USING THE NINJA
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PRO GRILL & GRIDDLE – CONT .
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
for detailed thermometer placement
instructions.
7 When the unit has preheated and ADD
FOOD appears on the display, open
the hood, place food with inserted
thermometer in the unit, and close the
hood over the thermometer cord if the
function requires the hood to be closed.
Correct thermometer placement.
Thermometer grip is fully inside unit.
8 The progress bars at the right of the
display will track doneness. Flashing
doneness indicates progression to that
doneness.
NOTE: When using Grill, Roast, BBQ
Griddle, or Air Crisp, the unit will beep
and display FLIP. Flipping is optional but
recommended.
9 The unit will automatically stop when
desired doneness is almost reached, as
it accounts for carry-over cooking, and
GET FOOD will appear on the display.
10 When REST appears on the display,
transfer the protein to a plate.
Thermometer can be removed before
transferring. The protein will continue to
carry-over cook to your set doneness,
which takes 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.
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NOTE: The thermometer will be HOT.
Use either oven mitts or tongs to take
the thermometer out of the protein.
NOTE: To check the internal temperature
of other pieces of protein, press and hold
MANUAL and insert the thermometer
into each piece of meat.
USING THE THERMOMETER IN
DIFFERENT COOKING SCENARIOS:
Cooking 2 or more proteins of the same
size to different levels of doneness:
• Set the Preset feature to the highest
desired level of doneness.
• Insert the thermometer in the protein
with the highest desired level of
doneness.
• After preheating, place proteins inside
the grill. When the progress bars show
that the lowest desired level of doneness
is reached, remove the protein without
thermometer.
• Continue cooking the remaining protein
until the next desired level of doneness
is reached.
Cooking 2 or more proteins
of different sizes:
• Insert thermometer in the smaller protein
and use the Preset feature to choose the
level of doneness.
• When that protein is done cooking,
remove it from the unit.
• Using oven mitts, transfer thermometer
to the larger protein and use the arrows
to the left of the display to choose its
level of doneness.
Cooking 2 or more different types
of protein:
• Insert thermometer in the protein with
the lowest desired level of doneness.
• Use the Manual feature to choose the
desired internal temperature.
• When that protein is done cooking,
remove it from the unit.
• Using oven mitts, transfer thermometer
to the other protein and use the Manual
feature to choose the desired internal
temperature.
HOW TO CORRECTLY INSERT THE THERMOMETER
NOTE: DO NOT use the thermometer with frozen protein or cuts of meat thinner than
1 inch (2,5 cm).
FOOD TYPE:
PLACEMENT
Steaks
• Insert thermometer
horizontally into the
Pork chops
center of the thickest
Lamb chops
part of the meat.
Chicken breasts
• Make sure the
Burgers
thermometer is close to
Tenderloins
(but not touching) the
bone and away from any
Fish fillets
fat or gristle.
• Make sure the tip of the
thermometer is inserted
straight into the thickest
part 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.
CORRECT
INCORRECT
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