Presto ProFry - Pasta Cooking Guidelines; Hard-cooked Egg Preparation

Pasta
When boiling pasta, keep in mind the following:
Do not use more than 1 pound of pasta. Although the basket will comfortably hold more, once the pasta hydrates, it will be too
heavy for the basket.
Use only pasta that is large enough to stay in the basket, such as mostaccioli, penne, rigatoni, and tortellini. Strand-type pasta,
such as fettuccini, linguine, and spaghetti, and small pasta, such as elbow macaroni, should be avoided as it will fall through
or get stuck in the openings of the wire mesh basket.
Pour pasta into the basket while it is on the counter. This will prevent smaller pieces of pasta from falling through the wire
mesh openings into the boiling water and coming in contact with the heating element.
Boil pasta for the length of time indicated on the package directions.
Hard-cooked Eggs
Eggs are nicely cooked and easy to peel when steamed in the following manner:
Fill the removable pot with water to the TURKEY line. Place eggs in a single layer in the basket; up to approximately 20 large
eggscantinthebasketatonetime.Afterwaterhasstartedtoboil,usethedrainhookstoattachthelledbasketontherim
of the removable pot. Carefully wrap aluminum foil around the rim of the removable pot, leaving a small opening around the
exposed handle bars and heating element.
Steameggsfor13minutes.Wheneggsarealmostdone,llalargebowlwithiceandcoldwater;thebowlshouldbelarge
enough to hold the entire basket. When eggs are done, unhook the basket from the rim and place the entire basket in the pre-
pared ice bath. Allow eggs to remain in the ice bath for 15 minutes and then remove for eating or storing in the refrigerator.
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