KITCHEN TOOLS 7 Cool-Zone Deep Fat Fryer SKF 2300 A1 Cool-Zone Deep Fat Fryer Operating instructions R Friteza s hladnim zonama Upute za upotrebu Kaltzonen-Fritteuse Bedienungsanleitung Friteuz Calzone Instruciunile - KOMPERNASS GMBH BURGSTRASSE 21 · D-44867 BOCHUM www.kompernass.com ID-Nr.: SKF2300A1-02/10-V1 SKF 2300 A1 1 2 w 3 4 5 6 q 0 9 7 8 e CONTENT Intended Usage Safety instructions Technical Data Items supplied Description of the appliance Before the First Use Low-Acrylamide Cooking Frying PAGE 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 Preparation........................................................................................................................................4 Frying foodstuffs ...............................................................................................................................5 Solid Cooking Fats ...........................................................................................................................6 Timer ..................................................................................................................................................6 After Frying Changing the frying oil or fat Cleaning and Care Tips 6 7 7 8 Home-made chips.............................................................................................................................8 Frozen Foods ....................................................................................................................................8 How to remove undesirable after-tastes.........................................................................................9 Healthy Nutrition ..............................................................................................................................9 Overheat Protection Warranty and Service Disposal Importer Table - Frying Times Troubleshooting 9 10 10 10 11 12 Read the operating instructions carefully before using the appliance for the first time and preserve this booklet for later reference. Pass the manual on to whomsoever might acquire the appliance at a later date. -1- Cool-Zone Deep Fat Fryer Intended Usage The deep fryer is intended for use in private households, for frying foodstuffs. It is not intended for use in commercial or industrial environments. NEVER use water to extinguish the fire! · Old or dirty fats and oils can spontaneously ignite themselves if overheated. Change the oils or fats in good time. In case of fire, remove the power plug from the wall and smother the burning fat or oil with a damp towel or fire blanket. Risk of personal injury! · This appliance is not intended for use by individuals (including children) with restricted physical, physiological or intellectual abilities or deficiences in experience and/or knowledge unless they are supervised by a person responsible for their safety or receive from this person instruction in how the appliance is to be used. · Children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with the appliance. · Ensure that the appliance stands with a safe and secure positioning. · Do not operate the appliance if it has sustained a fall or is damaged. Arrange for the appliance to be checked and, if necessary, repaired by qualified technicians. · During the frying process hot steam is generated, especially when the lid is open. Keep a safe distance away from the steam. · Ensure that all parts are completely dry before pouring oil or liquid fat into the deep fryer. Otherwise, hot oil or fat could splatter out. · Carefully pat all foodstuffs dry before placing them in the deep fryer. Otherwise, hot oil or fat could splatter out. · Be especially careful with frozen foodstuffs. Remove all ice particles. The more ice there is on the foodstuff, the more the hot oil or fat will splatter. · Some parts of the appliance become very hot during operation. Touching these may cause serious burns. Safety instructions Risk of electrical shocks. · Connect the appliance to a mains power socket delivering a voltage of 230 V ~ 50 Hz. · Arrange for defective power plugs and/or cables to be replaced at once by qualified technicians or our Customer Service Department. · Ensure that the power cable never becomes wet or moist during operation. Never submerge the operating/heating element and the housing with the power cable in water, and do not clean these components under running water. Risk of fire! · Do not use the appliance in the vicinity of hot surfaces. · Do not leave the appliance unattended when in use. · Do not use an external timing switch or a separate remote control system to operate the appliance. · NEVER melt solid fat (fat in blocks) in the deep fryer. The heating element may be damaged by the high temperature and there is a risk of fire! Melt the fat beforehand in a saucepan or similar. -2- Warning about damage to the appliance! · When charging the stainless steel container with fat, NEVER fill it to above the MAX marking or to below the MIN marking. First ensure that there is sufficient oil or fat in the deep fryer every time you intend to switch the appliance on. · NEVER switch the appliance on if there is no oil of liquid fat in it. · The deep fryer is only suitable for frying foodstuffs. It is not designed for cooking liquids. Technical Data Mains voltage: Nominal power: Capacity Cooking oil: Solid fats: 230V ~ 50/60 Hz 2300 W approx. 3 liter approx. 2,5 kg Power supply short-period timer: Button cell AG13 LR44 1,5V Information regarding the handling of batteries In this appliance, a batterie is used. When handling batteries, please observe the following: Items supplied Cool-Zone Deep Fat Fryer Operating instructions Risk of explosions and injuries! Do not throw batteries into a fire. Do not recharge batteries. · Never open batteries, never solder or weld batteries. The risk of explosions and injuries exists! · Regularly check the condition of the batteries. Leaking batteries can cause damage to the appliance. · If you do not intend to use the appliance for an extended period, remove the batteries. · In the event of the batteries leaking acids, put on a pair of protective gloves. Then clean the battery compartment and the battery contacts with a dry cloth. · Keep batteries well away from children. Children can put batteries into their mouths and swallow them. If a battery is swallowed, medical assistance must be sought IMMEDIATELY. Description of the appliance 1 Viewing window 2 Permanent-Metal filter 3 Frying basket 4 Stainless steel container 5 Removable control and heating element 6 Lid release button 7 Rolled-up cable 8 Temperature regulator 9 Control lamp 0 On/Off switch q Timer w Handle locking button e Reset button -3- Before the First Use 1. Before you use the deep fryer for the first time please clean all individual components thoroughly and then dry them carefully (see Chapter "Cleaning and Care"). 2. Pull the short-period timer q out from the deep fryer. 3. Open the battery compartment, take out the battery and remove the insulation strips from the battery compartment. 4. Insert the battery as per the polarity markings indicated inside the battery compartment cover and then replace the battery cover so that it audibly engages. 5. Slide the short-period timer q back into the recess in the deep fryer. Frying We recommend frying oil or liquid frying fat for use in this deep fryer. You can also use solid cooking fats. For this, first read the chapter "Solid Cooking Fats". Preparation 1. Place the appliance on a horizontal, level and stable surface. Note: If you wish to place the deep fryer below the extraction fan of the cooker, ensure that the cooker is switched off. 2. Unwind all of the power cable from the power cable retainer 7. 3. Open the appliance lid by pressing on the lid release button 6. The appliance lid flips open. 4. Pull the handle upwards until it audibly engages. Remove the frying basket 3. Low-Acrylamide Cooking Acrylamide is a possibly carcinogenic substance formed from a reaction with amino acids when frying foodstuffs with a high starch content (at temperatures of more than 175°C). Therefore, if avoidable, do not fry foodstuffs that have a high starch content, for example chips, at temperatures in excess of 170°C. The items to be cooked should be fried until they are golden yellow, instead of dark brown. Only in this way can you achieve a low acrylamide level. In the temperature controller 8 a pause position is built-in at 170° C. This reminds you that you are progressing into the temperature range at which acrylamide may be formed. Note: Only use oils or fats which are expressly marked as non-foaming and are suitable for deep frying. This information is to be found on the packaging or the labelling. NEVER mix different types of oil or fat! The deep fryer could froth. 5. Fill the dry and empty deep fryer (with heating element 5 inserted) with cooking oil or liquid resp. molten fat (ca. 3 l oil or ca. 2.5 kg solid fat). -4- Note: When charging the stainless steel container 4 with fat, NEVER fill it to above the MAX marking or to below the MIN marking. 6. Insert the plug into a mains power socket. The power cable may not make contact with the hot areas of the deep fryer. Risk of electric shock! 7. Replace the frying basket 3. Note: The correct frying temperature is to be found either on the food packaging or from the table in these operating instructions. A rough guide as to which foods should be fried at what temperature is given by the pictures on the front of the deep fryer: Symbol Foodstuff Temperature approx. 130 °C approx. 150 °C Scampi Risk of personal injury! When closing the appliance lid, take care to ensure that you ALWAYS touch it ONLY on the front black part. The metal parts become very hot! Risk of Burns! 8. Close the appliance lid. 9. Push the handle locking button w downwards and lower the handle. Chicken Potato chips approx. 170 (fresh) °C approx. 190 °C Fish Frying foodstuffs 1. Switch the eep fryer on with the On/Off switch 0. The control lamp integrated into the On/Off switch 0 starts to glow. 2. Turn the temperature controller 8 to the required temperature. The cooking oil or the fat is now heated up to the required temperature. When the required temperature has been reached the green control lamp 9 starts to glow. The values given are only for guidance. The temperature can vary depending on consistency and personal taste! 3. Pull the handle upwards until it audibly engages. 4. Open the appliance lid by pressing on the lid release button 6. 5. Remove the frying basket 3 and place into it the food to be fried. The frying basket 3 may, at the most, only be filled up to the max marking on the inside of the frying basket 3 with foods to be fried. 6. Carefully replace the frying basket 3 into the deep fryer. 7. Close the appliance lid. This must click in audibly. 8. Slide the handle locking button w downwards. The handle now allows itself to be lowered. The frying basket 3 is at the same time lowered into the hot oil or fat. -5- Note: The frying process can be overseen through the viewing window 1 in the appliance lid. Timer You can programme in a countdown of up to 60 minutes with the timer q: · Press the button " " on the timer to switch it on. · Press the buttons "+" and "-" to set the desired time in minutes. · Press on the button " " to start the countdown of the time. The programmed time will blink twice to indicate that the countdown of the time has begun. Signal tones sound on completion of the countdown. The short-period timer q switches itself off automatically. Solid Cooking Fats To avoid a spraying of the fat and that the appliance becomes too hot, please take the following precautions when using solid frying fat: · When replacing old fat with fresh, first melt the fresh blocks of fat slowly, under low heat, in a separate pan. Then carefully pour the molten fat into the deep fryer. When this has been done, insert the power plug into a socket and switch the deep fryer on. · After use, store the deep fryer with the solidified fat at room temperatures. If the fat is too cold, it can splatter on remelting! To avoid this, use a wooden or plastic implement to make some holes in the re-solidified fat. Ensure that the heating element is not damaged when doing this. · To melt the fat, switch the appliance on with the on/off switch 0 and set the temperature dial 8 at 130°C. The lamp integrated into the on/off switch 0 comes on. · Wait until all the fat has melted. Thereby, the green indicator lamp 9 can, on occasion, go out and light up again. First set the required frying temperature when all of the fat has melted. Note: On expiry of the countdown the heating element 5 is NOT switched off! Therefore pay heed to the signal tone from the short-period timer q, so as to avoid spoiling the food being fried. Note: When the battery is discharged, exchange it. Always use a ...