Zelmer ZAF2000B - Operating the Air Fryer; Hot Air Frying Guide

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Use the appliance
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The air fryer can be used to prepare many dishes. To prepare
the food, use the settings in the table — see Frying settings
Frying with hot air
1
Set the fryer horizontally on a rm, level surface.
 Donotplacetheapplianceonasurfacethatis
susceptibletohightemperature.
Donotplaceanyobjectsontheappliance.
 Donotblocktheairinlet(10)andairoutlet(6)
atthe back of theappliance,as this disrupts
theairowandwillaffectthecooking.
2
Plug the power cord (7) into a power source.
3
Move the cover (2) forward and remove the bowl (5) from
the appliance
 Basket release button cover (2) protects
againstinadvertentpressingofthebutton (3)
anddisengagingthebasket(1)fromthebowl
(5).Ifyouremovethebowlfromtheunit and
donotintendtotakeoutthebasket(1),setthe
cover(2)insuchapositionas to protectthe
button(3).
4
Press the basket release button (3) and remove the
basket (1) from the bowl (5).
5
Put the food into the basket (1).
 Never completely ll the basket (1) or load
more than the allowed amount of food (see
Fryingsettings)asthiscouldaffectthequality
offrying.
6
Fit the basket (1) in the bowl (5).
Set the basket release button cover (2) in
suchapositiontoprotectthebutton(3).This
protects against inadvertent pressing of the
button(3)anddisengagingthebasket(1)from
thebowl.
7
Place the bowl (5) in the fryer.
Donotusethebowl(5)withoutthebasket(1).
 Bowl (5) must be properly placed in the
appliance.Ifyoudonotproperlytthebowl(5)
inthefryer,theappliancewillnotstart.
8
Select the desired temperature using the temperature
control knob (9).
9
To start the appliance set the desired cooking time using
the time setting knob (8).
 To determine the cooking temperature and
time, follow the guidelines in the Frying
settingssection.
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The power indicator (11) and the heating indicator (12)
will come on.
●
Timer will count down the cooking time.
 Duringhotairfryingtheheatingindicator(12)
will come onand off. It indicates theheating
element turns on and off to maintain the set
temperature.
 Youcanpreheattheappliancebeforeplacing
foodinit.Inthiscase,setthetimecontrolknob
(8)toabout5minutes,andthenwaituntilthe
fryerheatsup.Then,llthebasket(1)andset
cookingtimeusingthetimecontrolknob(8).
 Donottouchthebowl(5)duringcookingand
forsometimeafter,astheapplianceheatsup
toaveryhightemperature.Holdthebowl(5)by
thehandleonly.
 Excessfatfromfoodiscollectedatthebottom
ofthebowl(5).
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Some dishes need to be tossed half way through cooking
time — see Frying settings section.
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Slide button cover (2) forward and remove the bowl
(5) by the handle (4). Then set the button cover (2) so
that it protects the basket release button (3) to prevent
accidental pressing. Toss the contents of the bowl (5).
 Makesureyoudonotpressthebasketrelease
button(3).
 Toreduceweight,youcanremovethebasket
(1)fromthebowl(5)andtossthecontentsof
thebasketonly.Todothis,removethebowl(5)
fromtheappliance,setonthesurfaceresistant
to high temperature and press the basket
releasebutton(3).
11
Replace the bowl (5) in the air fryer and continue frying.
 Ifyousetthetimertohalfoftheentirecooking
time,youwillhearabeepwhenyouneedtotoss
thefood.Youwillneedtousethetimecontrol
knob(8)tosettheotherhalfofthecookingtime.
 If you set the timer for the entire cooking
time, you hear a beep when the cooking
completes. You can remove the bowl (5) at
anytimetocheckthefood.Theappliancewill
automatically power off and resume cooking
whenyoureplacethebowlintheappliance.