Important Fryer Guidelines - Presto Dual Basket ProFry 5464 Instructions Manual

Use deep fryer only on a clean, dry, level, stable, and heat-resistant surface, away from countertop edge.
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Close supervision is necessary when any appliance is used by or near children. Hot oil can cause serious and
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painful burns.
To avoid the risk of electrocution or severe disfiguring electrical burns, do not let children handle or put electrical
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cords or plugs in their mouths.
To avoid the risk of electrocution or electrical burns, do not let the control unit, cord, or plug come in contact with
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water or other liquid.
Never use the deep fryer without the removable pot.
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Never use the deep fryer without oil or with insufficient oil. Also never exceed the maximum fill level. The
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minimum (MIN) and maximum (MAX) fill levels are embossed inside the removable pot (Fig. A1, page 3).
Use only a good, reliable standard brand of cooking oil for deep frying. Deep frying foods in olive oil is not
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recommended because it has a lower smoking temperature.
Do not use solid fat (shortening, butter, margarine, lard). Solid fat will not melt uniformly and will cause
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severe smoking. It may also cause the unit to overheat resulting in the reset button tripping. In addition, solid fat
will solidify once it has cooled making it very difficult to remove or insert the control assembly.
Before deep frying, remove excess moisture from food by blotting with toweling—moist foods cause excess
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foaming and spattering. Do not add wet food to cooking oil. Even small amounts of water may cause the oil to
spatter.
Do not use cover while frying french fries and other high moisture foods.
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Always unplug cord from wall outlet and then from deep fryer when unit is not in use.
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Always allow fryer to cool completely before removing any parts, before removing oil, and before cleaning.
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Basket Handle
Assembly/Storage
Your fryer will be shipped with the basket
handles in the storage position (Fig. B1). When
ready to use the baskets for frying, simply lift
the handles out of the baskets. Then, gently
squeeze the drain hooks (Fig. C), keeping the
pegs in the bracket holes, and fit the handle bars
in the brackets (Fig. D). The handle is now in
the locked position (Fig. B2).
Caution: To insure against accidental detach-
ment of handles from baskets during use, always
make sure both pegs are in the bracket holes and
the handle bars are in the brackets (Fig. D).
To unlock the basket handles for storage, gently
squeeze the drain hooks (Fig. C), keeping the
pegs in the bracket holes, and fold the handle
into the basket.

Important Fryer Guidelines

Fig. B1
STORAGE POSITION
Fig. C Fig. C Fig. C
Drain hooks Drain hooks Drain hooks
Handle bars Handle bars
To lock and unlock handle, gently
squeeze drain hooks.
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Fig. B2
LOCKED POSITION
(FRYING)
Fig. D Fig. D Handle bars
Brackets
Peg
Bracket Bracket Bracket Bracket
holes
Peg