Elba E30-800 X Instructions For The Use page 8

Basket handle hook
Fig. 1.7
Basket handle hooked
Fig. 1.8
Releasing the handle
to move it
inwards
Fig. 1.9
PRECAUTIONS WHEN
USING SOLID FAT
Some frying fats solidify when they cool.
Melt them as follows:
– Make a hole in the fat down to the
heating element.
– Switch the fryer on at 160°C for about
a minute, then turn it off by turning the
thermostat knob to 0.
– Repeat this operation until the fat is
completely melted.
WARNING: Make absolutely sure that
when dissolving the fat the heating
element does not become red hot
because the fat could catch fire.
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TIPS FOR CORRECT FRYING
– Each food has a recommended
frying temperature which should be
respected, because if the temperature
is too low the frying will be oily,
while if it is too high the food will be
too crispy on the outside and raw
inside.
– Use a good special oil for frying.
– Put the basket with the food to be
fried into the oil only when the oil is
at the correct temperature (after the
temperature indicator light has gone
out).
– Do not overfill the basket otherwise
the oil temperature will drop suddenly
and the frying will be greasy and
uneven.
– If possible the food should be of the
same thickness and not too thick.
– When the food is cut too thick it
cooks badly in the middle, even if
it looks good. If it is of the same
thickness cooking will be ideal and
uniform.
– Large items of food (chicken, whole
fish, etc.) which remain partly
uncovered must be turned half way
through cooking.
– Before putting the food into the basket
dry itthoroughly, otherwise the food,
especially potatoes, will be soft after
cooking.
– Fish, meat, vegetables and all other
food which contains a lot of water
should be coated with breadcrumbs
or flour. Make sure to shake off the
excess of breadcrumbs or flour.
– Never salt the food in the fryer.
– At the end of frying do not leave the
food in the basket inside the fryer: the
fatty vapours given off in fact made
the fried food soft, so that it loses that
crispiness which is the sign of good
frying.
– For best results filter the oil after
cooking a few times and change it
frequently.