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MODELGF–II
OPERATOR’SMANUAL
CoveringQuikn’Crispy
PartNumbers:
600015
600020
600025
600035
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TableofContents
INTRODUCTION.....................................................................................................................4
PACKINGLIST.........................................................................................................................5
INSTALLATIONINSTRUCTIONS...............................................................................................6
INSTALLATIONPROCEDURES.................................................................................................7
POSITIONINGTHESEPARATIONWALLANDSPLASHGUARD...................................................9
THEINITIALOPERATIONOFYOURQUIKN'CRISPY®............................................................11
RECIPETIMEANDTEMPERATURESETTINGS........................................................................12
CONFIGURATION.................................................................................................................13
RECIPEEDITING...................................................................................................................14
NAME&COOKSEGMENTEDITING......................................................................................16
COOKINGARECIPE..............................................................................................................18
QUICKCOOKWINDOW........................................................................................................20
SETBACKCONFIGURATION..................................................................................................21
COOKINGPROCEDURES.......................................................................................................22
CLEANINGPROCEDURES......................................................................................................26
PRODUCTREGISTRATION....................................................................................................29
SERVICE...............................................................................................................................29
WIRINGDIAGRAMS.............................................................................................................30
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INTRODUCTION
Marketedsince1990,theQuikn'Crispy®FatFreeFryeristheresultofyearsofresearch,
development,andrefinement.Byusingtheprinciplesofforcedhotairandradiantheat,the
Quikn'Crispycanquicklycookandbrownanumberof"ovenready"conveniencefoods.This
easy‐to‐usecountertopgreaselessfryersafelyandefficientlyeliminatesthehealthconcerns,
expense,andoperatingdifficultiesinherentwithhotoilcookingprocesses.
WearepleasedtoannouncethatstartinginJuly2020,wearemanufacturingallofour
GreaselessFryerswithanupgradedcontrollerplatform.Thisupgradedplatformincludesa
morepowerfulmicrocontroller,increasedcodestorage,andamoresophisticatedgraphics
system.Someotherkeybenefitsforourcustomersinclude:
USBFirmwareUpdates:OwnerscaneasilyperformfirmwareupdatesusingonlytheUSB
port.
OperationLogging:Storestotalhoursofoperation,heatinghours,heatercycles,
cookinghours,recipescooked,idlehour,andreadytocookhours(idlingatsetpoint)
QuikCookfeature.Thisprovidestheoperatorwithaneasywaytoevaluatenewmenu
itemsbyeasilysettingthepreheatandcookingtemperatures,andthecookingtime
withouthavingtocreateanewrecipe.
SetbackConfigurationprovidestheusewiththreenewfeatures.
o Thefirstfeatureisthe“HOLDSTAGE”option.Withthisfeature,theQuikn’Crispy
willholdthecookingtemperaturethatwasusedduringthepreviousrecipes.
o ThesecondfeatureistheSETBACKfeature.Whenthisfeatureisturnedon,your
Quikn’Crispywillmaintainthisminimumtemperatureforthetimethatyou
enteredintothisscreen.
Moreinformationontheenhancementstotheupgradedcontrollerareexplainedfurtherin
thefollowingpages.
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PACKINGLIST
IncludedintheQuikn'Crispy®GreaselessFryerpackingcartonarethefollowingitems:
1Quikn'Crispy®GreaselessFryer
1CookingBasketAssembly
1CookingBasketHandle&MountingScrews
1DripTray
1SeparationWallPanel
1RemovableFrontPanel
1SplashGuardforCookingChamberCeiling
4AdjustableLegs
1Operator'sManual
1ProductRegistrationForm
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INSTALLATIONINSTRUCTIONS
BeforetheinstallationofyourQuikn'Crispy®,asuitablepositioninyourretaillocationshould
beselected.Pointstoconsiderwhenselectingalocationare:
1. Accessibilitybystoreemployees
2. Proximitytocustomers
3. Proximitytorefrigeratorandfreezerequipment
4. Proximity to other retail points of sale to take advantage of cross merchandising
opportunities
5. Sight‐lineofcustomer(toenhancecustomerperceptionof"fresh"preparation).
TheQuikn'Crispy® shouldbemounted onasturdyfood serviceappropriatetable.Stainless
steel wouldbethe preferable material. Allow foracertain amountofworkspacenearthe
Quikn'Crispy®GreaselessFryersothatoperatorswillnothavetoworkinaconfinedlocation.
Werecommendaminimumof1”or2.54cm.ofspacebetweentherear,sidesandtopofthe
Quikn'Crispy,andthewalls,ceilingorotherstructuralsurfacesofyourfacility.
In addition to suitable locations, accommodation must be made for the necessary electrical
hookups.Pleasenotethefollowingelectricalspecifications.
ElectricalSpecifications
Singlephaseonly•50/60Hz.
USAdomesticunitplugsandpowercords(6’)areshownonPage2ontheSpecificationSheet.
InternationalunitInformationisbelow.
Cord: 2m.length
HO7RN‐F3G1.5mm2
Plug: BritishStandard 240volt,50Hz.;13ampmax.
OrContinentalEuropean"Schuko"
220volt‐230volt,50Hz.;16ampmax.
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INSTALLATIONPROCEDURES
1. TheweightoftheQuikn’Crispyisapproximately70lb./25kg.Theuseofasecond
personisadvisedforportionsofthisinstallation.
2. Open the shipping carton and fold back the shipping carton flaps. With the flaps
foldedback,rotatethecartonupsidedownonthefloor.
3. LiftthecartonleavingtheQuikn'Crispy®andthecorrugatedpackingsetinplaceon
thefloor.
4. RemovethecorrugatedpackingsetfromaroundtheQuikn'Crispy®.
5. Removethecooking baskethandle, mountingscrews,and adjustablelegs from the
OperatorsManualziplockbag.
6. Screwthe4adjustablelegsintothebottomofthefryer.
7. Lift the fryer into position on the designated counter. Again, we recommend
minimumof1”/2.54cm.clearancefromanyadjacentwallsorequipment.
8. Adjustthelegstobalancethefryeronthedesignatedcounter.
9. Attach the cooking basket handle to the cooking basket. A #2 Phillips head
screwdriveranda5/16"wrencharerecommended.
10. Inspect the separation wall panel and look to see that it is mounted properly.
Because this is a five‐step process, we have included a separate installation
procedureonpages5to7.Pleaseturntopage5atthistimeand install the
separationwallpanel.
11. Once the separation wall panel is installed, place the drip tray onto the bottom
drawerguides,angleitupwardstoa45°angletoclearthestopandslideitin.This
trayshouldslideinfreely.
12. Placethecookingbasketontothedriptray.Thetwopartsshould nowslideinand
outofthehot‐airfryerinunison.
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13. Atthispoint,besurethattheelectricalbreakerforthe Quik n' Crispy® Greaseless
Fryerisinthe"OFF"position.PluginyourQuikn'Crispy®GreaselessFryer,thenturn
thecircuitbreakertothe"ON"position.
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POSITIONINGTHESEPARATIONWALLANDSPLASHGUARD
WARNING!
Beforeproceeding,makesuretheQuikn'Crispypowerswitchisinthe“OFF”position(thisis
theleftpositionoftheOn/OffSwitch)andthatthefanblowerisstationaryandthatthe
cookingchamberandheatingelementarenothot!
1. LifttheRemovableFrontPanel(RFP)thatislocateddirectlyabovetheCookingBasket
byapplyingslightupwardpressure.Itshouldslideoutatanupwardangle.
2. PulltheSplashguardoutofthetopofthecookingchamber.Thisisaformedpieceof
stainlesssteelthatislocatedbetweentheheatingelementandtheceilingoftheinner
chamber.Wheninsertedintothecookingchamber,thesurfaceofthesplashguard
shouldbeincontactwiththeceilingofthechamber.Thesplashguardshouldbe
removeddailyforcleaningwiththeotherremovableitemslocatedintheinner
chamber.
SeparationWallCutawayView
3. TheSeparationWallwaspositionedproperlyintherearoftheinnerchamberofyour
Quikn’Crispypriortoshipping.Itisheldinplacebygravitywithtwoinverted“U”
channelsthatareformedonthebackoftheSeparationWall,matingwithtwo“U”
channeltabsthatarelocatedoneithersideofthefan(Seepictureabove)ontherear
wallofthecookingchamber.TheSeparationWallcanoftencomeoffthetabsthathold
itinplaceduringshipping.Pleasecheckandconfirmthatitisinstalledproperlyby
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removingandreplacingtheSeparationWallatthistime.Thephotoaboveillustrates
howtheseparationwallisinstalled.ItwastakenwiththetopoffoftheQuikn’Crispyin
ordertoclearlyshowtheinstallation.Itisnotnecessarytoremovethetopto
accomplishthisprocedure.
4. PlaceyourhandsoneachsideoftheSeparationWallandliftitstraightuptotheceiling
ofthechambertoclearthemountingtabs.PulltheSeparationWalltowardsyouuntilit
makescontactwiththeHeatingElement.NowpullthebottomoftheSeparationWall
outfirstandangleitoutoftheinnerchamberwiththebottomoftheSeparationWall
comingoutoftheinnerchamberfirst.
5. ReversetheprocessandreinstalltheSeparationWallbygraspingitbythesideswith
bothhandsandinsertitintothefrontopeningoftheQuikn'Crispy,enteringthefront
openingjustabovethetopsetofDripTrayguides.Insertthewallstraightbackintothe
Quikn'Crispyuntilyoutouchtherearwallofthecookingchamberkeepingthe
SeparationWallparalleltotheflooroftheQuikn'Crispy.
6. AnglethetopportionoftheSeparationWallupwardtowardstheceilingoftheinner
chamberuntilitcomesincontactwiththeceiling.SlidetheSeparationWallfurther
backintotheinnerchambersothatitcomesincontactwiththerearwalloftheinner
chamber.NowlowertheSeparationWallsothatthetwotabsoftheSeparationWall
catchontothetabsonthetoprightandleftsidesoftherearwallofthecooking
chamber.TheSeparationWallshouldnowbehangingupright,withthebottomofthe
SeparationWallapproximately.25"/.635cmupoffthefloorofthecookingchamber.
7. SlidetheSplashguardbackintothetopoftheinnerchamber.Pleasenotethatthe
surfaceofthesplashguardshouldbeclosesttotheceilingoftheinnerchamber.
8. PlacetheRemovableFrontPanelbackontothefrontoftheQuikn’Crispy.Itwillslide
downatanangleontothefourpinsthatarelocatedonthefrontoftheunit.
9. PleasenotethatontheINTERNATIONALUNITSONLY,thereisasafetyswitchinstalled
ontherightrearwallofthecookingchamber.Thisswitchwillbedepressedwhenthe
SeparationWallisproperlyinstalled.IftheSeparationisnotinstalledproperly,the
safetyswitchwillremainintheOpenPosition,andthecookingblowerwillnotoperate.
EnsurethatwhentheSeparationWallisinstalledthattheflatpartismakingsolid
contactwiththerearwalloftheovenchamberanddepressingthesafetyswitch.
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THEINITIALOPERATIONOFYOURQUIKN'CRISPY®
Thefirstoperatingcycleafterinstallationshouldbeaconfirmationofthehot‐airfryer'sproper
workingorder.Todothis,werecommendthatyoudepresstheswitchtotheright"POWER
ON"position.ThecontrollershoulddisplaytheQuikn’Crispylogowiththecaption“Touchto
Start”.
Next,touchthescreenandthenextscreenwillprovideyouwiththeoptionof “QuickCook”
(Wewillexplainthisoptionlaterinthemanual)or“CookARecipe”.Click“CookARecipeand
itwilldisplaythe15Recipesthathave beenpreprogrammedintoyourQuikn’Crispy.These
settingsareshownonthenextpage:
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RECIPETIMEANDTEMPERATURESETTINGS
Belowarethecookingtimeandtemperaturesthathavebeenpreprogrammedintoeachof
the15menus.Ifyoudesiretochangeanyofthesesettings,pleaseseethefollowingsection.
Menu TemperatureF° TemperatureF° TemperatureC° Time
120VoltUnits 208/240VoltUnits International
1 420° 400° 215° 1:00
2 420° 400° 215° 2:00
3 420° 400° 215° 2:30
4 420° 400° 215° 3:00
5 420° 400° 215° 3:30
6 420° 400° 215° 4:00
7 420° 400° 215° 4:30
8 420° 400° 215° 5:00
9 420° 400° 215° 5:30
10 420° 400° 215° 6:00
11 400° 370° 205° 6:30
12 400° 370° 205° 7:00
13 400° 370° 205° 7:30
14 400° 370° 205° 8:00
15 400° 370° 205° 8:30
Thefollowingsectionwillexplaininmoredetailhowtoaccesstheprogrammablefeatures
oftheLCDController.Pleasenotethattoaccesstheconfigurationscreen,thebottom
righthandcornerofthedisplaymustbehelduntiltheoperatorhearsadoublechirp.
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CONFIGURATION
Accesstothecontrollerconfigurationhasthreesecuritylevels:Supervisor,Technician,and
Factory.ThismanualwillonlyaddresstheSupervisorlevel.Thislevelhasaccesstothe
History,SetClock,USBImport,USBExport,Recipes,andSettings.
Togainaccesstotheconfiguration,pressandholdthebottomrighthandcornerofthedisplay
for2seconds.Thecontrollerwillemitadoublechirp.Theinitialpresswillnotcauseaninitial
chirptopreventaccidentalaccesstothesefeatures.Oncethecontrollerchirpstwice,release
yourfingerandtheaccesscodeentrywindowappearsasshownbelow.Thedefault
supervisoraccesscodeis1234.Enterthecodeusingthenumerickeysandpressthe“Enter”
button.
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RECIPEEDITING
Accesstotheeditingofthesystemrecipesfollowsthesameinstructionsasaccessingthe
supervisorconfiguration:Pressandholdinthemaincookingwindow,enterthesupervisor
accesscode(1234),andthentheSupervisorAccesswindowappears…
Pressthe“Recipes”buttonandthe15recipeswillappearonthescreen.Yourinitialscreen
willdisplay“NotUsed”forall15recipesbutfordisplaypurposesbelow,wehaveinserted
recipenames.Usetheupanddownarrowstoscrolltherecipelistuntilthedesiredrecipeis
shown.Touchtherecipetobeedited.
TheSelectItemwindowshowstheitemsthatmakeupthatrecipe.Thefirstitemisthename
oftherecipe,followedbythe“Icon”field,thePreheatfield,andtheCookfield.
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NAME&COOKSEGMENTEDITING
Touchandhighlighttherecipenameintheselectionwindow.Ifyouwishtochangeorcreate
thenameoftherecipe,usethekeyboardthatwillpopuponthedisplayandenterthenew
name.Afteryouhaveenteredthename,makesurethathit“SAVE”atthebottomrighthand
corner.
ToenterorchangeanIconforthisrecipe,touchtheIconfield.
ToEditthePreheatfield,touchthePreheatscreen.Pleasenotethatwestronglyrecommend
thatyouenterthesametemperatureforboththePreheattemperatureandCook
temperature.
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ToedittheCookTimeandTemperatureSettings,touchthefield.
Afteryouhavemadethechangestoarecipe,youneedtoclick“Save”atthebottomleft
portionoftherecipescreentosavethesechanges.Ifyoufailtodothis,youwillneedto
reenterthemodificationsthatyouhavemade.
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COOKINGARECIPE
Touchandhighlighttherecipenameintheselectionwindow.
ThenpressVIEWtoviewtherecipedetails.ScrollbackandthenselecttheCOOKbutton
TouchthePREHEATbuttonandtheunitwillheatuptothepresettemperature.
ThewindowdisplaysPREHEATduringthepreheatingcycleanddisplaystheoventemperature
asitcontinuestorisetopresettemperature.WhentheovenreachesthePREHEAT
temperature,thedisplaywillread“StartCook”.Atthispoint,pullthecookingbasketoutof
theQuikn’Crispy,placeyourmenuitemsintothebasket,reinsertthecookingbasketand
touchthe“StartCook”button.
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Pressingthethermometerbuttonatthebottomleftofthescreenwilldisplaythereal‐time
temperatureinthecookingchamberfor10secondsandwillthenrevertstothesetpoint
temperatureforthecurrentsegment.
Thebuttonwiththe+andclockfaceimagewilladdadditionaltimetothecurrentcookcycle.
Thefactorypresetonthisfeatureisanadditional30secondseachtimethisbuttonistouched.
Tostopacookingcycle,pressandholdthebackarrowtotheleftofthenameoftherecipe
for2secondsandthecontrollerchirpstwotwice.Thesystemwillreturntothepreheat/
cookselectionwindow.Ifyouwishtoswitchtoadifferentrecipe,hitthebackarrowagain
anditwilltakeyouthelistofthe15recipes.
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QUICKCOOKWINDOW
QUICKCOOKisanewfeaturethathasbeenaddedtotheJuly2020versionoftheController.
Itprovidestheoperatorwiththeabilitytoprogramarecipein3easystepswithoutgoing
throughtheRecipeEditingsteps.Thisisagreatfeaturefortestingcookingtimesand
temperaturesfornewmenuitemsthatyouwishtoaddtothe15menusettings.After
touchingtheQUIKCOOKbutton,thefirstscreenthatappearsisthePreheatsetting.
EnterthePreheattemperature.Aswerecommendedearlier,thistemperatureshouldbethe
sametemperaturethatwillbeutilizedforthecookingtemperature.Enterthetemperature
andselect“Next”.
Enterthecookingtimeandcookingtemperatureforthisfeatureandthenselect“Cook”.The
Quikn’Crispywillpreheattotheprogrammedtemperature.WhenitreachesthePreheat
temperature,thedisplaywillshow“StartCook”.TouchthebuttonandtheQUICKCOOK
featurewillengage.
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SETBACKCONFIGURATION
ThisisanothernewfeatureoftheJuly2020Controllerupgrade.Thisfeatureprovidesyouto
engagetwolongrequestedupgradestotheQuikn’Crispy.Youhavetheoptiontoturnthese
featuresonoroff.PleaseexercisecautioninusingeitherofthesefeaturesastheQuikn’
Crispywillcontinuetohavetheheatingelementengagedforthetimethathasbeen
programmed.Eventhoughthecookingblowerisn’toperating,themenuitemswillcontinue
tocookifleftinthecookingbasket.
Thefirstfeatureisthe“HOLDSTAGE”option.Withthisfeature,theQuikn’Crispywillhold
thecookingtemperaturethatwasusedduringthepreviousrecipes.Ifyoucookedfrenchfries
at420°Ffor3½minutes,andyoucookseveralordersoffrenchfries,oneaftertheother,the
unitwillstayatthistemperatureforthepresettimethatyouenterintotheHOLDSTAGE
ThesecondfeatureistheSETBACKoption.Whenthisfeatureisturnedon,yourQuikn’
Crispywillmaintainthisminimumtemperatureforthetimethatyouenteredintothisscreen.
Wehavehadseveralcustomersprovideuswiththeirinputthatwouldlikethisfeatureinstead
ofhavingtheirunitcooldownbetweencookcycles.Theymighthaveabusylunchperiodthat
last3hoursandtheywouldliketokeeptheunitidlingatthistemperaturebetweenengaging
recipes.
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COOKINGPROCEDURES
TheQuikn'Crispycanfry,grill,andbakeawidearrayoffrozen,oven‐readyproductsavailable
throughnormalfoodservicedistributionand
wholesaleclubs.
Toprepare"fried"menuitemsintheQuikn’Crispy,thefoodsselectedmusthaveoven
preparationdirectionslistedonthepackage.Asanexample,eggrolls,corndogs,beer
batteredortempurabatteredvegetablesandbatteredcheesesticksaretypicallyfryableor
bakeable.SeasonedorcoatedFrenchfriesorpotatowedgesarefryableorbakeable.These
typesofproductswillcomeoutoftheQuikn'Crispycrispontheoutsideandmoistonthe
insideasiftheywerefried.Toprepareanon‐battered,non‐coated,ornon‐seasonedmenu
item,itmustbeabakeableversion.ToprepareshoestringorcrinklecutFrenchfries,orskin‐
onpotatowedges,youmustuseabakeableversion.
MenuitemspreparedintheQuikn'Crispythatdonothavebakingdirectionslistedonthe
packagewilltypicallybesoggyandlimpandwillnotchangeincolorfromapalewhitetoa
goldenbrown.Contactyourfooddistributortoorderthecorrectversionofthemenuitemto
prepare.Ifthefooddistributorsalespersonisnotsureofthemenuitemsthatcanbe
preparedintheQuikn’Crispy,havethemreviewthe32pagemenufoundinthisOperators
Manual,orhavethemcontacttheQuikn’Crispydistributor,orQNC,Inc.directly.
Topreparebreadeditemssuchaschickennuggetsandchickenstripseitherapre‐cookedor
afullycookedproductmustbeused.Pre‐cookedmeansthattheproducthasbeenpartially
cooked,ispre‐brownedontheoutside,andtheinterioroftheproductisraw.Fullycooked
meansthattheproductiscookedonboththeoutsideandtheinterior.Youcannotprepare
ready‐to‐cookitemsthathaveawhitebreadingontheoutside.Theywillcook,buttheywill
notturngoldenbrownintheQuikn'Crispy.
TogrillfoodsintheQuikn'Crispy,youshouldusepre‐cookedorfullycookedmeat,poultry,
orfishproducts.Asanexample,hotdogsandsomesausagesarefullycookedproductsand
couldbeconsumedcoldrightfromthepackage.TheseitemswillgrillintheQuikn'Crispy
withacharbroiledappearance.Topreparegrilledchickenbreastsorhamburgers,usefully
cookedproducts.TheseproductswillcomeoutoftheQuikn'Crispysizzlingontheoutside
andtenderandjuicyontheinside.
TheQuikn'Crispycanbakefrozenpizzasorpreparefreshlymadepizzasusingapar‐baked
crust.Pleasenotethatanoptionalpizzabasketisavailable.PleasecontactQNCforpricing
information.Preparehot,open‐facedsandwichesinjust60to90seconds.Tobakecookies,
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pastries,ormuffins,lowerthetemperaturesettingto350°Fanduseamuffintin,asmallsheet
pan,orparchmentpaper.
OptionalPizzaBasket
Pleasenotethefollowinggeneralcookingprocedures:
1. AlwaysspraytheCookingBasketandDripTraywithanaerosolvegetableshortening
priortothefirstcookingcycleoftheday,orthefirstcookingcyclesincecleaning.Do
notspraynon‐stickaerosoldirectlyintothefryer,orwhilethefryerisoperating.
WipeanyexcessoilfromtheDripTraywithanabsorbentpapertowelorbartowel.
TohelpreduceanydragbetweentheDripTrayandTrayGuides,pulltheDripTrayas
farbackaspossible,andrubthetowelwiththeexcessoilontheundersideofeach
sideoftheDripTray.
2. Removetheproductyouwishtocookfromthefreezerorrefrigerator.Note:Please
beawarethatsimilarproductwillvaryincookingtimedependingonitsinternal
temperatureatthetimeofcooking.Inotherwords,frozenfriedchickenwilltake
longertocookthanthesamefriedchickenthathasbeenthawedintherefrigerator.
3. IfthisisthefirstcookingcycleofthedaytheQuikn'Crispy®GreaselessFryerneeds
to be warmed up to 210°C. This should take 4 to 5 minutes. 210°C is the
temperatureatwhichyouwillpreparemostorallofyourmenuitemsin your230V
Quikn'Crispy®.CookingatatemperaturehigherthanthiscancausetheQuikn'
Crispy®tosmoke.IfsmokeisemittedfromtheQuikn'Crispy®, lower the
temperaturesetting.
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4. GrabthehandleandslidetheCookingBasketandDripTrayapproximately2/3ofthe
wayoutoftheQuikn’Crispy.TheDripTraywillactasacrumbcatcherwhileplacing
thefoodproductintotheCookingBasket.
1.
2. PlacingItemsinCookingBasket
5. ArrangetheproducttobecookedinasinglelayerintheCookingBasket.Avoid
stackingtheproducttobecooked.Anevensinglelayerofproductwillcookmore
evenlythanproductsplacedintotheCookingBasketinastackedorclumped
arrangement.
6. SelectaMenutimetoapproximately70%ofthefoodmanufacturer'ssuggested
convectionovencookingtimes.Asanexample,ifthesuggestedconvectionoven
cookingtimeis10minutes,thisitemshouldtakeapproximately7minutesintheQuik
n'Crispy.IfMenu12isprogrammedto7minutes,usethismenuprogram.Review
theenclosed32pagemenuforsuggestedcookingtimesforvariousmenuitems.
7. Pleasebeawarethatvariationsinthecookingtimeswilloccurdependingonthe
internaltemperatureofthefoodproduct,variancesinvoltages,andthequantityof
foodbeingcookedatonetime.Wesuggestthatyouexperimentwithcookingtimes
andtemperaturesandrecordtheresultsforfuturereference.Thistestingwill
preventunder‐cookingorburningoffoodproducts.
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8. PulltheDripTrayandCookingBasketoutsimultaneouslyuponcompletionofthe
cookingprocess.Removecookedproductwithspatulaortongsor,inthecaseof
foodproductslikeovenchips,removetheCookingBasketwithbothhandsonthe
handle,anddumpthefoodproductintoafoilpanorholdingcontainer.
EmptyingtheCookingBasket
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CLEANINGPROCEDURES
NOTE: PRIORTOANYCLEANINGORMAINTENANCE,THEON/OFFPOWERSWITCHMUSTBE
INTHELEFT"OFF"POSITION.THISSAFETYPRECAUTIONWILLPREVENTACCIDENTAL
EXPOSURETOHIGHVOLTAGE.
TherearetwotypesofcleaningproceduresrecommendedfortheQuikn'Crispy.Thefirstis
topreventproductbuildupontheCookingBasketduringtheday,aswellastransferofflavors
fromoneproducttothenext.Thisisaccomplishedbyusingthefollowingprocedure:
1. AfterpreparingmenuitemsintheQuikn’Crispy,alayerorcoatingofsauce,crumbs,
orbattermaybedepositedontheCookingBasketorDripTray.Youshouldremove
thesedepositsbeforecookinganotherbatchoffood.PullbackontheCooking
BasketandwithitstillovertheDripTray;brushtheinsideofthebasketwithabrass
bristlebrush.Turnthebasketoverandrepeatbrushingintheotherdirection.All
largefoodparticlesshouldthenberemovedfromtheCookingBasket.
BrushingtheCookingBasket
2. WiththeCookingBasketremovedfromtheQuikn'CrispyandtheDripTraypulled
out,scrapetheDripTraywithastainlesssteeldoughcutterorbenchscraper.Simply
scrapetheDripTrayfromthebacktothefront.Threestrokesofthescraperfrom
thereartothefrontandonescrapefromonesidetotheothershouldplaceallof
thecrumbsandexcessoiltooneofthefrontcornersoftheDripTray.
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ScrapingtheDripTraytoClean
3. Removethisresiduewiththescraperanddiscard.WipetheDripTraywithadry
papertowelorclothandre‐insert.
DiscardCrumbsandResidue
BoththebrassbristlebrushandbenchscraperareavailablefromQNC,Inc.oryour
Quikn'Crispydistributor.
Forcompletecleaningattheendoftheday,repeattheaboveprocedure,andthen:
1. RemovetheCookingBasketAssemblyfromtheQuikn’Crispy,andwiththeuseof
ovenmitts,lifttheRemovableFrontPanelthatislocateddirectlyabovetheCooking
Basketbyapplyingslightupwardpressure.PulltheSplashguardoutofthetopofthe
cookingchamberandthenremovetheDripTrayfromthecookingchamber.After
youhave
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allowedtheSeparationWalltocooldown,removeitfromtheinterioroftheQuikn’
Crispy(ThetimetocooltheSeparationWallcanbereducedbyturningonthefan
motoronlywiththepowerswitchpushedtotheleft“FanOnly”position).
2. PlacetheCookingBasket,DripTray,Splashguard,thetwopieceRemovableFront
Panel,andSeparationWall(whichhasbeenremovedaccordingtoareversalofthe
installationproceduresonpages7and8ofthismanual)intoasinkcontainingapre‐
soaksolutionwithacommercialdegreaser.Wesuggestthattheuseofawirebrush
forcleaningtheCookingBasketandgreenscrubbingpadforotherstainlesssteel
items.Theitemsshouldthenbecleanedaccordingtolocalhealthdepartment
guidelines.Thisusuallyrequiresthestepsofwashing,rinsing,sanitizing,andair‐
drying.
Analternativetocleaningthese4partsinyoursinkistosoakthemovernightina
solutionofDipTankCleaner(DTC‐2),andwater.CAUTION:ALWAYSWEARRUBBER
GLOVESANDEYEPROTECTIONWHENHANDLINGCAUSTICCHEMICALS.DTC‐2isa
causticchemicalavailablefromeitheryourQuikn'CrispydistributororQNC,Inc.
Pleasecall1‐888‐668‐3687formoreinformation.Acomplete2lb.JarofDTC‐2
shouldbeaddedto8gallonsofwaterina10‐gallonstoragecontainer.Thissolution
shouldbereusedfor30to45daysdependingonthequantityandtypesoffoods
preparedintheQuikn’Crispy.Aminimumof4hoursofsoakingisrecommendedto
removebaked‐oncarbonizedgreasethatmaybeontheseparts.Duringthistime
thegreasewilldissolveandtheCookingBasket,DripTray,Splashguard,twopiece
RemovableFrontPanel,andSeparationWallwillbecleanedofthecarbonizedbuild‐
up.Priortore‐insertingthesepartsintoyourQuikn'Crispy,wash,rinseandsanitize
them.AllowthemtoairdryandthenplacethembackintotheQuikn'Crispy.
3. DependingontheamountofcarbonizedfoodaccumulationontheinsideoftheQuik
n'Crispy,itmaybenecessarytocleantheinsideofthecookingchamberwitha
commercialovencleanerpossiblyasoftenaseachdayorasinfrequentlyasoncea
week.Thefrequencydependsonthequantityoffoodsyouprepareandtheoil
contentofthesevariousfoods.Alwaysusetheseproductsinaccordancewith
manufacturer'sdirections.
QNC,oryourQuikn'Crispy®distributor,hasavailableanovencleanercalledDip‐R‐
Spray,anexcellentcleanerforuseinyourQuikn'Crispy®.Itissafetouseandisthe
quickest,easiesttouseovencleanerthatwehaveevaluatedtodate.Itisappliedto
theinterioroftheovenafterithasbeenpre‐warmedto94°C.Uponcontactwith
thespray,thecarbonizedgreaseisdissolvedandeasilyremovedwithadampcloth.
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Theinteriorofthe ovenisthensprayedlightly withavinegarandwatersolutionto
neutralizetheDip‐R‐Sprayandwipedwithacleancloth.Theinterioroftheunitwill
beleftcleanandstreakfree.
TheQuikn'Crispyisnowreadyforthenextuse.
PleasenotethatwerecommendthereplacementoftheQuikn’CrispyDipTankCleaner
solutionevery30days.Duringthis30‐daytimeperiod,theDTC‐2solutionwillstartto
neutralizeandlooseitseffectiveness.Thechemicalreactionoftheactivechemicalsinthe
DTC‐2inconjunctionwiththegreaseorcarbonthatisadheredtotheinteriorcomponentsof
yourQuikn’Crispyformsacrudeformofsoapthatfloatstotopofyoursoakingcontainer.
Thiscanberemovedperiodicallywithadisposablecoffeefilterorsomeothertypeof
skimmer.Attheendofthe30daysthesolutioncanbedisposedofinyoursewagesystem.
ThepHintheendsolutionistypicallymilderthanthatofadraincleaner.Ifyouareutilizinga
septicsystem,oryouwishtofurtherneutralizethesolutionpriortodisposing,youcan
neutralizethesolutionbypouringvinegarslowlyintothesolutionwhilestirring.ThepHtarget
is6.5to8.5.YoucanobtainapHtestkitfromaswimmingpoolchemicalssupplystore.
PRODUCTREGISTRATION
AfterhavingthoroughlyreviewedtheOperator'sManual,pleasetakeamomenttoregister
yourQuikn’Crispytoactivateyourwarranty.IfyouhaveInternetaccess,pleasegoonlineat
http://www.q‐n‐c.comandthen,ontheleftsideofthescreen,clickon“Warranty
Registration”tocompleteandsubmityourregistrationelectronically.Oryoumaycomplete
theenclosedProductRegistrationformandmailittoQNC,Inc.IftheProductRegistration
formwasmisplacedoronewasnotincludedwithyourQuikn'Crispy,goonlineasdescribed
above,contactyourdistributor,ore‐mailatsales@q‐n‐c.comforareplacementregistration
form.
YourQuikn'Crispyhasalimitedwarrantyof1yearonallotherpartsandlaborfromthedate
ofinstallationofyourunit.SeetheProductRegistrationformorespecificinformation.
SERVICE
IfyouhavequestionsontheoperationofyourQuikn'Crispy®GreaselessFryerorfeelthatit
requiresservice,contactyourinstallingdistributororQNC,Inc.atthenumberlistedabove.If
aservicecallisrequired,wewillscheduleonepromptly.
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