Manual

TO USE
Before any food preparation, thoroughly wipe protective oil from all surface parts and the tank interior with hot soapy
water to remove any film residue and dust or debris.
To Fill Tank with Shortening:
- Solid shortening should NOT be used with fryers.
- Melting solid shortening will damage the tank and void your warranty.
1. Close the drain valve.
2. Fill the fryer tank with liquid shortening.
3. Shortening level should be between the min and max lines in the fryer tank.
4. Shortening will expand when heated. Do not ill the fryer tank past the
5. MAX line.
6. Add fresh shortening as needed to maintain oil level.
Lighting the Pilot:
1. Open the door.
2. Turn the thermostat OFF. The thermostat is located behind the door.
3. Push the gas control valve knob and turn to OFF. Wait 5 minutes for unburned gas to vent.
4. Push and turn gas control valve knob to the “L” in PILOT.
5. While still holding the knob in, light the pilot with a lit flame. Continue to depress the knob until pilot remains lit
when knob is released. If the pilot does not remain lit, repeat step 3 through 5.
6. Depress and turn gas control knob to ON.
7. If gas supply is interrupted, repeat steps 2 through 6.
Turning Fryer On:
1. Set the temperature knob to desired temperature.
2. After the set temperature has been reached, the thermostat shuts off the gas flow to burners.
3. The pilot remains lit. The burners will cycle on and off, maintaining the set temperature.
*If the shortening becomes overheated, a high-temperature shutoff device will turn the gas valve off and extinguish
the pilot. If the fryer shuts down due to overheating, DO NOT relight the pilot until the shortening temperature is
below 300 F (149 C). If an overheating situation persists, contact your local authorized service office.
Turning Fryer Off:
1. Turn the thermostat OFF.
2. To keep the pilot lit, turn the gas valve to “L” in Pilot.
3. To shut off all gas to the system, including the pilot, turn the gas valve knob to OFF.
Extended Shutdown
1. Turn the thermostat knob to OFF.
2. Push in the pilot knob and turn to OFF.
3. Thoroughly drain the fryer. Refer to DRAINING THE FRYER.
4. Clean the fryer according to CLEANING.
5. Turn off the main gas shutoff valve.
BASIC USAGE
1. Set the desired temperature and allow shortening to heat.
2. To ensure equally fried items, make sure food pieces are about the same size.
3. Drain or wipe dry raw or wet foods to minimize splatter when lowering into hot shortening.
4. Add fresh shortening as needed.
Guidelines for Fry Baskets
• Do not overfill baskets. (See recommended basket capacities below)
• Carefully lower basket into oil.
• When frying doughnuts and fritters, turn product only once during frying.
• When cooking French fries or onion rings, shake the basket several times carefully, as not to splatter oil.
• Batter-covered foods should be dropped carefully, one by one, into shortening or basket.
• If using the basket, first dip the basket into the shortening to reduce batter-build up on basket surfaces.
• When frying is completed, remove basket or product.
• Hang basket on rear hanger.
Fry Basket Capacity:
Recommended pounds per basket are 1.5 lbs. (0.7 kg).
Extending Shortening Life
Shortening life can be extended by the following guidelines: