Grilling Times - Philips HD4469 Mode D'emploi

6 Place a bowl or plate under the drainage groove to collect fat or juice.
7 Place the ingredients on the grilling plate or plates (Fig. 10).
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 food table at the end of this user manual for recommended grilling times.
Note for HD4408/HD4469: During the grilling process, the green ready-to-cook light
goes out.
Note for HD4407/HD4467: During the grilling process, the temperature light goes
on from time to time. This indicates that the grill is heating up to keep the grilling
temperature at the preset level .
- Contact grill position and oven grill position: put the food in the middle of
the lower grilling plate.
- Barbecue grill position: spread the food on top of the grilling surface.
Turn the food from time to time with a wooden or plastic spatula.
8 Close the grill (only for contact grill and oven 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. 11).
- Oven 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. 12).
9 Open the appliance when the required grilling time has elapsed
(only for contact grill and oven grill positions).
10 Remove the food with a wooden or plastic spatula.
Do not use metal, sharp or abrasive kitchen utensils.
11 If you want to grill another batch of food, remove excess oil from the plates
with a piece of kitchen paper.
12 Wait until the green ready-to-cook light goes on (HD4408/HD4469 only)
or the temperature light goes out (HD4407/HD4467 only) before you put
the food on the grilling plate or plates.
Baking waffles (HD4468 only)
Attach the waffle plate foot and the waffle plates before switching on the appliance.
1 Insert the connecting pin of the waffle plate foot into the waffle plate foot
mounting hole ('click') (Fig. 13).
2 Prepare the waffle batter.
3 Fold out the waffle plate foot (1) to let the grill rest on the waffle plate foot (2)
(Fig. 14).
4 Open the grill and remove the grilling plates (Fig. 15).
To remove the grilling plates, press on the fixing clips on the appliance and then lift
the plates out of the appliance.
5 Place the rear edge of the waffle plates on the appliance (1). Lower the waffle
plates onto the appliance and press them down under the fixing clip (2) (Fig. 16).
Tip: Grease the plates with some oil to prevent the waffles from sticking to the plates.
6 Make sure the grill is closed. Then put the plug in the wall socket (Fig. 7).
The red power-on light goes on to indicate that the grill is connected to
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the mains.
7 Turn the temperature control to setting 3-4.
The red light indicates that the grill is heating up.
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Never let the appliance operate unattended.
8 Wait until the red temperature light goes out.
9 Open the grill and pour a half scoop to 1 scoop (about 200g) of batter in
the centre of each waffle shape on the lower waffle plate.
Be careful: the plates are hot.
10 Close the upper plate and let the batter distribute by itself.
11 Open the grill after 4-5 minutes to check the status. The waffles are ready
when they are golden brown.
12 Remove the waffles with a spatula and let them cool down on a rack.
Note: Do not stack the waffles, otherwise they will lose their crispiness.
Timer (HD4469/HD4408 only)
The timer indicates the end of the grilling time, but does NOT switch off the appliance.
Note: You can also use the 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.
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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
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down.
While the timer counts down, the remaining grilling time flashes on the display.
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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 flashes) 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.

Grilling times

At the end of this user manual, you find a food table with ingredients you can prepare
with the grill. The table gives indications of 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 grilling time.
The actual 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 grill.
Tips
- Lightly grease the food to be grilled (instead of the grilling plates) with a little
butter or oil.This prevents excess butter or oil from smoking.
- The 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 fork.
- 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, first sear the meat at a high
temperature (setting 5). Then set the temperature control one position lower
and grill the food until it is done.
- If you want to defrost frozen food, put the appliance in the oven grill position and
wrap the frozen food in aluminium foil. Set the temperature control to setting
1 or 2. The defrosting time depends on the weight of the food.
Cleaning
Never use abrasive cleaning agents and materials, as this damages the non-stick
coating of the plates.
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 plates.
3 Remove the plates (Fig. 15).
To remove the plates, press on the fixing clips on the appliance and then lift the plates
out of the appliance.
4 Clean the plates with a soft cloth or sponge in hot water with some
washing-up liquid or in the dishwasher (Fig. 18).
Soak the plates in hot water for five minutes with some washing-up liquid to remove
residues. This loosens any caked food or grease.
5 Dry the plates and reassemble them (Fig. 19).
- Put the appliance in the barbecue grill position.
- Place the rear edge of the plates on the appliance (1). Lower the plates onto the
appliance and press them down under the fixing clip (2).
6 Clean the outside of the appliance with a damp cloth.
Replacement
Replacing the timer battery (HD4408/HD4469 only)
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 barbecue grill position and remove the screw from
the hinge (Fig. 20).
2 Close the appliance, turn it around and put it in upright position (1).
Remove the top screw (2) and bottom screw (3) from the hinge (Fig. 21).
3 Remove the hinge cover from the hinge and take the timer out of the hinge
cover (Fig. 22).
4 Open the battery compartment cover of the timer with a coin and remove
the old battery. Dispose of the old battery (see chapter 'Recycling') (Fig. 23).
5 Place the new battery in the battery compartment with the + pole facing
the battery compartment cover (Fig. 24).