Silvercrest KH 2001 Operating instructions

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Stainless Steel Deep-Fryer

KH 2001

Stainless Steel Deep-Fryer

Operating instructions

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Edelstahl-Fritteuse

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KOMPERNASS GMBH · BURGSTRASSE 21 · D-44867 BOCHUM www.kompernass.com

ID-Nr.: KH2001-03/09-V2

KH 2001

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CONTENT	PAGE
Intended Usage	2
Safety instructions	2
Technical Data	3
Items supplied	3
Description of the appliance	3
Before the First Use	3
Low-Acrylamide Cooking	3
Frying	4

Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Frying foodstuffs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Solid Cooking Fats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

After Frying	5
Changing the frying oil or fat	5
Cleaning and Care	6
Tips	7

Home-made chips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Frozen Foods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 How to remove undesirable after-tastes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Healthy Nutrition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Overheat Protection	8
Warranty and Service	9
Disposal	9
Importer	9
Table - Frying Times	10
Troubleshooting	11

Read the operating instructions carefully before using the appliance for the first time and preserve this booklet for later reference. Pass the manual on to whomsoever might acquire the appliance at a later date.

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Stainless Steel

Deep-Fryer KH 2001

Intended Usage

The deep fryer is intended for use in private households, for frying foodstuffs. It is not intended for use in commercial or industrial environments.

Safety instructions

Risk of electrical shocks.

•Connect the appliance to a mains power socket delivering a voltage of 230 V ~ 50 Hz.

•Arrange for defective power plugs and/or cables to be replaced at once by qualified technicians or our Customer Service Department.

•Ensure that the power cable never becomes wet or moist during operation.

Never submerge the operating/heating element and the housing with the power cable in water, and do not clean these components under running water.

Risk of fire!

•Do not use the appliance in the vicinity of hot surfaces.

•Do not leave the appliance unattended when in use.

•Do not use an external timing switch or a separate remote control system to operate the appliance.

NEVER use water to extinguish the fire!

•Old or dirty fats and oils can spontaneously ignite themselves if overheated. Change the oils or fats in good time. In case of fire, remove the power plug from the wall and smother the burning fat or oil with a damp towel or fire blanket.

Risk of personal injury!

•This appliance is not intended for use by individuals (including children) with restricted physical, physiological or intellectual abilities or deficiences in experience and/or knowledge unless they are supervised by a person responsible for their safety or receive from this person instruction in how the appliance is to be used.

•Children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with the appliance.

•Ensure that the appliance stands with a safe and secure positioning.

•Do not operate the appliance if it has sustained a fall or is damaged. Arrange for the appliance to be checked and, if necessary, repaired by qualified technicians.

•During the frying process hot steam is generated, especially when the lid is open. Keep a safe distance away from the steam.

•Ensure that all parts are completely dry before pouring oil or liquid fat into the deep fryer. Otherwise, hot oil or fat could splatter out.

•Carefully pat all foodstuffs dry before placing them in the deep fryer. Otherwise, hot oil or fat could splatter out.

•Be especially careful with frozen foodstuffs. Remove all ice particles. The more ice there is on the foodstuff, the more the hot oil or fat will splatter.

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• Some parts of the appliance become very hot	Description of the appliance
during operation. Touching these may cause
serious burns.	1 Viewing window
Warning about damage to the	2 Permanent-Metal filter
	3 Frying basket
appliance!	4 Stainless steel container
• When charging the stainless steel container with	5 Removable control and heating element
fat, NEVER fill it to above the MAX marking or to	6 Lid release button
below the MIN marking. First ensure that there	7 Rolled-up cable
is sufficient oil or fat in the deep fryer every time	8 Infinitely variable temperature regulator
you intend to switch the appliance on.	9 Control lamp
• NEVER switch the appliance on if there is no oil	0 On/Off switch
of liquid fat in it.	q Timer
• The deep fryer is only suitable for frying food-	w Handle locking button
stuffs. It is not designed for cooking liquids.	e Reset button

Technical Data			Before the First Use
Mains voltage:	230V ~ 50 Hz		Before you use the deep fryer for the first time please
Nominal power:	2300 W		clean all individual components thoroughly and care-
Capacity			fully dry them (see Chapter "Cleaning").
Cooking oil:	approx. 3 Litre
Solid fats:	approx. 2,5 kg		Low-Acrylamide Cooking
Items supplied			Acrylamide is a possibly carcinogenic substance
			formed from a reaction with amino acids when
Cold Zone Deep Fryer			frying foodstuffs with a high starch content (at
Operating instructions			temperatures of more than 175°C).
			Therefore, if avoidable, do not fry foodstuffs that
			have a high starch content, for example chips, at

temperatures in excess of 170˚C. The items to be cooked should be fried until they are golden yellow, instead of dark brown. Only in this way can you achieve a low acrylamide level.

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Frying

We recommend frying oil or liquid frying fat for use in this deep fryer. You can also use solid cooking fats. For this, first read the chapter „Solid Cooking Fats“.

Preparation

1.Place the appliance on a horizontal, level and stable surface.

6. Insert the plug into the mains power socket.

The power cable may not make contact with the hot areas of the deep fryer. Risk of electric shock!

7.Replace the frying basket 3.

8.Close the appliance lid.

9.Push the handle locking button w downwards and lower the handle.

Note:

If you wish to place the deep fryer below the extraction fan of the cooker, ensure that the cooker is switched off.

2.Unwind all of the power cable from the power cable retainer 7.

3.Open the appliance lid by pressing on the lid release button 6. The appliance lid flips open.

4.Pull the handle upwards until it audibly engages. Remove the frying basket 3.

Note:

Only use oils or fats which are expressly marked as non-foaming and are suitable for deep frying. This information is to be found on the packaging or the labelling.

5.Fill the dry and empty stainless steel container 4 of the deep fryer with cooking oil or liquid or molten fat (approx. 3 l oil or approx. 2,5 kg solid fat) up to the MAX marking.

Note:

When charging the stainless steel container 4 with fat, NEVER fill it to above the MAX marking or to below the MIN marking.

NEVER mix different types of oil or fat! The deep fryer could froth.

Frying foodstuffs

1.Switch the deep fryer on with the On/Off switch 0. The control lamp integrated into the On/Off switch 0 starts to glow.

2.Turn the temperature controller 8 to the required temperature. The cooking oil or the fat is now heated up to the required temperature. When the required temperature has been reached the green control lamp 9 starts to glow.

Note:

The correct frying temperature is to be found either on the food packaging or from the table in these operating instructions.

3.Pull the handle upwards until it audibly engages.

4.Open the appliance lid by pressing on the lid release button 6.

5.Remove the frying basket 3 and place into it the food to be fried.

6.Carefully replace the frying basket 3 into the deep fryer.

7.Close the appliance lid. This must click in audibly.

8.Push the handle locking button w downwards. The handle now allows itself to be lowered. The frying basket 3 is at the same time lowered into the hot oil or fat.

Note:

The frying process can be overseen through the viewing window 1 in the appliance lid.

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Timer

You can programme in a countdown of up to 60 minutes with the timer:

•Firstly, place the timer q at 60 minutes and then turn it back to the required countdown time. On expiry of the countdown a signal tone sounds.

Note:

On expiry of the countdown the heating element 5 is NOT switched off! Therefore pay heed to the signal tone from the timer switch, so as to avoid spoiling the food being fried.

Solid Cooking Fats

To avoid both a splattering of the fats and the appliance becoming too hot, please observe the following precautionary measures:

•If you are using fresh fats, first slowly melt the blocks of fat under low heat in a normal pan. Then carefully pour the molten fat into the deep fryer. When this has been done, insert the power plug into a socket and switch the deep fryer on.

•After use, store the deep fryer with the solidified fat at room temperatures.

Should the fat become too cold, it could cause splattering on remelting! To avoid this, poke a few holes into the solidified fat with a wooden or plastic spatula. Ensure that no damage is caused to the heating element.

•To melt the fat, switch the appliance on with the On/Off switch 0 and then adjust the temperature regulator 8 to 130˚C. The control lamp 9 glows.

•Wait until all of the fat has melted. First then set the desired frying temperature.

After Frying

•When the food is ready, pull the handle upwards until the handle locking button w engages.

•Leave the frying basket 3 in this position to drip off.

•Press the On/Off switch 0. The deep fryer is now switched off. Remove the power plug from the wall socket.

•When the food has dripped off, open the appliance lid by pressing the lid release button 6.

•Carefully lift the frying basket 3 out of the deep fryer. If necessary, shake off any excess oil or fat over the deep fryer.

•Tip the fried food into a bowl or a sieve (lined with absorbent kitchen paper!)

If you do not use the deep fryer regularly it is recommended that, after cooling, the oil or liquified fat is poured into a well sealed container and stored in the refrigerator or a cool storeroom. Fill the container through a sieve, in order to remove any food particles from the oil or fat. Solid fats must still be in a liquid state so that they can be poured.

Changing the frying oil or fat

Change the oil first when it has completely cooled down. Solid fats must still be in a liquid state so that they can be poured.

•Open the appliance lid.

•Remove the frying basket 3.

•Remove the operating/heating element 5. Place the operating/heating element 5 at a clean and dry location.

•Carefully remove the stainless steel container 4 with the oil or fat from the deep fryer.

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•Pour the oil or fat into suitable containers, for example bottles.

Note:

The disposal of cooking oils and fats is regulated differently in every community or town. Frequently, it is not permitted to dispose of such oils or fats with normal household refuse. Make enquiries at your local community administration office about suitable disposal sites.

•Thoroughly clean all parts of the deep fryer, as described in the Chapter "Cleaning".

•Refill the deep fryer with fresh oil or fat, as described in the Chapter „Frying“.

Cleaning and Care

Danger!

Remove the power cable from the wall socket before cleaning. There is a risk of receiving an electric shock!

Danger!

Allow the deep fryer to cool down. Otherwise you risk being burnt!

NEVER submerse the control and heating element 5, the power cable and plug or the appliance housing under water and NEVER clean them under running water! This could irreparably damage the appliance. If required, clean this element with a moist cloth.

Attention! Appliance Damage!

When cleaning the components do not use aggressive or abrasive cleaning agents or materials such as scouring milk or steel wool. These could damage the upper surfaces of the appliance!

To simplify cleaning, completely dismantle the deep fryer:

1.Open the appliance lid and remove it by pulling it upwards.

2.Pull the handle upwards until it audibly engages. Remove the frying basket 3.

3.Pull the operating/heating element 5 upwards from the guiding rails. Place the operating/heating element 5 at a clean and dry location.

4.Take out the stainless steel container 4 and remove the fat or oil

•The frying basket 3 and the stainless steel container 4 can be cleaned in the dishwasher. They are suitable for dishwashers.

•Clean the housing and the appliance lid with a damp cloth. If required, use a mild detergent on the cloth.

Note:

Should you wish to clean the permanent-metal filter 2 inside the appliance lid, then place the appliance lid in warm water with a mild detergent. Allow it to soak for a short period and slew it back and forth. Rinse the appliance lid off with clear water. To dry it, stand it upright on its side. This allows the water to drain away.

•Reassemble the deep fryer in the reverse order.

•Lift the appliance with the assistance of the lateral carrying recesses.

•Wrap the power cable around the power cable retainer 7.

•Store the appliance with the appliance lid closed. This will keep the inside of the deep fryer clean and free of dust.

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Tips

Home-made chips

•Potatoes intended for frying should be faultless and not germinating.

•Use potato varieties suitable for frying, such as "King Edward", "Morris Piper", "Cara" etc.

•After peeling, cut the potatoes according to the intended preparation (chips or slices).

•Soak the potatoes for approx one hour before frying. This will help remove a portion of the sugar content, which is one of the constituent products for the formation of acrylamides.

•Carefully dry the potatoes.

•Always fry home-made potatoes twice:

•first for 10-12 minutes at 160°C then for 3-4 minutes at 170°C, depending on the desired degree of browning.

•Deep frozen chips are pre-cooked and thus only need to be fried once. Comply with the instructions on the packaging.

Attention!

Always close the appliance lid before lowering the frying basket 3 into the hot oil or fat. There is a risk of fire caused by splashing fat!

•Always insert the foodstuffs as slowly and carefully as possible into the deep fryer, as deep frozen foods can cause the oil or fat to bubble heftily and abruptly.

How to remove undesirable after-tastes

Some foodstuffs, especially fish, release fluids when being fried. These fluids collect in the oil or fat and can influence the smell and taste of fried foods that are later cooked in the same oil or fat.

Proceed as follows to again obtain a neutral tasting oil or fat:

•Heat the fat or oil to 160°C and and place two thin slices of bread or a couple of small sprigs of parsley into the frying basket 3.

Frozen Foods

Deep frozen foodstuffs (-16 to -18 °C) cool the oil or fat to a considerabe extent, because of this they do not cook fast enough and possibly also soak up too much oil of fat. To avoid these occurences, proceed as follows:

•Do not attempt to fry large volumes all at once. The food to be fried must be completely covered with cooking oil/fat after lowering the frying basket 3.

•Heat the oil for at least 15 minutes before inserting the frozen foodstuffs.

•Adjust the temperature controller 8 to the temperature specified in these operating instructions or on the packaging of the foodstuff.

•Preferably, allow the deep frozen food to thaw at room temperature. Remove as much ice and water as possible before inserting the food into the deep fryer.

Attention!

Absolutely close the appliance lid before lowering the frying basket 3 with the parsley or the bread into hot oil or fat. Splattering fats can cause serious burns.

•Close the appliance lid and then lower the frying basket 3 into the fat.

•Wait until the oil or fat is no longer bubbling and remove the bread or parsley with a skimmer. The oil or fat now has a neutral taste once again.

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Healthy Nutrition

Nutritional experts recommend the use of vegetable oils and fats containing unsaturated fatty acids (e.g. Linol acid). However, these oils and fats lose their positive characteristics faster than other oils and must therefore be exchanged more frequently. Orientate yourself on the following guidelines:

•Exchange the oil or fat regularly. If you use the deep fryer mainly to prepare chips and strain the oil or fat after every use, it can be used 10 to 12 times.

•However, do not use an oil or fat for longer than six months. Always follow the instruction given on the packaging.

•As a general rule, oils and fats can be used for a lesser time if you mainly fry foods with lots of proteins, such as meat or fish.

•Do not mix fresh oil with old oil.

•Change the oil or fat if it foams on being heated, it develops a strong taste or odour, it becomes dark and/or it develops a syrupy consistency.

Overheat Protection

In a case of overheating, the heat protection function switches the appliance off.

This can happen if there is no, or not sufficient, oil or fat in the deep fryer or when solid cooking fats are being molten in the appliance.

With solid cooking fats the heating element cannot disburse the heat created fast enough.

If the heat protection function has switched the appliance off, please proceed as follows:

•Allow the appliance to cool down.

•Allow the oil or fat to cool down.

•Carefully press the reset button e on the rear side of the operating element 5 with a small pointed object. The appliance can now be used again.

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Warranty and Service

Disposal

You receive with this appliance a warranty of 3 years from the date of purchase. This appliance has been manufactured with care and meticulously examined before delivery. Please retain your receipt as proof of purchase. In the case of a warranty claim, please make contact by telephone with our service department. Only in this way can a post-free despatch for your goods be assured.

The warranty covers only claims for material and maufacturing defects, not for wearing parts or for damage to fragile components, e.g. buttons or batteries. This product is for private use only and is not intended for commercial applications.

In the event of misuse and improper handling, use of force and interference not carried out by our authorized service branch, the warranty will become void. Your statutory rights are not restricted in any way by this warranty.

DES Ltd

Units 14-15

Bilston Industrial Estate Oxford Street

Bilston WV14 7EG

Tel.: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

e-mail: [e-mail]

Kompernass Service Ireland

Tel: [phone] (0,082 EUR/Min.)

Standard call rates apply. Mobile operators may vary.

e-mail: [e-mail]

Do not dispose of the appliance in your normal domestic waste. This product is subject to the provisions of European Directive 2002/96/EC.

Dispose of the appliance through an approved disposal centre or at your community waste facility. Observe the currently applicable regulations.

In case of doubt, please contact your waste disposal centre.

Dispose of all packaging materials in an environmentally friendly manner.

Importer

KOMPERNASS GMBH

BURGSTRASSE 21

D-44867 BOCHUM

www.kompernass.com

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Table - Frying Times

This table provides details of the temperatures at which specific foods must be fried and how much frying time is required for them. Should these details differ from those shown on the food packaging, please observe the instructions given on the packaging.

In the degree details it can happen that there will be minor temperature variations. The values given in the table are intended as aids for orientation. They refer to a volume of approx. 300 Gramm. Subject to the structure of the foodstuff, the times can vary.

When frying larger amounts, always bear in mind that the foods to be fried must be completely covered with cooking oil/fat after the frying basket 3 has been lowered.

	Foodstuff	Temperature	Time in minutes
		(approx.)
	Beefburger (frozen)	150 °C	3	- 5 Minutes
	Cod (frozen,	150 °C	10	- 15 Minutes
	breaded/battered)
	Pork chops (breaded)	150 °C	15	- 25 Minutes
	Cod (fresh, in batter)	160 °C	5 - 10 Minutes
	Potato chips (fresh)	160 - 170 °C	10	- 15 Minutes
	Potato chips (frozen)	see manufacturers details	see manufacturers details
	Scampi (fresh)	170 °C	3	- 5 Minutes
	Chicken pieces	170 °C	8 - 15 Minutes
	(large pieces)
	Chicken pieces	170 °C	5 - 15 Minutes
	(small/medium pieces)
	Mushrooms	180 °C		5 Minutes
	Plaice (frozen)	190 °C	5	- 6 Minutes
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