Girmi FG97 Air Fryer Oven User Manual

: June 13, 2024
: Girmi

Table of Contents

PROTECTION CLASSES
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
GENERAL INFORMATION
FG97
CONTROL PANEL
COOKING
FUNCTIONING
- PRESET PROGRAMS FUNCTION
FUNCTION DELAYED START
ACCESSORIES
SETTINGS
TECHNICAL FEATURES
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Girmi FG97 Air Fryer Oven

Girmi FG97 Air Fryer Oven

PROTECTION CLASSES

WARNING
ELECTRIC SHOCK RISK
DO NOT EXPOSE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE

This symbol warns the user that un-insulated dangerous voltage inside the system may cause an electrical shock. Do not open the case.

Class I Appliance symbol. This means the appliance must have the chassis connected to electrical earth/ground by an earth conductor.

Caution : this symbol reminds the user to read carefully the important operations and maintenance instructions in this owner’s guide.

Caution : hot surface, danger of burns.

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

The following are important notes on the installation, use and maintenance; save this instruction manual for future reference; use the equipment only as specified in this guide; any other use is considered improper and dangerous; therefore, the manufacturer cannot be held responsible in the event of damages caused by improper, incorrect or unreasonable use.
Before use, ensure the equipment is undamaged; if in doubt, do not attempt to use it and contact the authorized service center; do not leave packing materials (i.e. plastic bags, polystyrene foam, nails, staples, etc.) within the reach of children as they are potential sources of danger; always remember that they must be separately collected. Make sure that the rating information given on the technical label are compatible with those of the electricity grid; the installation must be performed according to the manufacturer’s instructions considering the maximum power of the appliance as shown on the label; an incorrect installation may cause damage to people, animals or things, for which the manufacturer cannot be considered responsible thereof.
If it is necessary to use adapters, multiple sockets or electrical extensions, use only those that comply with current safety standards; in any case do not exceed the power consumption limits indicated on the electrical adapter and / or extensions, as well as the maximum power shown on multiple adaptor.
Do not leave the unit plugged; better to remove the plug from the mains when the device is not in use. Always disconnect from power supply if you leave it unattended. Cleaning operations should be carried out after unplugging the unit.
If the unit is out of order and you do not want to fix it, it must be made inoperable by cutting power cord.

Do not allow the power cord to get closer to sharp objects or in contact with hot surfaces; do not pull it to disconnect the plug.
Do not use the appliance in the event of damage to the power cord, plug, or in case of short circuits; to repair the product only address an authorized service center.
Do not handle or touch the appliance with wet hands or bare feet. Do not expose the appliance to harmful weather conditions such as rain, moisture, frost, etc.. Always store it in a dry place.
This appliance can be used by children of 8 years and above and persons with reduced physical, sensory or mental capabilities or lack of experience and knowledge if they received supervision or instruction concerning use of the appliance in a safe way and understand hazards involved; children shall not play with the appliance; cleaning and user maintenance shall not be made by children without supervision.
Children must not play with the appliance.
Keep the appliance and its cord out of reach of children less than 8 years.
If the power cord is damaged, or in case of failure and / or malfunction do not tamper with the unit. The reparation must be done by manufacturer or by service center authorized by the manufacturer in order to prevent any risk. Failure to comply with the above may compromise the unit safety and invalidate the warranty.

WARNING : This appliance includes heating function. Surfaces, other than functional surfaces may develop high temperatures. Since temperatures are perceived differently by different people, this device should be used with CAUTION. Hold the appliance exclusively to grip surfaces intended to be touched.

This appliance is intended to be used in household and similar applications such as: staff kitchen areas in shops, offices and other working environments; by clients in hotels, motels and other residential type environments; farm houses, bed and breakfast type environments.
The appliance is not intended to be operated by means of an external timer or separate remote-control system.
Before every use, unroll the power cord.
Use original spare parts and accessories only.
Do not subject the product to strong impacts, serious damages may result.
Do not use near or under flammable materials (like curtains), heat, cold spots and steam.

GENERAL INFORMATION

The surfaces of appliance shall not be placed against a wall. Leave at least 10cm free space on the back and sides and 10cm free space above the appliance.
The appliance becomes very hot during use; never touch the glass or the inside of the appliance, but only handles and control panel. Always use pot holders to remove the accessories.
Do not place anything on the door when it is open, as door may be damaged or oven may fall and break.
The appliance needs approximately 30 minutes to cool down for handle or cleaning safely. Do not wash or throw water on glass when is hot, as it may break.
Do not place anything on top of the appliance. Don’t move the oven if is hot or if contains food.
Put food only on the trays and accessories included, in order to avoid them from touching the heating element.
Do not fill trays with oil as this may cause a fire hazard Handle with care cooked food to avoid risk of burning.
Never leave the appliance unattended while it is running.
Remove the plug after each use.
Do not place the oven in water or other liquids and avoid splashing of liquids on the unit.

During functioning, hot steam is released through the air outlet openings. Keep your hands and face at a safe distance from air outlet. Also be careful of hot steam when you open the door after cooking.
Before every use, unroll the power cord.
Do not cover the air inlet and the air outlet openings while the appliance is operating.
Do not use the appliance as a heating unit. Do not insert anything in the ventilation windows.
Before cleaning, always unplug the unit from the electrical outlet and wait for the complete cooling of each part of the appliance.
Remove all packaging materials from the cooking compartment. Put on solid and stable surfaces only.
Always leave enough space at every side of the oven when the unit is working.
Do not use the oven as shelf support for objects or as place to store food, pots, containers, etc..

FG97

Air inlet
Control panel
Housing
Door
Grease collecting tray
Holed trays (2 pcs)
Air outlet (on the back)
Handle
Rotisserie
Basket
Skewers
Handle

CONTROL PANEL

A. Buttons for 12 preset programs
B. Button for accessory rotation
C. Button ON/OFF
D. Button Reheat
E. Button increase
F. Button decrease
G. Button time
H. Button Temperature
I. Button for inner light
J. Button delay start
K. Button START
L. Display
Control Panel

COOKING

Carefully wash all accessories and the inner housing first. Allow to ventilate the internal compartment keeping all accessories away for about 30 minutes. Before starting with the first cooking, turn on the appliance for 10 minutes at the maximum temperature.

Connect to a suitable and earthed power socket.
Place the grease collecting tray (5) at the bottom of cooking chamber.
Insert food in one of the accessories and put the accessory in the oven.
If appliance went in standby, press on the control panel (2).
Set program, temperature and time of cooking, as explained in following paragraphs. Press to start cooking. In any moment you can switch on the internal light with the button (I).

Caution : Do not touch accessories or inner parts of appliance during cooking and until complete cooling. Touch only the handle (8).

When you ear the timer sound (10 beeps), cooking time is finished. Extract food and check if is ready. If not ready, replace in the oven and set additional cooking of some more minutes.
Note : appliance can be switched off manually, pressing on the control panel (2).

Be careful to the hot steam when you remove container after cooking.

Place the cooked food in a container or in a dish.
Once cooking finished, if you want to start another one, air fryer is immediately ready.

FUNCTIONING

MANUAL FUNCTION

If appliance went in standby, press on the control panel (2).
Press button Temperature (H) and Set temperature with the buttons (E and F).
Press button Time (G) and set time with the buttons (E and F).
Press to start cooking.

PRESET PROGRAMS FUNCTION

If appliance went in standby, press on the control panel (2).
Press one of the 12 preset program buttons (A).

Program| Time| Temperature| Program| Time| Temperature
---|---|---|---|---|---

Re heat

| 3| 180|

Cake

| 25| 160

Fries

| 15| 200|

Shellfishes

| 8| 180

Pre cooked bread

| 12| 200|

Fish

| 10| 180

Chicken thighs

| 20| 200|

Chicken rotisserie

| 30| 200

Meat

| 12| 180|

Vegetables

| 10| 160

Pizza

| 20| 180|

Dehydrate

| 360| 60

If you want to change the settings of the program chosen:
- Press button Temperature (H) and Set temperature with the buttons (E and F).
- Press button Time (G) and set time with the buttons (E and F).
Press to start cooking

Note. Time and temperature set on each program are studied to have correct cooking’s for the relative food. It is advised to change time and temperature only based on experience (eg. Previous cooking’s not finished or too long). The settings don’t include the time needed to reach the temperature set.
During cooking:

You can change time and temperature.
You can stop appliance pressing button (C). if you restart cooking in 10 seconds, the program will restart from the stopping point, otherwise you will have to reset time and temperature.
Do not open the door of oven (4) if not necessary to mix or check food cooking. If you open the door, cooking goes in standby and when you close it, it restarts from the stopping point.

FUNCTION DELAYED START

It is possible to set delayed start of cooking in order to turn on oven from 30 minutes to 8 hours after setting the cooking itself.

Insert the food to be cooked and set cooking as described in the previous paragraphs
Press Button (J) to set the time delay. Set the time delay with buttons (E ed F). A timer will be set at the end of which the oven will carry out the set cooking.

ACCESSORIES

GREASE COLLECTING TRAY (5)
The tray (5) has grease collecting function, and you should ALWAYS put it at the bottom of cooking chamber. Put some water in the tray to avoid bad smell and fat incrustation.

HOLED TRAY (6) and AIR FRYER TRAY

One holed trays (6) and one air fryer tray are included and can be used to cook any kind of food. Place them as in a normal oven on the aisles on the sides of the internal chamber, using pot holders.

It is possible to use both trays at once, to cook on 2 levels, and using the non-stick tray the levels are 3. Make sure that the food is at least 3 cm far from heating element (top of chamber).

Do not use baking paper: it would close the holes of the trays, obstructing air circulation, and giving worse cooking result.

ROTISSSERIE (9)

Accessories

Assemble the skewers (C) to the rotisserie (D), secure them tightening the lock nut (B).
Place the tips of the skewers in the chicken (or roast or whatever) and lock securely.
Insert the end (E) in the left rotating support. Insert the head (A) in the right support.
Make sure the rotisserie is properly secured.
Now close the oven door and set the cooking as explained in the previous paragraphs.
Press to start cooking and press “Rotate” (B) to make the rotisserie rotate.

To extract rotisserie when cooking finished, use the handle (12).

CAUTION: risk of burns. Pay attention to not get burnt when extract accessory, and use pot holders.

BASKET (10)

The basket (10) is perfect to cook fries and many other foods (if they don’t risk to be ruined by the rotation of the basket during cooking).

Insert the rotisserie bar into the basket and secure it with the rotisserie pins.
Insert the food to be cooked in the basket and close the door.
To assemble it in the oven, insert one end into the left support and the other end into the right support.
Now close the oven door and set the cooking as explained in the previous paragraphs.
Press to start cooking and press “Rotate” (B) to make the basket rotate.

To extract when cooking finished, use the handle (12).

CAUTION: risk of burns. Pay attention to not get burnt when extract accessory, and use pot holders.

SKEWERS (11)

Accessories

Use the skewers accessory (11) to cook skewers of meat, fish and vegetables.

Mount the 2 holed wheels (11 b) to the rotisserie bar and secure them tightening the lock nut. Prepare the skewers (11 a) with the food to cook.
Mount the skewers to the 2 holed wheels as shown in the side figure. You can mount up to 10 skewers.
To mount in the oven, put a head in the left rotating support, and the other head in the right support.
Now close the oven door and set the cooking as explained in the previous paragraphs.
Press to start cooking and press “Rotate” (B) to make the skewers rotate.

To extract when cooking finished, use the handle (12).

CAUTION: risk of burns. Pay attention to not get burnt when extract accessory, and use pot holders.

TIPS

The preset programs don’t include the time needed to reach the temperature set. You can pre-heat for 3-4 minutes or add this time to the cooking time.
If you cook on trays or basket, it is advised to spread evenly a little oil on food, to have more crispiness.
Don’t overload of food the accessories, as the cooking quality will be worse.
When placing the food, make sure that the food is at least 3 cm far from heating element (top of chamber).

SETTINGS

This table below will help you to select the basic settings for the ingredients.

Note: these settings are indications, as depend on personal taste, origin and type of food, ecc.

| Min-max Amount (g)| Time (min.)| Temp (/ ℃ )| Accessory
---|---|---|---|---
Potato & fries|
Thin frozen fries| 600-700| 15-20| 200| Basket
Thick frozen fries| 600-700| 18-23| 200| Basket
Potato gratin| 700-900| 15-20| 200| Trays
Meat and fish|
Steak| 200-800| 15-20| 180| Trays
Pork chops| 400-800| 12-16| 180| Trays
Hamburger| 200-800| 10-15| 185| Trays
Chicken breast| 400-800| 15-20| 180| Trays
Chicken thighs| 400-800| 25-30| 190| Trays
Chicken rotisserie| 700-1000| 40-45| 180| Rotisserie
Meat Skewers| 400-800| 15-20| 185| Skewers
Sausages| 400-800| 12-16| 200| Skewers
Fish Skewers| 400-800| 13-15| 170| Skewers
Fish| 400-800| 13-16| 180| Trays
Snacks|
Frozen chicken nuggets| 500-800| 8-14| 200| Trays
Frozen fish fingers| 500-800| 6-10| 200| Trays
Frozen bread crumbed cheese snacks| 500-700| 8-10| 180| Trays
Stuffed vegetables| 500-700| 15-18| 160| Trays
Baking|
Cake| 800| 20-25| 180| Use additional baking tin
Quiche| 800| 20-22| 200| Use additional baking tin
Muffins| 800| 16-20| 180| Use additional baking tin
Sweet snacks| 800| 18-20| 170| Use additional baking tin

Note: Add 3 minutes to the preparation time when you start frying while the Hot-air fryer is still cold.

Smaller ingredients usually require a slightly shorter preparation time than larger ingredients.
A larger amount of ingredients only requires a slightly longer preparation time.
Shaking smaller ingredients halfway through the preparation time optimizes the end result and can help prevent unevenly fried ingredients.
Add some oil to fresh potatoes for a crispy result. Fry your ingredients in the Hot-air fryer within a few minutes after you added the oil.
Do not prepare extremely greasy ingredients such as sausages in the Hot-air fryer .
Place a baking tin or oven dish in the Hot-air fryer basket if you want to bake a cake or quiche or if you want to fry fragile ingredients or filled ingredients

CLEANING – Clean after every use. Unplug the unit from the electrical outlet and allow each part to cool down before starting any cleaning procedure

Do not place oven in water. In any case prevent splashes of water or other liquids from reaching the unit.
Wipe the outside of the appliance with a moist cloth.
Clean the heating element with a cleaning brush to remove any food residues.
Clean the inside of the appliance with hot water and non-abrasive sponge.
Non stick accessories can be washed as normal non-stick pans, but we suggest to not use dishwasher. Do not use metal kitchen utensils or abrasive sponges or abrasive cleaning materials to clean them.
Stainless steel accessories can be washed as normal crockery.