After Frying - DeLonghi deep fryer Instruction Booklet

is not meant to be used in: rooms used as kitchens
by the staff of shops, offices and other work-places,
farmhouse holiday accommodation, hotels, motels
and other places offering hospitality, room lets.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE
Filling with oil or fat
• Raise the basket (F) to the highest position by pul-
ling the special "A" handle upwards (fig.1).
The lid should ALWAYS be closed when the basket
is raised and lowered.
• Open lid "C" by pressing button "P" (fig.2).
• Remove the basket by pulling it upwards (fig.3).
• Pour into the container 1.2 litres of oil (or 1 kg. of
fat).
WARNING: The level must always be between the
maximum and minimum levels indicated.
Never use the deep fryer when the oil is below the
"min" level as it could cause the thermal safety devi-
ce to come into operation; to replace it you need to
contact one of our service centres.
Best results are obtained by using a good peanut oil.
Avoid mixing different types of oil. If you use lumps of
solid fat, cut them into small pieces so that the deep
fryer does not heat up in the first few minutes without a
covering of fat. The temperature must be set to 150°C
until the fat has melted completely. The required tempe-
rature can then be set.
• Frozen foods have very low temperatures. As a
result they inevitably cause a considerable drop in
the temperature of the oil or fat. To achieve a good
result, we advise you not to exceed the quantities
recommended in the following table.
• Frozen foods are often covered in ice crystals
which it is necessary to remove before cooking by
shaking the basket. Then immerse the basket very
slowly into the frying oil to avoid the oil reboiling.
STARTING TO FRY
1. Put the food which is to be fried into the basket,
without ever overfilling it (max. 1 kg. of fresh pota-
toes).
In order to obtain a more even frying, we recom-
mend concentrating the food especially around the
perimeter of the basket., leaving the central part
more sparingly filled.
2. Put the basket into the boiler pan in a raised posi-
tion (fig.3) and close the lid by pressing lightly
down upon it until the hooks click. Always close the
lid before lowering the basket in order to avoid hot
oil from splashing out.
3. Plug into the mains socket and set thermostat knob
"N" to the required temperature (fig.4). When the
temperature set has been reached, signal lamp "M"
will go off.
4. As soon as the signal lamp goes off, immerse the
basket in the oil, lowering the handle slowly after
sliding the handle's "B" slider back.
• It is completely normal for a considerable amount of
very hot steam to pour out of filter cover "E" imme-
diately after this.
• At the start of cooking, immediately after the food
has been immersed in the oil, the internal wall of
viewing window "D" will steam up, before pro-
gressively clearing.
• It is normal for drops of condensation to form
around the basket handle while the appliance is
working.

AFTER FRYING

When the cooking time runs out raise the basket and
check if the food has reached the required golden
colour. In the models fitted with a viewing window this
check can be carried out by looking through the win-
dow without opening the lid.
If cooking is complete, turn off the appliance by turning
the thermostat knob to the "O" position until the inter-
nal switch clicks.
Drain excess oil by leaving the basket inside the deep
fryer for a while in the high position.
FILTERING THE OIL OR FAT
We recommend that you carry out this procedure each
time you have finished frying as, especially when the
food has been breaded or floured, the food particles
tend to burn if they remain in the liquid thus causing
much quicker deterioration in the oil or fat.
Check that the oil is cool enough (waiting about 2
hours).
Models with drainage pipe
Bring the front part of the deep fryer to the edge of
the work surface, taking care that the feet (K) never
protrude over the edge (fig. 5).
1. Open the lid of the deep fryer and remove the
basket (fig. 3).
2. Open inspection door "O" as shown in fig. 6.
3. Remove drainage pipe "L".
4. Remove plug "J" while at the same time squeezing
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