Frying times &
temperature chart
These frying times are intended as a
guide only and should be adjusted to suit
quantity or thickness of food and your own
taste.
For model with fixed temperature
Fresh chips
(1kg)
6-10 minutes
Frozen chips
(800g) 6-10 minutes
Scampi
Frozen in crumbs just enough to
loosely cover the basket area
3-4 minutes
Fresh or frozen fish
in batter (150g)
10 minutes
Chicken portions
in crumbs
frozen
14 minutes
fresh
11 minutes
Beef burgers
2 minutes
Mushrooms
2-3 minutes
For model with variable
temperature
Fresh cut chips
1kg
190ºC
10-12min
Frozen chips 800g
190ºC
12-15min
Fresh Cod or Haddock
300/400g 2 or 3 pieces
190ºC
8-10 min
Frozen Cod or Haddock
300/400g 2 or 3 pieces
170ºC
10-15 min
Frozen Plaice
1x150g piece
190ºC (5-6 min)
Whitebate
just enough to cover base of
basket
190ºC
1-2 min
Scampi
frozen in crumbs
170ºC (3-5 min)
Just enough to cover base
of basket
Beefburgers*
150 or 170ºC
2oz/55g 4 pieces 4-6 min
4oz/110g 2 pieces 5-10 min
Fresh or defrosted chicken portions in
crumbs*
2x200g pieces
170ºC
20-25 min
Frozen chicken portions in crumbs*
2x200g pieces
170ºC 25-30
min
Mushrooms
200g
190ºC
2-3 min
Weights stated are maximum advised.
*Chicken and Beef burgers can taint the
oil leaving a taste you may not want when
frying other foods, if so change the oil.
Helpline
If you have any difficulty with your
appliance, do not hesitate to call us. We’re
more likely able to help than the store from
where you bought it.
Please have the following information
ready to enable our staff to deal with your
query quickly:
•
Name of the product
•
Model number as shown on the
underside of the appliance
•
Serial number.
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