Care And Cleaning - Presto CoolDaddy Instructions Manual

To preheat
1. Close the fryer cover. Attach the power supply cord to the fryer by aligning the magnetic plug end of the
cord with the two electrical pins located in the recessed area (Fig. I) of the fryer base. When properly
aligned, the magnetic plug end will attach itself magnetically to the appliance. For proper connection,
the magnetic plug end must be parallel with the countertop.
IMPORTANT: The magnetic cord assembly was designed to detach easily from the fryer. As a
result, if bumped or touched during use, it could detach, causing the unit to stop heating. Avoid
contact with the magnetic cord assembly during operation. If contact occurs, verify it is still
properly connected.
2. Plug the power supply cord into a 120VAC electrical wall outlet only. Turn the adjustable temperature
control (Fig. A, page 2) to the desired temperature (page 6). The recommended temperature for most frying is 375°.
NOTE: When using the fryer for the first time, it is normal for a slight odor or light smoking to occur as manufacturing residue
evaporates.
3. While oil is preheating, prepare food for frying. When the oil has reached the proper frying temperature, the indicator light will go out.
Preheat time is approximately 12 minutes.
WARNING! To prevent risk of severe personal injury or property damage, use caution when frying with hot oil.
To fry
1. Place frying basket on countertop and fill up to ⅔ full with food. For homemade fries, only fill basket ½ full.
2. Push the cover release button to open the cover. If the cover does not open completely, slowly tilt the cover back to an upright position.
CAUTION! Even though the fryer has a special cool-touch exterior, the interior of the fryer is extremely hot. To avoid burns, do not
touch the interior.
3. Place the filled frying basket in the removable pot, aligning the grooves on the sides of the basket
handle with the slot guides on the front of the base (Fig. J and K), and lower the basket until it stops.
This is the drain position.
4. With your hand on the top of the cool-touch cover, push cover down to the closed position and press
until it locks in place. When frying homemade fries, leave cover in open position until basket has
been completely lowered into oil.
5. Slide the basket lowering button forward and slowly lower the basket into the oil. When lowering a
basket containing homemade fries, make sure the oil does not bubble up to the rim of the removable
pot.
If it appears that the oil will bubble up to the rim, raise the basket and allow the oil bubbles
to subside. Then slowly lower the basket again. Repeat until the basket is completely lowered
into the fryer.
6. Begin timing. See frying timetable on page 6 for recommended times. During the first few minutes,
it is normal for steam to appear on the viewing window. This will slowly disappear during frying if
the window is kept clean between uses.
CAUTION! It is normal for steam to escape from the cover vents during frying. To prevent
steam burns, keep well away from the vents.
NOTE: High moisture foods, such as french fries, produce more steam than other foods. The
fryer is designed to ensure that excessive moisture does not remain in the fryer. Thus, when frying
moist foods, you may see beads of condensation on the exterior of the fryer. This is normal.
7. When frying time has elapsed, lift up on the basket handle to raise the basket to the drain position.
8. Push the cover release button to open the cover. Allow the steam to vent and then slowly tilt the
cover back to an upright position; do not touch hot surfaces. Check that the food is golden brown.
If more frying time is needed, close the cover and slide the basket lowering button forward to lower
the basket back into the oil.
9. Once the food is done, carefully lift the basket out of the fryer and empty food on paper towels. Season to taste.
10. If frying additional food, close fryer cover and wait for indicator light to go out. Then repeat steps 1 through 9.

Care and Cleaning

1. Remove plug from wall outlet and then from deep fryer. Allow oil and fryer to cool completely with the cover closed.
2. After unit has cooled completely, open cover. Lift the removable pot out of the deep fryer using the two carrying handles. Discard or strain
oil. Refer to the section "Handling Oil after Frying" on page 5.
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Electrical
pins
Recessed area
Magnetic plug end
Fig. I
Fig. J
Groove
Slot guides
Fig. K
Basket lowering button
Slot
Groove
guide