TEFAL OptiGrill

OptiGrill Perfect grilling results from rare to well-done
  • Smart automatic grill that adapts the cooking time to the thickness of the ingredients and indicates the precise cooking level from rare to well done.

Reference: GC702D01

OptiGrill for optimal cooking!

Meet OptiGrill, our ultimate innovation. Its "Automatic Sensor Cooking" technology immediately detects the number of items placed on the grill and their thickness, and adjusts the temperature and cooking time automatically.  An indicator light allows you to monitor your cooking directly: Blue then green at the start of cooking, then yellow when the food is rare, orange when it is medium and red if you like your food well-done.

OptiGrill™ by Tefal®, for successful grilling all year round to satisfy all your friends and family every time!
  • 6 cooking programmes (red meat, poultry, fish, sausages, hamburgers and sandwiches/panini or bacon) to automatically adapt the temperature to each type of food and cook it perfectly.
  • 2 cooking modes: one for frozen food, plus a manual mode that lets you cook anything the way you want.
  • 600cm2 cooking surface (capacity 2 to 4 people), with non-stick die-cast aluminium plates.
  • Large juice tray and 7° angled plates to ensure the cooking juices run off.
Essentials
  • 6 automatic programs and a cooking level indicator for perfect grilling results from rare to well-done

  • 6 cooking programs

    For different types of food: Burger, Poultry, Sandwich, Sausage, Red Meat, Fish.

     

  • Cooking level indicator

    Monitor cooking progress for perfect grilling results from rare to well-done: indicates cooking progress and beeps at every stage to let you know when your meal is cooked the way you like it!

  • Automatic sensor cooking

    Automatic thickness measurement: automatically adjusts to the right temperature for the size and thickness of any food type within the given programs.

  • Dishwasher safe

    Non-stick die-cast aluminum plates and juice tray are dishwasher safe.

  • Extra large capacity juice tray

    Large juice tray and plates with a 7° angle to ensure cooking juices run off.

  • High performance: die-cast aluminum plates

    High-performance die-cast aluminum plates with PTFE coating for an easy cleaning.

Recipes
Instructions & Manual
Frequent questions
No. Once the first batch has finished open the grill fully and remove the food. Close the grill and press OK. You do not have to switch off the grill first. When the lights flash again, choose the mode that you want. The preheating phase should be a lot quicker than the first time as the plates will already be hot. When the Optigrill beeps to say it is ready, open the grill again and put the second batch of food on to the plates and continue as normal.
No as the cooking sensors are not active in manual mode.
Before cleaning your grill, wait around 45 minutes while the device cools. To remove heavy food residue on the grill plates or on the side, we recommend you use a wooden or plastic spatula. To clean the grill and grill components, use a cloth soaked in hot water. Do not immerse the grill in water. Do not use abbrasive cleaning products or products containing alcohol or fuel since these may damage the device.
The appliance has not been fully opened when placing the food on the grill plates before cooking.
Solutions: To allow the appliance to detect the start of the cooking cycle, the appliance must be completely opened before each cooking cycle. If not, the cooking cycle will not start. Completely open the grill then close it and press OK.
• The grill plates have not been properly placed on the plate hooks and therefore, the sensors cannot correctly detect the food.
To rectify this problem, turn off the appliance and allow it to cool down. Then install the cooking plate correctly.
• You started cooking before preheating had finished.
To rectify this: turn off the appliance, remove the food, close the appliance.
Turn the appliance back on, select then confirm a programme and wait until preheating has finished.
• You started cooking food between the plates without preheating.
To rectify this: turn off the appliance, remove the food, close the appliance.
Turn the appliance back on, select then confirm a programme and wait until preheating has finished.
• If the problem persists despite adhering to the advice above: the appliance may need to be repaired.
After following the instructions in the user manual for starting the appliance, make sure that your electrical socket is working by plugging another appliance. If it still does not work, do not try to dismantle or repair the appliance yourself, instead, take it to an approved repair centre
Do not use your appliance. To avoid any danger, have it replaced by an approved repair centre.
The appliance has detected an issue and may need to be repaired.
If you leave the appliance open between 2 cooking cycles it will turn to safety mode and will have to be reset.
To ensure the best cooking results, you should not open the appliance for more than 1 minute during cooking cycles. RESET by unplugging it for 2-3 minutes and restart full cooking cycle.
If your food is under 4 mm thick, it is too thin (like bacon slices), it may not be detected.
This is not a problem simply press the OK key for confirmation for cooking to start.
The appliance needs to be repaired.
You are cooking in Manual Mode. You must monitor and check the food yourself throughout cooking. Or, select one of the other cooking modes and then OK to start a specific cooking cycle.
This may be due to improper cleaning of the cooking plates.
We recommend that you pre-wash your cooking plates in the following manner before putting them in the dishwasher to remove any food residue:
- Soak the plates in hot water and degreasing dish soap for about 30 minutes,
- Scrub both sides of the plate with a sponge or a dish brush, hot water and degreasing dish soap,
- Rinse,
- Put in the dishwasher.
Your appliance contains valuable materials which can be recovered or recycled. Leave it at a local civic waste collection point.
Please go to the “Accessories” section of the website to easily find whatever you need for your product.
Find more detailed information in the Guarantee section of this website.
If you believe that one part is missing, please call Consumer Services Center and we will help you find a suitable solution.
The temperature remains approximatly at 250°C.