Philips HD6162/00 User Manual page 5

Safety
Thermal safety cut-out
The thermal safety cut-out will switch the appliance off
if it overheats. This may happen if there is no oil or fat
or not enough oil or fat in the fryer or if blocks of
solid fat are being melted in the fryer, which will
prevent the heating element from giving off the heat
produced quickly enough.
Take the following measures when the thermal safety
cut-out has switched the appliance off:
- Let the oil or fat cool down;
- Carefully press the reset button at the back of the
control panel with a small screwdriver (fig. 2).
Now the appliance is ready to be used again.
Safety switch
The safety switch in the control panel ensures that the
heating element can only be switched on if the control
panel has been placed correctly (Click) (fig. 3).
Cool zone
During frying, loose food particles collect on the
bottom of the inner pot. As the heating element has
been placed some distance above the bottom of the
inner pot and primarily heats the oil or fat above it,
the oil or fat between the bottom of the inner pot and
the heating element remains relatively cool (cool
zone). This prevents the food particles that end up in
this zone from burning, increasing the number of times
you can re-use the oil or fat.
Using solid fat
We advise you to use frying oil or liquid frying fat in
this appliance. You can also use solid frying fat, but if
you do, you have to take the following precautions to
prevent spattering of fat and overheating of the
appliance:
• If you want to use new blocks of fat, melt them
slowly over a low heat in a normal pan. Pour the
melted fat carefully into the fryer and then put the
plug in the wall socket and switch the fryer on (see
Frying).
• Store the fryer with the resolidified fat still in it at
room temperature. If the fat gets very cold, it may
start spattering when melted. Punch some holes
into the resolidified fat with a fork to prevent this
(fig. 4). Be careful not to damage the heating
element while doing so.
Before frying
- Clean the separate parts of the fryer and dry them
thoroughly before you use the fryer for the first
time (see Cleaning).
- Put the appliance on a horizontal, even and stable
surface.
• If you want to place the fryer on top of the cooker,
underneath the extractor hood, first check if the
rings of the cooker have been turned off.
- Take the entire cord from the cord storage
compartment (fig. 5).
- Remove the lid (fig. 6).
- Remove the basket from the fryer.
- Put the folding handle in frying position (fig. 7) and
attach it properly to the wire gauze of the basket
(fig. 8).
- Fill the dry and empty fryer with oil, liquid fat or
melted solid fat (see Using solid fat and Tips) to the
top indication mark on the inner pot: 4.0 litres of oil
or 3.5 kg of solid fat (fig. 9).
• Never mix two different kinds of oil or fat!
- Put the plug in the wall socket.
• Make sure the cord does not come into contact
with the hot parts of the appliance.
Frying
- Switch the fryer on by means of the on/off switch
(fig. 10).
- Set the temperature control to the required
temperature. To choose the right temperature,
check the package of the food to be fried or the
table in these instructions for use.
• The pilot light of the thermostat will go on (fig. 11).
The oil or fat will be heated to the right
temperature in 10 to 15 minutes.
• While the appliance is heating up, the pilot light of
the thermostat will come on and go out a number
of times. The pilot light will continue to burn as
long as the heating element is heating up. If the light
stays out for some time, the oil or fat has reached
the preset temperature.
• The same procedure applies if you want to fry a
number of batches in a row, so wait until the pilot
light has been out for some time before you start
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