Morphy Richards 45362 - Manual (Page 5)

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FILLING WITH OIL
Pour oil into the tank up to the
maximum level indicated
(approximately 2.5 litres of oil).
Lightly smear the inside of the
viewing window with the oil to
inhibit any condensation which
could reduce visibility.
• Use good quality liquid
vegetable oil, see getting the
best from your fryer on page 6.
COOKING
WARNING: Never operate
the fryer without oil in the
bowl.
1 Lower the basket and close the
lid.
2 Plug into the mains and switch
the power on at the socket and
switch on the fryer to position I.
3 The red power light and orange
temperature light will illuminate.
4 Set the variable temperature
control to the required setting,
see ‘frying times and
temperature section’.
5 The fryer is now pre-heating the
oil, the orange temperature light
may go out and come back on
once or twice during pre-heat.
After approximately 15 minutes,
the oil will be at the correct
temperature.
6 Lift the lid.
• Do not over fill the basket when
frying, the food must be covered
with the bubbling hot oil.
There are two methods of
cooking in your fryer; one
general method for most food
types and another for home
battered products.
General cooking
method
(with the basket)
1 Place the basket in the raised
position. The basket should
always be in the raised position
when it is to be filled with food.
2 Place the food, which should be
as dry as possible, into the
raised basket. When frying
frozen food, avoid adding ice
particles to the hot oil. Remove
the basket from the fryer, add
the frozen food and shake the
basket to remove excess ice and
frost. The oil temperature and oil
life expectancy will be improved.
3 Lower the basket onto the
basket rest ‚.
4 Lower the lid.
5 Lower the basket to the frying
position.
• You can observe the cooking
process by raising the lid or
looking through the viewing
window to observe progress.
6 When the food is cooked, raise
the lid, lift the basket out of the
oil, give it a shake, and place it
in it’s raised rest position for one
minute to drain.
7 Lift the basket out and shake the
fried food into a dish with oil
absorbing kitchen paper.
8 After use, disconnect from the
mains supply and allow to cool.
Wipe any spilt oil from the fryer
body.
• You can store the basket in the
oil.
Cooking home-
battered foods
(with the
basket in lowered position)
This method allows for the fact
that if wet batter is placed in the
basket prior to cooking, the food
may stick.
1 Leave the basket in the down
position.
2 Coat the raw food in the batter
and allow it to drain slightly to
get rid of the excess coating.
3 Very carefully, slowly lower the
coated food into the hot oil,
using a suitable implement or
tongs. This allows the batter to
become solid and prevents it
sealing to the mesh of the
basket.
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