Multicooker Deep Fryer 5 litre non-stick electric cookware Instruction Booklet DF4500 Please read these instructions carefully and retain for future reference. Contents Sunbeam’s Safety Precautions 1 Cooking with your deep fryer Features of your Multicooker 2 The perfect chip 33 An Introduction to Multicookers 4 Deep fry cooking with home battered food 34 Non-stick cooking 5 Frying times and temperatures 35 Temperature settings 6 Recipes For your Deep Fryer 37 Understanding your Multicooker 7 Troubleshooting 45 Using your Multicooker 8 Hints for perfect frying 9 Care and cleaning 10 High Grade Non-stick cooking surfaces 11 Cooking with your Multicooker 12 Vegetable cooking hints 14 Cooking information 17 Cooking Definitions 19 Recipes Soups 20 Main courses 23 Desserts 28 Sauces 31 Important instructions – retain for future use. Sunbeam’s Safety Precautions SAFETY PRECAUTIONS FOR YOUR DEEP FRYER. minimum mark or above the maximum mark. • The MultiCooker Deep Fryer must only be used with • Do not touch any metal surfaces of the product while the control probe provided. it is in use as they will be hot. • WARNINg: The Control Probe must be removed • Remove excess moisture and ice particles from food before the frypan is cleaned and the Control before deep frying. Probe inlet must be dried before the MultiCooker • Check oil levels are correct before and during deep Deep Fryer is used again. NEVER immerse the frying. control probe in water or other liqUID. • be careful when lifting lid during and after cooking. • Never connect the fryer to the electricity supply Steam can result in serious burns. Never place face without placing oil in the tank first. over deep fryer. • If using solid fat, remove the lid and the basket, cut • Never decant oil from deep fryer while still hot. the fat into pieces and place them directly into the • Do not move deep fryer once it is in use. tank. Do not melt solid fat in the frying basket as it • Only use the oils recommended in this instruction may damage the appliance. booklet. • Never operate the fryer with oil level below the Sunbeam is very safety conscious when designing and • Do not use an appliance for any purpose other than manufacturing consumer products, but it is essential its intended use. that the product user also exercise care when using • Do not place an appliance on or near a hot gas an electrical appliance. Listed below are precautions flame, electric element or on a heated oven. which are essential for the safe use of an electrical • Do not place on top of any other appliance. appliance: • Do not let the power cord of an appliance hang over • Read carefully and save all the instructions provided the edge of a table or bench top or touch any hot with an appliance. surface. • Always turn the power off at the power outlet before • Do not operate any electrical appliance with a you insert or remove a plug. Remove by grasping the damaged cord or after the appliance has been plug - do not pull on the cord. damaged in any manner. If damage is suspected, • Turn the power off and remove the plug when the return the appliance to the nearest Sunbeam appliance is not in use and before cleaning. Appointed Service Centre for examination, repair or • Do not use your appliance with an extension cord adjustment. unless this cord has been checked and tested by a • For additional protection, Sunbeam recommend qualified technician or service person. the use of a residual current device (RCD) with a • Always use your appliance from a power outlet of the tripping current not exceeding 30mA in the electrical voltage (A.C. only) marked on the appliance. circuit supplying power to your appliances. • This appliance is not intended for use by persons • Do not immerse the appliance in water or any other (including children) with reduced physical, sensory liquid unless recommended. or mental capabilities, or lack of experience and • Appliances are not intended to be operated knowledge, unless they have been given supervision by means of an external timer or separate remote or instruction concerning use of the appliance by a control system. person responsible for their safety. • This appliance is intended to be used in household • Children should be supervised to ensure that they do and similar applications such as: staff kitchen areas not play with the appliance. in shops, offices and other working environments; • The temperature of accessible surfaces may be high farm houses; by clients in hotels, motels and other when the appliance is operating. residential type environments; bed and breakfast • Never leave an appliance unattended while in use. type environments. If you have any concerns regarding the performance and use of your appliance, please visit www.sunbeam.com.au or contact the Sunbeam Consumer Service Line. Ensure the above safety precautions are understood. 1 Features of your Sunbeam Multicooker Integrated knob & adjustable steam vent Allows you to accurately control moisture levels during cooking. Stainless Steel deep fry basket Deep fry basket with detachable handle. This lightweight stainless steel deep fry basket is removable and has a 1.0kg food capacity for deep frying. It can also be used for cooking and draining spaghetti and other pasta. Dupont Teflon® Platinum Pro Non-Stick Cooking Surface Safe to use with metal utensils. Up to 10 times more scratch-resistant than other non-stick coatings. See page 5. Extra large cooking vessel This 5 litre capacity non stick cooking vessel, not only allows you to deep fry, but makes an ideal saucepan as well for boiling, roasting, braising, stewing, soups etc. The cooking vessel is completely dishwasher safe and fully immersible. Trigger Release Control Probe The probe is thermostatically controlled and incorporates an indicator light which switches off automatically when the temperature selected has been reached and then cycles on and off to indicate that the selected temperature is being maintained. Being removable enables the vessel to be fully immersible and dishwasher safe for easy cleaning. The trigger release lever makes removal of the probe easy. 2 Glass lid The lid should be used when bringing water to the boil, simmering, soups and stews etc. NEVER USE ThE LID WhEN DEEP FRYINg. Basket handle has a draining lever which rests securely inside the rim of the vessel to allow safe, hands-free draining of food. The basket handle folds inside the basket for easy storage. Draining lever Cool Touch Handles 1600 watt die-cast element The 1600 watt element is completely cast into the heavy duty base for faster superior heating and a longer element life. 3 An Introduction to multi cookers Versatile Easy to clean Use as a deep fryer or electric saucepan. Features a fully sealed element, so that the boils, roasts, casseroles, braises, stir-frys and frypan is dishwasher-safe and can be fully is great for deep frying. immersed in water. Economical Cooks food quickly and uses less power than an ordinary oven or grill. The Trigger Release Control Probe has 10 heat settings to give you total heat control. 4 NoProfen-ssistonaickl Uscooe king Your Sunbeam frypan features a special The result is a non-stick coating that can be scratch and abrasive-resistant non-stick treated like ordinary cookware, enabling the cooking coating that makes it safe to use use of metal utensils. 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