OBH NORDICA Classic 2 in 1 Air Fryer and Grill Instruction Manual

OBH NORDICA Classic 2 in 1 Air Fryer and Grill

Important safeguards

When using electrical appliances, basic safety precautions should always be followed, including the following:

1. Read all instructions before using.

2. Do not touch hot surfaces. Use handles or knobs.

3. To protect against electric shock, do not immerse cord, plugs or fryer in water or other liquid.

4. Close supervision is necessary when any appliance is used by or near children.

5. Unplug from outlet when not in use and before cleaning. Allow to cool before putting on or taking off parts.

6. Do not operate any appliance with a damaged cord or plug or after the appliance malfunctions, or has been damaged in any manner. Return the appliance to the nearest authorized service facility for examination, repair or adjustment.

7. The use of accessory attachments not recommended by the appliance manufacturer may cause injuries.

8. Do not use outdoors.

9. Do not let cord hang over the edge of table or counter, or touch hot surfaces.

10. Do not place on or near a hot gas or electric burner, or in a heated oven.

11. Extreme caution must be used when moving appliances containing hot oil or other hot liquids.

12. Always attach plug to the appliance first (depending on the model), then plug cord into the wall outlet. To disconnect, turn any control to “off”, then remove the plug from the wall outlet.

13. Do not use appliances for other than intended use.
    SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS FOR HOUSEHOLD USE ONLY.

14.  Only connect the appliance to electrical sockets which have a minimum load of 15A. If the sockets and the plug on the appliance should prove incompatible, get a professionally qualified technician to replace the socket with a more suitable one.

Short cord instructions

Do not use with an extension cord. A short power-supply cord is to be provided to reduce the risk resulting from becoming entangled in or tripping over a longer cord.

Safety instruction

• This appliance is indented to be used in household only. It is not intended to be used in the following applications, and the guarantee will not apply for:
  • staff kitchen areas in shops, offices and other working environments;
  • farm houses;
  • by clients in hotels, motels and other residential type environments;
  • bed and breakfast type environments.
• This appliance is not intended to be operated by means of an external timer or a separate remote control system.
• If the power supply cord is damaged, it must be replaced by the manufacturer, its service agent or similarly qualified persons in order to avoid a hazard.
• This appliance is not intended for use by persons (including children) with reduced physical, sensory or mental capabilities, or lack of experience and knowledge, unless they have been given supervision or instruction concerning use of the appliance by a person responsible for their safety.
• Children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with the appliance.
• The temperature of accessible surfaces may be high when the appliance is operating. Do not touch the hot surfaces of the appliance.
• Clean removable parts with a non abrasive sponge and dishwashing liquid.
• Clean the inside and the outside of the appliance with a damp sponge or cloth. Please refer to the
• Cleaning» section of the instructions for use.
• The appliance can be used up to an altitude of 4000 m.

Do

• Read and follow the instructions for use. Keep them safe.
• Remove all packaging materials and any promotional labels or stickers from your appliance before use. Be sure to also remove any materials from underneath the removable bowl (depending on model).
• Check that the voltage of your mains network corresponds to the voltage given on the rating plate on the appliance (alternative current).
• Given the diverse standards in effect, if the appliance is used in a country other than that in which it is purchased, have it checked by an approved Service Centre.
• Use the appliance on a flat, stable, heat-resistant work surface away from water splashes.
• Always unplug your appliance: after use, to move it, or to clean it.
•  In the event of fire, unplug the appliance and smother the flames using a damp tea towel.
• To avoid damaging your appliance, please ensure that you follow recipes in the instructions and at www.obhnordica.com; make sure that you use the right amount of ingredients.

Do not

• Do not use the appliance if it or the power cord is damaged or if it has fallen and has visible damage or appears to be working abnormally. If this occurs, the appliance must be sent to an Approved Service Centre.
• Do not use an extension lead. If you nevertheless decide to do so, under your own responsibility, use an extension lead that is in good condition and compliant with the power of the appliance.
• Do not let the power cord dangle.
• Do not unplug the appliance by pulling on the power cord.
• Never move the appliance when it still contains hot food.
• Never operate your appliance when empty.
• Do not switch on the appliance near to flammable materials (blinds, curtains…). or close to an external heat source (gas stove, hot plate etc.).
• Do not store any inflammable products close to or underneath the furniture unit where the appliance is located.
• Never take the appliance apart yourself
• Do not immerse the product in water.
• Do not use any powerful cleaning products (notably soda based strippers), nor brillo pads, nor scourers.
• Do not store your appliance outside. Store it in a dry and well ventilated area.

Advice/information

• When using the product for the first time, it may release a non-toxic odor. This will not affect use and will disappear rapidly.
• For your safety, this appliance conforms with applicable standards and regulations (Directives on Low Voltage, Electromagnetic Compatibility,
• Materials in contact with food, Environment, etc.). This appliance is designed for domestic use only and not outdoor. In case of professional use, inappropriate use or failure to comply with the instructions, the manufacturer accepts no responsibility, and the guarantee does not apply.
• For your safety, only use the accessories and spare parts designed for your appliance

Environment protection first!

• Your appliance contains valuable materials which can be recovered or recycled.
• Leave it at a local civic waste collection point.

Description

• A. Bowl
• B. Bowl handle
• C. Removable die-cast grill grid
• D. Temperature control knob (80-200°C / 176°F-392°F)
• E. Power on/off and timer (0-60 min) knob with auto shut-off
• F. Power indicator light
• G. Heating-up light

Before first use

• Remove all packaging material.
• Remove any stickers or labels from the appliance.
• Do not remove silicon pads of the grid.

Wash the tank and the removable grid thoroughly with warm water, a little washing-up liquid and a soft sponge. The tank and the grid are dishwasher safe.
Wipe the inside and outside of the appliance with a damp cloth. The appliance works by producing hot air. Do not fill the bowl (A) with oil or frying fat.

Preparing for use

• Place the appliance on a flat, stable, heat-resistant work surface away from water splashes.
• Do not fill the bowl with oil or any other liquid.
  Do not put anything on top of the appliance. This disrupts the airflow and affects the hot air frying result.

Using the appliance

Easy Fry can cook a large range of recipes. Cooking times for the main foods are given in the section ‘Cooking Guide’.

• Move the temperature control knob to the required temperature. See section ‘Cooking Guide’ to select the right temperature

• Select the required cooking time (see section ‘Cooking Guide’).

• To switch on the appliance, turn the timer knob to the required cooking time.

• Add 3 minutes to the cooking time stated in the tables on pages 7 and 8 when using the appliance from cold.

• To set a short time, turn the timer knob until 10 minutes and then go back to the desired time.

• Note: If you want, you can also let the appliance preheat without any food inside. In this case, turn the timer knob to more than 3 minutes and wait until the heating-up light goes out (after approx. 3 minutes). Then fill the bowl and turn the timer knob to the required cooking time (see Cooking Guide for timings).

• The timer starts counting down the set cooking time.

• The heating-up light goes on.

• During the hot air frying process, the heating-up light goes on and off from time to time. This indicates that the heating element is switched on and off to thermostatically maintain the set temperature.

•  Excess oil from the food is collected in the bottom of the bowl.

• Some foods require shaking halfway through the cooking time (see section ‘Cooking Guide’). To shake the food, pull the bowl out of the appliance by the handle and shake it. Then slide the bowl back into the appliance.

• Tip: You can set the timer to half of the cooking time, and when the timer sounds shake the ingredients. Then set the timer again for the remaining cooking time.

• When you hear the timer sound, the cooking time set has finished. Pull the bowl out of the appliance and place it on a heat-resistant surface.

• Note: You can also switch off the appliance manually. To do this, turn the timer control knob to 0.

• Check if the food is ready.

• If the food is not ready yet, simply slide the bowl back into the appliance and set the timer for a few extra minutes.

• When the food is cooked, take out the bowl. To remove food, use a pair of tongs to lift the food out of the bowl.

• Caution: When you turn the bowl, be careful of any excess oil collected at the bottom of the bowl that may leak onto the food and of the grid may fall down.

• After hot air frying, the bowl, the grid and the food are very hot.
  Depending on the type of food cooked in the appliance, be careful as steam may escape from the bowl.

• When a batch of food is ready, the appliance is instantly ready for preparing another batch of food.

Using the grill mode

1. Place the grill grid in the bowl of the appliance.

2. Move the temperature control knob to the 200°C / 392°F.

3. Turn the timer knob to 15 minutes. This will launch the preheating phase.

4. When you hear the timer sound, the preheating phase has finished.

5. Open the appliance and put the food in the grill plate. Caution: the bowl and the grill plate are very hot. Use a pair of tongs to place the food on the grill plate.

6. Select the required cooking time (see section ‘Cooking guide’.)

7. Put back the bowl on the appliance. Cooking starts. The timer starts counting down the set cooking time. Excess oil from the food is collected in the bottom of the bowl.
   Note: the pieces of meat required to turn them at half cooking.

8. When you hear the timer sound, the cooking has finished. Take the bowl out the appliance and place it on a heat-resistant surface.

9. Check if the food is ready. If the food is not ready yet, put it back on the appliance and set the timer for a few extra minutes.

10. When the food is cooked, take out the bowl. To remove food, use a pair of tongs to lift the food out the bowl.

Cooking guide

The table below helps you to select the basic settings for the food you want to prepare

Note: The cooking times below are only a guide and may vary according to the variety and batch of potatoes used. For other foods the size, shape and brand may affect results. Therefore, you may need to adjust the cooking time slightly

| Min-max Amount (g)| Approx Time (min)| Temperature (°C / °F)| ****

**Shake***

| Extra information
---|---|---|---|---|---
Frozen chips (10 mm

x 10 mm standard thickness)

| ****

300-800 g

| ****

15-25 min

| ****

200°C / 392°F

| ****

Yes

|
Homemade French Fries (8 x 8 mm)| 300 – 800

g**

| ****

22-32 min

| ****

200°C / 392°F

| ****

Yes

| Add 1 tbsp of oil
Frozen

potato wedges

| 300 – 800 g| 22-27 min| 200°C / 392°F| Yes|
Vegetables| 300 – 700 g| 16-20 min| 200°C / 392°F| |
Frozen steak| 100-500 g| 7-14 min| 180°C / 356°F| |
Chicken breast fillets (boneless)| ****

100-500 g

| ****

12-19 min

| ****

180°C / 356°F

| |
Chicken (whole)| 1000 g| 60 min| 200°C / 392°F| |
Fresh fish, salmon steak| 350 g| 15-17 min| 140°C / 284°F| |
Shrimps| 12 pieces| 4 min| 170°C / 338°F| |
Frozen chicken nuggets| 100-600 g| 7-15 min| 200°C / 392°F| Yes|
Frozen chicken wings| 300 g| 16-20 min| 200°C / 392°F| Yes|
Frozen cheese sticks| 125 g

(5 pieces)

| 8 min| 180°C / 356°F| Yes|
Frozen onion rings| 200 g

(10 pieces)

| 8-10 min| 200°C / 392°F| Yes|
Pizza| 400 g| 7 min| 190°C / 374°F| |

Muffins

| ****

7 pieces

| ****

15-18 min

| ****

180°C / 356°F

| | Use a baking tin/ oven dish***

| Min-max Amount (g)| Approx Time (min)| Temperature (°C / °F)|

**Shake***

| Extra information
---|---|---|---|---|---
Grill
=| 15 min| 200°C / 392°F| |

Meat

|

250-300 g

| Preheating : 15 min Cooking :

4-6 min

|

200°C / 392°F

| | You can add oil, aromatic herbs and salt for better taste. At mid-cooking, you can return the food.

Sausages

|

400 g

|

Preheating : 15 min Cooking : 10-12 min

|

200°C / 392°F

| | You can add oil, aromatic herbs and salt for better taste. At mid-cooking, you can return the food.

Fish filet

|

200 g

| Preheating : 15 min Cooking :

3-5 min

|

170°C / 338°F

| |

Vegetables

|

300 g

| Preheating : 15 min Cooking: 10 min|

200°C / 392°F

| |

• Shake halfway through cooking.
• Weight of unpeeled potatoes

IMPORTANT: To avoid damaging your appliance, never exceed the maximum quantities of ingredients and liquids indicated in the instruction manual and in the recipes. place the cake tin/oven dish in the bowl.
When you use mixtures that rise (such as with cake, quiche or muffins) the oven dish should not be filled more than halfway.

Tips

• Smaller foods usually require a slightly shorter cooking time than larger size foods.
• A larger amount of food only requires a slightly longer cooking time, a smaller amount of food only requires a slightly shorter cooking time.
• Shaking smaller size foods halfway through the cooking time improves the end result and can help prevent uneven cooking.
• Add some oil to fresh potatoes for a crispy result. After adding a spoon of oil, fry the potatoes within a few minutes.
• Do not cook extremely greasy foods in the appliance.
• Snacks that can be cooked in an oven can also be cooked in the appliance.
• The optimal recommended quantity for cooking fries is 700 grams.
• Use ready made puff and shortcrust pastry to make filled snacks quickly and easily.
• Place an oven dish in the appliance bowl if you want to bake a cake or quiche or if you want to fry fragile ingredients or filled ingredients. You can use an oven dish in silicon, stainless steel, aluminium, terracotta.
• You can also use the appliance to reheat food. To reheat food, set the temperature to 160°C / 320°F for up to 10 minutes

Making home made chips

For the best results, we advise to use frozen chips. If you want to make home- made chips, follow the steps below.

1. Choose a variety of potato recommended for making chips. Peel the potatoes and cut them into equal thickness chips.
2. Soak the potato chips in a bowl of cold water for at least 30 minutes, drain them and dry them with a clean, highly absorbent tea towel. The pat with paper kitchen towel. The chips must be thoroughly dry before cooking.
3. Pour 1 tablespoon of oil (vegetable, sunflower or olive) in a dry bowl, put the chips on top and mix until they are coated with oil.
4. Remove the chips from the bowl with your fingers or a kitchen utensil so that any excess oil stays behind in the bowl. Place the chips in the bowl.
5. Note: Do not tip the container of oil coated chips directly into the bowl in one go, otherwise excess oil will end up at the bottom of the bowl.
6. Fry the chips according to the instructions in the section Cooking guide.

Cleaning

Clean the appliance after every use.

1. The bowl and the grid have a non-stick coating. Do not use metal kitchen utensils or abrasive cleaning materials to clean them, as this may damage the nonstick coating.
2. Remove the mains plug from the wall socket and let the appliance cool down. Note: Remove the bowl to let the appliance cool down more quickly.
3. Wipe the outside of the appliance with a damp cloth.
4. Clean the bowl and grid with hot water, some washing-up liquid and a non-abrasive sponge.
5. You can use a degreasing liquid to remove any remaining dirt.
6. Note: The tank and the grid are dishwasher safe.
7. Tip: If dirt is stuck at the bottom of the bowl and the grid, fill them with hot water and some washing-up liquid. Let the bowl and the grid soak  for approximately 10 minutes. Then rinse clean and dry.
8. Wipe inside of the appliance with hot water and a damp cloth.
9. Clean the heating element with a dry, cleaning brush to remove any food residues.
10. Do not immerse the appliance in water or any other liquid.

Storage

• Unplug the appliance and let it cool down.
• Make sure all parts are clean and dry.

Guarantee and service

• If you need service or information or if you have a problem, please visit the OBH Nordica website at www.obhnordica.com.

Troubleshooting

If you encounter problems with the appliance, contact OBH Nordica in your country.

OBH Nordica LIMITED GUARANTEE

The Guarantee

• OBH Nordica guarantees this product against any manufacturing defect in materials or workmanship during 2 years within Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland, starting from the initial date of purchase or delivery date.
• This manufacturer’s commercial guarantee covers all costs related to restoring the proven defective product so that it conforms to its original specifications, through the repair or replacement of any defective part and the necessary labour. At OBH Nordicas choice, a replacement product may be provided instead of repairing a defective product. OBH Nordicas sole obligation and your exclusive resolution under this guarantee are limited to such repair or replacement.

Conditions & Exclusions

OBH Nordica shall not be obliged to repair or replace any product which is not accompanied by a valid proof of purchase. The defective product may be returned to the store of purchase.
This guarantee applies only for products purchased and used for domestic purposes and will not cover any damage which occurs as a result of misuse, negligence, failure to follow OBH Nordica instructions, or a modification or unauthorised repair of the product, faulty packaging by the owner or mishandling by any carrier. It also does not cover normal wear and tear, maintenance or replacement of consumable parts, or the following:

• using the wrong type of water or consumable
• mechanical damages, overloading
• damages or poor results specifically due to wrong voltage or frequency as stamped on the product ID or specification
• ingress of water, dust or insects into the product
• scaling (any de-scaling must be carried out according to the instructions for use)
• damage as a result of lightning or power surges
• damage to any glass or porcelain ware in the product
• accidents including fire, flood, etc
• professional or commercial use

Consumer Statutory Rights

OBH Nordica’s commercial guarantee does not affect the Statutory Rights a consumer may have or those rights that cannot be excluded or limited, nor rights against the retailer from which the consumer purchased the product. This guarantee gives a consumer specific legal rights, and the consumer may also have other legal rights which vary from Country to Country. The consumer may assert any such rights at his sole discretion.
These instructions are also available on our website www.obhnordica.com.

TEFAL – OBH Nordica Group AB Löfströms Allé 5 SE-172 66 Sundbyberg
Phone : +46 08-629 25 00
www.obhnordica.com
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References

• OBH Nordica | Designing good life
• OBH Nordica | Produkter og inspiration for køkken, hjem og styling | OBH Nordica
• OBH Nordica | Designing good life
• OBH Nordica | Produkter og inspiration for køkken, hjem og styling | OBH Nordica
• OBH Nordica | Tuotteita ja inspiraatio | OBH Nordica
• OBH Nordica | Produkter og inspirasjon for kjøkken, hjem og styling | OBH Nordica
• OBH Nordica | Produkter och inspiration för kök, hem och styling | OBH Nordica

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