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USER MANUAL OptiGrill GC7058 TEFAL

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS IMPORTANT PRECAUTIONS Use, maintenance, cleaning and product installation guidelines: for your own safety, please read through all paragraphs of the instruction manual including the associated pictograms. This appliance is for household use only. It has not been designed for use in the following cases, which are not covered by the guarantee: - in staff kitchen areas in shops, offices and other professional environments, - on farms,

by guests of hotels, motels and other settings of a residential nature,

or in bed and breakfast settings Remove all packaging, stickers and other accessories from both the interior and exterior of the appliance. This appliance is not designed for use by people (including children) with reduced physical, sensory or mental capabilities or by people with no prior knowledge or experience, unless they have had supervision or previous instructions relating to the use of the appliance from a person responsible for their safety. Children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with the appliance or use it as a toy. Never leave the appliance unsupervised when in use. Accessible surfaces may become hot when the appliance is in use. Do not touch the appliance’s hot surfaces. This appliance is not designed to be switched on using an external timer or a separate remote control system. Unwind the cord completely. If the power cord is damaged, it must be replaced by the manufacturer, its after-sales service or a similarly qualified person to prevent any hazards. If an extension cord is used, it must be of equivalent capacity and have a built-in earth connection. Take all necessary precautions to ensure that no one trips over the cord. Only connect the appliance to an earthed socket. Check that the electrical installation is compatible with the power and voltage indicated on the underside of the appliance. This appliance must not be immersed in water. Never immerse the appliance or cord in water. This appliance may be used by children aged eight years and over and by people with reduced physical, sensory or mental capabilities or by people with no prior knowledge or experience provided that they have received supervision or instructions relating to the safe use of the appliance and that they understand the dangers involved. User cleaning and maintenance should not be carried out by children, unless they are over eight years of age and are supervised. Keep the appliance and its cord out of the reach of children under eight years of age.

WARNING: Do not heat or preheat the grill without the two plates inside.

Some foods with a skin (whole sausages, tongue, poultry etc.) or large pieces of meat may spit when boiling liquids become trapped. We therefore advise you to prick them before cooking using a knife or fork.

• Carefully read the instructions in this manual, which are common to the different versions depending on the accessories supplied with your appliance, and keep them close at hand.

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

• When using for the first time, wash the plates (see paragraph 11), pour a little oil on them and wipe them with a soft cloth.

• Make sure that the power cord is properly positioned (with or without an extension cord), and take all necessary precautions so as to not obstruct the movement of guests around the dinner table and ensure that no one trips over it.

• Cooking fumes may be dangerous for animals with particularly sensitive respiratory systems, such as birds. We recommend that bird owners keep their birds away from the cooking area.

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

• Check that both sides of the plates are clean before use.

• To avoid damaging the plates, use them only on the appliance for which they were designed (e.g. do not put them in an oven or on a gas or electric hob).

• Make sure that the plates are stable, well positioned and securely fastened to the base of the appliance. Only use the plates supplied or purchased from the authorised service centre.

• Always use a plastic or wooden spatula to preserve the coating on the cooking plates.

• Use only the accessories supplied with the appliance or purchased from an authorised service centre. Do not use them with other appliances.44 45

Description A Control panel A1 On/off button A2 Frozen food mode A3 Cooking programs A4 Manual mode A5 OK button A6 Cooking level indicator B Body C Handle D Cooking plates E Juice collection tray F Power cord “Guide to LED colours” FIXED WHITE“Manual function” selected or wrong handling, see “Trouble shooting guide”.FLASHING WHITESee “Trouble shooting guide”(call Consumer Service...).COOKING YELLOW‘Rare’ORANGE‘Medium’ RED ‘Well done’FLASHING REDEnd of cooking “well done”.KEEP WARM(30’ approximately)FLASHING PURPLEPre-heating.FIXED PURPLEEnd of pre-heating.Waiting for food.PREHEATINGGREENCooking “very rare”.During cooking, a beep signal will indicate to the user that the cooking level “rare” (yellow) will be reached. BLUE Starting cooking.COOKING STARTS Do not

• Do not use the appliance outdoors.• Never connect the appliance when it is not in use.• To prevent overheating, do not place the appliance in a corner or against a wall.
• Never place your appliance directly on a fragile surface (glass table, tablecloth, varnished furniture etc.) or on a surface such as a plastic tablecloth.
• Never place the appliance underneath wall-mounted furniture or shelves or next to flammable materials such as blinds, curtains or drapes.
• Do not place the appliance on or near slippery or hot surfaces, or allow the cord to hang over a heat source (cooking plates, gas cooker etc.).• Do not place cooking utensils on the appliance’s cooking surfaces.• Do not cut food on the plates.• To avoid damaging the cooking surface (non-stick coating), never use a metal scouring pad or scouring powder.• Do not move the appliance when in use.• Do not carry the appliance by the handle or the wires.• Never use the appliance when empty.• Never place aluminium foil or any other object between the plates and the food to be cooked.• Do not remove the grease tray during cooking. If the grease tray becomes full during cooking, allow the appliance to cool before emptying it.• Do not immerse the plates in water or place them on a fragile surface while they are hot.• To maintain the coating’s non-stick qualities, avoid heating for too long when empty.• The plates should never be handled while hot.• Do not cook in foil or baking parchment.• To avoid damaging your appliance, never use it to prepare flambé recipes.• Never place aluminium foil or any other object between the plates and the elements.
• Never heat or cook in the "open grill" position.
• Never heat up the appliance without the cooking plates. Recommendations/Information
• Thank you for purchasing this appliance, which is intended for domestic use only.
• For your safety, this appliance complies with the applicable standards and regulations (Directives regarding low voltage appliances, electromagnetic compatibility, food contact materials, the environment etc.).• There may be a slight odour or smokiness when the appliance is used for the first time.• To clean the cooking plates, use a sponge, hot water and washing-up liquid.• In the interests of the consumer, our company reserves the right to modify the characteristics or components of its products at any time.• Any solid or liquid food that comes into contact with parts marked with the logo must not be consumed.• If the food is too thick, the safety system prevents the appliance from being switched on.• The element must not be washed. If it is really dirty, wait for it to cool completely and rub with a dry cloth.
• The indicator panel is fragile: Clean, wipe and dry it only with a soft, dry cloth. Do not clean it with a wet sponge as this may damage its functionality.
• The indicator panel is fragile: Clean, wipe and dry it only with a soft, dry cloth. Do not clean it with a wet sponge as this may damage its functionality. Environment Let’s help protect the environment!Your appliance contains many recoverable or recyclable materials.Take it to a collection point or, failing that, to an authorised service centre for processing.46 47

Sausage Red meat (off the bone) Poultry: breast or thigh (off the bone) Fish: salmon fillet Manual mode: Traditional grill for manual operation Guide to cooking programs Panini Burger NOTE: Maximum thickness of food 4 cm and minimum thickness of food 4mm for all cooking programs and manual mode.

1 Remove all packaging materials, stickers and accessories from the inside and the outside of the appliance. The colour sticker on the cooking level indicator can be changed, according to the language. You can replace it with the one on the inside of the packaging. 2 Before using for the first time, thoroughly clean the plates with warm water and a little washing-up liquid, rinse and dry thoroughly. 3-4 Position the removable juice collection tray at the front of the appliance.

5 If desired for the best results you may wipe the cooking plates using a paper towel dipped in a little cooking oil, to improve the non-stick release. 6 Remove any surplus oil using a clean kitchen paper towel. 7 Connect the appliance to the mains. (note the cord should be fully unwound). Close the grill. 8 Press the On/Off button. Note: It is normal for the program lights to illuminate in succession until a program has been selected. 9 If the food that you wish to cook is frozen, press the button“frozen food”. The cooking time will then be adjusted automatically to allow for this. 10 Select the appropriate cooking mode according to what type of food you wish to cook.48 49

11 Press the “OK” button: the appliance starts pre-heating and the cooking level indicator flashes purple. NB: If you have selected the wrong program, return to stage 8. 12 Wait for 4-7 minutes. 13 An audible tone is heard and the cooking level indicator stops flashing purple when the pre-heating mode is complete. Comments: At the end of pre-heating, if the appliance remains closed, the safety system will turn off the product.

For meat less than 4 mm thickness, after preheating the grill and closing the lid, press OK to ensure the appliance recognises the food and that the cooking cycle starts. If you are uncertain about what cooking mode to use for other foods because it is not listed above, please refer to the “Cooking table for out of program food” page 55. 6 cooking programs and a manual mode Select this cooking program if you want to cook burgers. Select this cooking program if you want to cook red meat : steak (off the bone) Select this cooking program if you want to cook poultry (off the bone): thigh, breast, escalope Select this cooking program if you want to cook fish: salmon steak Select this cooking program if you want to cook paninis* Select this cooking program if you want to cook sausage If you select Manual Mode, after the pre- heating phase and once the food is added, the indicator light is a fixed white after closing the lid. You must then control the cooking time manually. Note: With Manual mode there are no audible beeps and the cooking level indicator does not change colour.

14-15 After pre-heating, the appliance is ready for use. Open the grill and place the food on the cooking plate. Note: To ensure correct operation of the automatic sensor you must open the lid fully. 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. The cooking level indicator turns blue and then becomes green to indicate the cooking is in progress (for the best results do not open or move your food during the cooking process). During the cooking in progress stage, a beep sounds at each stage of cooking to warn the user that a cooking level (eg rare/yellow) has been reached. Note for very thin pieces of food: close the appliance, the button OK will flashing and the indicator will stay “fixed purple”, press OK to ensure the appliance recognises the food and that the cooking cycle starts. 18 According to the degree of cooking, the indicator light changes colour. 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 the indicator light is red, your food is well done. N.B.: if you like your meat very rare, remove the meat when the cooking level indicator turns green. Please note, especially for meat, it is normal that cooking results may vary depending on type, quality and origin of food.

Cooking using Dedicated Programs

rare medium well-done

19 -20 When the colour of the cooking level indicator (A6) corresponds to the degree of cooking you require, open the appliance and remove the food.

Comments 21 Close the appliance. The control panel will light up and set itself to ‘choice of program’ mode. Comment: the security system will turn off automatically if no program selection is made. How to cook another batch of food: After finishing your first batch of food:

1. Make sure the appliance is closed

with no food inside.

2. Select the appropriate cooking

mode/program (this step is necessary even if you decide to pick the same cooking mode than for the previous batch of food).

3. Press the “OK” button: the

appliance starts pre-heating. The pre- heating is symbolized by the cooking level indicator that flashes purple.

4. The pre-heating is complete when an

audible beep is heard and the cooking level indicator stops flashing purple.

5. After the pre-heating, the appliance

is ready for use. Open the grill and place the food inside the appliance. Important: - Please note that any new batch of food, the pre-heating phase is mandatory. Remember to always have the grill closed and no food inside in order for the pre-heating to effectively function.

- Then wait for the pre-heating to be complete before opening the grill and place the food inside. N.B.: if the new pre-heating cycle is carried out immediately after the end of the preceding cycle, the pre- heating time will be reduced. 22-23-24 Cook the food according to your personal taste (except for cooking food under 4 mm thick where the cooking cycle has been started by pressing ‘OK’) If you want to cook food to different personal tastes, once you have placed it on the grill, open the lid 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 its cooking cycle until it reaches the ‘well done’ level. 25 Keeping warm function When the cooking process has finished, the appliance will start the keep warm function; the indicator will switch to flashing red and will emit a beep signal every 20 seconds. If the food is left on the grill, it will continue cooking while the cooking plates cool down and during the keeping warm function. You can turn of the beep signal by pressing the ‘OK’ button. Comment: the safety system will turn the appliance off automatically after a certain amount of time.52 53

Cleaning and maintenance

2 H 26 Press the ON/OFF button. 27 Unplug grill from wall outlet 28 Allow to cool for at least 2 hours with the lid closed. To avoid accidental burns, allow grill to cool thor oughly before cleaning. 29 Before cleaning, unlock and remove the plates to avoid damaging the cooking surface. 30 The juice collection tray and the cooking plates are dishwasher safe. 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 them with a dry cloth. Note: After cleaning the upper and lower plates should be re-fitted in their original positions and are not interchangeable.

Cleaning 31-32 If you do not use a dishwasher, you can use warm water and a little washing-up liquid to clean the cooking plates, then rinse thoroughly to remove any residue. Dry carefully with a paper towel or dry soft cloth. Do not use metallic scouring pads, steel wool or any abrasive cleaners to clean any part of the grill, only use nylon or non-metallic cleaning sponges. Empty the juice collection tray and wash in warm water and a little washing-up liquid, then dry it carefully with a paper towel or dry soft cloth. 33 To clean the outside of the grill, wipe with a warm, wet sponge and dry with a soft, dry cloth. 34 Do not immerse the body of the grill in water or any other liquid. 35 Always make sure the grill is clean and dry before storing. 36 Any repairs must be carried out by an approved service representative.54 55

Trouble shooting guide Problem Cause Solution The appliance switches to manual mode when starting a cooking cycle.

• Starting a cooking cycle without preheating.

• 2 possible options: - allow to cook, but you must monitor the cooking (white LED = manual mode) - stop the appliance, remove the food, close the appliance properly, reprogram the appliance and wait until end of preheating. The appliance switches to manual mode when starting a cooking cycle.

• Appliance failure. • Contact your local Tefal Customer Service. The appliance stops during the pre-heating or cooking cycle.

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

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

• Disconnect the appliance from the mains leave for 2-3 mins, restart the process. The next time you use the appliance, make sure you open and close it briefly for best cooking results. If the problem continues, contact your local Tefal Customer Service. Indicator flashing after placing the food on the cooking plates.

• Not sensing the food. Meat thickness too thin.

• You must confirm the start of the cooking by pressing the button

Flashing white indicator light. + button flashing or button flashing

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

• Disconnect and reconnect your appliance and immediately restart a preheat cycle. If the problem persists, contact your Customer Service. The appliance no longer beeps. I have put in my food and closed the appliance but cooking has not started.

• Your food has a depth thicker than 4 cm.

• Your food is under 4 mm thick.

• You have not waited for the appliance to pre-heat.

• Food must not be thicker than 4cm.

• You must confirm the start of the cooking by pressing the button OK.

• Wait for the audible beep and the cooking level indicator to flash purple before adding food. I have put in my food but the indicator stays on PURPLE

• You have not completely opened the grill when putting on the food.

• Completely open the grill then close it.

• Not sensing the food. Meat thickness too thin. Minimum thickness = 4mm

• Confirm the start of the cooking by pressing the button

The appliance turns itself off during cooking in manual mode.

• The cooking time has exceeded 30 minutes.

• Press the on/off button and re-start the manual mode. Tip, especially for meat: the cooking results on the preset programmes may vary depending on origin, cut and quality of the food being cooked, the programmes have been set and tested for good quality food. Similarly, the thickness of the meat has to be taken into account during cooking; you may not cook food that is thicker than 4 cm. Food Cooking program Cooking level Bread slices of bread, toasted sandwiches burger: (after pre-cooking the meat) Meat & Poultry Pork fillet (boneless), pork belly Lamb (boneless) Frozen chicken nuggets Gammon steak Marinated chicken breast Vegetables Potatoes (3 mm slices) Leeks (7-8 mm slices) Courgettes (7-8 mm slices) Peppers Fish Whole trout Shelled prawns King prawns (with and without shells on) Tuna steak Cooking table for out of program food rare medium well-done Manual mode Toasted sandwiches, panini... (thin slices of similar thickness) Fixed temp Dedicated program Cooking level colour indicator Red meat Rare Medium Well-done Burger Rare Medium Well-done Panini Lightly cooked Well-done Crispy Fish Lightly cooked Medium Well-done Chicken* Fully cooked Sausage* Fully cooked Program table Tips: if you like your meat blue rare, you can use For frozen food, press before selecting your program.

• Chicken and sausages must only be cooked well-done.56 57