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TROUBLESHOOTING
CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE
• Clean the appliance after every use.
• Do not use metal kitchen utensils or abrasive cleaning materials to clean the pan, basket and the
inside of the appliance as this may damage the non-stick coating.
1. Remove the power plug from the power socket and allow the appliance to cool down.
NOTE: Remove the pan to let the Air Fryer cool down quickly.
2. Wipe the outside of the appliance with a moist cloth.
3. Clean the pan and basket with hot water, some washing-up liquid and a non-abrasive sponge.
• You can remove any remaining dirt by using a degreasing liquid.
NOTE: The pan and basket are dishwasher-proof.
TIP: If dirt is stuck to the basket or the bottom of the pan, fill the pan with hot water and some
washing liquid. Put the basket in the pan and let the pan and the basket soak for about 10
minutes.
4. Clean the inside of the appliance with hot water and non-abrasive sponge.
5. Clean the heating element with a cleaning brush to remove any food residues.
STORAGE
1. Unplug the appliance from the power socket.
2. Make sure all parts are clean and dry.
RESPECT THE ENVIRONMENT
Do not discard the appliance with the normal household waste when it is no longer useable.
Instead, bring it for recycling it at your nearest recycling centre.
PROBLEM
POSSIBLE CAUSES
SOLUTION
The air fryer
The appliance is not Insert the power plug into an earthed power socket
does not work plugged in
Timer is not set
Turn the timer knob to the desired time to switch on
the appliance
The ingredients fried
The amount of
Put smaller batches of ingredients in the basket.
with the air fryer are ingredients in the basket
Smaller batches are fried move evenly
not done
is too big.
The set temperature is Turn the temperature control knob to the required
too low.
Temperature setting
(see section ‘settings’ in
chapter ‘Using the appliance’).
The ingredients are
Certain types of
Ingredients that lie on top of or across each other
fried unevenly in
ingredients need to be
(e.g. fries)
need to be shaken halfway through the
the air fryer
shaken halfway through
preparation time.
(see section ‘settings’ in chapter
the preparation time
‘Using the appliance’).
Fried snacks are not
You used a type of
Use oven snacks or lightly brush some oil onto the
crispy when they
snacks meant to be
snacks for a crisper result.
come out of the
prepared in a traditional
air fryer
deep fryer.
I cannot slide the
There are too much
Do not fill the basket beyond the MAX indication
pan into the air fryer
ingredients in the basket.
properly
The basket is not placed Push the basket down into the pan until you hear
in the pan correctly. a Click.
White smoke comes
Greasy ingredients.
When you fry greasy ingredients in the Air Fryer., a
out from the air fryer
large amount of oil will leak into the pan. The oil
produces white smoke and the pan may heat up
More than usual. This does not affect the appliance
or the end result.
The pan still contains
White smoke is caused by grease heating up in the
grease residues from pan. Make sure you clean the pan properly after
previous use
each use.
Fresh fries are fried
You did not use fresh
Use fresh potatoes and make sure that they stay
unevenly in the
potatoes.
firm during frying.
air fryer
You did not rinse the Rinse the potato sticks properly to remove starch
potato sticks properly
from the outside of the sticks.
before you fried them.
Fresh fries are not
The crispiness of the
Make sure you dry the potato sticks properly before
crispy when they fries depends on the
you add the oil.
come out of the
amount of oil and water
air fryer in the fries.
Cut the potato sticks smaller for a crispier result
Add slightly more oil for a crisper result.
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