Melissa 643-198 Use, Tips for Preparation of Food, Before lowering the basket, After cooking

•Clean the lid (11), bowl (5), basket (9) and casing

(6) using warm water and a little washing-up liquid, and dry the parts carefully. The parts can also be washed in a dishwasher.

•Fit the heating element and the control panel (4 and

1) in the bowl by inserting the pins on the inside of the plastic unit down into the grooves on the rear of the bowl.

•NOTE; Heating element must be pushed all the way down, to activate safety switch. Otherwise unit may not be able to heat

•Fit the handle (10) onto the basket by clipping together the handle’s two metal braces, inserting them into the brackets on the inside of the basket and tilting them in against the metal plate. Then loosen the knob on the metal braces, so they are firmly fixed in the bracket, and the black plastic knob on the handle is at right angles to the basket.

Check that the handle is fitted correctly before you use the basket.

USE

•Check that the deep fat fryer is switched off.

•Pour the required amount of oil into the bowl. Fill the oil to somewhere between the minimum and maximum level marks on the inside of the bowl. We recommend using liquid oil, which is recommended

for deep fat frying.

Tip: You can use lard or other solid fat if you wish, but you will need to melt it first in the bowl. Set the temperature control to the lowest temperature and add the fat in small pieces. Only turn the temperature up to the desired level once the fat has melted.

•Place the lid on the bowl.

•Plug the fryer in, and set it to the desired temperature by turning the temperature control (3). The red temperature indicator lights up and remains on while the deep fat fryer is heating up. Once the deep fat fryer has reached the selected temperature, the temperature indicator (2) goes out. The temperature indicator comes on and goes off during use, which merely indicates that it is maintaining the selected temperature.

•Do not add the food until the required temperature is reached.

•Remove the lid from the deep fat fryer.

•Place the food in the basket and lower it carefully into the bowl. Make sure the oil level does not rise to the edge of the bowl.

•Put the lid on the deep fat fryer by pressing the two plastic grooves on the lid over the metal braces on the handle and tilting the lid downwards towards the edge of the basket. Always hold the basket handle firmly when fitting or removing the lid.

•NOTE: Heating element must be pushed all the way down to activate safety switch. Otherwise unit may not be able to heat.

Important!

Be careful, as the oil may spit. Take care when removing the lid, as hot steam may be released.

The non-auto resetting thermostat, built-in the product

If the deep fryer has been in use for a prolonged time, the built-in non-auto resetting thermostat will activate and cut off the current to protect the appliance from overheating.

Reset the thermostat by pushing the indicated button, after the heating element has cooled down, to enable the deep fryer to function normally again.

TIPS FOR PREPARATION OF FOOD

Before lowering the basket

•Always make sure that the food is dry before lowering it into the hot oil.

•Ensure that the food is roughly the same size so that it cooks evenly. Avoid very thick pieces.

•Some types of food should be breaded before being cooked in the deep fat fryer.

•Make sure you remove as much ice as possible from frozen food. However, it does not need to be defrosted before cooking.

•Do not fill the basket above the max mark on the metal plate under the handle.

Important!

The handle may be very hot after any prolonged period of use.

Cooking tips

Below is a guide to cooking temperatures and times for various foods:

	Temperature	Time
Breaded fish fillets	170° C	5-6 min.
Large prawns	170° C	3-5 min.
Chicken breasts	175° C	3-4 min.
Breaded chicken fillets 170° C		12-15 min.
Onion rings	180° C	3 min.
Battered broccoli	185° C	2-3 min.
French fries
(1st stage)	160° C	8-10 min.
French fries
(2nd stage)	190° C	3-4 min.

After cooking

1.Lift the basket up out of the bowl and tilt it so that it rests on the edge of the bowl.

2.Allow the oil to drip from the food before removing the basket.

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