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BEFORE FIRST USE
• Remove all packing material and stickers from the product and save instruction manual.
Caution:
Tear up all plastic bags as they can pose a risk to children.
• Cut and remove tie wrap located between the electric plug blades.
• Before using your new appliance, wipe the body of the appliance with a damp cloth.
• Condition the non
-stick cooking surfaces with a light coating of cooking oil. Remove any excess
oil with a cloth or paper towel.
HOW TO USE YOUR AREPA MAKER
When the appliance is operating for the first time, there may be a slight burning odor, as the heating elements
warm up. This represents no danger to the user and does not indicate a defect in the appliance.
Allow the appliance to heat up until the odor clears.
Working Temperature Range
Highest Temperature
°C
°F
°C
°F
160-210
320-410
230
446
•
Prepare the Arepa dough.
• Make balls of dough, about
2 to 3 inches in diameter.
Note:
Be sure that each ball is not larger than the cavity on each cooking plate.
• Place appliance on a flat surface.
Caution:
Because some countertop finishes are more sensitive than others, use care not to place the
appliance on surfaces where heat may cause damage.
• Release the locking latch and lift the lid to open position.
• Plug the appliance into a standard 120 Volt AC outlet.
• The
red-light
indicator “POWER” will come on indicating that the unit is heating.
•
Caution:
The temperature of accessible surfaces may be high when the appliance is operating.
• The unit will pre
-
heat for about 5 minutes and once is ready to cook the green “READY” indicator light will turn
on.
• O
pen the unit using an oven mitt to avoid burning by touching the hot surface.
• Place the balls of dough onto the bottom cooking plate, making sure it does not overflow onto the
cooking plate. You can place up to 4 balls of dough each cooking cycle.
• Close the top cooking plate and lock it and let cook for approximately
10 to 15 minutes.
•
The Green-light indicator
“
READY
”
comes on and off during the cooking cycle.
