Chef's Choice SmartKettle 688 User Manual

SmartKettle® Cordless Electric Kettle

Model 688

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IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS

When using electrical appliances, basic safety precautions should always be followed,
including the following:

1. Read all instructions carefully.

2. Do not touch hot surfaces. Always lift by handle.

3. To protect against fire, electric shock and injury to persons, do not immerse cord, plug, SmartKettle

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or power base in water or other liquid.

4. Close adult supervision is necessary when any appliance is used by or near children, handicapped
persons or the infirm.

5. Always unplug the power base when not in use in order to avoid accidental electrical shock.
Allow SmartKettle

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to cool before cleaning.

6. Do not operate with a damaged cord, or plug, or after a malfunction has occurred or the kettle has been
damaged in any manner. Return SmartKettle

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to the EdgeCraft Corporation, Service Department for

examination, repair or adjustment.

7. The use of accessory attachments not recommended by the EdgeCraft Corporation may result in fire,
electric shock or injury to persons.

8. Do not use SmartKettle

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outdoors.

9. Do not let power cord hang over edge of table or counter or touch hot surfaces.

10. Do not use this SmartKettle

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or the power base for other than intended use.

11. Do not attempt to plug any device other than designated SmartKettle

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into the power base.

12. Do not place on or near hot gas or electric burner or in a heated oven.

13. Do not operate SmartKettle

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unless lid is fully closed.

14. Never fill SmartKettle

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while it rests on the power base.

15. Do not turn on the Heat to the SmartKettle

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unless there is sufficient water.

16. CAUTION: Unplug IMMEDIATELY if water spills onto bottom of SmartKettle

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, onto power base or into

connector, to avoid electrical shock.

17. CAUTION: To avoid the risk of being scalded never fill SmartKettle

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above the “MAX” line shown on
the water level gauge. For the same reason, extreme caution must be used when moving an appliance
containing hot water or other hot liquids. Always pour slowly and carefully.

18. Only operate SmartKettle

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on a dry, flat, non-slip surface.

19. For household use only.

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

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You
made a
good
choice!

You have selected the world’s most advanced and exciting cordless water kettle, the
Chef’sChoice

®

SmartKettle® Model 688 that utilizes new electronic and computational
techniques that ensure the water is heated to precisely the temperature you select and
holds it there until you are ready to serve. The complex mechanical controls traditionally
use to detect boiling are eliminated and replaced by a patented concept that uses sensitive
electronics and a microcomputer that computes the “rate of rise” of the water temperature
to reliably detect boiling.

Electronics in the SmartKettle

®

detect low water levels and alert the user when it’s time to

add water in order to avoid boiling the kettle dry.

Digital temperature readings accurate to ±2 degrees Fahrenheit are displayed on a bright
LED display. The desired water temperature can be preselected with this same accuracy
and maintained at that temperature for up to 40 minutes, eliminating the need for reheating
or cooling that might otherwise be required for a second cup.

Those who want their water fully boiling (212°F at Sea Level) can select the Rolling Boil
option and obtain that automatically irrespective of the local altitude or barometric pressure.

For your safety, multiple levels of thermal, electrical and operational protection are built into
the SmartKettles

®

.

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Figure 1. Chef’sChoice® SmartKettle®
Model 688.

Figure 2. Chef’sChoice® SmartKettle® control panel.