Questions and Answers
How do I know the removable pot is installed correctly?
If you are able to close the fryer cover tightly, the removable pot is installed correctly. If the cover does not close, reposition the pot following the instructions on page 3.
The basket lowering button moves, but nothing happens. Why?
The basket is probably not positioned correctly in the fryer base. If you look at the basket handle, you will notice a long groove on each side of the handle. These grooves need to be lined up with the slot guides on the fryer base (see Figs. K1 and K2 on page 4). Doing this enables the basket to be lowered partially into the fryer. The basket lowering button is then used to lower the basket the rest of the way into the hot oil. If the handle is not positioned correctly in the slot, the basket lowering button will not function.
Whenever I make battered foods, they stick to the basket. What can I do?
Battered foods work best when fried without the basket. When using the fryer without the basket, a slotted metal spoon may be used to add or remove foods. These metal spoons may be purchased on the web at www.GoPresto.com.
Sometimes my fryer won’t heat up or it stops working while I’m frying. Why?
If your fryer fails to preheat or if the cooking process stops while you are frying, check cord assembly to assure plug is properly attached to the appliance (see Fig. J, page 4).
My food doesn’t get as crisp as I’d like and sometimes is unevenly cooked. What am I doing wrong?
You may have overfilled the fryer. If too much food is fried at the same time, the food will not get crisp. Do not fill the basket more than 2⁄3 full.
If your food is unevenly cooked, you may be frying foods that are not uniform in thickness or size. Try frying foods of equal size and thickness as they will fry more evenly and at the same speed.
Helpful Hints
Before deep frying, always remove excess moisture or ice crystals from food by blotting with toweling. Moist foods may cause excess foaming and spattering.
For breading or coating foods, use commercial breading, finely ground bread or cracker crumbs, corn meal, a mixture of corn meal and flour, pancake mix, or prepared bread mixes.
Use only metal cooking utensils in the fryer as plastic or rubber will become damaged from the hot oil. Do not leave metal utensils in the fryer as they will become hot.
After each use, strain oil through a filter or a double thickness of cheesecloth to remove the accumulated residue.
The number of times the cooking oil can be reused will depend on the food that is fried in it. For example, the oil will need to be replaced more often if fish, chicken, or food coated with bread or cracker crumbs is fried frequently.
It is time to replace the cooking oil if any of the following occur:
The oil is dark in color.
The oil has an unpleasant odor.
The oil smokes when it is heated.
The oil foams excessively during frying.
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