Bayou Classic DB250, DB375 owner manual Cooking OIL Important Facts to Know

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11.When frying is complete, first turn off gas supply at the cylinder valve, then close regulator valves. Do this before removing the basket from hot oil.

12.Wearing protective gloves, carefully remove basket from oil. Keep basket above the pot to drain.

13.After hot oil has sufficiently drained, carefully remove food from basket. Allow liquid to cool to 115˚F (45˚C) or below before moving cooking vessel.

WARNING

Fryer thermometer should not be inserted into food or touching food when measuring temperature of cooking oil. End of the thermometer stem should be at least 1 inch below oil level.

CAUTION

Wait for oil to cool to or below 115˚F (45˚C) before pouring into its plastic container. Hot oil can melt the plastic and cause severe burns or bodily harm.

COOKING NOTE:

When frying the very first basket of food product, the food may reach proper doneness before the cooking oil returns to the optimum frying range between 325˚F to 350˚F. This is normal.

For subsequent basket loads of food, the oil should return to the 325˚F to 350˚F cooking range while the food product fries to proper doneness.

As cooking process continues, a steady frying temperature can be maintained with burner flame adjusted to a lower setting.

COOKING OIL: Important Facts to Know

Since early times when human civilization first developed pots and pans, people have used various forms of cooking oil for frying. Originally animal fat (grease/lard) was used for frying which now is mostly replaced by olive, vegetable and peanut oil.

It is almost universal knowledge that over-heated cooking oil will catch fire and burn. Cooking oil has a flashpoint temperature ranging from 550˚F to 700˚F, depending on type of oil used, altitude and ambient temperature. However, most people do not realize that cooking oil typically does not burn when below its flashpoint temperature.

Cooking oil contained inside the confines of a stockpot, skillet or pan (vessel) is quite stable when below its flashpoint temperature. For example, heated cooking oil at optimum frying range of 325˚F to 350˚F does not catch fire even if a flame is accidentally placed in contact with the oil. This stable characteristic enables cooking oil to be used on kitchen stoves inside hundreds of millions of homes worldwide. Imagine someone smoking while frying at 350˚F and the cigarette falls into the hot oil. The fire inside the cigarette will be extinguished by hot 350˚F cooking oil very similar had it fallen into water.

On the other side, cooking oil must be respected and used responsibly. As cooking oil is heated up approaching flashpoint temperature, it becomes unstable and begins to breakdown. As cooking oil breaks down, vapors are created that when mixed with oxygen, will burn. When heated to very high temperatures, cooking oil vapors will self-ignite.

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Contents LP GAS Cooker Keep this Manual for Future ReferenceLimited Warranty ContentsSafety Symbols Safety Precautions and Warnings Remember Think Safety and Use Common Sense If YOU Smell GASCooking with OIL or Grease Placement of Cooker If OIL or Grease Fire OccursThermometer & OIL Temperature Regulator Hose AssemblyLP GAS Cylinder General OperatingGeneral Operating Assembly Instructions Model #DB250Carbon Monoxide Hazard LP GAS CylinderFilling the LP GAS Cylinder Regulator Hose Assembly Brass Connecting Regulator Hose Assembly to CookerLeak Testing GAS Leak TestingConnecting Regulator Hose Assembly to LP GAS Cylinder When to Perform a Leak TestGAS Leak Test Instructions PRE-COOKING Check List Positioning the CookerLighting Lighting InstructionsBefore Lighting HOW to Reignite Burner Turning OFF Cooker and Disconnecting HoseOperating Instructions Thermometer Test InstructionsBoiling Water Level Determination Placement of Your ThermometerHOW to Determine Proper Amount of Liquid for Cooking Steaming Water Level DeterminationBoiling Instructions Frying OIL/GREASE Level DeterminationFollow 3-MINUTE 15-MINUTE Boiling Rule Removing Basket from Cooking VesselSteaming Instructions Page Cooking OIL Important Facts to Know Page Possible Solution Trouble Shooting TipsSymptom CauseTrouble Shooting Guide Symptom Cause Possible SolutionGeneral Maintenance & Storage Care & USE Instructions for Cookware Polished Aluminum PotsOther Products by Bayou Classic 10 PSI