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Cooking home battered food
This method allows for the fact that if wet
batter is placed in the basket prior to cooking
the food may stick to the basket. This
method of cooking requires extreme care.
1. Adjust the control dial to the desired
temperature. The red temperature indicator
light will illuminate.
2. When the oil has reached the required
temperature the light will go out.
Note: Leave the basket in the down
position.
3. Remove the lid of the fryer.
4. Coat the food in batter and allow it to drain
slightly to get rid of the excess coating.
5. Very carefully, slowly lower the coated food
into the hot oil, using a suitable implement
or tongs. This allows the batter to become
solid and prevents it sealing to the mesh of
the basket.
Note: Remember to take care as the oil
may spit as the food is added.
You can now follow the instructions as given
in the general cooking method, steps 4 - 8.
Using your Sunbeam Stainless Deep Fryer continued
Hints for perfect frying
1. Never use the fryer without oil.
2. Always use the best quality oil possible. We
recommend corn, nut, seed or vegetable
oils. Never use butter, margarine or olive
oils.
3. Avoid mixing oils of different qualities or
types.
4. Change the oil when it becomes brown or
milky in colour.
5. Take into account the food to be cooked
before setting the frying temperature. As a
general guide precooked food will need a
higher temperature than raw food, and the
larger the individual items the lower the
temperature should be.
6. Large pieces of food should not be deep
fried, as they take to long to cook thus
absorbing too much oil.
7. Fry small amounts at a time, adding too
much at a time will decrease the oils
temperature and increase the chance that
food will stick together.
8. Make sure that food is dry before frying,
wet food will splatter.
9. Always dry or roll wet food in flour before
coating in a batter. Otherwise the extra
steam created will separate the coating
from the food.
10. Preheat the oil with the lid on.
11. Remove lid whilst cooking.
