Remove the grilling plates (Fig. 19).

To remove the plates, press on the xing clips on the appliance and then lift the plates out of the

4 Clean the grilling plates, grease trays and spatula/tongs with a soft cloth or sponge in hot

water with some washing-up liquid or in the dishwasher (Fig. 20).

Soak the grilling plates in hot water for ve minutes with some washing-up liquid to remove

residues. This loosens any caked food or grease.

5 Dry the grilling plates and reassemble them (Fig. 21).

- Put the appliance in the party grill position.

- Place the rear edge of the grilling plates on the appliance (1). Lower the grilling plates onto the

appliance and press them down under the xing clip (2).

7 Clean the outside of the appliance with a damp cloth.

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The battery lasts approximately two years in case of normal domestic use. This timer runs on 1

button-type L1131 (1.55V) lithium battery, which is generally available.

1 Put the appliance in party grill position and remove the screw from the hinge (Fig. 22).

2 Close the appliance, turn it around, put it in upright position and remove the two screws

from the hinge (Fig. 23).

3 Remove the hinge cover from the hinge and take the timer out of the hinge cover (Fig. 24).

4 Open the battery compartment cover of the timer with a coin and remove the old battery.

Dispose of the old battery (see chapter ‘Environment’) (Fig. 25).

5 Place the new battery in the battery compartment with the + pole facing the battery

compartment cover (Fig. 26).

6 Place the battery compartment cover back onto the timer. Use a coin to fasten it again.

7 Insert the timer into the hinge cover and reattach the hinge cover to the hinge.

8 Insert and tighten the screws in reverse order. Start with the appliance in upright position

and then put it in party grill position.

- Non-rechargeable batteries contain substances that may pollute the environment. Do not throw

away non-rechargeable batteries with the normal household waste, but dispose of them at an

ofcial collection point for batteries. Always remove the non-rechargeable battery before you

discard and hand in the appliance at an ofcial collection point.

- Do not throw away the appliance with the normal household waste at the end of its life, but

hand it in at an ofcial collection point for recycling. By doing this, you help to preserve the

environment (Fig. 27).

1 Wind the cord around the storage facility in the hinges of the appliance. (Fig. 28)

2 Nest the grease trays and attach them to the storage hook on the bottom of the

appliance. (Fig. 29)

3 Store the appliance in upright position in a safe and dry place.

If you need service or information or if you have a problem, please visit the Philips website at www.

philips.com or contact the Philips Consumer Care Centre in your country (you nd its phone

number in the worldwide guarantee leaet). If there is no Consumer Care Centre in your country,

go to your local Philips dealer.

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This chapter summarises the most common problems you could encounter with the appliance. If

you are unable to solve the problem with the information below, contact the Consumer Care

Centre in your country or online at www.philips.com.

Problem Possible cause Solution

The plug is not properly inserted

Put the plug properly in the wall socket.

The socket to which the appliance

is connected is not live.

Check if the power supply works. If it

works, plug in another appliance to

check if the socket is live.

The mains cord is damaged. If the mains cord is damaged, you must

have it replaced by Philips, a service

centre authorised by Philips or similarly

qualied persons in order to avoid a

The rst few times you use the

appliance, it may produce some

This is normal. After you have used the

appliance a few times, the appliance

stops producing smoke.

The set grilling temperature is too

high for the ingredients you are

See the table at the end of this booklet

for the recommended temperature

setting for various types of food.

Food or grease has caked onto

the grilling plates.

Carefully clean the grilling plates after

You turned the grilling plates

without cleaning them rst. Food

caked on the other side of the

plates drips onto the heating

elements and scorches during

grilling. This may cause heavy

Make sure that you clean the plates

thoroughly before turning them.

low temperature setting or you

have not grilled the food long

Turn the temperature control to a

higher temperature setting and/or grill

the food for a longer time. See the table

at the end of this booklet for the

recommended temperature setting and

grilling time for various types of food.

You have set a too high

temperature setting or you have

grilled the food too long.

Turn the temperature control to a lower

temperature setting and/or grill the food

for a shorter time. See the table at the

end of this booklet for the

recommended temperature setting and

grilling time for various types of food.

During grilling, fat

You have not put the grease tray/

trays under the drainage groove/

Place the grease tray/trays under the

drainage groove/grooves.

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You have grilled ingredients

that contain a lot of fat or

juice with the grill in horizontal

position without putting the

grease tray/trays under the

drainage groove/grooves.

Place the grease tray/trays under the

You have prepared au gratin

dishes or open toasts with the

appliance in contact grill position.

Only prepare au gratin dishes and open

toasts at the gratin grill position.

During grilling, fat

You grill ingredients that contain a

lot of fat on the ribbed side of the

grilling plates with the grill in

horizontal position.

When you grill ingredients that contain a

lot of fat on the ribbed side of the

grilling plates, always make sure you

place the grill in sloped position so that

the fat can run into the grease trays.

You grill ingredients on the at

side of the grilling plate and this

side does not have a drainage

Let the grilling plates cool down

sufciently and then clean them

thoroughly before you turn them. Fold in

the fold-out feet and place the drip trays

under the drainage grooves before you

continue to grill your food.

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