Use and Care Manual

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6 While the unit is preheating, insert the
thermometer horizontally into the center of
the thickest part of the piece of protein. Refer
to the chart on the adjacent page on further
thermometer placement instructions.
7 When the unit has preheated and “ADD FOOD”
appears on the screen, open the hood, place
food with inserted thermometer in the unit, and
close the hood over the thermometer cord.
8 The progress bar at the top of the display will
track doneness. Flashing doneness indicates
progression to that doneness.
9 The unit will automatically stop when desired
doneness is almost reached, as it accounts for
carry-over cooking, and “GET FOOD” will display
on the screen.
10 Transfer the protein to a plate while “REST”
displays on the screen. Thermometer does
not need to still be inserted. The protein
will continue to carry-over cook to your set
doneness, which will take about 3–5 minutes.
This is an important step, as not resting could
lead to results looking “less” cooked. Carry-
over cook times can vary based on size of
protein, cut of protein, and type of protein.
USING THE NINJA® FOODI® SMART XL GRILL – CONT.
4 Press START/STOP to begin preheating. The
progress bar will begin illuminating. It will
take approximately 10 minutes for the unit to
preheat.
5 When preheating is complete, the unit will
beep and “ADD FOOD” will appear on the
display.
6 Open the hood and place ingredients on the
grill grate. Once the hood is closed, cooking will
begin and the timer will start counting down.
Grill
1 Place the cooking pot in the unit with the
indent on the pot aligned with the bump on
the main unit. Then place the grill grate in the
pot with the handles facing up. Ensure the
splatter shield is in place, then close the hood.
2 Press the GRILL button. The default
temperature setting will display. Use the set of
arrows to the left of the display to adjust the
temperature up to MAX.
3 Use the set of arrows to the right of the display
to adjust the cook time, in 1-minute increments,
up to 30 minutes, or, if using the thermometer,
refer to the instructions on previous pages.
NOTE: To use the thermometer just to check your
food’s internal doneness, press MANUAL for 2
seconds and the food’s internal temperature will
appear on the screen. Press and hold button
again to exit mode.
To turn on the unit, plug the power cord into a wall outlet, then press the button.
HOW TO CORRECTLY INSERT THE THERMOMETER
NOTE: DO NOT use the thermometer with frozen protein or for cuts of meat thinner than 1 inch.
FOOD TYPE: PLACEMENT CORRECT INCORRECT
Steaks
Pork chops
Lamb chops
Chicken breasts
Burgers
Tenderloins
Fish fillets
• Insert thermometer horizontally into the center
of the thickest part of the meat.
• Make sure the thermometer is close to
(but not touching) the bone and away from
any fat or gristle.
• Make sure the tip of the thermometer is
inserted straight into the center of the meat,
not angled toward the bottom or top of it.
NOTE: The thickest part of the fillet may not be the
center. It is important that the end of the thermometer
hits this area so that desired results are achieved.
Whole chicken
• Insert thermometer horizontally into the
thickest part of the breast, parallel to, but not
touching, the bone.
• Make sure the tip reaches the center of the
thickest part of the breast and doesn’t go all
the way through the breast into the cavity.