Lenoxx KDF-528 User manual

Instruction Manual
MODEL NO: KDF-528
Fichaiy
AIR FRYER

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Introduction
Thank you for buying this top quality air fryer. You will now be able to cook a
wide assortment of food in a healthier manner – with little or no oil!
The air fryer uses hot air, in combination with high-speed air circulation, and a
top grill to prepare your dishes quickly and easily. The ingredients are heated
from all sides, at once, and there is no need to add oil in most cases.
General description
A: The tray
B: Basket
C: Basket handle
D: Air inlet
E: Timer knobs
F: Time indicator
G: Temperature control indicator light
H: Temperature control knob
I: Vent windows
J: Power cord

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Important
Read this user manual carefully, before you use the appliance, and keep it
safely for future reference.
Warning
- Never immerse the housing, which contains electrical components and the
heating elements, in water nor rinse it under the tap.
- Do not let any water or other liquid enter the appliance – to prevent electric
shock.
- Always put the ingredients to be fried in the basket, to prevent it from
coming into contact with the heating elements.
- Do not cover the air inlet and the air exhaust openings while the appliance is
operating.
- Do not fill the frying tray with oil as this may cause a fire hazard.
- Never touch the inside of the appliance while it is operating.
- Check whether the voltage indicated on the appliance corresponds to the
local mains voltage in your country before you connect the appliance.
- Do not use the appliance if the plug, the power cord or the appliance itself is
damaged.
- If the power cord is damaged, you must have it replaced at a service center
authorized by similarly qualified persons in order to avoid a hazard.
- 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.
- Keep the appliance and its mains cord out of the reach of children when the
appliance is switched on or is cooling down.
- Keep the mains cord away from hot surfaces.
- Do not plug in the appliance or operate the control panel with wet hands.
- Only connect the appliance to an earthed wall socket. Always make sure that
the plug is inserted into the wall socket properly.
- Never connect this appliance to an external timer switch.
- Do not place the appliance on or near combustible materials such as a
tablecloth or curtains.
- 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 place anything on top of the appliance.
- Do not use the appliance for any purpose other than described in this
manual.

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- Do not let the appliance operate unattended.
- During hot air frying, hot steam is released through the air exhaust openings.
Keep your hands and face at a safe distance from the steam and from the air
exhaust openings. Also be careful of hot steam and hot air when you remove
the frying tray from the appliance.
- The surface below the appliance may become hot during use.
- Immediately unplug the appliance if you see dark smoke coming out of the
appliance. Wait for the smoke emission to stop before you remove the frying
tray from the appliance.
Caution
- Place the appliance on a horizontal, level and stable surface.
- 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.
- If the appliance is used improperly or if it is not used according to the
instructions in the user manual, the warranty becomes invalid and refuses
any liability for any damage that may be caused.
- Always unplug the appliance after use.
- Let the appliance cool down for approx. 30 minutes before you handle or clean
it.
- Remove burnt remnants. Do not fry fresh potatoes at a temperature above
680℉(to minimize the production of acryl amide).
Automatic switch-off
This appliance is equipped with a timer. When the timer has counted down to 0,
the appliance produces a bell sound and switches off automatically. To switch
off the appliance manually, turn the timer knob anticlockwise to 0.
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.
Note: You can also clean these parts in the dishwasher.
4. Wipe the inside and outside of the appliance with a moist cloth.

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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.
3. Pull the mains cord out of the cord storage compartment at the back of the
appliance.
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.
Using the appliance
Hot air frying
1. Put the mains plug in an earthed wall socket.
2. Carefully pull the frying tray out of the air fryer.
3. Put the ingredients in the basket.
Note: Never fill the basket beyond the Max amount indicated in the table
shown in the section 'Settings', as this could affect the quality of the end-result.
4 .Slide the frying tray back into the air fryer.
Never use the frying tray without the basket in it.
Caution: Do not touch the pan during and about 30mins after use, as it gets
very hot.
Only hold the pan by the handle.
5. Turn the temperature control knob to the required temperature. See section
'Settings' to determine the right temperature.
6. To switch on the appliance, turn the timer knob to the required preparation
time.
Add 3 minutes to the preparation time when the appliance is cold.
Note: You can also let the appliance preheat without any ingredients
inside. In that case, turn the timer knob to a little more than 3 minutes and
wait until the heating-up light goes out (after approx.3 minutes). Then fill
the basket and turn the timer knob to the required preparation time.
·The power-on light and the heating-up light will come on.
·The timer starts counting down the set preparation time.
·During the hot air frying process, the heating-up light comes on and goes
off from time to time. This indicates that the heating element is switched
on and off to maintain the set temperature.
·Excess oil from the ingredients is collected at the bottom of the frying tray.

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7. Some ingredients require shaking halfway through the preparation time
(see section 'Settings' in this chapter). To shake the ingredients, pull the
frying tray out of the appliance by the handle and shake it. Then slide the
frying tray back into the air fryer.
Caution: Do not press the basket release button during shaking.
Tip: To reduce the weight, you can remove the basket from the pan and
shake the basket only. To do so, pull the pan out of the appliance, place it
on a heat-resistant surface and press the basket release button.
Tip: If you set the timer to half the preparation time, you hear the timer bell
when you have to shake the ingredients. However, this means that you
have to set the timer again for the remaining preparation time after
shaking.
8. When you hear the timer bell, the set preparation time has elapsed. Pull
the pan 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
temperature control knob to 0.
9.Check if the ingredients are ready.
If the ingredients are not ready yet, simply slide the frying tray back into
the appliance and
set the timer to a few extra minutes.
10. To remove small ingredients, press the basket release button and lift
the basket out of the frying tray.
Do not turn the basket upside down with the frying tray still attached
to it, as any excess oil that has collected on the bottom of the frying
tray will spill out and leak onto the ingredients.
After hot air frying, the frying tray and the ingredients are hot.
Depending on the type of ingredients in the air fryer, steam may
escape form the frying tray.
11. Empty the basket into a bowl or onto a plate.
Tip: To remove large or fragile ingredients, use a pair of tongs to lift the
ingredients out of the basket.
12. When a batch of ingredients is ready, the air fryer is instantly ready for
preparing another batch.

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Settings
This 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.
Because the Rapid Air Technology instantly reheats the air inside the
appliance,pulling the frying tray briefly out of the appliance during hot air frying
barely disturbs process.
Tips:
- Smaller ingredients usually require a slightly shorter preparation time than
larger ingredients.
- A larger amount of ingredients only requires a slightly longer preparation time,
a smaller amount of ingredients only requires a slightly shorter preparation
time.
- Shaking smaller ingredients halfway through the preparation time optimized
the end result and can help prevent unevenly fried ingredients.
- You can coat fresh potatoes with a little oil for a crispy result. Fry your
ingredients in the air fryer within a few minutes after you have added the oil.
- Do not prepare extremely greasy ingredients such as sausages in the air fryer.
- Snacks that can be prepared in an oven can also be prepared in the air fryer.
- The optimal amount for preparing crispy fries is 500 grams.
- Use pre-made dough to prepare filled snacks quickly and easily. Pre-made
dough also requires a shorter preparation time than home-made dough.
- You can also use the air fryer to reheat ingredients by setting the temperature
to 150°C and the timer to about 10 minutes.

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Time
(min.)
Temper-
ature (°F)
Shake
Extra
information
Potatoes & fries
Thin frozen fries
12-16
400
Shake
Thick frozen fries
12-20
400
Shake
Home-made fries
(8x8mm)
18-25
360
Shake
add1/2 tbsp
of oil
Home-made
potato wedges
18-22
360
Shake
add1/2 tbsp
of oil
Home-made
potato cubes
12-18
400
Shake
add1/2 tbsp
of oil
Rosti
15-18
360
Potato gratin
18-22
360
Meat & Poultry
Steak
8-22
360
Pork chops
10-14
360
Hamburger
7-14
360
Sausage roll
13-15
360
Drumsticks
18-22
360
Chicken breast
10-15
360
Snacks
Spring rolls
8-10
400
Shake
Use oven-ready
Frozen chicken
Nuggets
6-10
400
Shake
Use oven-ready
Frozen fish
fingers
6-10
400
Use oven-ready
Frozen Bread-
crumbed
cheese snacks
10
400
Use oven-ready
Stuffed
vegetables
10
320
Use oven-ready
Note: Add 3 minutes to the preparation time before you start frying if the

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appliance is cold.
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. Pour 1/2 tablespoon of olive oil in a bowl, put the sticks on top and mix until
the sticks
are coated with oil.
4. Remove the sticks from the bowl with your fingers or a kitchen utensil so that
excess oil stays behind in the bowl. Put the sticks in the basket.
Note: Do not tilt the bowl to put all the sticks in 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 instructions in this chapter.

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Cleaning
Clean the appliance after every use.
The frying tray, basket and the inside of the appliance have a non-stick coating.
Do not use metal kitchen utensils or abrasive cleaning materials to clean them,
as this may damage the non-stick coating.
1. Remove the mains plug from the wall socket and let the appliance cool down.
Note: Remove the frying tray to let the air fryer 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, some washing liquid soap
and a non-abrasive sponge.
You can use a degreasing liquid to remove any remaining dirt.
Note: The frying tray and basket are dishwasher-proof.
Tip: If dirt is stuck to the basket, or at the bottom of the frying tray, fill the frying
tray with hot water and with some washing liquid soap. Put the basket in
the frying tray and let the frying tray and the basket soak for approximately
10 minutes.
1. Clean the inside of the appliance with hot water and a non-abrasive sponge.
2. Clean the heating element with a cleaning brush to remove any food
residues.
Storage
1. Unplug the appliance and let it cool down.
2. Make sure all parts are clean and dry.
3. Push the cord into the cord storage compartment as far as it can go. Fix the
cord by inserting it into the cord fixing slot.

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Troubleshooting
Problem
Possible cause
Solution
The air fryer
does not work
The appliance is not
plugged into the
mains.
Put the mains plug in an earthed
wall socket.
You have not set the timer.
Turn the timer knob to the required
Preparation time to switch on the
appliance.
The ingredients
fried with the
air fryer 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 more evenly.
The set temperature is too
low.
Turn the temperature control knob
to the required temperature setting
(see section 'Settings').
The preparation time is too
short.
Turn the timer knob to the required
preparation time (see section
'Settings').
The ingredients
are fried
unevenly in
the air fryer.
Certain types of the
ingredients need to be
shaken halfway through
the preparation time.
Ingredients that lie on top of or
across each other (e.g. fries) need
to be shaken halfway through the
preparation time (see section
'Settings').
Fried snacks are
not crispy when
they come out of
the air fryer
You used a type of snacks
meant to be prepared in a
traditional deep fryer.
Use oven snacks or lightly brush
some oil onto the snacks for a
crispier result.
I cannot slide the
pan into the
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.
The basket is not placed in
the pan correctly.
Push the basket down into the pan
until you hear a click.
hite smoke comes
out of the
appliance
You are preparing greasy
ingredients.
Pay attention that the temperature
is well-controlled to be under
180℃, when you fry greasy
ingredients in the air fryer.

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Problem
Possible cause
Solution
The pan still contains
greasy residues from
previous use.
White smoke is caused by grease
heating up in the pan. Make sure
you clean the pan properly after
each use.
Fresh potato
fries arefried
unevenly in the
air fryer.
You did not soak the
potato sticks properly
before you fried them.
Soak the potato sticks in a bowl
of water for at least 30 minutes;
take them out and dry them with
kitchen paper.
You did not use the
right potato type.
Use fresh potatoes and make sure
they stay firm during frying.
Fresh potato
fries arenot
crispywhen they
come out of the
air fryer.
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
them with oil.
Cut the potato into thinner sticks
for a crispier result.
Add slightly more oil for a crispier
result.