Frima 111 User manual

Operating Instruction
VarioCooking Center®

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Dear Customer
Dealer: Installer:
Installed on:
We reserve the right to make technical changes in the interest of progress.
Unit number:
Original
Congratulations on the purchase of your new VarioCooking Center®. Thanks to a readily understandable
visual control concept, you and your VarioCooking Center® will achieve excellent results in no time at all –
with hardly any time or expense spent on training.
In VarioCooking Control-Mode, you will always achieve perfect cooking results simply by selecting the food
to be cooked and then entering the desired result. There is no longer any need for traditional inputs such as
temperature and time or complicated programming and constant monitoring.
We give a 12 month warranty from the date of invoice. The warranty excludes sealing materials and damage
caused by improper installation, use, maintenance or repair.
To make the best use of your VarioCooking Center® unit’s many possible applications and benefits, we
recommend that you study these operating instructions carefully and keep them to hand at all times.
And now, enjoy your new VarioCooking Center®.
FRIMA S.A
Customer service hotline (for technical questions): [phone]
FRIMA✆Chef Hotline (for application questions): [phone]

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Contents
Explanation of the pictograms 6
Safety Instructions 7
Safety information during use 8
Care, inspection, maintenance and repair 10
Description of the unit 11
Notes on using your unit 12
Working with the core temperature probe 13
Working with the hand shower 13
Control elements 14
General operating information 15
Pans 16
Cover 17
Filling quantities 18
Maximum load for each size of unit 18
VarioDose™, Pan valve 19
Vitro-Ceranfeld (option) 20
Cooking with VarioCooking Control® 21
Control elements 21
Operation 22
Saving 27
Saving your own process names 28
Staring processes which you have saved yourself 29
Store – deleting and copying a process 30
Store – Store block 31
Importing and exporting processes – external memory 32
Manual operation 33
Control modes 34
Cooking 35
Cooking with baskets 36
Delta-T cooking 37
Pressure cooking (option) 38
Roasting 40

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Contents
Deep frying 41
Deep frying with baskets 42
Timer, continuous operation, preheat 43
Working with the core temperature probe 44
Service 45
FRIMA✆Chef, Service✆Info, “model” units and software identification 45
Other functions 46
USB data memory (USB stick) 46
HACCP logging, Power optimisation connection 47
Cleaning 48
Unit settings 49
Real-time, Time format 49
Date, Temperature unit, Language, Buzzer, Display contrast 50
Help function 51
Fault messages 52
Accessories 53
EU Declaration of Conformity 58

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Explanation of the pictograms
Explanation of the pictograms
Danger!
Directly hazardous situation that
could result in very severe injury
or death.
Danger of explosion!
Danger of injury!
Warning:
Potentially hazardous situation
that could result in severe injury
or death.
Risk of fire!
Attention: Damage may be caused
if this is ignored.
Caution!
Potentially hazardous situation
that could result in minor injury.
Risk of burns!
Handy tips for everyday use

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Safety Instructions
Warning:
Incorrect installation, servicing, maintenance, cleaning or modifications to the unit may result in
damage, injury or death. Read these operating instructions carefully before you start to use the unit.
This unit must only be used to cook food in catering establishments. Any other use is not intended and is
therefore considered dangerous.
It must not be used to cook food containing flammable materials (such as food with alcohol).
Substances with a low flash point can ignite spontaneously - Risk of fire.
Cleaning agents and the associated accessories may only be used for the purpose described in this
manual. All other use is not intended and is hazardous.
Keep this manual handy so that it can always be consulted by anyone using the unit.
This unit must not be used by children or people with limited physical, sensor or mental capacity or those
without the necessary experience and/or knowledge, unless such people are supervised by a person who is
responsible for their safety. Operate using hands only. Damage caused by the use of pointed, sharp or other
objects will invalidate the warranty.
We recommend regular training of your staff to avoid the risk of accident or damage to the unit. Operators
must also receive regular safety instruction.
Warning:
Daily checks before switching on and use
- Before using the unit for cooking, ensure that there are no cleaning agent residues in the pan.
- Do not store any inflammable substances near to the unit – Danger of fire!
- Remove all objects which have been placed on the unit.

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Safety information during use
Danger!
- Do not extinguish burning fat and oil with water – Danger of explosion!
- Do not fill water into hot fat – Danger of explosion!
Warning!
- Hot fumes – Danger of burns!
- Only take hold of baskets, lifting bars and other objects in the hot pan while wearing thermal
protection clothing – Danger of burns!
- Baskets and lifting bars are hot - Danger of burns!
- The oil is hot in frying mode – Danger of burns!
- The pan contains hot or boiling water – Danger of burns!
- Tilt the pan carefully in order to avoid spillage – Danger of burns!
- When pressure cooking, please observe the maximum filling quantities (see “Operating Information,
Filling Quantity” – Danger of scalds due to excess foaming!
- Do not use pots or pans with handles on the Ceran plate. Danger of tipping when the cover is closed
and when the pan is moved – Danger of burns!
- Observe the maximum and minimum filling levels in the pan for the particular cooking modes. There is
a danger of fire or scalding in case of incorrect use (if the limits are exceeded or undershot).
- Do not fill cold water into the preheated empty pan – danger of burns!
- The external temperature of the unit may be higher than 60 °C. Only touch the control elements of the
unit - Danger of burns!
- For the mobile use of Variomobil™ cover the container which contains liquids, in order to prevent
spillage of hot liquids – Danger of burns!
- There is a danger of burns when working with the VarioPan™.
- Use a sufficiently wide collecting container when draining.
- Never pre-heat the empty pan without supervision.

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Safety information during use
Warning!
- There is a danger of injury when moving the cover, locking for pressure cooking or tilting the pan.
- If there are sudden movements when closing or opening the cover, please open the cover carefully and
do not activate the lock. Inform your Service partner immediately.
In this case the following warning sign must be attached to the unit order to inform all users.
Caution!
Cover mechanism defective. Do not move the cover! – Danger of injury!
- Do not place any objects on the cover or in the swivelling area.
- If mobile units are not to be moved, the wheel locking brakes must be applied. Units may roll away on
uneven floors – Danger of injury!
- Oil carts, basket carts, Variomobil™ and units mounted on rollers may tip over during transport on an
inclined plane or threshold – Danger of injury!
- Cleaning – Aggressive chemical agents – Danger of burns!
When cleaning, appropriate protective clothing, goggles, gloves and face protection mask must be
worn. Please observe the safety information in the Section “Cleaning”.
Loading/unloading
Caution!
Open the cover of the unit carefully – hot fumes may escape!

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Danger – High voltage!
- Inspection, maintenance and repair work must only be carried out by trained and qualified personnel.
- For cleaning, inspection, maintenance and repair work, the unit must be disconnected from the energy
supply.
- For units with rollers (mobile units) the freedom of movement of the unit must be restricted, so that
there can be no damage to the power cables, water pipes or drain pipes if the unit is moved. If the
unit is moved, it must be ensured that the power cables and water and drain pipes are correctly
disconnected. If the unit is returned to its original position, the movement locks and the power cables
and water and drain pipes must be correctly attached.
Caution! The unit must be levelled horizontally again!
- To ensure that the unit is in a technically good condition, a service should be carried out by an
authorised service partner at least once per year.
Care
Care, inspection, maintenance and repair
In order to maintain the quality of the stainless steel, for hygienic reasons ant to prevent interruptions to
operation, the unit must be cleaned daily. Do not use sharp-edged tools.
Warning!
If the unit is not cleaned, or is not sufficiently cleaned, fat deposits or food remains may ignite –
Danger of fire!
- For longer standstill periods (e.g. overnight) leave the cover of the unit and the pan valve open a little.
- Do not clean the unit with a pressure washer.
- Do not treat the unit with acids or expose it to acid vapours, as otherwise the passive layer of the chrome-
nickel steel may be damaged and the unit may discolour.
- Regularly screw off and clean the pan valve (see Section “Cleaning”)
- Observe the information on the packaging of the cleaning agent.
- Please refer to the section ”Cleaning” for the cleaning sequence.
- Only use abrasive cleaning aids on the inside of the pan. All other surfaces are sensitive to scratching.
- Avoid salt deposits on stainless steel surfaces. When adding salt, dissolve it quickly by stirring. Remove
residues by rinsing with fresh water.
Inspection, maintenance and repair

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Description of the unit
VarioCooking Center® 211, the VarioCooking Center® 311 is
identical.
VarioCooking Center® 111, the VarioCooking Center® 112 is
identical.
 Rating plate
(with all the important data such as power
consumption, voltage, number of phases and
frequency, together with the unit type and
number (see also Functions/Settings/ Type).
 Control panel
 Central dial
 Unit cover
 Cover handle (111/112 only)
 Protective cover for electrical
installation area
 Hand shower (with automatic rewind)
 Water inlet
 Vitro Ceran plate (option)
 Unit feet (height adjustable)
 Socket 1N AC 230V
 Core temperature probe
 Hook for hanging lifting handle
 Lock for pressure cooking (option)
 Pan valve
 Pan
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- Avoid sources of heat (e.g. grill plates, deep fryers) in the vicinity of the unit.
- Please clean accessories before use.
- The unit may only be used in rooms with a temperature > 5 °C.
- If the unit is switched on for more than 20 minutes and no operating mode is selected, the automatic
energy saving will activate and the display will only show the current time.
- If no further control is made during operation, the brightness of the displays will be automatically reduced
in two stages. The brightness of the display will first be reduced after 10 minutes. After a further 10
minutes the brightness of the display will be further reduced. As soon as the display is touched, the normal
brightness of the display is restored.
- Only use heat-resistant accessories from the manufacturer of the unit.
- For longer breaks in operation (e.g. free days) switch off the water and power supply to the unit.
- For longer standstill periods (e.g. overnight) leave the cover of the unit and the pan valve open a little.
- Check that there are no food residues in the area of the pan valve.
- At the end of its service life, the unit must not be disposed of as domestic waste and must not be disposed
of in the containers for old electrical devices in the communal collection points. We will be glad to assist
you with the disposal of the unit.
Notes on using your unit

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Working with the core temperature probe
Working with the hand shower
- Do not allow the core temperature sensor to hang out of the pan – Danger of damage!
- Remove the core temperature sensor before removing the food from the pan - Danger of damage!
- When not in use, put the core temperature sensor in the place provided on the cover.
Warning!
Do not use the hand shower when working with hot oil!
Close the plug socket cover before using the hand shower!
- Pull the hand shower out to use it.
- The hand shower retracts automatically.
- Make sure that the hand shower hose is fully rewound after use.
Cool the core temperature sensor needle before use.
Caution!
The core temperature sensor may be hot – Danger of burns! Use kitchen gloves.

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Control elements
Cooking with
VarioCooking Control®
On/Off switch
VarioCooking Control® button
(For a description, please refer to the
Section “VarioCooking Control®”)
Manual operation
(For a description, please refer to the
Section “Manual Operation“)
Touch screen (Display and control panel)
Central setting wheel
Save button

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General operating information
Touch screen
The displays and control elements appear when the
unit is switched on. Simply by lightly touching with
a finger, entries can be made to the VarioCooking
Center®.
Pan selection button (111 and 112)
To operate the left or right pan, the required pan
must firs be selected with the button.
The area next to the arrow indicates whether a
cooking process is being carried out on a particular
side.
If the area is red, this means that the
corresponding side (in this case the right) is
active. If the area is white, this means that
the corresponding side (in this case the left)
is not in use.
The corresponding side flashes when
a cooking process has ended or if
intervention is required. At the same time, a
buzzer sounds and the yellow VarioCooking
Control® button flashes.
Help function
This will give you handy tips on everyday use
(see also the Help function section).
Function button
The function level can be accessed by selecting the
function button.

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Return button
Simply press the button to end the selected process
or jump to the next higher level.
Selecting a function
Examples:
press buton
A short bleep and flashing red light confirm that the
button has been pressed.
The active button is surrounded by flashing red
border.
The central dial can be used to make settings while
the button is flashing.
Confirmation of settings
This is done automatically after 4 seconds
or
Press (Push function) the central dial
or
Press any button
Central dial
You can enter your values by turning the central
dial.
push Funktion
Settings can be confirmed by pressing the central
dial.
The water inlet can be interrupted using the Push
function.
Low water
If the display lights up, check that the water valve
is open and the strainer at the water inlet (solenoid
valve) is unblocked.
Pan valve
If the pan is too hot, the pan valve is locked and
cannot be opened until it has cooled down.
Raising and lowering the pan
The pan is raised by pressing and holding the
button. This is only possible once the cover is
completely open and if necessary, the lifting bar has
been removed.
Press and hold down the Lower button to lower the
pan. A cooking mode cannot be started until the
pan is fully lowered.
Instructions for using the pans
Pans

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Instructions for using the cover
Raising and lowering the cover
Warning!
If there are sudden movements when closing or
opening the cover, please open the cover carefully
and do not activate the lock. Inform your Service
partner immediately. In this case the following
warning sign must be attached to the unit order
to inform all users.
Caution!
Cover mechanism defective. Do not move the
cover! – Danger of injury!
211/311
Press and hold down the lower cover button to
close the cover.
211/311
Caution!
Open the unit cover carefully - hot vapour may
escape!
Press and hold down the raise cover button to open
the cover. Press the raise cover button again to stop
the movement.
With Type 111/112 the cover is raised and lowered
manually.
Locking and unlocking the cover
For pressure cooking (Option) the cover must be
locked.
Press and hold down the lock cover button to lock
the cover.
Press and hold down the unlock cover button to
unlock the cover.
Cover

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Operating instructions for filling quantities
Filling quantities
The unit may be damaged if the maximum loads
are exceeded.
Filling volumes in the pan
For your safety, always observe the filling limits as
indicated by the marks in the pan.
The guide values are shown in litres.
Model 111*/112 211 311
Minimum fill level 3 20 30
Min. oil level 4 30 45
Max. oil level*** 6 35 49
Fill level for cooking 10 60 90
with baskets
Max. Fill level 14 100 150
Exceptions for pressure cooking
Max. fill level 14 80 100
Min. fill level 2 20 30
(**free water)
* For the VarioCooking Center® 111 these filling
quantities apply to the left pan. VarioPan™ holds a
maximum of 3 litres of liquid.
** Water available for generating steam that is not
absorbed by the cooked product.
*** Basically, the maximum permissible filling
quantities as per DIN 18869-6 must be observed.
With the VarioCooking Center® 311, only fill
cold oil up to the Min mark (45 litre). The oil will
automatically reach the Max mark (49 litres)
due to the expansion of the oil at the operating
temperature. This complies with the safety
regulations and this quantity of oil can easily be
stored and transported in the oil cart.
When deep frying with portion baskets in the
VarioCooking Center® 111/112, the quantity of oil
may be increased to a maximum of 10 litres.
Warning!
Observe the maximum and minimum filling levels
in the pan for the particular cooking modes. There
is a danger of fire or scalding in case of incorrect
use (if the limits are exceeded or undershot).
Maximum load for each
size of unit
VarioCooking Center® 111 15 kg in each
pan/VarioPan™
VarioCooking Center® 112 15 kg in each pan
VarioCooking Center® 211 100 kg
VarioCooking Center® 311 150 kg

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VarioDose™, Pan valve
VarioDose™
The VarioDose™ function is used to add a precisely
metered volume of water directly to the pan.
Filling using VarioDose™:
After 4 seconds, filling starts and the number of
litres is counted down.
Pushing the button again or using the push function
of the setting wheel stops the inflow before the set
number of litres has been reached.
Maximum filling volumes:
VarioCooking Center® 111 left 14 litres
VarioCooking Center® 112 14 litres
VarioCooking Center® 211 100 litres
VarioCooking Center® 311 150 litres
Pan valve
The pan valve is automatically closed on the
selection of a process group or a manual operating
mode.
Opening the pan valve:
Press the button to open the pan valve.
Closing the pan valve:
Press the button to close the pan valve.
The pan valve cannot be opened if the cooking
cabinet is too hot. The pan valve can be opened as
soon as the cooking cabinet has cooled down.
After selection of deep frying, opening of the pan
valve is only possible if the pan has been completely
tilted.
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Vitro-Ceranfeld (option)
Vitro-Ceranfeld
Warning!
- The Vitro Ceran plate may be hot!
- Do not use pots or pans with handles on the
Ceran plate (Danger of tipping over if the pan or
the cover are moved).
- Do not place any cooking utensils or aluminium
containers etc. on the Ceran plate while it is still
hot.
- Do not use the Ceran plate as a storage area -
Danger of burns”
- I f the Ceran plate is cracked or broken,
disconnect the unit or the elements from the
mains immediately.
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Possible heating stages:
minimum
maximum
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2
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