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HINTS AND TIPS
OIL
• We recommend using vegetable oil, corn oil or rapeseed oil. Always check your oil is
recommended for deep frying.
Do not
mix different oils or new and old oil together.
• Always start with clean oil. To keep your oil clean, strain out any pieces of food after
use, and replace the oil completely after 10 uses, or longer than 6 months.
• To keep your food crisp and prevent it from soaking up too much oil, always make sure
your oil is heated to the right temperature before you start cooking.
• If you are battering food before frying, drain off any excess batter before adding it to
the Fryer. This will prevent you having to clean pieces of batter from the oil.
• The tank is removable, tip and pour to empty. Do not attempt to empty the oil when
the oil or appliance is still hot. Cool completely (approximately 2 hours) before moving,
changing the oil, cleaning and storing the Fryer.
• You can store the oil in a separate pot after use or store it inside the Fryer. If storing oil
in the Fryer you must keep the oil clean and sealed. Do not store the oil inside the Fryer
for more than 4 weeks. If you do not use the Fryer frequently, empty the oil after each
use, clean the appliance and store the oil separately until it is required again.
COOKING
• A wide variety of savoury and sweet foods can be cooked in the Fryer.
• Generally, foods with a batter or coating on the outside need a higher
cooking temperature.
• Frozen foods and raw meat should be cooked at a lower temperature, so they heat
through without browning too quickly.
• Foods cooked from frozen will require longer cooking times than fresh items.
• Remove any excess ice from the outside of frozen food, to avoid the oil spitting when
you add food to the Fryer.
• If you are planning on cooking several different foods in the Fryer in one cooking
session, start with the least strongly flavoured food first, so that the oil does not transfer
flavours between the foods.
• Foods containing sugar can turn brown outside without being fully cooked inside, cook
them at a lower temperature. Always check the food is fully cooked before serving.
• We strongly recommend that you do not fill the basket more than two thirds full of
food. For chips, do not cook more than 350g at one time.
• Cook food for the recommended amount of time, according to the ‘Guide to
ingredients and cooking times’ or the instructions on the food packet.
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CAUTION:
Remember that the food may begin to turn golden brown before it is fully
cooked, check the food is fully cooked before serving.
