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Before Using for the First Time
1. Remove all packing material and labels from the
inside and outside of the Air Convection Fryer.
Check that there is no packaging underneath and
around the frying basket and drawer.
2. Your Air Convection Fryer is shipped with the
frying basket locked into the drawer, inside the
Air Convection Fryer body. Firmly grasp the frying
basket handle, slide the clear basket lock on top
of the handle forward and pull the frying basket
drawer out; place on a flat, clean work area.
3.
To unlock and remove the frying basket from
the drawer:
slide the clear basket lock on top of
the handle forward to expose the basket release
button. Press the basket release button with your
thumb and lift the frying basket up and out of the
drawer. (See Figure 2.)
4. Wash frying basket and drawer in hot, soapy water.
5.
DO NOT IMMERSE THE AIR FRYER BODY IN
WATER.
Wipe Air Convection Fryer body with a
damp cloth. Dry all parts thoroughly.
6.
Lock the clean frying basket into the drawer.
There are 2 tabs on each side of the handle. Slide
the 2 handle tabs into the notches on the top of the basket drawer. With the basket lock
forward, place and the button depressed, an audible click can be heard as the frying
basket handle locks securely into place. (See Figure 3.)
IMPORTANT:
Slide the clear basket lock back over the basket release button to prevent
accidental frying basket release.
7. Replace the assembled frying basket/drawer into the Air Convection Fryer body.
NOTE:
During first use, the Air Convection Fryer may emit a slight odor. This is normal
and will not affect the flavor or air convection frying.
Operating Instructions
IMPORTANT!
The maximum food capacity recommended for this air frying basket is 5.3
quarts, 5 liters, 4.4 lbs., 4 to 6 cups, depending. The air frying basket will accommodate up
to a 9-inch round x 3-inch deep bake or pie pan.
WARNING!
This Digital Air Convection Fryer should not be used to boil water.
WARNING!
This Digital Air Convection Fryer should never be used to deep fry foods.
1. Place the Air Convection Fryer on a flat, heat-resistant work area, close to a 120V AC
electrical outlet.
2. Plug cord in the wall outlet. An audible beep will sound, the control panel will flash
momentarily. The red
POWER/STANDBY
( ) symbol under the selector dial will
illuminate.
2. Firmly grasp the frying basket handle to open frying basket drawer; then remove the
drawer from the body and place on a flat, clean surface.
3. Place food into the frying basket. Do not overfill. To ensure proper cooking and air
circulation, NEVER fill the frying basket more than 2/3 full. When air frying fresh
vegetables, we do not recommend adding more than 4 to 6 cups of food to the frying
basket.
4. Insert the assembled frying basket drawer into the front of the Air Convection Fryer.
Always make sure frying basket drawer is fully closed.
5. To begin, press the orange
START/STOP
( ) button on the selector dial.
6. The touchscreen control panel will appear.
POWER
( ) will turn green.
7. The default
TIME
and
TEMP
: 15:00 minutes and 370°F will alternate on the digital display.
IMPORTANT:
If no buttons are pressed, the Digital Air Convection Fryer will remain
in standby mode. When the cooking time is achieved, the Air Fryer will auto shut off. The
red
POWER
( ) appears and the
white convection fan
( ) will continue to twirl for
20 seconds,then 5 beeps will sound as the Air Convection Fryer automatically turns OFF.
Figure 3
Figure 2
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