User manual PHILIPS HD6158

[. . . ] ⷠIn these instructions for use you will find the maximum amounts of food to be fried at one time. Do not exceed these amounts (see `Tables'). ⷠDuring frying, hot steam is released through the filter. Keep your hands and face at a safe distance from the steam. [. . . ] Take the following measures when the thermal safety cut-out has switched the appliance off: - Let the oil or fat cool down; - Carefully press the `reset' button at the back of the control panel with a small screwdriver (fig. Now the appliance is ready to be used again. - Clean the separate parts of the fryer thoroughly before you use the fryer for the first time (see `Cleaning'). Cooker, underneath the extractor hood, first check if the rings of the cooker have been turned off. Take the entire cord from the cord storage compartment (fig. Fill the dry and empty fryer with oil, liquid fat or melted solid fat (see `Using solid fat' and `Tips') to the top indication mark on the inner pot: 2. Never mix two different kinds of oil or fat!Make sure the cord does not come into contact with the hot parts of the appliance. The pilot light in the switch and the pilot light of the thermostat will go on (fig. For information about which temperature to select, check the package of the food to be fried or the tables in these instructions for use. While the appliance is heating up, the pilot light of the thermostat will come on and go out a number of times. If necessary, clean these parts with a moist cloth and/or kitchen paper. Do not use caustic or abrasive cleaning agents or materials such as washing soda, scouring liquid or powder or scouring pads to clean the frying pan. Clean the housing of the fryer with a moist cloth with some washing up liquid and/or kitchen paper. - Roll up the cord, put it back into the cord storage compartment and insert the plug in the special recess (fig. - Reassemble the parts of the fryer (in the following order: inner pot, control panel with heating element, lid, frying basket). Make sure you insert the inner pot correctly into the fryer (fig. In this way the inside of the fryer will remain clean and free from dust. - Clean the lid of the fryer in hot soapy water or in the dishwasher every time you have used the fryer. Let the filter dry properly before you put it back into the lid and before you start using the appliance. Tips Home-made French fries You will make the tastiest and crispiest French fries in the following way: · preferably use firm potatoes. - Cut the potatoes into thick slices and then into sticks. [. . . ] However, these oils and fats lose their favourable properties more quickly than other oils and fats, so you will have to change them more often. If you mainly use the fryer to prepare French fries and if you sieve the oil or fat after every use, you can re-use the oil or fat 10 to 12 times. However, do not use it longer than six months and always follow the instructions on the package. ⷠAs a rule, oil or fat keeps less long if you fry food that is rich in proteins, such as meat and fish. [. . . ]