Before The First Use; Operating Instructions - Cuisinart CDF-200 Instruction And Recipe Booklet

BEFORE THE FIRST USE

Remove all packaging and any promotional
labels or stickers from your deep fryer. Be sure
that all parts (listed in Parts and Features) of
your new deep fryer have been included before
discarding any packaging materials. You may
want to keep the box and packing materials for
use at a later date.
Before using your Cuisinart
Fryer for the first time, remove any dust from
shipping by wiping the base with a moist cloth.
Thoroughly clean the oil container, lid and
basket. The oil container, lid and basket are
dishwasher safe. Never immerse the appliance
in water; water must not be allowed to
penetrate the interior of the appliance.

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

1. Lift off lid covering oil container.
2. Remove basket from oil container.
Attach handle to basket by squeezing posts
and assembling as shown in diagram.
3. Insert the control panel into the stainless
steel body as seen below.
NOTE: The immersion heating element
will not heat up unless the control panel is
correctly installed.
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4-Quart Deep
4. Pour approximately one gallon of good
quality vegetable, corn, canola, soybean, or
peanut oil into oil container until it reaches
between the MIN and MAX marks inside
container. DO NOT OVER- OR UNDER-
FILL. DO NOT MIX OILS.
5. Put lid on deep fryer.
6. Attach breakaway cord to the back of the
appliance, then plug into outlet.
7. When unit is plugged in, the Power On
indicator light will turn on.
8. Set the temperature control knob to
the desired temperature. The Oil Ready
indicator light will turn green once the oil
has reached the desired temperature.
9. Lift lid and set basket onto the oil container
using the basket hook. Put food into basket.
Do not exceed the MAX fill line on the
basket. Lower basket into oil and place the
lid on top.
CAUTION: Oil is hot. Please use caution
when placing food into hot oil.
10. Set timer (up to 30 minutes) to cooking
time specified, depending on what you
are cooking.
11. Timer will ring when set time has elapsed.
Remove lid and raise the basket to see if
the food has reached the desired golden
color. If the food is done, carefully lift and
hang basket on the oil container. Allow oil
to drain completely before removing the
basket. Remove cooked food from basket
and place onto absorbent paper towels.
NOTE: To preserve oil quality, do not add
additional salt or spices to the food until
after it has been removed from the fryer.
WARNING: The timer does not switch
appliance off.
12. When cooking is finished, turn temperature
control to Standby. Unplug the breakaway
cord from the wall outlet before detaching
from the appliance.
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