Frying Tips, Filtering & Changing The Oil, 500 gr. or less

5. FRYING TIPS

•Do not mix different oils or old and new oil together.

•Replace oil regularly. In general, oil will be tainted faster when frying food containing a lot of protein, (such as meat and fish). When oil is used mainly to fry potatoes and is filtered after each use, it can be used up to 8 to 10 times but do not use the same oil for more than 6 months.

•Always replace all oil as soon as it starts foaming when heated or when color becomes dark or when it has a rancid smell or taste or becomes syrupy.

•Make sure that the food to be fried is dry.

•Remove loose ice from frozen food before frying.

•To cook evenly, pieces should be the same size and thickness.

•Thicker pieces will take longer to cook.

Important: When frying frozen foods such as french fries, you should not exceed 1.25 Lbs. (625 gr.). For healthy, crisp results, limit quantity to 1 Lb.

(500 gr.) or less.

The following cooking times reflect only the approximate time needed to fry one basket ½ to ¾ full. The exact time may be different depending on actual quantity, personal cooking preferences, size and thickness of pieces, etc…

Temperature Settings

In general, use lower settings for delicate foods (vegetables, fish) and higher settings for frozen foods, french fries and chicken.

6. FILTERING & CHANGING THE OIL

•Make sure the deep fryer is unplugged and the oil has cooled before cleaning or storing the deep fryer.

•The oil does not need to be changed after each use. In general, the oil will be tainted rather quickly when frying food containing a lot of protein (such as meat or fish). When oil is mainly used to fry potatoes and is filtered after each use, it can be used 8 to 10 times. However, do not use the same oil for longer than 6 months.

•To filter the oil, first make sure the oil has cooled and then empty the oil from the oil container into another container or bottle. Fig. 13 Wash and dry the oil container and basket. Refill the oil container with the oil, pouring the oil through a wire strainer or paper filter. Fig. 14

Fig. 13

Fig. 14

Food

French Fries

Fish Fillets

Chicken Fingers

Chicken Pieces

Fried Zucchini

Fried Mushrooms

Onion Rings

Donuts

Apple Beignets

Shrimp

Cooking Time

6-9 minutes

3-5 minutes

6-8 minutes

13-20 minutes

3minutes

3minutes 3-5 minutes

4minutes 4-6 minutes

Temperature

390°F

320°F

350°F