Mellerware 1300W Hot Beverage Maker User Manual


 
corddonotcomeincontactwith
sourcesofheat.
•Makesurethatthepowercordandplugdo
notcomeintocontactwithwater.
•Theapplianceneedsspacetoallowheat
toescape,therebyavoidingtheriskoffire.
Makesurethattheappliancehassufficient
spacearoundit,anddoesnotcomeincon-
tactwithflammablematerials.Theappliance
mustnotbecovered.
General information
Thankstotheadjustabletemperaturethe
fonduepotishighlysuitableforvarioustypes
offondue,suchastheclassicmeatfondue,as
wellascheesefondue,achocolatefondueor
aChinesefondue(withstock).Fillthepotwith
thedesiredingredientsandswitchiton.The
redlightwillgoonandoff,asthethermostat
regulatesthetemperature.Forclassicmeat
fonduesetthethermostatatthemaximum
temperature;cheese,stockandchocolatefon-
duerequiresasomewhatlowertemperature.
Setthetemperaturesothatthemixturewillnot
boil.Cheeseandchocolateinparticularshould
beheatedupslowlytopreventitfromboiling
over.Stironceinawhiletoobtain
asmoothtexture.Thefollowingtypesofoil
aresuitableforfondue:cornoil,peanutoil,
sunfloweroil,anddeep-fryingoil.Checkon
thepackagingtoseewhetherornottheoilis
suitableforfondue.Thisisimportant,assome
oilsarenotsuitableandmayspatterifused
forfondue.Removetheplugfromthesocket
whentheheatingbaseisnotinuse.
Before using for the first time
•Readtheuser’sinstructionscarefully,and
retainthemforreference
•Alwaysplacethepotonasturdytableor
otherstablesurface.
•Neverputtheapplianceona(hot)hob.
•Nevermovethepotwhilstitisstillhot.
•Avoidtheuseofmetalutensilswhenever
possible;thiswillreducetheriskofdamage
tothenon-stickcoating.
•Thispotisfinishedwithanon-stickcoating.
Onheatingthiscoatingmayreleasesmall
amountsofgaseswhicharetotallyharmless
forpeopleandmosthousepets.However,
thisisnotthecaseforhousebirds,which
areextremelysensitivetothesegases.Con-
sequentlyitisrecommendedthatyouavoid
usingthisapplianceintheimmediatevicinity
ofbirds.
Use
1.Lightlygreasethenon-stickcoatingwitha
littleoil.
2.Fitthethermostatplugtotheappliance,and
putthepluginawallsocket.
3.Adjustthethermostatdialtotherequired
setting.Theappliancewillreachtheset
temperatureafterabout10minutes.Youcan
preparetheingredientswhileyouwait.Dur-
ingusethetemperatureindicatorlightwill
illuminateandextinguishasthethermostat
maintainstheapplianceatthe
settemperature.
4.Whenyouhavefinishedusingtheappliance
removetheplugfromthewallsocket,and
allowittocool.
5.Allowtheappliancetocooldowncompletely
beforeyouremovethethermostatplug,
sincethetemperaturesensoronthether-
mostatplug(thecentralmetalpin)becomes
veryhot.
Frying times and temperatures
Thefryingtimedependslargelyonthetype
andthicknessoftheingredients.Youcan
experimentwiththetimeandtemperatureto
achievethebestresults.
Thethermostatisnotcalibratedindegrees
Celsius;itismarkedwithgraduationsfrom1
through5.Thisisbecausetheactualtem-
peratureatagivensettingdependsonawide
rangeoffactors,suchastheingredientsinthe
potandtheuseofoil/butterorwater,etc.The
indicativetemperaturesforeachsettingare
giveninthefollowingtable:
Thermostat ˚C ˚C
setting oil & dry frying in water
1 130-145ºC 100ºC
2 160-170ºC 100ºC
3 180-190ºC 100ºC
4 200-210ºC 100ºC
5 220-250ºC 100ºC
Cooking tips
Smallpiecesofmeat,fish,etc.,willbedone
morerapidly,andwillbecookedbetterthan
largerpieces.
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