Presto Options - Important Safety Information; Helpful Hints

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Deep Fry
When using the multi-cooker for deep frying, you will need to attach the handle to the
basket as instructed on page 4. Prior to each use, make sure the lock bar on the basket
handle is in the down (locked) position (Fig. C, page 4).
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 multi-cooker while the oil is heating and while frying.
• Always remove the plug from the wall outlet, then remove the heat control from the
multi-cooker 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 multi-cooker. 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 flour 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 overfill 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 multi-cooker as they will become hot and can cause injury.
• Avoid preheating the oil longer than necessary and turn off the multi-cooker once
the last batch of food has been removed. The longer the oil is heated, the more it
deteriorates.
• Use vegetable oils, such as peanut, canola, corn, sunflower, 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.