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Using your VersaCook in the Deep Fryer mode - continued
General cooking method
(Forpre-cooked,crumbed,flouredorwrapped
food.)
1. Ensuretheoilhasreachedtherequired
temperature.Removethelid,liftthe
basketandputitontherest(3)sothat
itisnotincontactwiththeoil.
Placethefood,(shouldbeasdryaspossible)
intotheraisedbasket.
Note:Thebasketshouldalwaysbeinthe
raisedpositionwhenitistobefilledwith
food.
3. Lowerthebasketintothepan.
4. Donotcookfoodwiththelidon.
5. Oncethefoodiscooked(seeDeepFryer
FryingTimesandTemperaturesguide
chartonpage8),placethebasketon
itsraisedpositiontodrainforafew
seconds.
6. Removethebasketandputthefriedfood
onaplatecoveredwithabsorbentpaper
orkitchentowel.
7. Whenfinishedwiththedeepfryer,
removetheplugfrommainspower.
8. Cleanthefryeronlyaftertheoilis
completelycooleddown.
Cooking home battered food
Thismethodallowsforthefactthatif
wetbatterisplacedinthebasketpriorto
cooking,thefoodmaysticktothebasket.
Thismethodofcookingrequiresextreme
care.
1. Ensuretheoilhasreachedtherequired
temperature.
Note:Leavethebasketinthedownposition.
2. Removethelidofthefryer.
3. Coatthefoodinbatterandallowitto
drainslightlytogetridoftheexcess
coating.
4. Verycarefully,slowlylowerthecoated
foodintothehotoil,usingasuitable
implementortongs.Thisallowsthe
battertobecomesolidandpreventsit
sealingtothemeshofthebasket.
Note:Remembertotakecareastheoilmay
spitasthefoodisadded.
Youcannowfollowtheinstructionsasgiven
inthegeneralcookingmethod,steps4-8.
2. Basket rest for raised position