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6
To install or replace the filter, first close the fryer cover. Then, push the release latch on the
filter cover (Fig. E) towards the back of the fryer and remove the filter cover. If replacing an
old filter, remove old filter and discard. Unwrap the new charcoal filter and insert it into the
filter compartment.
Replace the filter cover by holding it at an angle and
inserting the two tabs into the cover slots. Snap into
place by pushing down. Replacement filters may
be purchased through the Presto Consumer Service
Department (page 2).
Attaching basket handle to basket
Before using the deep fryer, you will need to attach
the basket handle to the basket. Follow these steps:
1. Hold the basket in one hand and the basket
handle in your other hand. The PRESTO logo
on the handle should be facing up. You will
be placing the pegs, which are at the ends of
the two basket handle bars, into the two holes
in the basket bracket (Fig. F).
2. While holding the pegs near the peg holes, tilt
the handle inward before attempting to place
the pegs in their holes. You will not be able
to fit the second peg into its hole if the handle
bars are positioned too close to the bracket.
3. Place one of the pegs in one of the peg holes.
Then squeeze the handle bars together and fit
the opposite peg in the other hole (Fig. G).
4. While squeezing the handle bars together and
keeping the pegs in the holes, rotate the handle
towards the basket rim, allowing the handle bars
to snap into the tabs (Fig. H) on the bracket. The
handle is now in the locked position.
WARNING!
Failure to securely attach the basket
handle can result in the release of the basket
during use, which may result in severe burns.
For instructions on positioning basket in fryer,
see step 3 in “To fry” section on page 7.
Important Fryer Guidelines
• Use the deep fryer only on a clean, dry, level,
stable, and heat-resistant surface, away from the
countertop edge.
• WARNING!
Hot oil can cause serious and painful
burns. Close supervision is necessary when any
appliance is used by or near children.
• WARNING!
Oil and water do not mix. The combination can be dangerous. When the oil is
heated, any water droplets in the oil super-heat, becoming a volatile steam that can cause hot
oil to spatter, boil over, or even erupt out of the deep fryer.
Hot oil can cause severe burns!
Accordingly, before pouring oil into the removable pot, be sure that the pot and all parts
are
completely dry.
Before placing food in deep fryer, always remove ice crystals and
excess moisture from food by patting dry with paper toweling.
• CAUTION!
When frying doughs, such as beignets, donuts, dumplings, hushpuppies, and
fritters, use the scoop provided or tongs, rather than a fork, to turn food during frying and
to remove food from oil. These foods may develop air bubbles during heating, which may
burst and cause burns.
• CAUTION!
Flour tortillas contain air bubbles. During frying, oil can become trapped within
these bubbles. If not properly drained, the bubbles can burst and cause burns. Therefore,
after frying tortillas, carefully raise them out of the vegetable oil and allow oil to drain
from the tortillas for approximately 30 seconds.
• CAUTION!
Because raw fries contain a high percentage of moisture, extreme care must
be used when frying. Follow special frying instructions found in “To fry” steps 1, 4, 5,
and 6 (pages 7 and 8), the timetable (page 10), and the Raw French Fries recipe (page 11).
• WARNING!
To avoid the risk of electrocution or severe disfiguring electrical burns, do
not let children handle or put electrical cords or plugs in their mouths. Do not let the cord
or plug come in contact with water or other liquid.
• Never use the deep fryer without the removable pot,
without oil, or with insufficient oil. Failure to fill fryer
with oil to the minimum (MIN) fill level will cause
overheating and damage to the product. Also never
exceed the maximum (MAX) fill level. Using more
than the maximum amount may cause the oil to boil
over the top of the fryer. The MIN and MAX fill levels
are embossed inside the removable pot (Fig. I). The
minimum amount of oil for this fryer is six, 8-ounce
cups and the maximum amount is eight, 8-ounce cups.
• Use vegetable oil, such as canola, corn, sunflower,
peanut, or soybean, for frying. Frying foods in butter, margarine, olive oil, or animal fat is
not recommended because they have lower smoking temperatures.
• Always remove plug from wall outlet and then magnetic plug end from fryer when not
in use. Always allow fryer to cool completely with cover closed before removing oil and
before cleaning.
How To Use
To fill with oil
1. Open the deep fryer cover. If the frying basket is in the fryer, remove it and set it aside.
2. Fill the removable pot with vegetable oil or shortening up to the maximum oil level line
(MAX) located on the inside of the removable pot (Fig. I). Use eight, 8-ounce cups of
oil or four pounds of shortening. The amount of oil in the removable pot must always be
between the MIN and MAX level markings.
Never exceed the MAX level mark.
Cover
vents
Filter cover
Charcoal filter
Release
latch
Filter
compartment
Fig. E
Window
Fig. F
Fig. H
Tabs
Handle
Fig. G
Peg
Handle
bar
Basket
bracket
Peg
hole
Handle bars
Peg
Peg
hole
Tabs
Slots
Fig. I
