Presto Big Kettle 0600812 User Manual

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rollingboil.Placenomorethan1poundofvegetablesinbasketandlowerintoboilingwater.Coverandboilfortimespeciedbelow.
After heating, immediately plunge vegetables in ice water to cool quickly and thoroughly. When cool, remove from water, drain, pack,
seal, and freeze. Return water to a full boil for successive batches.
Type of Vegetable Blanching Time Type of Vegetable Blanching Time
Asparagus, thin spears 2 minutes Carrots, diced, sliced, or lengthwise strips 2 minutes
Asparagus, thick spears 4 minutes Cauliower,orets,1inchacross 3 minutes
Beans, green or wax 3 minutes Corn, on cob 7–11 minutes
Beans, lima 2–4 minutes Corn, kernel 4 minutes
Broccoli,orets,1½inchesacross 3 minutes Greens 2 minutes
Brussels Sprouts 3–5 minutes Peas, green 1½ minutes
Carrots, small 5 minutes Turnips, diced 2 minutes
Deep Fry
When using the appliance for deep frying, you will need to attach the handle to the basket as instructed on page 2. Prior to each use,
make sure the lock bar on the basket handle is in the down (locked) position; see page 2, Fig. C.
Important Safety Information
• Do not let the cord hang or drape over the counter or table edge within reach of children.
• Remove the cover from the appliance while the oil is heating or while frying.
• Always remove the plug from the wall outlet, then remove the heat control from the appliance when not in use.
WARNING! Burn Hazards
• Hot oil can cause serious and painful burns. Close supervision is necessary when any appliance is used by or near children.
• Oil and water do not mix. The combination can be dangerous. When the oil is heated, any water droplets in the oil superheat,
becoming a volatile steam that can cause hot oil to spatter, boil over, or even erupt out of the appliance. Always remove ice
crystals and excess moisture from foods by patting them dry with paper towels before frying.
• Uncooked potatoes contain a high percentage of moisture and extreme caution must be used when frying.
• Use caution when frying doughs, such as beignets, donuts, dumplings, hushpuppies, and fritters. These foods may develop air
bubbles during heating, which may burst and cause burns. Use a slotted spoon or tongs, rather than a fork, to turn food during
frying and to remove food from oil.
• Usecautionwhenfryingourtortillas.Flourtortillascontainairbubbles.Duringfrying,oilcanbecometrappedwithinthese
bubbles. If not properly drained, the bubbles can burst and cause burns. Accordingly, after frying, carefully raise the tortillas out
of the vegetable oil and allow to drain for approximately 30 seconds.
• Always allow the appliance to cool completely before moving, removing oil, or cleaning.
Helpful Hints
• Fryfoodsofuniformsizeandthicknessastheywillfrymoreevenlyandatthesamespeed.Donotoverllthebasket.Frying
too much food at once lowers the oil temperature and causes food to absorb too much oil.
• Use only heat-resistant utensils. Hot oil damages most plastic or rubber utensils. Do not leave metal utensils in the deep fryer as
they will become hot and can cause injury.
• Usevegetableoils,suchaspeanut,canola,corn,sunower,soybean,andlightoliveoil,whichcanwithstandthehigh
temperatures required for deep frying. Do not use extra virgin olive oil or other vegetable oils as they deteriorate at temperatures
below those required for deep frying.
• Do not use solid fat (shortening, butter, margarine, lard). Solid fat will not melt uniformly and will cause severe smoking.
• Avoid preheating the oil longer than necessary and turn off the deep fryer once the last batch of food has been removed. The
longer the oil is heated, the more it deteriorates.
• Whenbreadingfood,useanytypeofour,cornmeal,nebreadorcrackercrumbs,orcommercialbreadingtocoatthefood.To
getthebreadingtoadherebettertothefood,dipthefoodrstinamixtureofeggandmilk;seeCrispyCoatingrecipeonpage9.
• Foods that are battered may stick to the basket; therefore, you may wish to fry these foods without the basket. If, however,
you want to use the basket, lower it into the oil before placing battered foods in the oil. When using the deep fryer without the
basket, a heat-resistant scoop should be used to add or remove foods.

Presto Big Kettle 0600812 Specifications

General

Brand	Presto
Model	Big Kettle 0600812
Category	Fryer
Language	English