Presto ProFry Instructions Manual page 17

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Handle bar
Bracket guides
Lock tabs
Frying with Basket
1. Place basket on countertop and fill basket up to ⅔ full with food. (For homemade french fries, only fill basket ½ full.)
Before deep frying, remove excess moisture from food by patting it dry with paper towels. Moist foods cause excess
foaming and spattering.
2. After preheating fryer, remove cover.
3. Attach the filled fry basket to the rim of the removable pot using the drain hooks. When frying foods other than french
fries or other high moisture foods, position cover over basket with cover vents away from basket handle. Slowly lower
the filled basket into the preheated oil until the handle bars rest on the rim of the removable pot. If frying french fries or
other high moisture foods, do not use cover.
For crisper foods, fry without the cover.
Warning! To prevent the risk of severe personal injury or property damage, use caution when cooking with hot oil.
4. Begin timing. Refer to page 18 for recommended times.
Caution! It is normal for steam to escape from the cover vents during frying. To prevent steam burns, keep well away
from the vents.
5. When frying time has elapsed, check that the food is golden brown. Then lift the basket and hook it onto the fryer rim to
allow oil to drain from food.
6. Carefully lift the basket out of the fryer and empty the food onto paper towels. Season to taste.
7. If frying additional food, repeat steps 1 through 6. If ready light is on, allow oil to reheat until ready light goes out.
8. When frying is completed, turn the temperature control knob to OFF and remove plug from wall outlet and then from
turkey fryer. Allow the oil and fryer to cool completely before removing control assembly and before cleaning.
Helpful Hints for Frying with Basket
• Fry foods of equal size and thickness as they will fry more evenly and at the same speed.
• Do not fill the basket more than ⅔ full for most foods. For homemade french fries, do not fill basket more than ½ full. If too
much food is fried at the same time, the food will not get crisp.
• Foods that are battered may stick to the basket; therefore, you may wish to fry these types of foods without the basket. If,
however, you want to use the basket, lower the basket into the oil before placing battered foods in the oil. Coated or breaded
foods can be fried with or without the basket. When using the fryer without the basket, a long-handled, heat-resistant scoop
or tongs should be used to add and/or remove foods.
• Use only heat-resistant utensils in the fryer. Hot oil damages most plastic or rubber utensils. Do not leave metal utensils in
the fryer as they will become hot and can cause injury.
Handle bar
Basket bracket
Bracket guides
Lock tabs
lOCkED POSITION
Lock tabs
Curved bracket tab
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Lock tabs
Drain hooks