USER’S MANUAL DIGITAL AIR FRYER MODEL NO.
Introduction Thank you for purchasing Kitchen Couture Air Fryer. The Kitchen Couture Air Fryer evenly circulates hot air rapidly around food. The Kitchen Couture Air Fryer heats up the food from all sides at once, making it a healthier, faster and easier method to prepare tasty food than conventional fryers. The Air Fryer does not use oil to fry food like conventional methods but can still create the crispy outer layer.
Important Please read this manual carefully before using the appliance, and keep it for future reference. WARNING 1. NEVER immerse the main body of the appliance in water or any other liquid. NEVER rinse it under the tap. 2. Do not let any water or other liquid enter the main body of the appliance – to prevent electric shock. 3. Always put the ingredients to be fried in the basket, to prevent it from coming into contact with the heating elements. 4.
appliance. 18. Do not use the appliance for any purpose other than described in this manual. 19. Do not let the appliance operate unattended. 20. During hot air frying, steam and hot air are released through the air outlet. Keep your hands and face at a safe distance from the steam and hot air and from the air outlet. 21. Be careful of steam and hot air when pulling the Frying Tray out of the appliance. 22. The surface below the appliance may become hot during use. 23.
affects the air-frying result. First use 1. During the first use or first two uses, it is normal to smell like burning plastic and metal, and sometimes also to hear small sounds from inside the appliance. This is because the inner components are heated for the first time and materials expand a tiny bit in size. 2. To get rid of the smells, turn on the appliance, set temperature at 200°C and operate without food for 30 minutes. 3.
8 7 9 TIME “BEEP––” “BEEP––” “BEEP––” HOLD To adjust time more quickly, touch and hold Time Plus/ Minus. The time value keeps increasing or decreasing. Release your finger when you have the desired value. Touch Start / Pause once to start cooking. You hear a “Beep--” sound; Start / Pause light flashes and timer starts to count down. To pause cooking, touch Start / Pause once again. To resume cooking, touch Start / Pause one more time. Cooking will automatically terminate when time is up.
5. 6. 7. 8. Put the ingredients in the basket. Install the basket in the Frying Tray correctly (when you hear a click). Push the Frying Tray (with the basket) back in place of the appliance. Touch Power once to turn on the appliance. Default temperature setting is 200°C and default time is 12 minutes. 9. Touch Temperature Plus/ Minus to adjust temperature. Cooking temperature can be adjusted from 80 to 200°C. Each adjustment is 10°C.
cook for longer time. Tip: Both cooking and timer count-down pause when the Frying Tray is pulled out. Cooking and timer count-down resume when the Frying Tray is put back in place. 14. When the ingredients are ready, you may manually terminate cooking. To do so, touch Power once. The appliance will be back to standby status. 15. Cooking will automatically terminate when time is up. You will hear “Beep--” sounds continuously for 10 times.
in the appliance within a few minutes after you have added the oil. Do not prepare extremely greasy ingredients in the appliance. Snacks that can be prepared in an oven can also be prepared in the air fryer. The optimal amount for preparing crispy fries is about 600 grams. Use pre-made dough to prepare filled snacks quickly and easily. Pre-made dough also requires a shorter preparation time than home-made dough. 9.
Frozen breadcrumbed cheese snacks 100-900 10-15 200 Use oven-ready Stuffed vegetables 100-900 10-15 160 Use oven-ready Making home-made fries For the best results, we advise to use pre-baked fries. If you want to make home-made fries, follow the steps below: 1. Peel the potatoes and cut them into sticks. 2. Soak the potato sticks in a bowl of water for at least 30 minutes, take them out and dry them with kitchen paper. 3.
5. Clean the heating element with a non-abrasive cleaning brush to remove any food residues. Storage 1. Unplug the appliance and let it cool down completely. 2. Make sure all parts are clean and dry. 3. Store the appliance in a cool dry place. Avoid direct sunlight on the appliance. Troubleshooting Problem Possible cause Solution The appliance does not work The appliance is not plugged into the mains. Insert the plug into an earthed wall socket. You have not started cooking.
Problem Possible cause Solution Fried snacks are not crispy when they come out of the appliance You have used a type of snacks meant to be prepared in a traditional deep fryer. Use oven-ready snacks, or lightly brush some oil onto the snacks for a crispier result. I cannot push the Frying Tray back into the appliance properly. There is too much food in the basket. Do not fill the basket beyond the max amount indicated in the table on the earlier page (see section “Settings”).
Problem Possible cause The crispiness of the fries Fresh potato fries are not crispy when depends on the amount of they come out of oil and water in the fries. the appliance. Solution Make sure you dry the potato sticks properly before you coat them with oil. Cut the potato into thinner sticks for a crispier result. Add slightly more oil for a crispier result. The food prepared smells like burning metal and plastic. You have not cleaned or Clean the appliance thoroughly.
Technical Specifications Model number ……………………………………………………………………..KDF-540D-3 Input voltage / frequency…………………………………………..................220-240V~50Hz Power……………………………………………………………………………1600-1800 Watt Product dimensions………………………………………………...W325 x D325 x H375 mm Product weight……………………………………………………………………Approx. 5.
