Kitchen Couture KDF-540D-3 User manual

USER’S MANUAL
DIGITAL AIR FRYER
MODEL NO. KDF-540D-3

Introduction
Thank you for purchasing Kitchen Couture Air Fryer.
The Kitchen Couture Air Fryer evenly circulates hot air rapidly around food. The Kitchen
Couture Air Fryer heats up the food from all sides at once, making it a healthier, faster
and easier method to prepare tasty food than conventional fryers. The Air Fryer does not
use oil to fry food like conventional methods but can still create the crispy outer layer.
As a result, food prepared by the air fryer contains up to 80% less fat than those
prepared by a conventional fryer. Not only does the Kitchen Couture Air Fryer make your
guilty pleasures a healthier choice, it does the job faster.
Typical cooking time is 10-20 minutes, compared to the 15-30 minutes by a conventional
fryer or oven. This versatile Kitchen Couture Air Fryer is a must-have in every modern
home kitchen.
Description
Power
Start / Pause

Important
Please read this manual carefully before using the appliance, and keep it for
future reference.
WARNING
1. NEVER immerse the main body of the appliance in water or any other liquid.
NEVER rinse it under the tap.
2. Do not let any water or other liquid enter the main body of the appliance –to
prevent electric shock.
3. Always put the ingredients to be fried in the basket, to prevent it from coming into
contact with the heating elements.
4. Do not cover the air inlet and the air exhaust openings while the appliance is
operating.
5. Do not fill the Frying Tray with oil as this may cause a fire hazard.
6. Never touch the inside of the appliance while it is operating.
7. Check whether the voltage indicated on the appliance corresponds to the local
mains voltage in your country before connecting the appliance to mains socket.
8. Do not use the appliance if the plug, the power cord or the appliance itself is
damaged.
9. If the power cord is damaged, you must have it replaced at an authorized service
center or by a similarly qualified electrician in order to avoid a hazard.
10. This appliance is not suitable for children or for people who are either physically or
mentally handicapped or who lack experience and knowledge. Should you want
anyone else to use the appliance, that person should be properly guided on its
use.
11. Keep the appliance and its power cord out of the reach of children when the
appliance is switched on or is cooling down.
12. Keep the power cord away from hot surfaces.
13. Do not plug / unplug the appliance or operate the touch screen with wet hands.
14. Only connect the appliance to an earthed wall socket. Always make sure that the
plug is inserted into the wall socketproperly.
15. Never connect the appliance to an external timer switch.
16. Do not place the appliance on or near combustible materials such as a tablecloth
or curtains.
17. Do not place the appliance against a wall or against other appliances. Leave at
least 10cm free space at the back and sides and 10cm free space above the
appliance. Do not cover the appliance. Do not place anything on top of the

appliance.
18. Do not use the appliance for any purpose other than described in this manual.
19. Do not let the appliance operate unattended.
20. During hot air frying, steam and hot air are released through the air outlet. Keep
your hands and face at a safe distance from the steam and hot air and from the air
outlet.
21. Be careful of steam and hot air when pulling the Frying Tray out of the appliance.
22. The surface below the appliance may become hot during use.
23. Immediately unplug the appliance if you see dark smoke coming out of the
appliance. Wait for the smoke emission to stop before pulling the Frying Tray out of
the appliance.
CAUTION
1. Place the appliance on a horizontal, level and stable surface.
2. This appliance is intended for normal household use only. It is not intended for
use in environments such as staff kitchens, offices, farms or other work
environments. Nor is it intended to be used by clients in hotels or other similar
environments.
3. If the appliance is used improperly, or if it is not used according to the instructions
in this manual, the warranty becomes invalid and refuses any liability for any
damage that may be caused.
4. Always unplug the appliance after use.
5. Let the appliance cool down completely (over 30 minutes) before cleaning.
6. Always remove food residues after each use to prevent smells.
Before first use
1. Remove all packing material.
2. Remove any stickers or labels from the appliance –other than the rating label.
3. Thoroughly clean the basket and Frying Tray, with hot water and some liquid
washing soap using a non-abrasive sponge.
Tip: You may clean these parts in the dishwasher.
4. Wipe the inside and outside of the appliance with a moist cloth.
Preparing for use
1. Place the appliance on a stable, horizontal and level surface that is also heat
resistant.
2. Place the basket in the Frying Tray properly.
WARNING: Do not fill the Frying Tray with oil or any other liquid.
Do not put anything on top of the appliance. This disrupts the airflow and

affects the air-frying result.
First use
1. During the first use or first two uses, it is normal to smell like burning plastic and
metal, and sometimes also to hear small sounds from inside the appliance. This is
because the inner components are heated for the first time and materials expand
a tiny bit in size.
2. To get rid of the smells, turn on the appliance, set temperature at 200°C and
operate without food for 30 minutes.
3. If there are still small smells, wait till the appliance cools down completely. Then
again, turn it on, set temperature at 200°C and operate without food for 30
minutes.
Quick start
1
220-240V
50Hz
Insert the plug into an earthed
wall socket
2
“BEEP––”
You hear a “Beep--” sound. All
lights come on for a second and
then off except the Power light.
The appliance is in standby status.
3
Touch Power once. Lights come
on. Default temperature setting
is 200°C and default time is 12
minutes.
4TEMP
Cooking temperature can be
adjusted from 80 to 200°C. Touch
Temperature Plus/ Minus to
adjust temperature. Each
adjustment is 10°C.
5TEMP
HOLD
To adjust temperature more
quickly, touch and hold
Temperature Plus/Minus. The
temperature value keeps
increasing or decreasing. Release
your finger when you have the
desired value.
6TIME
Cooking time can be adjusted
from 1 to 60 minutes. Touch Time
Plus/ Minus to adjust time. Each
adjustment is 1 minute.

7TIME
HOLD
To adjust time more quickly, touch
and hold Time Plus/ Minus. The
time value keeps increasing or
decreasing. Release your finger
when you have the desired value.
8
Touch Start / Pause once to start
cooking. You hear a “Beep--”
sound; Start / Pause light flashes
and timer starts to count down. To
pause cooking, touch Start /
Pause once again. To resume
cooking, touch Start / Pause one
more time.
9
“BEEP––”
“BEEP––”
“BEEP––”
Cooking will automatically
terminate when time is up. You
hear “Beep--” sounds continuously
for 10 times. The heating stops
while the fan continues working for
1 minute so as to help cool down
the ingredients and the appliance.
The fan goes off in 1 minute and
all lights go off except the Power
light. The appliance is back in
standby status.
10
After each use, always unplug the
appliance and wait till it cools
down completely before cleaning.
Cooking steps and tips
1. Insert the plug into an earthed wall socket.
2. Pull the Frying Tray out of the appliance.
3. Place the Frying Tray on a flat surface.
4. Hold the handle and press the basket release button to release the basket.
WARNING: Do not press the basket release button when the Frying Tray is
hanging in the air. Otherwise the Frying Tray will fall and cause damages.

5. Put the ingredients in the basket.
6. Install the basket in the Frying Tray correctly (when you hear a click).
7. Push the Frying Tray (with the basket) back in place of the appliance.
8. Touch Power once to turn on the appliance. Default temperature setting is 200°C
and default time is 12 minutes.
9. Touch Temperature Plus/ Minus to adjust temperature. Cooking temperature can be
adjusted from 80 to 200°C. Each adjustment is 10°C.
Tip: To adjust temperature more quickly, touch and hold Temperature Plus/Minus.
The temperature value keeps increasing or decreasing. Release your finger when
you have the desired value.
10. Touch Time Plus/ Minus to adjust time. Cooking time can be adjusted from 1 to 60
minutes. Each adjustment is 1 minute.
Tip: To adjust time more quickly, touch and hold Time Plus/ Minus. The time value
keeps increasing or decreasing. Release your finger when you have the desired
value.
11. Touch Start / Pause once to start cooking. You hear a “Beep--” sound; Start / Pause
light flashes and timer starts to count down.
Tips:
- To pause cooking, touch Start / Pause once again. To resume cooking, touch
Start / Pause one more time.
- Time and temperature can be adjusted during cooking.
- You may manually terminate cooking. Touch Power once and cooking will
be terminated. The appliance will be back to standby status.
- During cooking, you may pull out the Frying Tray to check the ingredients.
Both cooking and timer count-down pause when the Frying Tray is pulled
out. Cooking and timer count-down resume when the Frying Tray is put
back in place.
12. Some ingredients require shaking halfway through the preparation time (see
section “Settings”). Toshake the ingredients, pull the Frying Tray out of the
appliance by the handle and shake it. Then push the Frying Tray back in place
of the appliance.
WARNING: Do not press the basket release button during shaking.
Tip: Toreduce the weight, you can release the basket from the Frying Tray and
shake the basket only. Todo so, pull the Frying Tray out of the appliance, place
it on a heat-resistant flat surface and press the basket release button.
WARNING: Do not press the basket release button when the Frying Tray
is hanging in the air. Otherwise the Frying Tray will fall and cause
damages.
13. Pull the Frying Tray out of the appliance to check if the ingredients are ready. If the
ingredients are not ready, push the Frying Tray back in place of the appliance and

cook for longer time.
Tip: Both cooking and timer count-down pause when the Frying Tray is pulled out.
Cooking and timer count-down resume when the Frying Tray is put back in place.
14. When the ingredients are ready, you may manually terminate cooking. To do so,
touch Power once. The appliance will be back to standby status.
15. Cooking will automatically terminate when time is up. You will hear “Beep--” sounds
continuously for 10 times.
Tip: When cooking automatically terminates, the fan will continue working for 1
minute so as to help cool down the ingredients and the appliance. The fan will go off
in 1 minute and the appliance will be back in standby status.
16. Release the basket from the Frying Tray. Empty the basket into a bowl or a dinner
plate and serve.
Tip: Toremove large or fragile ingredients, use a pair of tongs to lift the ingredients
out of the basket.
WARNING:
- Do not turn the basket upside down with the Frying Tray still attached
to it, as the grease and excess oil that are collected in the Frying Tray
will flow back onto the ingredients.
- After hot air frying, the basket, the Frying Tray and the ingredients are hot.
Depending on the type of ingredients, steam may escape from the Frying
Tray.
17. When a batch of ingredients is ready, the appliance is instantly ready for preparing
another batch.
Settings
Personalized settings
You may personalize the time and temperature settings for cooking particular
ingredients. The table below helps you to select the basic settings for the ingredients
you want to prepare.
Note: Keep in mind that these settings are only for reference. As ingredients differ in
origin, size, shape as well as brand, we cannot guarantee the best setting for your
ingredients.
Tips:
1. Smaller ingredients usually require a slightly shorter preparation time than larger
ingredients.
2. A larger amount of ingredients only requires a slightly longer preparation time, a
smaller amount of ingredients only requires a slightly shorter preparation time.
3. Shaking smaller ingredients halfway through the preparation time optimized the
end result and can help prevent unevenly fried ingredients.
4. You may coat fresh potatoes with a little oil for a crispy result. Fry your ingredients

in the appliance within a few minutes after you have added the oil.
5. Do not prepare extremely greasy ingredients in the appliance.
6. Snacks that can be prepared in an oven can also be prepared in the air fryer.
7. The optimal amount for preparing crispy fries is about 600 grams.
8. Use pre-made dough to prepare filled snacks quickly and easily. Pre-made dough
also requires a shorter preparation time than home-made dough.
9. You may also use the appliance to reheat ingredients by setting the temperature to
150°C and the timer to about 10 minutes.
10. You may let the appliance preheat for 3 minutes so as to reach the desired
temperature before cooking.
Min-Max
Amount
(gm)
Time
(min.)
Temp
(°C)
Shake
halfway
Extra
information
Potatoes & fries
Thin frozen fries
300-1000
12-20
200
Shake
Thick frozen fries
300-1000
12-22
200
Shake
Home-made fries
(8x8mm)
300-1200
18-25
180
Shake
add1/2 tbsp
of oil
Home-made
potato wedges
300-1200
18-30
180
Shake
add1/2 tbsp
of oil
Home-made
potato cubes
300-1200
12-22
200
Shake
add1/2 tbsp
of oil
Rösti
250-800
15-25
180
Potato gratin
500-1000
18-25
180
Meat & Poultry
Beef steak
100-1500
8-15
180
Pork chops
100-1500
10-25
180
Hamburger
100-1000
7-20
180
Sausage roll
100-1000
13-22
200
Drumsticks
100-1500
18-30
180
Chicken breast
100-1500
10-25
180
Snacks
Spring rolls
100-900
8-15
200
Shake
Use oven-ready
Frozen chicken
Nuggets
100-1000
6-18
200
Shake
Use oven-ready
Frozen fish
fingers
100-900
6-15
200
Use oven-ready

Frozen bread-
crumbed
cheese snacks
100-900
10-15
200
Use oven-ready
Stuffed
vegetables
100-900
10-15
160
Use oven-ready
Making home-made fries
For the best results, we advise to use pre-baked fries. If you want to make home-made
fries, follow the steps below:
1. Peel the potatoes and cut them into sticks.
2. Soak the potato sticks in a bowl of water for at least 30 minutes, take them out and
dry them with kitchen paper.
3. Add 1/2 tablespoon of olive oil in a bowl, put the potato sticks on top and mix until
the sticks are evenly coated with oil.
4. Remove the potato sticks from the bowl with your fingers or a kitchen utensil so
that the excess oil stays behind in the bowl. Put the potato sticks in the basket.
Tip: Do not tilt the bowl to pour all the potato sticks into the basket in one go, to
prevent excess oil from collecting at the bottom of the Frying Tray.
5. Fry the potato sticks according to the above-mentioned instructions.
Cleaning
Clean the appliance after every use.
WARNING:
- The Frying Tray, basket and the inside of the appliance have non-stick
coatings. Do not use metal kitchen utensils or abrasive cleaning
materials to clean them, as this may damage the non-stick coating.
- NEVER immerse the main body of the appliance in water or any other
liquid.
1. Unplug the appliance from the wall socket and let it cool down completely.
Tip:Remove the Frying Tray to let the appliance cool down more quickly.
2. Wipe the outside of the appliance with a moist cloth.
3. Clean the Frying Tray and basket with hot water and some washing liquid soap,
using a non-abrasive sponge.
Tip:
- You may clean these parts in the dishwasher.
- You may use a degreasing liquid to remove any food residues.
- If food residue sticks to the basket, or at the bottom of the Frying Tray, fill the
Frying Tray with hot water and some washing liquid soap. Put the basket in
the Frying Tray and let the Frying Tray and the basket soak for approximately
10 minutes.
4. Clean the inside of the appliance with a moist cloth or a non-abrasive sponge.

5. Clean the heating element with a non-abrasive cleaning brush to remove any food
residues.
Storage
1. Unplug the appliance and let it cool down completely.
2. Make sure all parts are clean and dry.
3. Store the appliance in a cool dry place. Avoid direct sunlight on the appliance.
Troubleshooting
Problem
Possible cause
Solution
The appliance
does not work
The appliance is not
plugged into the mains.
Insert the plug into an earthed wall
socket.
Youhave not started
cooking.
Touch Start / Pause once to start
cooking.
The Frying Tray is not back in
place of the appliance
correctly.
Push the Frying Tray (with the
basket properly installed) back in
place correctly.
The ingredients
fried with the
appliance are
not done.
The amount of the
ingredients in the basket is
too much.
Put smaller batches of ingredients
in the basket. Smaller batches are
fried moreevenly.
The set temperature is too
low.
Operate Temperature Plus to set a
high temperature (see sections
“Quick start” and “Settings”).
The cooking time is too
short.
Operate Time Plus to set a longer
time (see sections “Quick start”
and “Settings”).
The ingredients
are fried
unevenly in
the appliance.
The amount of the
ingredients in the basket is
too much.
Put smaller batches of ingredients
in the basket. Smaller batches are
fried moreevenly.
Certain types of the
ingredients need to be
shaken halfway through the
preparation time.
Pull the Frying Tray out of the
appliance and shake the
ingredients (see sections “Cooking
steps and tips” and “Settings”).

Problem
Possible cause
Solution
Friedsnacksare
not crispy when
theycome out of
the appliance
Youhaveused a type of
snacks meant to be
prepared in a traditional
deep fryer.
Use oven-ready snacks, or lightly
brush some oil onto the snacks for
a crispier result.
I cannotpushthe
Frying Tray back
intothe appliance
properly.
There is too much food in
the basket.
Do not fill the basket beyond the
max amount indicated in the table
on the earlier page (see section
“Settings”).
The basket is not installed
in the Frying Tray
correctly.
Install the basket in the Frying Tray
correctly (when you hear a click).
Whitesmoke
comesout ofthe
appliance
Youare preparing greasy
ingredients.
Pay attention that the temperature
is well controlled under 180°C
when you fry greasy ingredients in
the appliance.
Do not prepare extremely greasy
ingredients in the appliance.
The Frying Tray still
contains greasy residues
from the previous use.
White smoke is caused by greasy
residues heating up in the basket
or Frying Tray. Make sure you
clean the basket and Frying Tray
properly after each use.
Freshpotatofries
are friedunevenly
in the appliance.
Youdid not soak the potato
sticks properly before frying
them.
Soak the potato sticks in a bowl of
water for at least 30 minutes; take
them out and dry them with
kitchen paper (see section
“Settings”→”Making home-made
fries”).
Youhave not used the right
type of potato.
Use fresh potatoes and make sure
they stay firm during frying.

Problem
Possible cause
Solution
Freshpotatofries
are not crispywhen
theycome out of
the appliance.
The crispiness of the fries
depends on the amount of
oil and water in the fries.
Make sure you dry the potato
sticks properly before you coat
themwithoil.
Cut the potato into thinner sticks
for a crispier result.
Add slightly more oil for a crispier
result.
Thefoodprepared
smellslikeburning
metalandplastic.
You have not cleaned or
used the appliance properly
in the first time.
Clean the appliance thoroughly.
Turn on the appliance, set
temperature at 200°C and operate
without food for 30 minutes. If
there are still small smells, wait till
the appliance cools down
completely. Then again, turn it on,
set temperature at 200°C and
operate without food for 30
minutes. (See sections “Before
first use” and “First use”)
Thescreenshows
‘E1’ or ‘E2’.
The thermal part in the
appliance is faulty.
Maintenance is needed.
Contact service centre / retailer /
sales agent / manufacturer of the
appliance for maintenance.
Thescreenshows
‘E3’.
The temperature inside the
appliance is too high.
Terminate cooking, wait till the
appliance cools down and restart
cooking.
If this repeatedly happens, contact
service centre / retailer / sales
agent / manufacturer of the
appliance for maintenance.

Technical Specifications
Model number ……………………………………………………………………..KDF-540D-3
Input voltage / frequency…………………………………………..................220-240V~50Hz
Power……………………………………………………………………………1600-1800 Watt
Product dimensions………………………………………………...W325 x D325 x H375 mm
Product weight……………………………………………………………………Approx. 5.5 kg