-Put the appliance on a horizontal, even and stable surface. • If you want to place the fryer on top of the cooker, underneath the extractor hood, first check if the rings of the cooker have been turned off. -Take the entire cord from the cord storage compartment (fig. 5). - Fill the dry and empty fryer with oil, liquid fat or melted solid fat (see ‘Using solid fat’ and ‘Tips’) to the top indication mark on the inner pot: 3.5 litres (fig. 6). • Never mix two different kinds of oil or fat! - Put the plug in the wall socket. • Make sure the cord does not come into contact with the hot parts of the appliance. Frying -Switch the fryer on by means of the on/off switch (fig. 7). The power-on light in the switch and the pilot light of the thermostat will go on (fig. 8). -Set the temperature control to the required temperature (fig. 9). For information about which temperature to select, check the package of the food to be fried or the tables in these instructions for use. -The oil or fat will be heated to the right temperature in 10 to 15 minutes. • While the appliance is heating up, the pilot light of the thermostat will come on and go out a number of times. The pilot light will continue to burn as long as the heating element is heating up. If the light stays out for some time, the oil or fat has reached the preset temperature. • The same procedure applies if you want to fry a number of batches in a row, so wait until the pilot light has been out for some time before you start frying the next batch. • If you are using oil or liquid fat, you can leave the basket in the fryer while the fryer is heating up. Of course you can also leave the basket in the fryer 5 if the fryer contains fat that has solidified around the basket. - Open the lid by pressing the release button (fig. 10). The lid will open automatically. -Lift the handle to raise the basket to its highest position (Click!) (fig. 11). Now you can remove the basket from the fryer (fig. 12). - Put the food to be fried in the basket. • Never exceed the maximum amounts of food to be fried at one time as indicated in these instructions for use (see ‘Table’). - Carefully place the basket in the fryer. Make sure the basket has been properly inserted (fig. 13). -Close the lid. -Set the required frying time (see ‘Timer’). You can also use the fryer without setting the timer. -Press the release button of the handle and press down the handle to lower the basket to its lowest position, the ‘frying position’ (fig. 14). - To obtain a uniform golden frying result, lift the basket out of the oil or fat a few times and carefully shake the contents. • Be careful of the hot steam that emerges from the appliance when you open the lid. Timer Press the timer button to set the required frying time in minutes (fig. 15). If you keep the button pressed in, you can put the minutes forward quickly. The maximum time that can be set is 99 minutes. A few seconds after you have set the timer it will start counting down the time. While the timer is active, the remaining time will blink on the display. The last minute is displayed in seconds. When the preset time has elapsed, you will hear an audible signal (a few beeps). After 20 seconds the audible signal will be repeated. You can stop the audible signal by pressing the button again (fig. 15). Caution: the timer indicates the end of the cooking time but does not switch the fryer off. To replace the battery of the timer, please contact the Philips Service Centre. After frying - Lift the handle to raise the basket to its highest position, the ‘draining position’ (‘Click’) (fig. 16). -Open the lid. -Lift the frying basket carefully out of the fryer and, if necessary, shake it over the fryer to remove excess oil or fat. -Put the fried food in a bowl or colander containing grease-absorbing paper, e.g. kitchen paper. -Switch the fryer off by means of the on/off switch. The pilot light in the on/off switch will go out. - Remove the plug from the wall socket. • If you do not use the fryer regularly, it is best to store the oil or liquid fat in well-closed bottles, preferably in the fridge or in a cool place, after it has cooled down. Fill the bottles by pouring the oil or fat through a fine sieve to remove food particles. To empty the fryer, remove the lid, the frying basket and the control panel with the heating element, lift the inner pot from the housing of the fryer and pour out the oil or fat (see ‘Cleaning’). • If the fryer contains solid fat, let the fat solidify in the fryer and store the fryer with the fat still in it (see ‘Using solid fat’). Cleaning • Unplug the appliance. • Wait until the oil or fat has cooled down before you start cleaning the appliance. Solid fat should not have solidified yet. -Remove the lid (fig. 17), the frying basket (fig. 18) and the control panel with the heating element (fig. 19). - Put the control panel with the heating element in a safe, dry place. • Never immerse the control panel with the heating element i...