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The Cuisinart kitchen could go on for pages with delicious recipes for tasty pizzas - and you have your
favorites too - but here is a small selection of some combinations and tips that will hopefully bring some
new flavors to your table. The cover height adjuster and top-melting feature of the Cuisinart
®
Griddler
®
Deluxe makes it the perfect tool for grilled pizzas. You can always start out with our classic Grilled Pizza on
page 11 and build from there, or you can take some components from the options below as a fun treat for
your family.
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Food Preparation
Plate and
Position
Suggested Grilling
Temperatures and Times
Quesadillas
Prepare quesadillas according to your
favorite recipe.
Grill or Griddle; Closed
(with cover height
adjuster)
Preheat both plates to 400°F. Put the prepared quesadilla on
the preheated lower plate. Close the top and using the cover
height adjuster, set the upper plate so it is just sitting on top
of the quesadillas. Grill for about 2 to 3 minutes, depending
on thickness and filling of the quesadillas.
Eggs
Fried or over-easy. Up to 4 eggs
per plate.
Griddle; Open or Flat
Preheat to 350°F. Break the eggs onto the hot griddle plates.
Flip once whites are set, about 3 to 3½ minutes, and then
remove when cooked to desired doneness.
French Toast Prepare French toast as desired. Griddle; Open
Preheat to 350°F. Flip after 3 to 5 minutes, depending on
thickness. Cook for an additional 2 to 3 minutes.
Steak & Eggs
Up to 2 inches thick.
Season to taste. Drain off marinade
well if marinated before grilling.
Grill and Griddle; Open
Preheat lower plate to 350°F; upper plate to 450°F. Put the
seasoned steak(s) on the preheated upper grill plate. Grill for
about 4 to 10 minutes per side, depending on thickness and
desired doneness. After flipping steak(s) to cook the second
side, add the eggs to the preheated griddle plate and cook
for 3 to 3½ minutes per side. At that time, the steaks should
be done as well (or shortly thereafter, depending on the
thickness).
Vegetables
Have vegetables evenly cut. Season or
marinate if desired.
Grill; Open, Flat or Closed
(if closed, be sure that
the vegetables are all the
exact same thickness, or
results will be uneven)
Preheat to 400°F. Grill until tender. This will vary depending
on the types of vegetables used, but should take between
10 and 30 minutes. Refer to our recipe on page 17 for
more specifics.
Pizza (see Pizza Chart
for great recipe ideas)
Prepare pizza dough or use
purchased; prepare desired toppings.
Grill; Closed and Open
(with cover height
adjuster)
Grill dough on 450°F with the unit closed. Open to add
toppings and using the cover height adjuster, close upper plate
until it is sitting right above the top of the pizza, not
touching it. Cook until cheese/toppings are melted and
browned, about 10 to 15 minutes.
Food Ingredients Preparation Cooking Procedure
Eggplant-
Pesto-
Tomato
¾ to 1 pound pizza dough
olive oil for brushing
¼ cup prepared pesto
½ small eggplant, ½-inch-thick round
slices - grilled for 4 minutes per side
1 cup halved cherry tomatoes
salt and pepper, to taste
2 ounces fresh mozzarella, sliced into
1- to 2-inch pieces
Cooking Position and Plates: Closed; Grill
or Griddle
Preheat Temperature: 450°F upper and
lower
Roll dough out to about 10-inch
rectangle, to fit shape of plate as best
you can.
Brush top and bottom of dough with
olive oil.
Grill oiled pizza dough for about 5 minutes in the
Closed position.
Open grill and carefully top with pesto, eggplant,
tomatoes, salt, pepper and mozzarella.
Using the cover height adjuster, close upper plate
until it is sitting right above the top of the pizza,
not touching it. Cook until cheese/toppings are
melted, about 10 to 15 minutes.