Tips For Use - Brandt FRI2202E Manuel D'instruction

C. Tips for use
1. Frying
• Smaller pieces of food will fry faster than larger ones. It may be necessary to cook chicken or frozen
items for longer on a lower heat to avoid the outside cooking before the middle is cooked.
• Delicate foods such as prawns or thinly sliced vegetables require less cooking at a higher
temperature than more robust food types.
• Use a food thermometer or the skewer test (see page 17) to ensure that the food has been cooked
through to the centre.
• Never exceed the MAX level when filling the frying bowl with oil.
• Always fill above the MIN level with oil before using the fryer.
• Avoid overfilling the frying basket.
• DO NOT place face or hands in contact with hot oil or steam.
• For even cooking of foods, stir or turn the food with suitable utensils, or move the basket gently
during cooking.
Note: To prepare chips crispier you can use the fryer without its lid.
2. To check food has heated through
Take a knife or metal skewer and push it into the centre of the food. Hold it there for a few seconds
then remove it. If the skewer or knife is hot to the touch, the food is hot in the middle.
Alternatively use a food thermometer. Chicken is cooked when the juices run clear and the meat is no
longer pink in the centre.
3. Utensils
Select your cooking utensils carefully. Do not use utensils which may melt (e.g. plastic). Take care
when using metal utensils as not to damage the heating element. Also metal handles might get hot.
Use oven gloves, or buy utensils with insulated handles.
Suitable utensils include metal or heat resistant plastic, slotted spoons, slotted fish slices, or tongs.
Not suitable: wooden or plastic non-heat resistant utensils, knives or other sharp implements.
4. Oil
Oils recommended for use in the fryer include:
Sunflower
Vegetable
Groundnut
Rape seed
Corn
Oils and fats not recommended:
Hard fats
Olive oil (any type)
Oil quantity:
Always use the recommended (MAX) quantity of oil when deep frying. Never exceed this volume, and
never use the fryer without any oil in it. Always fill above the MIN mark with oil before using the fryer.
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