Using your Sunbeam Stainless Deep Fryer continued
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.
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.
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