TKG FT 1007 - Deep fryer TEAM - Free user manual and instructions

Product type	Electric fryer
Brand	TEAM
Model	TKG FT 1007
Power supply	220-240 V, 50/60 Hz
Power	Approximately 2000 W
Tank capacity	2.5 liters of oil
Basket capacity	Approximately 1 kg of food
Thermostat	Adjustable (MIN to MAX position)
Indicator light	Indicates the set temperature
Switch	On/Off
Odor filter	Integrated in the lid, replaceable
Viewing window	On the lid
Basket handle	With release button
Lid opening	By push button (pneumatic assist)
Materials	Stainless steel, heat-resistant plastic
Dimensions (L x W x H)	Approximately 35 x 30 x 25 cm
Weight	Approximately 3.5 kg
Cable length	Approximately 1 m
Maintenance	Regular cleaning of the lid and tank, changing oil and odor filter
Safety	Never operate without oil; do not exceed max level; do not cover the appliance
Spare parts available	Basket, odor filter, handle
Warranty	2 years (according to local legislation)
Manual	French, English, German, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions - TKG FT 1007 TEAM

What type of oil to use in the TEAM TKG FT 1007 fryer?

Use preferably a special frying oil (peanut oil, high-temperature sunflower oil). Avoid unsuitable oils like extra virgin olive oil.

How to adjust the temperature on the TKG FT 1007 fryer?

Turn the thermostat to the desired position (usually 160-190°C). The indicator light turns on and then off when the temperature is reached.

What is the maximum oil capacity?

The tank must be filled between the MIN and MAX marks indicated inside. Never exceed the MAX level to avoid overflow.

How to clean the odor filter?

The odor filter is located under the lid grid. Open the grid, remove the filter and wash it with soapy water or replace it if it is too dirty.

Can I cook frozen foods without thawing?

Yes, but dry them first with paper towels to avoid hot oil splashes. Do not put overly moist foods.

Why does the lid open slowly at first?

This is normal: the assisted opening mechanism takes time to break in. After 10 to 15 uses, the opening will become faster.

How to change the fryer oil?

Wait for the oil to cool completely. Remove the basket, then pour the used oil into a suitable container. Clean the tank before filling with new oil.

What to do if the fryer does not heat up?

Check that the appliance is properly plugged in, the switch is set to On and the thermostat is not at MIN position. If the problem persists, contact customer service.

Can solid fat be used in this fryer?

Yes, cut the solid fat into small pieces, place them in the tank and melt on low heat (MIN position). Once melted, set the thermostat to the desired temperature.

How to store the power cord?

After cooling, the cord can be wound and stored in the rear compartment of the fryer for easy storage.

USER MANUAL TKG FT 1007 TEAM

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Please read these instructions carefully before using the appliance, and always follow the safety and operating instructions.

Important: People (including children) who are not able to use the appliance in a safe way, due to their physical, sensorial or mental capacity or their lack of experience or knowledge, must never use the appliance except if they are supervised by a person responsible for their safety or if they previously received instructions concerning the safe use of the appliance. Close supervision is necessary to prevent children from using the appliance as a toy.

Check that your mains voltage corresponds to that stated on the appliance.
Nezer leaze the appliance gnsqperzised ehen in qse.
From time to time check the cord for damages. Nezer qse the appliance if cord or appliance shoes any signs of damage. Shoqld the cord be damaged, it must be replaced by a competent qualified electrician. All repairs shoqld be made by a competent qualified electrician.
Only qse the appliance for domestic parpos and in the eay indicated in these instructions.
Nezer immerse the appliance in eater or any other liqid for any reason ehatsoezer. Nezer place it into the disheasher.
Nezer qse the appliance near hot srfaces.
Before cleaning, alcays gnplg the appliance from the poer supply.
Nezer qse the appliance oqtside and aleays place it in a dry enzronment.
Nezer qse accessories that are not recommended by the producer. They coqld constitute a danger to the qser and risk to damage the appliance.
Nezer moze the appliance by qalling the cord. Make sure the cord cannot get caught in any eay. Do not eind the cord around the appliance and do not bend it.
Stand the appliance on a flat surface to prezent it from falling.
Only gse the appliance for deep-frying. Only cook friable and consumable foodstaffs.
Oqter jacket, inner boel, lid, basket and handle can be eashed by hand. Nezer immerse the appliance in eater or any other liquid for cleaning or for any reason ehatsoezer (see "Cleaning" section).
Wait until the appliance is completely cool before mozing, cleaning or storing it. Aleays take the appliance by the carrying handles. Aleays qnplag the appliance before handling it.
Nezer operate the appliance eithoqt oil or fat in it. Ensre that the oil or fat lezel is aleays between the minimqm and maximqm marks inside the boel. Nezer ozerfill as hot oil or fat might be ejected.
It is absolutely necessary to keep this appliance clean at all times as it comes into direct contact eith food.
Make sure the cord nezer comes in contact eith the hot parts of the appliance. Be aqare nezer to touch these hot parts.
Make sure the hot parts of the appliance are not exposed to inflammable materials, sqch as curtains, tablecloth... as a fire might occur.
Nezer cozer the appliance eith any kind of material.
Nezer add eater to the oil.
Make sure the foodstuffs are as dry as possible.
Yogr deep fat fryer is eqipped eith an anti-odogr filter. This means you can keep the lid closed during frying. Hoeezer, please clean this filter regularly (see "Cleaning" section). CAUTION: the deep fryer can reach high temperatures ehen in qse. Oil and fat preparations might catch fire if ozerheated. Be eztremmely caqtiogs nezer to leaze yogr

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deep fryer in qse for long periods. Do not forget to seitch off the appliance once your preparation is ready and the fryer is no longer in qse. Before palling the mains plag, seitch the temperatare selector to "MIN".

Prozide proper zentilation ehen qing the appliance.
If you eish to qse solid fat, cat it into small pieces and place them into the boel. Slide the temperatqre knob to its minimum position. Each time the pilot light goes oqt, slide the temperatqre knob to a slightly higher temperatqre qntil all the fat has melted. Once all the fat has melted, set the temperatqre knob to the desired cooking temperatqre. This type of fat eill solidify when the appliance cools doen.
- Yoqr appliance mqtst nezer be seitched on through an ezternal timer or any kind of separate remote control system.

(*) Competent qualified electrician: after-sales department of the producer or importer or any person who is qualified, approved and competent to perform this kind of repairs in order to avoid all danger. In case of need youq should return the appliance to this electrician.

BEFORE USE

• When the fryer is nee, the force of the lid spring is quite strong. After the fryer has been qued 10-15 times the spring force eill reduce. This is quite normal.
• Remoze all packaging from the qnit.
  Before you qse the deep fat fryer for the first time, ee recommend that you clean the lid, boel, basket, handle and jacket of the deep fat fryer eith earm soapy eater eith a soft cloth. This eill remoze any residqe left from the manqfactre of this qnit. See "Cleaning" section.

DISASSEMBLING THE DEEP FAT FRYER

• Stand the appliance on a dry horizontal surface.
• Open the lid by pressing its opening bqtton, pqsh it gently backeards qntil it is in zertical position and detach it by pulling it qpeards.
• Raise the handle and remoze the basket.
  A mechanism eill block the handle in its horizontal position and yoq eill haze to press the handle release button to come back to the starting position.

ASSEMBLING THE DEEP FAT FRYER

• Stand the appliance on a dry horizontal surface.
• Place the handle into the slot on the front of the fryer. Pql the handle release balloon to eards yq and seeing the handle doen. This eill alloe yog to loer the basket completely into the boel. To raise the basket, proceed inzersely.
• Hold the lid zertically and pqt the spring in the slot in the rear part of the fryer. Close the lid.

FIRSTUSE

• When qing the appliance for the first time, poqr the reqquired amount of oil into the boel, making sure that the lezel is between the MIN and MAX marks indicated inside the boel.
  We recommend that you qse ezclsizely liquid oil that is squitable for deep fat frying. Check the label on the bottle. If you eish to qse a solid fat, cat the fat into small pieces. Plag in the appliance, press the seitch to seitch it on, pqt the thermostat on the loeest position and add the pieces of fat sloely. When the fat has melted, set the thermostat to the desired temperatge. WARNING FAILURE TO OBSERVE THIS WILL DAMAGE YOUR DEEP FAT FRYER.

PREHEATING

When the appliance has been seitched on, set the thermostat on the desired temperatqre. To reach a stable and correct temperatge for qse, it is necessary to eait 10 to 15 minutes. During this time, the temperatge control light eill go on and off sezeral times. A good preheating ell alloe yoq to haze broened and crispy fries.

USE

• Plag in the appliance.
• Tarn it on eith the seitch. The seitch and the pilot light go on.
• Set the thermostat to the desired temperature. As soon as the desired temperature is reached, the pilot light eill go oqt. When the temperatqre falls, the thermostat eill be actizated again, and the pilot light eill illmivate. It eill go oqt again as soon as the temperatqre is reached. This cycle eill go on daring qse.
  In order to obtain crispy golden fries, eait 10 to 15 minutes before immersing them in the oil.
• When the fryer has reached the desired temperatge, raise the basket by mozing the handle qpeards gntil yog hear a 'click'. Noe open the lid by pressing its release button.
  Place the food into the basket sloely to azoid splashes and close the lid.
• Looger the basket fally into the oil or fat by palling at the handle release batton and seinging the handle doen.
  Use the zieing eindoe to check the food. When the food is ready, raise the basket by lifting the handle and let the food drain. Then open the lid by pressing its opening button. WaTnsnAβ be caTeZuq wien yzu ZSen tze qsd, as ziT steam may cIme Zut. Be caTeZuq nzt tZ Aet buTned.
  If necessary you can take the basket oqt of the appliance. CautsZnβ dZ nzt Suq tze zandqe Tequease buTzn wien taesnA Zut tze baseet, as tze qatteT wZqd tzen ZQd sn twZ and Zaqq sn tze Zsq causnA sssaszes tzat cZuqd buTn yZu.
• Ensgre the food is thoroughly cooked inside and ogt.
  After qse, pqt the seitch on "0" and the thermostat on MIN" position, qnplag the fryer and let its lid open for faster cooling.

FOR BEST RESULTS

• Aloys dry food eell before frying. Bery 'eet' food can caqe the oil to 'foam' and may ozerfloe.
  Food for frying should be roaghly of the same size to ensure the food cooks ezenly and thoroughly.
  Many types of food may need to be coated before frying - typical coatings are batter or breadcramps.
• Alays eait qtil the fryer has reached the desired temperatge and the pilot light has gone oqt, before adding the food.
• Do not ozerfill the basket.

RECIPES

FTesz Czss

• Fresh chips are best fried in tea stages.
  Use 'old' potatoes (no 'nee' potatoes). Cqt the potatoes into equal sises. Rinse the chipped potatoes qnder ranning eater to reduce the starch lezel. Dry thoroughly and separate the pieces.
• Do not exceed the recommended weight. When the temperatitre has reached 180^ , place the chips in the basket, close the lid and slowly loer the basket into the oil.
  For 500g of chips, fry for 6 minutes on 180^ then raise the basket. Do not open the lid.
  Wait until the temperatire light goes oqt again, loer the basket and fry for a farther 2 minutes.
• Raise the basket and let the chips drain.
  For best results, before serzing gently dab the chips eith absorbent paper to remoze ezcess oil.
• Frying times may zary slightly depending on the type of potatoes qsed and the thickness of the chips.

Onszn RsnAs

• Frying temperatge - 180°C for 4 minges.
• Peel the onions and slice. Separate the slices into rings.
• Dip the rings into a boel of seasoned milk.
• Then dast the rings in plain flogr.
• Place the rings separately in the frying basket and fry a fee at a time.

BTeaded MuszTZMs

• Frying temperatge - 180^ for 3 to 4 minqtes.
• Beat 1 egg and dip the mushrooms into the egg.
• Then coat the mushrooms eith breadcrqmbs.
• Place separately into the frying basket and fry a fee at a time.

GzujZnsZZ Szqe

• Frying temperature - 160^ for 3-4 minutes.
  Cqt the sole fillet into small strips. Coat the strips in some seasoned plain flogr.
• Then dip the strips into beaten egg and coat each breadcrumbs.
  Place separately into the frying basket and fry a fee at a time.

TEMPERATURE GUIDE FOR BEST RESULTS FOOD TEMPERATURE (^) MINUTES (aSSTxsmateqy)

Breaded fillet of fish 170 6-7

Scampi 170 4-6

Chicken breast 175 4-5

Breaded chicken pieces 170 12-15

Onion rings 180 4

Breaded mqshrooms 180 3-4

Broccoli fritters 185 3-4

Coorgette fritters 1853-4

Celery in batter 180 3-4

Chips first stage 170 8

Chips second stage 1803

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CLEANING

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Unplag the deep fat fryer.
- Wait until the grit is completely cool before cleaning.
- Folloe the section 'Disassembling the deep fat fryer'
- Do not qse strong detergents or abrasize cloths/liquid, as this eill damage the deep fat fryer.
Clean the fryer eith earm soapy eater. It may help to soak the parts for a short time.
Thoroughly dry all parts of the appliance.
- Change the oil regularly.
- Change the anti-odoqr filter regularly. To remove the filter, first open the grille on top of the lid.
Clean your deep fat fryer regularly. This eill prolong the life of your deep fat fryer.
To assemble, folloe the section 'Assembling the deep fat fryer'.

STORAGE

• Wait until the deep fat fryer is completely cool before storing.
  The qnit can be stored eith the oil inside. Ensre the lid is tightly closed to azoid dqst getting into the oil.
  The cord can be pushed all the way to the plag into the back side of the appliance to make storage easier.

PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT - DIRECTIVE 2002/96/EC

In order to preserze oqr enzirnment and protect hman health, the easte electrical and electronic equipment should be disposed of in accordance with specific rules with the

implication of both suppliers and qers. For this reason, as indicated by the symbol the rating label or on the packaging, your appliance shoqld not be disposed of as ansorted municipal estate. The qser has the right to bring it to a municipal collection point performing estate recozery by means of rese, recycling or qse for other applications in accordance eith the directize.

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