Falcon G350/11 User Instructions - page 4
SECTION 3 - COOKING HINTS
Important
CAUTION - These fryers give optimum performance when a good quality vegetable oil is used as the
frying medium. Nevertheless, favourable results can be obtained from cooking fats provided the
following procedures are adhered to.
a) Never operate the thermostat above the smoke point of the chosen cooking fat; e.g. some
drippings can have a smoke point as low as 170Žo C . Reputable cooking fat manufacturers supply
this information.
b) To prevent localised overheating taking place around electric elements, or hot external walls of
the pan, fats should be broken up into small pieces when charging the pan initially, or topping up to
the working level, and the thermostat should not be set above 120Žo C until the fat is in a liquid
state.
From cold, the fryer takes approximately 12 to 15 minutes to reach maximum temperature
(No 8 on the control corresponds to 190C).
Oil capacities are:
12ltrs for the G350/11
24ltrs for the G350/12
Frying Chips
Chip potatoes can be fried by the following methods:
Raw to Finish
Set the thermostat to 8 and load each basket with 0.8kg (1Ž3 /
4 lbs) of raw chips and fry for 4 to
5 minutes according to size of chip, and variety of potato.
Blanching
This method can be used when large quantities of chips are required at peak periods, and consists of
pre-frying at a reduced temperature, say 6, using basket loads of 0.8kg (1Ž3 /
4 lbs). Cook iniHally
for about 4mins. Finishing off should be carried out within 3 hours of blanching at a thermostat
setting of 8, cooking for 1 to 2 minutes only. Serve immediately and avoid further storage if possible.
Frying Fish
Fish is best fried on the base grid, i.e. not in the baskets. When cooked, remove with a fish lifter. The
recommended thermostat settings are 6 or 7, the time varying according to the type and size of fish.
Other Foods
Each food suitable for deep frying has a particular cooking temperature at which best results are
obtained. The following list gives a representative selection of foods, together with recommended
thermostat settings.
These may, of course, be varied to suit individual tastes and requirements.
Fried Bread
No 8
Doughnuts
No 8
Fishcakes
No 7
Chicken
No 7
Sausages
No 6
Scampi
No 6
Meat (chops etc)
No 6