Presto CoolDaddy User Manual
CoolDaddy
cool-touch deep fryer
• Delicious deep fried foods, fast and easy.
• Exterior handle lowers food into the oil with
the cover closed to prevent spattering.
• Removable pot with nonstick cooking
surface for easy cleaning.
2004 by National Presto Industries, Inc.
INSTRUCTIONS/RECIPES
This is a Listed appliance. The following important safeguards are recommended by most portable appliance
manufacturers.
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IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS
To reduce the risk of personal injury or property damage, when using electrical appliances, basic safety precautions should
always be followed, including the following:
1. Read all instructions.
2. Do not touch hot surfaces. Use handles.
3. Be sure handle is properly assembled to basket and locked in place. See detailed assembly instructions on page 3.
4. To protect against electrical shock or burns, do not immerse unit, cord, or plug in water or other liquid.
5. Close supervision is necessary when any appliance is used by or near children.
6. Do not let children handle or put electrical cords or plugs in their mouths.
7. Always attach magnetic plug end to appliance first, then plug cord into the wall outlet. To disconnect, remove plug
from wall outlet, then from appliance.
8. Unplug cord from outlet and deep fryer when not in use and before cleaning. Allow to cool before putting on or taking
off parts, and before cleaning the appliance.
9. Do not operate any appliance with a damaged cord or plug or in the event the appliance malfunctions or has been
damaged in any manner. Return the appliance to the Presto Factory Service Department or to the nearest Presto
Authorized Service Station for examination, repair, or electrical or mechanical adjustment.
10. The use of accessory attachments not recommended by the appliance manufacturer may cause injuries.
11. Do not use outdoors.
12. Do not let cord hang over edge of table or counter or touch hot surfaces.
13. Do not place on or near a hot gas or electric burner or in a heated oven.
14. It is recommended that this fryer not be moved when it contains hot oil or other hot liquid. If it must be moved when it
contains hot oil or other hot liquid, use extreme caution.
15. Do not use appliance for other than intended use.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
THIS PRODUCT IS FOR HOUSEHOLD USE ONLY.
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IMPORTANT CORD AND PLUG INFORMATION
A short power supply cord is provided to reduce the risk resulting from becoming entangled in or tripping over a longer cord.
DO NOT USE WITH AN EXTENSION CORD.
Do not allow the cord to run underneath or around the unit. The magnetic cord may not detach easily if the cord is positioned
in this fashion.
Important Fryer Guidelines
Use deep fryer only on a clean, dry, level, stable, and heat-resistant surface, away from countertop edge.
Hot oil can cause serious and painful burns. Close supervision is necessary when any appliance is used by or near
children.
To avoid the risk of electrocution or severe disfiguring electrical burns, do not let children handle or put electrical cords or
plugs in their mouths.
To avoid the risk of electrocution or electrical burns, do not let the cord or plug come in contact with water or other
liquid.
Never use the deep fryer without the removable pot.
Never use the deep fryer without oil or with insufficient oil. Also, never exceed the maximum fill level. The minimum
(MIN) and maximum (MAX) fill levels are embossed inside the removable pot (see Fig. H, page 4).
Use only a good, reliable standard brand of vegetable shortening or cooking oil for deep frying. Deep frying foods in butter,
margarine, olive oil, or animal fat is not recommended because of lower smoking temperatures.
Before deep frying, remove excess moisture from food by blotting with toweling—moist foods cause excess foaming and
spattering. Do not add wet food to cooking oil. Even small amounts of water may cause the oil to spatter.
Always make sure the cover and all other parts of the deep fryer are thoroughly dry before frying.
Use caution when deep frying flour tortillas. Flour tortillas contain air bubbles. During deep frying, oil can become trapped
within these bubbles. If not properly drained, the bubbles can burst and cause burns. Therefore, after deep frying tortillas,
carefully raise them out of the cooking oil and allow oil to drain from the tortillas for approximately 30 seconds.
Always unplug cord from wall outlet and then from deep fryer when unit is not in use.
Always allow fryer to cool completely with cover closed before removing oil and cleaning.
Before First Use
Become familiar with the various parts
of the deep fryer (Fig. A) and read the
instructions carefully.
Cleaning before first use...
Wipe the fryer cover and cool-touch fryer
base with a damp cloth. Never immerse
the fryer base in water or other liquid.
Never wash the cover parts or fryer base
in a dishwasher.
Open the deep fryer cover by depressing
the cover release button on the front of the
fryer. Remove the frying basket, basket
handle, charcoal air filter, and any packaging material from the deep fryer. Then lift
the removable pot out of the fryer base.
Wash both the basket and removable pot in
hot, soapy water; rinse and dry thoroughly.
Washing the removable pot in a dishwasher
is not recommended. If you choose to wash
the removable pot in a dishwasher, the
exterior of the removable pot will likely
discolor due to the caustic nature of the
dishwasher detergent.
Removable cover
Window
Frying basket
Basket lowering button
Basket
handle
Cover release
button
Fig. A
Magnetic cord
assembly
Carrying handle
Removable pot
Cool-touch fryer
base
Indicator light
Adjustable temperature
control
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Positioning removable pot in fryer
base...
After cleaning, place the removable pot
back in the fryer base. The terminal pins
on the bottom of the removable pot fit in
the receptacle inside the fryer base (Fig.
B). For easiest alignment, position the pot
in the base so the on the front of the pot
aligns with the front seam of the unit (Fig.
C). Then tilt the pot forward slightly and
push pot down into fryer base. If the fryer
cover closes, you will know the removable
pot is positioned correctly.
Installing/replacing removable filter...
The mesh charcoal filter, which is located in
the cover of the deep fryer, will help absorb
unpleasant odors. For the deep fryer to effectively absorb these odors, always use the fryer
with the filter in the cover.
To install or replace the filter, first close the
fryer cover. Then, remove the filter cover (Fig.
D) by pushing the release latch towards the
window and lift up on the back of the filter
cover. If replacing an old filter, remove old
filter and discard. Unwrap new charcoal filter
and insert it in the filter compartment. Replace
the filter cover and snap into place by pushing
down.
Replacement filters may be purchased
through the Presto Consumer Service
Department. Call 1-800-877-0441 (see
page 9) or order on the web at www.
GoPresto.com.
Removable
pot
Terminal pins
Receptacle
Fryer
base
Fig. B
Charcoal air filter
Filter compartment
Fig. D
Cover vents
Filter cover
Window
Release latch
Align with front seam. Then tilt pot
forward slightly and push pot down into
fryer base.
Front
Seam
Fig. C
Fig. E
Peg
hole
Basket
bracket
Peg
Handle bar
Handle
Fig. F
Handle bars
Peg
Peg hole
Attaching basket handle to basket...
Before using the deep fryer, you will
need to attach the basket handle to the
Fig. G
Tabs
basket. Follow these steps:
1. Hold the basket in one hand and the basket handle in your other hand. You will be placing the pegs, which are at the ends
of the two basket handle bars, into the two holes in the basket bracket (Fig. E).
2. While holding the pegs near the peg holes, tilt the handle inward before attempting to place the pegs in their holes. (You
will not be able to fit the second peg into its hole if the handle bars are positioned too close to the bracket.)
3. Next, place one of the pegs in one of the peg holes. Then squeeze the handle bars together and fit the opposite peg in the
other peg hole (Fig. F).
4. While continuing to squeeze the handle bars together and keeping the pegs in the holes, rotate the handle towards the
basket rim, allowing the handle bars to snap into the tabs on the basket bracket (Fig. G). The handle is now in the locked
position.
For instructions on how to insert and position basket in fryer, see step 3 at the bottom of page 4.
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