How To Determine Proper Amount Of Oil - Brinkmann 812-9180-S Owner's Manual

• A lways remove the strainer basket slowly from cooking vessel to allow hot liquid to drain back into cooking vessel. Lift the
strainer basket straight up until the basket clears the height of the cooking vessel to prevent bumping or overturning cooking
vessel with hot liquid.
• After food is cooked, turn off heat source and remove food. Allow liquid to cool to 115 °F (45 °C) or below before moving
cooking vessel.
• Children can fall into cooking vessel and drown in even a small amount of liquid. Keep cooking vessel out of reach of
children. Do not store cooking vessel with liquid inside.
• N ot for commercial use. Do not use for other than its intended purpose.
• Properly dispose of all packaging material.
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How to determine proper Amount of oil

1. Place the food product in the holder. (strainer basket)
2. Place the food product and holder into the empty vessel.
3. F ill the vessel with water just until the food product is completely submerged.
(There must be a minimum of 3 inches between the water level and top of the vessel.)
4. R emove the food product from the vessel and either mark the level on the side of the vessel or measure the amount of
water in the vessel.
5. Remove the water and completely dry the vessel and the food product.
6. T his is the amount of cooking oil the vessel is to be filled with to cook the food product.
READ AND FOLLOW ALL WARNINGS AND INSTRUCTIONS IN THIS MANUAL bEFORE PROCEEDING.
NOTE: We recommend that you use high quality cooking oil such as peanut oil
when deep frying. Peanut oil can withstand many frying cycles as well
as high frying temperature when cooking large quantities of food.
step 1
Determine the amount of oil required by following instructions above. If cooking
with water or other liquid, you can use the same method described above using
slightly more or less, depending on your cooking needs.
WARNING:
Fryer thermometer should not be inserted into food or touching
food when measuring temperature of cooking oil. End of
thermometer should be at least one inch below oil level.
step 2
Follow all warnings and instructions for stove or cooker. Place pot with liquid on fryer. Make sure thermometer is clipped to
side of pot if cooking with oil. Do not use lid when heating or cooking with oil. Bring liquid to the desired cooking temperature
(325 °F - 350 °F)(162 °C - 175 °C) for frying. Never leave heating liquid unattended. It can ignite. Carefully monitor temperature
and never allow oil to exceed 400 °F (200 °C) as it can ignite.
wArning
USE CAUTION AND COMMON SENSE WHEN USING YOUR POT & bASkET SET.
COULD RESULT IN bODILY INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE.
SAVE THIS MANUAL FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.
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