Mellerware 27601 User manual

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MONGOLIAN
hot
pot
Model :
27601
1300W
Dual purpose for
cooking/fondue
Adjustable
thermostat control
2L Capacity
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Safety
During use
•Neverusetheapplianceoutdoors.
•Neverusethepotonahoborcooker,orin
anoven.
•Placetheapplianceonaflat,stable,heat-
resistantandsplash-proofsurfacewhereit
cannotfall.
•Neverallowthepowercordtohangoverthe
edgeofthedrainingboard,worktoportable.
•Makesurethatyourhandsaredrywhenyou
touchtheappliance,thepower
cordortheplug.
•Neverusetheapplianceinhumidrooms.
•Switchofftheapplianceandremovethe
plugfromthewallsocketintheeventofa
malfunctionduringuse,andbeforecleaning
theappliance,fittingorremovinganacces-
sory,orstoringtheapplianceafteruse.
•Makesurethatthereisenoughventilation
duringtheuseoftheappliance.
•Neverleavetheapplianceunattended
wheninuse.
•Nevermovetheappliancewhenitis
switchedonorisstillhot.Switchoffthe
appliance,andwaituntilithascooleddown
beforeyoumoveit.
•Takecarewhenusingtheappliance.The
appliancebecomesveryhot,andcancause
burnsiftouched.
•Watchoutforsteamandsplasheswhenput-
tingfoodinthehotpot.
•Useovenglovesifyouneedtotouchthepot
duringorafteruse.
•Theapplianceneedsspacetoallowheat
toescape,therebyavoidingtheriskoffire.
Makesurethattheappliancehassufficient
spacearoundit,anddoesnotcomeincon-
tactwithflammablematerials.Theappliance
mustnotbecovered.
•Makesurethatsmallchildrencannotreach
theappliance.Theapplianceanditsparts
canbecomehotwhilsttheappliance
isinuse.
•Donotpickuptheapplianceifitfallsinto
water.Removetheplugfromthewallsocket
immediately.Donotusethe
applianceanymore.
•Cleantheappliancethoroughlyafteruse
(seethe‘Cleaningand
maintenance’Section).
•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knowl-
edge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than
8andsupervised
•Keepapplianceandcordoutofreachfrom
childrenaged8orunder
•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.
•Appliancesarenotintendedtobeoperated
bymeansofanexternaltimerorseparate
remote-controlsystem.
General information
•Pleasereadtheseinstructionscarefully,and
retainthemforfuturereference.
•Usethisapplianceonlyinaccordancewith
theinstructions.
•Thisapplianceisintendedsolelyfordomes-
ticuse.
•Havetheappliancerepairedonlybyaquali-
fiedelectrician.Nevertrytorepairtheappli-
anceyourself.
Electricity and heat
•Alwaysusetheoriginalpowercordand
thermostatplugsuppliedwiththepot.
•Verifythatthemainsvoltageisthesameas
thatindicatedonthetypeplateontheappli-
ancebeforeuse.
•Plugtheapplianceintoan
earthedwallsocket.
•Alwaysremovetheplugfromthewallsocket
whentheapplianceisnotinuse.
•Alwaysremovetheplugfromthewallsocket
bypullingontheplug,notthepowercord.
•Donotusetheapplianceifthepowercord
ortheapplianceisdamaged.Foryour
safetyreturntheappliancetoourservice
department.Adamagedpowercordcanbe
replacedsolelybyourservicedepartment,
whomhavethespecialtools
requiredfortherepair.
•Makesurethattheapplianceandthepower
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corddonotcomeincontactwith
sourcesofheat.
•Makesurethatthepowercordandplugdo
notcomeintocontactwithwater.
•Theapplianceneedsspacetoallowheat
toescape,therebyavoidingtheriskoffire.
Makesurethattheappliancehassufficient
spacearoundit,anddoesnotcomeincon-
tactwithflammablematerials.Theappliance
mustnotbecovered.
General information
Thankstotheadjustabletemperaturethe
fonduepotishighlysuitableforvarioustypes
offondue,suchastheclassicmeatfondue,as
wellascheesefondue,achocolatefondueor
aChinesefondue(withstock).Fillthepotwith
thedesiredingredientsandswitchiton.The
redlightwillgoonandoff,asthethermostat
regulatesthetemperature.Forclassicmeat
fonduesetthethermostatatthemaximum
temperature;cheese,stockandchocolatefon-
duerequiresasomewhatlowertemperature.
Setthetemperaturesothatthemixturewillnot
boil.Cheeseandchocolateinparticularshould
beheatedupslowlytopreventitfromboiling
over.Stironceinawhiletoobtain
asmoothtexture.Thefollowingtypesofoil
aresuitableforfondue:cornoil,peanutoil,
sunfloweroil,anddeep-fryingoil.Checkon
thepackagingtoseewhetherornottheoilis
suitableforfondue.Thisisimportant,assome
oilsarenotsuitableandmayspatterifused
forfondue.Removetheplugfromthesocket
whentheheatingbaseisnotinuse.
Before using for the first time
•Readtheuser’sinstructionscarefully,and
retainthemforreference
•Alwaysplacethepotonasturdytableor
otherstablesurface.
•Neverputtheapplianceona(hot)hob.
•Nevermovethepotwhilstitisstillhot.
•Avoidtheuseofmetalutensilswhenever
possible;thiswillreducetheriskofdamage
tothenon-stickcoating.
•Thispotisfinishedwithanon-stickcoating.
Onheatingthiscoatingmayreleasesmall
amountsofgaseswhicharetotallyharmless
forpeopleandmosthousepets.However,
thisisnotthecaseforhousebirds,which
areextremelysensitivetothesegases.Con-
sequentlyitisrecommendedthatyouavoid
usingthisapplianceintheimmediatevicinity
ofbirds.
Use
1.Lightlygreasethenon-stickcoatingwitha
littleoil.
2.Fitthethermostatplugtotheappliance,and
putthepluginawallsocket.
3.Adjustthethermostatdialtotherequired
setting.Theappliancewillreachtheset
temperatureafterabout10minutes.Youcan
preparetheingredientswhileyouwait.Dur-
ingusethetemperatureindicatorlightwill
illuminateandextinguishasthethermostat
maintainstheapplianceatthe
settemperature.
4.Whenyouhavefinishedusingtheappliance
removetheplugfromthewallsocket,and
allowittocool.
5.Allowtheappliancetocooldowncompletely
beforeyouremovethethermostatplug,
sincethetemperaturesensoronthether-
mostatplug(thecentralmetalpin)becomes
veryhot.
Frying times and temperatures
Thefryingtimedependslargelyonthetype
andthicknessoftheingredients.Youcan
experimentwiththetimeandtemperatureto
achievethebestresults.
Thethermostatisnotcalibratedindegrees
Celsius;itismarkedwithgraduationsfrom1
through5.Thisisbecausetheactualtem-
peratureatagivensettingdependsonawide
rangeoffactors,suchastheingredientsinthe
potandtheuseofoil/butterorwater,etc.The
indicativetemperaturesforeachsettingare
giveninthefollowingtable:
Thermostat ˚C  ˚C
setting oil & dry frying in water
1  130-145ºC 100ºC
2  160-170ºC 100ºC
3  180-190ºC 100ºC
4  200-210ºC 100ºC
5  220-250ºC 100ºC
Cooking tips
Smallpiecesofmeat,fish,etc.,willbedone
morerapidly,andwillbecookedbetterthan
largerpieces.
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Turningmeatandfishonlyoncewhilstfrying
willhelppreventitfromdryingout.Thiswill
alsobeavoidedbyturningoverthefoodwitha
spatularatherthanprickingitwithafork.
Fryingorcookingfishfortoolongwillmakeit
tough,andwillspoiltheflavour.Ingeneral,fish
isdonewhenthetissuereadilyseparates(into
layers)andhaslostitstransparency
orrawcolour.
Frying/Grilling
Donotusemorethanasmallquantityofoilor
fryingfatwhenfryingorgrillingfood.
Coatingfishwithbreadcrumbsorflourbefore
youfryitwillprotectthefishfromtheheatand
preventitfromdryingout.Afterfryingthefish
placeitonapieceofpaperkitchentowelto
drain.
Stir-frying
Stir-frieddishesarepreparedbycontinually
stirringandturninguntiltheingredientsare
done.Onlyalittleoilisrequired;thepotisset
toahightemperature.Putthemeatorfishin
thepot,andturnitrepeatedlyuntilitisabout
three-quartersdone.Youcanthenaddthe
furtheringredients,suchascarrots,onions,
mushrooms,paprikas,courgettes,and/ora
littlethinsauce,etc.,etc.,andcontinuecook-
inguntilthemeatorfishisdone.
Stir-fryingishealthysinceonlyalittleoilisre-
quired,littleornosaltneedstobeadded,and
thevitaminsareretained.Moreoverthefood
isdelicioussincethismethodofpreparation
doesfulljusticetotheflavouroftheingredients
–andthevegetablesremaincrisp.
Cooking
Foodiscookedbyheatingitinboilingliquid
untilitisdone.TheElectricPotisverysuitable
forcookingmoderatequantitiesofpastaand
rice.TheElectricPotis,inparticular,ideally
suitedtocookingspaghetti;thepothasa
largerdiameterthanmanyotherpotsavailable,
andyoudonotneedtoshortenthespaghetti.
Thecookingtimesstatedintheenclosed
recipesserveonlyasguidelines.Theactual
cookingtimesdependonthequalityofthe
meatandthefreshnessofthevegetables,etc.,
andwillvaryfromdishtodish.
Poaching
Poachedfoodsarecookedslowlyinaliquid
justbelowboilingpoint.Theliquidisatthe
correcttemperatureforpoachingoncethe
surfacejustbeginstomove.Thequantityand
temperatureoftheliquidusedforpoaching
dependsonthefoodbeingcooked.Meat,fish
andpoultryareusuallypoachedinbouillon;
eggsarepoachedinwatercontainingalittle
saltand,often,adropofvinegar.Fruitcanbe
poachedinathinsyrup.Poachingimpartsa
delicateflavourtothefood,sincealittleflavour
fromtheliquidisaddedtothepoachedingre-
dients.
Stewing
Foodisstewedbybrieflyfryingthesurfaceand
thenallowingittocookveryslowlyatalow
temperature.Stewingisidealforpreparinga
hash,sincetheElectricPotoffersyouanop-
portunitytocombineawidevarietyofprepa-
rationmethods.Lightlyfrythemeat,addthe
variousingredients,suchasonions,cloves,
cream,mushroomsandgarlic,etc.,andthen
allowtosimmerforacoupleofhours.
Thawing
YoucanalsousetheElectricPottothawfood.
Setthethermostattoposition1andputthe
foodtobethawedinthepot.
Maintenanceandcleaning
•Nevermovetheappliancewhilstitis
switchedonorisstillhot.Switchoffthe
appliance,andwaituntilithascooleddown
beforeyoumoveit.
•Donotimmersetheapplianceinwaterorin
otherliquidswhenthethermostatisplugged
inthesocket.Ifthishappensdonotusethe
applianceanymore;dispose
oftheappliance.
•Donotusecorrosiveorscouringcleaning
agentsorscouringpads.
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Cleanthepotaftereachuse.Thiswillprevent
foodresiduesfrombakingontotheappliance.
1.Removetheplugfromthewallsocketandlet
theappliancecooldowncompletely.Never
pourcoldwaterintothehotpot,sincethis
woulddamagetheapplianceandwouldbe
accompaniedbyarisk
ofsplashesofhotwater.
2.Removeanystubbornfoodresiduesby
allowingthemtosoakinalittlecookingoil
(leavetosoakforabout5minutes).Alterna-
tively,youcanpourashallowlayerofwater
inthepotandthenbringthewatertothe
boil;thiswillloosenany
stubbornfoodresidues.
3.Cleanthepotandtheglasslidwithhot
washing-upsolution.Alwayskeeptheappli-
ance’selectricalcomponentsdry!Makesure
thatnofoodresiduesaccumulate
aroundtheedges.
4.Cleanthethermostatwithadampcloth.
Note: never immerse the power cord’s
thermostat plug in water; always use a
damp cloth!
5.Drytheappliancethoroughlyaftercleaning.
Makesurethattheappliance’sthermostat
socketiscompletelydrybeforeyouuseit
again!
Recipes
PAELLA RECIPE
Ingredientsfor3servings:1/2tablespoon
oliveoil,100gramchickenbreast,50gram
porkribs,1/2smallonionchoppedveryfinely,
1/2cloveofgarlic,100gramfreshsquid,1/2
teaspoonofpaprikapowder,1/2ripepureed
tomato,200gramrice,1/2teaspoonofsaffron
powder,550mlfishorchickenbouillon,salt
and,ifsorequired,afewshrimpsor
piecesoflobster.
Preparation:
1.SwitchontheElectricPot(position1),and
frytheshrimpsorlobsterinoliveoil.
2.Removetheshrimpsorlobsterfromthepot
andfrythesquiduntilitisdone.Removethe
squidfromthepot.
3.Frythechickenbreastandporkribsuntil
theyaredone,andremovefromthepot.Fry
theonionuntilitturnsbrown,andmixinthe
tomatopuree.
4.Boilthewaterforthebouilloninaseparate
saucepot(youcanusefreshbouillonor
acube).Addthesaffronpowderandthe
paprikapowder.
5.PourthericeintotheElectricPot,andadd
thetomatoandonion.Allow
tobrownslightly.
6.Addallingredients,addingthebouillonlast.
Allowtocookforabout18minutes,untilall
thebouillonhasbeenabsorbed.
SALMON WITH SHRIMPS AND ASPARAGUS
Ingredientsfor2servings:2salmonsteaks,
120gram,0.4litrefishbouillon,1/2smallcan
ofbambooshoots,100gramlargecooked
shrimps,50gramgreenasparagus(small),1/2
smallcloveofgarlic,1/2smallchilli,1/2table-
spoonofchoppedcoriander,pepperandsalt.
Preparation:
1.Sprinklethesalmonwithpepperandsalt.
SwitchontheElectricPot(position4),and
frythesalmonforabout10-15minutes.
2.Turnthethermostattoposition1andadd
thefishbouillon.Bringtotheboil.Halvethe
cloveofgarlic,andcutthechilliintorings.
Remembertoremovetheseeds!Cutthe
bambooshootsintothinstrips.Addthe
garlic,chillirings,shrimps,bambooshoots,
asparagusandchoppedcoriander.Ifso
required,addpepperandsalttotaste.
MARINATED KING PRAWNS AND VEG-
ETABLES
Ingredientsfor2servings:6kingprawns.
Marinade:0.25litreoil,2till3clovesofgarlic,
1/2sprigofdill,0.4litrefishbouillon,25gram
spinach,50gramspringonions,pepperand
salt.
Preparation:
1.Halvetheclovesofgarlicforthemarinade.
SwitchontheElectricPot(position1),and
slowlywarmtheoilwiththegarlic.Chop
thedillfinely.Switchoffthepot,andstirin
thedill.Allowtheoiltocool.Addtheking
prawns.Allowthekingprawnstomarinate
for24hours.
2.Switchonthepotagain,andsetthethermo-
stattoposition3
3.Halvethekingprawns,andcookthem;turn
themwhilstcooking.Setthethermostatback
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toposition1andaddthefishbouillon.Bring
totheboil.Cleanthespringonions,andcut
intoapproximately8cmlengths.Poachthe
spinachandthespringonionsinthebouil-
lon.Ifsorequired,addpepperandsaltto
taste.
SHRIMPS WITH PIQUANT SWEET VEGETA-
BLE SAUCE
Ingredientsfor2servings:6largeshrimps,
1tablespoonofsesameoil,0.4litresoffish
bouillon,1/2shallot,1/2gingercorm,100
gramsofspringonions,50gramsofbamboo
shoots,1/2dlofhotsweetchillisauce,100
gramsofSugarSnaps,pepperandsalt.
Preparation:
1.SwitchontheElectricPot(position4)
andgreasewithalittlesesameoil.Frythe
cleanedshrimps.
2.Turnthethermostattoposition1andadd
thefishbouillon.Choptheshallotandginger
cormfinely.Cleanthespringonions,and
cutthewhitepartintoapproximately8cm
lengths.Repeatwiththebambooshoots.
Addtothefishbouillon,andstirinthehot
chillisauce.Bringtotheboil.
AddtheSugarSnaps.
FILET MIGNON
Ingredientsfor2servings:4filetsmignon,
80gram,4rashersofleanbacon,4cocktail
sticks,freshly-groundpepper,0.4litrechicken
bouillon,1/2choppedonion,1/2tablespoon
tomatoketchup,1/2tablespoontomatopuree,
1/2teaspoonhotsweetchilli,50grammaize,
and50gramredkidneybeans.
Preparation:
1.SwitchontheElectricPot(position3).
2.Sprinklethefiletmignonwithpepperand
salt,andwrapinarasherofbacon.Pusha
cocktailstickthroughtheroll.
3.Frythefiletmignonforabout10-15minutes
untiltheyaredone;turnthemtobrownthem
onbothsides.
4.Turnthethermostattoposition1andadd
thechickenbouillon.Fruittheonion.Add
togetherwiththetomatoketchup,tomato
pureeandthehotchilli.Bringthebouillonto
theboil,andaddthemaizeand
thekidneybeans.
5.Removethefiletmignonfromthepot,and
servewithaspoonfulofthevegetables.

CHINESE NOODLES
Ingredientsfor2servings:100gramnoodles,
0,4litrechickenbouillon,1/8
Chinesecabbage,1/8bunchoffreshcoriander,
pepperandsalt.
Preparation:
1.Pourthechickenbouillonintothepot,and
switchontheElectricPot.Bringtotheboil
atposition1,andsprinklethenoodles
intothebouillon.
2.CuttheChinesecabbageintoverythin
strips.Addoncethenoodlesarealmost
done.Chopthecorianderfinely,andstirinto
thebouillon.Ifsorequired,add
pepperandsalttotaste.
SPICY DRUMSTICKS
Ingredientsfor2servings:4drumsticks.Mari-
nade:1dloliveoil,2halvedclovesofgarlic,
1tablespoonoflemonjuice,1dlofcognac,
1/2ofasmallsprigofthyme,1/2ofasmall
sprigofrosemary,1leafoffreshsage,1leafof
freshlaurel,pepperandsalt,50gramsofblack
olivesand50gramsofgreenolives.
Preparation:
1.Mixalltheingredientsforthemarinade,
andleavethedrumstickstomarinateinthe
mixturefor24hours.
2.Removethedrumsticksfromthemarinade,
andpourthemarinadeintotheElectricPot.
3.SwitchontheElectricPot(position4),and
frythedrumsticksforabout20minutesuntil
theyaredone.
4.Removethedrumsticksfromthepotand
putthemonhotplates.Addtheolivestothe
marinade,andheatthoroughly.Pouralarge
servingspoonofolivesandmarinadeover
drumsticksbeforeserving.
MARINATED VEAL ESCALOPE
Ingredientsfor2servings:250gramveales-
calope.Marinade:1tablespoonofsoysauce,
1tablespoonofdrysherry,1/2tablespoonof
brownsugar,1/2smallgingercorm,1/2tea-
spoonofsesameoil,1/2teaspoonofvinegar,
andblackpepper.
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Preparation:
1.Mixtheingredientsforthemarinade.
2.Cutthevealescalopeintothinstrips.
3.Puttheslicesinthemarinade,andallowto
marinateovernight.
4.SwitchontheElectricPot(position2).
5.Removethemeatfromthemarinade,andfry
forabout10minutesuntildone.Servethe
vealescalopewithChinesenoodles.
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