PHILCO PHAO 1000 Air Fryer User Manual

: June 3, 2024
: PHILCO

PHILCO PHAO 1000 Air Fryer User Manual

Important information for your safety is specially marked. It is essential to comply with these instructions in order to avoid accidents and prevent damage to the appliance:

WARNING:
This warns you of dangers to your health and indicates possible injury risks.
CAUTION:
This refers to possible hazards to the appliance or other objects.
NOTE:
This highlights tips and information.

GENERAL NOTES

Read the operating instructions carefully before putting the appliance into operation and keep the instructions including the warranty, the receipt and, if possible, the box with the internal packing. If you give this appliance to other people, please also pass on the operating instructions.

The appliance is designed exclusively for private use and for the envisaged purpose. This appliance is not fit for commercial use.
Do not use it outdoors. Keep it away from sources of heat, direct sunlight, humidity (never dip it into any
liquid) and sharp edges. Do not use the appliance with wet hands. If the appliance is humid or wet, unplug it immediately.
When cleaning or putting it away, switch off the appliance and always pull out the plug from the socket (pull the plug itself, not the lead) if the appliance is not being used and remove the attached accessories.
Do not operate the appliance without supervision.
If you leave the room you should always turn the appliance off. Remove the plug from the socket.
The appliance and the mains lead have to be checked regularly for signs of damage. If damage is found the appliance must not be used.
Use only original spare parts.
In order to ensure your children’s safety, please keep all packaging (plastic bags, boxes, polystyrene etc.) out of their reach.

WARNING:
Do not allow small children to play with the plastic foil.
There is a danger of suffocation!

PART 2: SPECIAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS FOR THIS APPLIANCE
You will find the following symbol with warning character on the appliance:

WARNING: Hot surface!

Danger of burns

During operation and afterwards, the temperature of the accessible surfaces will be very high.

Therefore, only touch the appliance at the door handle as well as the control panel. If necessary, use oven gloves.
During operation, hot steam may escape from the air outlet opening. Keep a sufficient distance.
Do not cover the air inlet opening and air outlet opening, in order to ensure sufficient air circulation.
Keep sufficient distance (15 cm) to highly flammable objects such as furniture, curtains, etc.!
Due to rising heat and vapours do not place the appliance under wall cupboards.
Do not operate the appliance with an external timer or separate remote control system.
Do not tamper with the safety switch.
This appliance can be used by children aged from 8 years and above and persons with reduced physical, sensory or mental capabilities or lack of experience and knowledge if they have been given supervision or instruction concerning use of the appliance in a safe way and understand the hazards involved.
Children shall not play with the appliance.
Cleaning and user maintenance shall not be made by children unless they are older 8 years and supervised.
Keep the appliance and its cord out of reach of children less than 8 years.
Do not repair the appliance by yourself. Always contact an authorized technician. If the supply cord is damaged, it must be replaced by the manufacturer, its service agent or similarly qualified persons in order to avoid a hazard.

CAUTION:
This appliance is not intended to be immersed in water during cleaning. Please observe the instructions that we have included for you in the chapter “Cleaning”.

SCOPE OF DELIVERY

PHILCO PHAO 1000 Air Fryer

1x Hot air fryer
1x Frying drum with lid
1x Picking tool
1x Discs with 8 toasting needles
1x Grill
3x Grid plate
1x Baking / drip tray

OVERVIEW OF THE COMPONENTS

Overview And Components

Air inlet opening
Display
Air outlet opening
Housing
Door
Door handle
Release
Guide rail
Mount for the rotisserie / frying basket
Control panel
Frying drum
Picking tool
Grill with fastening clips
Discs with needles
Grid baking tray
Baking / drip tray
CONTROL PANEL
Buttons for program selection
and buttons for the time setting ( )
button (Switching the appliance on / off)
button (Add rotisserie)
button (Warm up food)
button (Turn on the lighting)
and buttons for the temperature setting ( )

NOTES FOR USE

Location

Set the appliance onto a non-slip, level, and heat-resistant surface.
Take care that the appliance and the mains cable never are placed onto hot surfaces or near heat sources (e. g. range, hob).

Connected Wattage
The total power consumption of this appliance can be up to 1500 W. With this connected load a separate supply line protected by a 16 A household circuit breaker is recommended.

CAUTION: Overload!

If you use extension leads, these should have a cable cross-section of at least 1.5 mm².

CAUTION: Overload!

Do not use any multiple sockets, as this appliance is too powerful.

Electric Connection

Before inserting the power plug into the outlet, check that the mains voltage to be used matches that of the appliance. You can find the required information on the nameplate.
Connect the appliance to a properly installed earthed socket. You will hear a beep sound and all symbols light up briefly. The button lights red.

Standby (Standby Mode)

NOTE: The appliance is in standby, if the button lights red.

When faced with the following situations, the appliance will switch into standby:

When the power plug is inserted.
If no button is pressed for approx. 60 seconds.
When the time has elapsed.
When you press and hold the button for approx. 3 seconds.

You exit the standby mode by pressing the button. All symbols light up and the button flashes red.

Switching the Appliance On / Off
Turn the appliance on and off by using the button.

NOTE: Operation is only possible when the door is closed.

Before Initial Use

There is a protective layer on the heating element. To remove this, operate the appliance for about 10 minutes without any contents.

WARNING:

Allow the appliance to cool down before you clean it!

Disconnect the mains plug from the wall socket.
Wipe the inside of the appliance and clean the accessories before using the appliance.

Useful Hints for Use

A safety switch prevents the use of the appliance when the door is not closed. The lighting of the control panel goes out.
Do not overfill the basket. Always make sure the food has enough space in the basket to get the best results.
In order to achieve crispy results, you can baste the food with a little oil.
All foods can be prepared in the appliance, which are also suitable for the oven.
Frozen meals or liquid foods such as soups can be prepared in appropriate containers.
Note that the dough expands during baking of cakes, bread or similar. Nothing must come into contact with the heating element.
Pour water on homemade potato products after cutting at least 30 minutes to reduce the potato starch. Then dry the potato pieces with paper.
The cooking time depends on several factors: Size, condition, quantity of food and set temperature.
For standard values, see “Function Buttons” “Auto functions”.
If you do not preheat the hot air fryer, add 3 minutes to the cooking time.
Fry steaks / larger quantities of meat in a pan previously before leaving to cook in the hot air fryer.
Time and temperature are dependent on the desired degree of doneness.

FUNCTION BUTTONS

NOTE:

The buttons on the appliance are touch keys. Gently touch the buttons with a finger to execute the function. Whenever a button is pressed, it will be confirmed by a beep sound.
If you keep the or buttons pressed, fast mode will start.

Auto Functions

Select your desired automatic program on the control panel. The set program can be identified by the flashing of the respective button.

Button| Mode| Pre-set temperature in °C| Pre-set time in min.
---|---|---|---

| French fries| 200| 15

| Pizza| 175| 25

| Bread| 165| 15

| Meat| 180| 15

| Fish| 175| 30

| Drying| 40| 120

| Poultry| 190| 30

| Cakes| 160| 30

NOTE:

These shall be considered as guide values. Depending on the size and weight, the time and temperature may be longer and higher or shorter and lower.
You may, however, change the pre-set temperature and time of the auto functions.
If you would like to select another program after starting a program, first press the button.

Change of Temperature and Time
The and buttons are available twice each on the appliance.

Use the or buttons above and below the symbol to set the temperature. (In all programs – except Drying – 80 °C to 200 °C, Drying: 40 °C to 80 °C)
Use the or buttons above and below the symbol to set the cooking time. (In all programs
- except Drying – 1 to 90 minutes, Drying: 1 to 24 hours)

NOTE: The display shows alternately the remaining running time and the set temperature.

Turn On the Lighting
Use the button to switch the lighting in the interior of the appliance on and off. After approx. 2 minutes, the lighting switches off automatically. In addition, the lights go on when the door is opened.
Lighting on = button flashes
Lighting off = button lights continuously

Warm Up Food
Use the button to warm up food. The button flashes once you have presses it. The preset temperature is 115 °C and the time 6 minutes.

Add Rotisserie
Use the button to switch the rotisserie on and off. You need this one for the rotisserie as well as the frying basket.
Rotisserie on = button flashes
Rotisserie off = button lights continuously

PREPARATION

Using the frying drum

Open the door.
Slide the grease drip tray onto the bottom of the hot air deep fryer.
Hold the frying drum by the black plastic surfaces. Open the lid of the frying drum by turning it in the direction of . The symbol must be exactly above the detent. Remove the lid.
Fill the drum with the desired food.
Close the lid. Place the lid in such a way that the symbol is above the detent. Tighten the lid in the direction of .
Lift the frying drum with the removal tool onto the guide rails. Hold the release button (7) in the direction of the arrow and slide the drum toward the end of the rail. Unhand the release. The frying drum must snap into place.

Using the grill with fastening clips

NOTE: Do not select a roast which is too large. The food being grilled must be far enough away from the internal walls and the heating elements and must not touch them.

Open the door.
Slide the grease drip tray onto the bottom of the hot air deep fryer.
Rub edible oil on to the revolving spit and spit forks.
Poultry has to be dressed before grilling. To do so, tie the wings and the legs closely to the body using kitchen yarn.
Place the dressed poultry or the piece of roast meat carefully on to the revolving spit. Push the spit forks on to the revolving spit and use them to fix the roast meat in place. Tighten the fixing clips by means of the screws.
Lift the ready-made rotisserie with the removal tool onto the guide rails. Hold the release button (7) in the direction of the arrow and slide the basket toward the end of the rail. Unhand the release.
The rotisserie must snap into place.

Using the grill, fastening discs and needles

Open the door.
Slide the grease drip tray onto the bottom of the hot air deep fryer.
Stuff the spits at will.
Slide the fixing discs onto the rotisserie. Pay attention to the inscription L (left) and R (right) on the inside of the discs as well as to the recesses for the screws on the rotisserie spit. Tighten the fixing discs with the screws.
Insert the stuffed spits into the fixing discs. Refer to the adjacent figure. Place the spit with the curved side in a notch of a fixing disc. Insert the end of the spit into the opposite hole of the other fixing disc. Hook the curved side of the spit into the hole under the notch.
Lift the ready-made rotisserie with the removal tool onto the guide rails. Hold the release button (7) in the direction of the arrow and slide the basket toward the end of the rail. Unhand the release.
The rotisserie must snap into place

Using the grid plate and the drip tray

Open the door.
Slide the baking tray and / or the slide-in grids into the slide rails.

USING THE APPLIANCE

Close the door.
Press the button to exit standby mode. You will see the preset setting 200 °C and 15 minutes.
Select an automatic program and, if necessary, change the cooking time and the temperature with the or buttons.
If you use the frying drum or the rotisserie, additionally press the button to add the rotisserie.
Press the button to start the cooking process.

Pause Operation

Press the button to pause the operation. The button is flashing. Press the button again to resume the operation. The button is continuously lit again.
However, the operation will be interrupted when you open the door. Close the door to resume operation.

NOTE: The appliance will start from the spot it has been paused.

End of Operation

NOTE: When the cooking time has elapsed, the fan continues to run to cool down the appliance. OFF flashes in the display. After approx. 20 seconds, 3 beeps will sound and OFF disappears on the display.
The appliance is again in standby mode.

WARNING: Danger of burns!

Hot steam can escape!
Use oven gloves!

Open the door.
If you have used the frying drum or the rotisserie spit, remove it with the removal tool. To do this, unlock the frying drum or the rotisserie spit using the unlocking mechanism (7) and remove it.
If you have used the baking sheet or the slide-in grids, pull them out.
Place the accessories only on heat-resistant surface!
Close the door.

CLEANING

WARNING:

Always turn the appliance off before cleaning it and remove the mains plug. Wait until the appliance has cooled down.
Do not immerse the appliance in water! Doing so may result in an electric shock or fire.

CAUTION:

Do not use any wire brush or other abrasive objects.
Do not use any acidic or abrasive detergents.

Accessories
The accessories can be cleaned in a warm rinse bath.
Housing
Clean the appliance inside and outside with a slightly moist, not a wet cloth.

Storage

Clean the appliance as described. Let the accessories dry completely.
We recommend that you store the appliance in its original packaging when it is not to be used for a longer period.
Always store the appliance at a well ventilated and dry place outside the reach of children.

TROUBLESHOOTING

If a problem occurs, it is often only a small thing. Before you contact our service, please note the following information:

Problem	Possible Cause	Remedy
The appliance is not working.	The appliance has no power supply.	Check the

socket with another appliance.
Plug in the mains plug correctly.
Check the main circuit breaker.
The door is not closed properly.| Close the door until it audibly snaps into place.
The appliance is defective.| Contact our service or a repair centre.
The lighting in the interior does not light up anymore.| The lighting is defect.
The food is not cooked to the end.| The drum is too full.| Reduce the amount of food. Smaller quantities are cooked evenly.
The temperature is set too low.| Set a higher temperature.
The cooking time is set too low.| Set a longer period of time.
The food is not crisp.| Foods are used, which is only suitable for a conventional fryer.| Use oven-ready food or sprinkle it

with a little oil.

Smoke comes out of the appliance.| You are preparing very fatty foods.| Fat splashes inside the appliance may cause the emission of fumes. Provide adequate ventilation.
On the baking sheet / fat drip tray are still fat residues from previous use.| Clean the baking sheet / fat drip tray after each use as described in the chapter “Cleaning”.

TECHNICAL DATA

Model: PHAO 1000
Power supply: 220 – 240 V~, 50 / 60 Hz
Power consumption: 1500 W
Protection class: I
Net weight: approx. 6.8 kg

The right to make technical and design modifications in the course of continuous product development remains reserved.

This appliance has been tested according to all relevant current CE guidelines, such as electromagnetic compatibility and low voltage directives, and has been constructed in accordance with the latest regulations.

INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION REGARDING THE DISPOSAL OF USED PACKAGING MATERIALS

Dispose of packaging material at a public waste disposal site.

DISPOSAL OF USED ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC APPLIANCES

The meaning of the symbol on the product, its accessory or packaging indicates that this product shall not be treated as household waste. Please, dispose of this product at your applicable collection point for the recycling of electrical & electronic equipment waste. Alternatively in some states of the European Union or other European states you may return your products to your local retailer when buying an equivalent new product. The correct disposal of this product will help save valuable natural resources and help in preventing the potential negative impact on the environment and human health, which could be caused as a result of improper liquidation of waste. Please ask your local authorities or the nearest waste collection centre for further details. The improper disposal of this type of waste may fall subject to national regulations for fines.

For business entities in the European Union
If you wish to dispose of an electrical or electronic device, request the necessary information from your seller or supplier.

Disposal in other countries outside the European Union
If you wish to dispose of this product, request the necessary information about the correct disposal method from local government departments or from your seller.

This product meets all the basic EU regulation requirements that relate to it.

Changes to the text, design and technical specifications may occur without prior notice and we reserve the right to make these changes.