Quik n’ Crispy GF - II User manual

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MODELGF–II
OPERATOR’SMANUAL
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CoveringQuikn’Crispy
PartNumbers:
600015
600020
600025
600035

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TableofContents
INTRODUCTION4
PACKINGLIST4
INSTALLATIONINSTRUCTIONS5
INSTALLATIONPROCEDURES6
POSITIONINGTHESEPARATIONWALLANDSPLASHGUARD8
THEINITIALOPERATIONOFYOURQUIKN'CRISPY®11
RECALIBRATINGTHETOUCHSCREEN12
RECIPETIMEANDTEMPERATURESETTINGS13
CONFIGURATIONACCESS14
RECIPEEDITING15
NAME&COOKSEGMENTEDITING16
COOKINGARECIPE17
COOKINGWINDOW18
COOKINGPROCEDURES19
CLEANINGPROCEDURES23
PRODUCTREGISTRATION27
SERVICE27
WIRINGDIAGRAMS28
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INTRODUCTION
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Marketedsince1990,theQuikn'Crispy®FatFreeFryeristheresultofyearsof
research,development,andrefinement.Byusingtheprinciplesofforcedhotair
andradiantheat,theQuikn'Crispycanquicklycookandbrownanumberof
"ovenready"conveniencefoods.Thiseasy‐to‐usecountertopgreaselessfryer
safelyandefficientlyeliminatesthehealthconcerns,expense,andoperating
difficultiesinherentwithhotoilcookingprocesses.
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PACKINGLIST
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IncludedintheQuikn'Crispy®GreaselessFryerpackingcartonarethefollowing
items:
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1Quikn'Crispy®GreaselessFryer
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1CookingBasketAssembly
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1CookingBasketHandle&MountingScrews
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1DripTray
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1SeparationWallPanel
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1RemovableFrontPanel
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1SplashGuardforCookingChamberCeiling
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4AdjustableLegs
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1Operator'sManual
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1ProductRegistrationForm
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INSTALLATIONINSTRUCTIONS
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BeforetheinstallationofyourQuikn'Crispy®,asuitablepositioninyourretail
locationshouldbeselected.Pointstoconsiderwhenselectingalocationare:
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1.Accessibilitybystoreemployees
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2.Proximitytocustomers
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3.Proximitytorefrigeratorandfreezerequipment
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4.Proximitytootherretailpointsofsaletotakeadvantageofcross
merchandisingopportunities
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5.Sight‐lineofcustomer(toenhancecustomerperceptionof"fresh"
preparation).
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TheQuikn'Crispy®shouldbemountedonasturdyfoodserviceappropriate
table.Stainlesssteelwouldbethepreferablematerial.Allowforacertain
amountofworkspaceneartheQuikn'Crispy®GreaselessFryersothatoperators
willnothavetoworkinaconfinedlocation.Werecommendaminimumof1”or
2.54cm.ofspacebetweentherear,sidesandtopoftheQuikn'Crispy,andthe
walls,ceilingorotherstructuralsurfacesofyourfacility.
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Inadditiontosuitablelocations,accommodationmustbemadeforthenecessary
electricalhookups.Pleasenotethefollowingelectricalspecifications.
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ElectricalSpecifications
Singlephaseonly•50/60Hz.
USAdomesticunitplugsandpowercords(6’)areshownonPage2onthe
SpecificationSheet.InternationalunitInformationisbelow.
Cord:2m.length
HO7RN‐F3G1.5mm2 
Plug:BritishStandard240volt,50Hz.;13ampmax.
OrContinentalEuropean"Schuko"
220volt‐230volt,50Hz.;16ampmax.

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INSTALLATIONPROCEDURES
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1.TheweightoftheQuikn’Crispyisapproximately70lb./25kg.Theuse
ofasecondpersonisadvisedforportionsofthisinstallation.
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2.Opentheshippingcartonandfoldbacktheshippingcartonflaps.With
theflapsfoldedback,rotatethecartonupsidedownonthefloor.
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3.LiftthecartonleavingtheQuikn'Crispy®andthecorrugatedpackingset
inplaceonthefloor.
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4.RemovethecorrugatedpackingsetfromaroundtheQuikn'Crispy®.
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5.Removethecookingbaskethandle,mountingscrews,andadjustable
legsfromtheOperatorsManualziplockbag.
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6.Screwthe4adjustablelegsintothebottomofthefryer.
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7.Liftthefryerintopositiononthedesignatedcounter.Again,we
recommendminimumof1”/2.54cm.clearancefromanyadjacent
wallsorequipment.
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8.Adjustthelegstobalancethefryeronthedesignatedcounter.
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9.Attachthecookingbaskethandletothecookingbasket.A#2Phillips
headscrewdriveranda5/16"wrencharerecommended.
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10.Inspecttheseparationwallpanelandlooktoseethatitismounted
properly.Becausethisisafive‐stepprocess,wehaveincludeda
separateinstallationprocedureonpages5to7.Pleaseturntopage5at
thistimeandinstalltheseparationwallpanel.
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11.Oncetheseparationwallpanelisinstalled,placethedriptrayontothe
bottomdrawerguides,angleitupwardstoa45°angletoclearthestop
andslideitin.Thistrayshouldslideinfreely.
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12.Placethecookingbasketontothedriptray.Thetwopartsshouldnow
slideinandoutofthehot‐airfryerinunison.
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13.Atthispoint,besurethattheelectricalbreakerfortheQuikn'Crispy®
GreaselessFryerisinthe"OFF"position.PluginyourQuikn'Crispy®
GreaselessFryer,thenturnthecircuitbreakertothe"ON"position.

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POSITIONINGTHESEPARATIONWALLANDSPLASHGUARD
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WARNING!
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Beforeproceeding,makesuretheQuikn'Crispypowerswitchisinthe“OFF”
position(thisistheleftpositionoftheOn/OffSwitch)andthatthefanbloweris
stationaryandthatthecookingchamberandheatingelementarenothot!
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1. LifttheRemovableFrontPanel(RFP)thatislocateddirectlyabovethe
CookingBasketbyapplyingslightupwardpressure.Itshouldslideoutatan
upwardangle.
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2. PulltheSplashguardoutofthetopofthecookingchamber.Thisisa
formedpieceofstainlesssteelthatislocatedbetweentheheatingelement
andtheceilingoftheinnerchamber.Wheninsertedintothecooking
chamber,thesurfaceofthesplashguardshouldbeincontactwiththe
ceilingofthechamber.Thesplashguardshouldberemoveddailyfor
cleaningwiththeotherremovableitemslocatedintheinnerchamber.
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SeparationWallCutawayView
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3. TheSeparationWallwaspositionedproperlyintherearoftheinner
chamberofyourQuikn’Crispypriortoshipping.Itisheldinplaceby

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gravitywithtwoinverted“U”channelsthatareformedonthebackofthe
SeparationWall,matingwithtwo“U”channeltabsthatarelocatedon
eithersideofthefan(Seepictureabove)ontherearwallofthecooking
chamber.TheSeparationWallcanoftencomeoffthetabsthatholditin
placeduringshipping.Pleasecheckandconfirmthatitisinstalledproperly
byremovingandreplacingtheSeparationWallatthistime.Thephoto
aboveillustrateshowtheseparationwallisinstalled.Itwastakenwiththe
topoffoftheQuikn’Crispyinordertoclearlyshowtheinstallation.Itis
notnecessarytoremovethetoptoaccomplishthisprocedure.
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4. PlaceyourhandsoneachsideoftheSeparationWallandliftitstraightup
totheceilingofthechambertoclearthemountingtabs.Pullthe
SeparationWalltowardsyouuntilitmakescontactwiththeHeating
Element.NowpullthebottomoftheSeparationWalloutfirstandangleit
outoftheinnerchamberwiththebottomoftheSeparationWallcoming
outoftheinnerchamberfirst.
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5. ReversetheprocessandreinstalltheSeparationWallbygraspingitbythe
sideswithbothhandsandinsertitintothefrontopeningoftheQuikn'
Crispy,enteringthefrontopeningjustabovethetopsetofDripTray
guides.InsertthewallstraightbackintotheQuikn'Crispyuntilyoutouch
therearwallofthecookingchamberkeepingtheSeparationWallparallel
totheflooroftheQuikn'Crispy.
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6. AnglethetopportionoftheSeparationWallupwardtowardstheceilingof
theinnerchamberuntilitcomesincontactwiththeceiling.Slidethe
SeparationWallfurtherbackintotheinnerchambersothatitcomesin
contactwiththerearwalloftheinnerchamber.NowlowertheSeparation
WallsothatthetwotabsoftheSeparationWallcatchontothetabsonthe
toprightandleftsidesoftherearwallofthecookingchamber.The
SeparationWallshouldnowbehangingupright,withthebottomofthe
SeparationWallapproximately.25"/.635cmupoffthefloorofthe
cookingchamber.
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7. SlidetheSplashguardbackintothetopoftheinnerchamber.Pleasenote
thatthesurfaceofthesplashguardshouldbeclosesttotheceilingofthe
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8. PlacetheRemovableFrontPanelbackontothefrontoftheQuikn’Crispy.
Itwillslidedownatanangleontothefourpinsthatarelocatedonthe
frontoftheunit.
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9. PleasenotethatontheINTERNATIONALUNITSONLY,thereisasafety
switchinstalledontherightrearwallofthecookingchamber.Thisswitch
willbedepressedwhentheSeparationWallisproperlyinstalled.Ifthe
Separationisnotproperlyinstalled,thesafetyswitchwillremaininthe
OpenPosition,andthecookingblowerwillnotoperate.Insurethatwhen
theSeparationWallisinstalledthattheflatpartismakingsolidcontact
withtherearwalloftheovenchamberanddepressingthesafetyswitch.
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THEINITIALOPERATIONOFYOURQUIKN'CRISPY®
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Thefirstoperatingcycleafterinstallationshouldbeaconfirmationofthehot‐air
fryer'sproperworkingorder.Todothis,werecommendthatyoudepressthe
switchtotheright"POWERON"position.ThecontrollershoulddisplaytheQuik
n’Crispylogowiththecaption“TouchtoStart”.
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TheLCDTouchScreenControlPanelhasbeencalibratedatourfactorypriorto
shippingyourQuikn’Crispy.However,ifyoudeterminethatthecalibrationisn’t
accurate,it’seasytorecalibratethetouchscreen.
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1. TurntheQuikn’CrispyonandwaitfortheQuikn’Crispylogoscreento
appear.Usingyourfingerorstylus,holddownonthelogoscreenfor5
secondsuntilyouhearadoublebeep.
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screen.Pressandreleaseoneachofthefilledcircles.Ifyouaresatisfied
withtheinitialcalibrationthentouchthescreentocontinue.Ifyouwish
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Belowarethecookingtimeandtemperaturesthathavebeenpreprogrammed
intoeachofthe15menus.Ifyoudesiretochangeanyofthesesettings,please
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MenuTemperatureF°TemperatureF°TemperatureC°Time
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1420°400°215°1:00
2420°400°215°2:00
3420°400°215°2:30
4420°400°215°3:00
5420°400°215°3:30
6420°400°215°4:00
7420°400°215°4:30
8420°400°215°5:00
9420°400°215°5:30
10420°400°215°6:00
11400°370°205°6:30
12400°370°205°7:00
13400°370°205°7:30
14400°370°205°8:00
15400°370°205°8:30
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programmablefeaturesoftheLCDController.Pleasenotethattoaccessthe
configurationscreen,thebottomrighthandcornerofthedisplaymustbe
helduntiltheoperatorhearsadoublechirp.
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Accesstothecontrollerconfigurationhasthreesecuritylevels:Supervisor,Technician,andFactory.This
manualwillonlyaddresstheSupervisorlevel. Thislevelhasaccesstotherecipe ed i t in g , beeper
configuration,changingtheaccesscode,temperaturedisplayunits(°F/°C),anddisplaylanguage.
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Togainaccesstotheconfiguration,pressandholdtheareashownbelowinthemainmenulistuntilthe
controlleremitsadoublechirp.Theinitialpresswillnotcauseaninitialchirptopreventaccidentalaccess
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below.Thedefaultsupervisor access codeis1234.Enterthecodeusingthenumerickeys(a*isdisplayed
foreachdigit)andpressthe[Enter]button.The[Delete]buttondeletesthelastcharacter,[Clear]deletes
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Accesstotheeditingofthesystemrecipesfollowsthesame instructions asaccessingthesupervisor
configuration:Pressandholdinthemaincookingwindow,enterthesupervisoraccesscode(1234),and
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Pressthe[EditRecipes]buttonintheconfiguration
windowandtheSelectRecipewindowappears.Usethe
upanddownarrowstoscrolltherecipelistuntilthe
desiredrecipeisshown.Touchtherecipetobeedited
anditishighlighted,thenpressthe[EDIT]buttonand
therecipeconfigurationisshowninthewindowandis
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TheSelect I temwindowshowsalltheitemsthatmakeup
thatrecipe.Thefirstitemisthenameoftherecipe,then
thepreheattemperatureisshown,thenanynumberof
cookcyclesandanoptionalholdcyclearedisplayed.
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Thenumberofcookandholdcyclesdisplayedare
dependentonthecustomizationofthecontrollerdone
byArtisan.Thestandard5400modelhasthreedifferent
cookcyclesandaholdcycle.
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Presstheitemdesiredtobeedited,itwillbehighlighted,
andthenpressthe[EDIT]buttontoshowtheediting
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Onceallchangeshavebeenmadeyoumustpressthe
[SAVE]buttontostorethisnewrecipeintothenon‐
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Touchandhighlighttherecipenameintheselection window, thenpress[EDIT]toloadtherecipename
editingwindowbelow.Itwilldisplaythecurrentnameintheeditingboxabovethekeyboard
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[Clr]button:Clearstheeditingboxofallcharacters
[Rst]button:Restorestheoriginalrecipe name
[Del] button:Deletesthelastcharacter
[Space]buttons:Addsaspacecharacterattheend.
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Editthenameusingthebuttonsaboveandthealpha‐
numerickeyboardandpressthe[SAVE]buttonsto
changetherecipename.Recipenamesarelimitedto14
charactersmaximum.
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Allrecipesegments(preheat,cook,hold)areeditedin
thewindowshowntotheleft.The[<<]and[>>]buttons
allowtheeditortochangebetweenallthecooking
segments,andtheywillwraparoundfromthelastitem
tothefirstitemandviceversa.
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Thecolorofthevaluefieldsandthebuttonsshowwhich
itemisbeinged ited,red=activeitem.Cooksegments
haveaatimeandatemperature,pressingthegrey[<]
buttonswitchestothatitem.Usethedialtotherightor
the[+]and[‐]buttonstochangethevalue.Press[SAVE]
tosavethecurrentvaluesthenusethe[<<]or[>>]
buttonstoselectthenextitemtoedit.Pressthered[X]
buttontoreturntotheitemselectionwindow.
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temperaturevalue,thetimefieldand[<]buttonare
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Touchandhighlighttherecipenameintheselection window ,thenpress[VIEW]toviewtherecipedetails
asshowninthewindowtotheright.Pressthe[COOK]buttontoopenthewindowshowingthe
[PREHEAT]and[COOK]buttonsinordertostartcooking
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Touchingthe[T]buttonwilldisplaythe
currentoventemperature.Pressthe
[PREHEAT]or[COOK]buttonstostart
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Thecookingprogressisdisplayedinthe
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Thewindowdisplays“Preheating”duringthepreheating cyc l e ,oncetheovenisuptotemperaturethe
controllerbeeps,displays“ReadyToCook”,andenablesthe[COOK]buttons.Pressingthe[COOK]button
startsthefirstcookingsegmentandautomaticallyproceedsthroughallcooking cycles ,theprogress bar
at thebottomshowstheprogressthruthesumofallthecookingcycle t i mes .
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Pressingthe[T]buttonchangesthe“Temp:”to“Oven:”anddisplaysthereal‐timeoventemperaturefor
10secondsthen reverts tothesetpoint temperature forthecurrentsegment.
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cyclethecontrollerwillrevertbacktothelastcookingcyclefortheaddedtimetocookforalonger
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Ifthecontrollercustomizinghasonlyonecookcyclethecookingsegmenticonsintheupperleftcorner
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TheQuikn'Crispycanfry,grill,andbakeawidearrayoffrozen,oven‐ready
productsavailablethroughnormalfoodservicedistributionand
wholesaleclubs.
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Toprepare"fried"menuitemsintheQuikn’Crispy,thefoodsselectedmust
haveovenpreparationdirectionslistedonthepackage.Asanexample,egg
rolls,corndogs,beerbatteredortempurabatteredvegetablesandbattered
cheesesticksaretypicallyfryableorbakeable.SeasonedorcoatedFrenchfriesor
potatowedgesarefryableorbakeable.Thesetypesofproductswillcomeoutof
theQuikn'Crispycrispontheoutsideandmoistontheinsideasiftheywere
fried.Toprepareanon‐battered,non‐coated,ornon‐seasonedmenuitem,it
mustbeabakeableversion.ToprepareshoestringorcrinklecutFrenchfries,or
skin‐onpotatowedges,youmustuseabakeableversion.
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MenuitemspreparedintheQuikn'Crispythatdonothavebakingdirections
listedonthepackagewilltypicallybesoggyandlimp,andwillnotchangein
colorfromapalewhitetoagoldenbrown.Contactyourfooddistributortoorder
thecorrectversionofthemenuitemtoprepare.Ifthefooddistributor
salespersonisnotsureofthemenuitemsthatcanbepreparedintheQuikn’
Crispy,havethemreviewthe32pagemenufoundinthisOperatorsManual,or
havethemcontacttheQuikn’Crispydistributor,orQNC,Inc.directly.
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Topreparebreadeditemssuchaschickennuggetsandchickenstripseithera
pre‐cookedorafullycookedproductmustbeused.Pre‐cookedmeansthatthe
producthasbeenpartiallycooked,ispre‐brownedontheoutside,andthe
interioroftheproductisraw.Fullycookedmeansthattheproductiscookedon
boththeoutsideandtheinterior.Youcannotprepareready‐to‐cookitemsthat
haveawhitebreadingontheoutside.Theywillcook,buttheywillnotturn
goldenbrownintheQuikn'Crispy.
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TogrillfoodsintheQuikn'Crispy,youshouldusepre‐cookedorfullycooked
meat,poultry,orfishproducts.Asanexample,hotdogsandsomesausagesare
fullycookedproductsandcouldbeconsumedcoldrightfromthepackage.These
itemswillgrillintheQuikn'Crispywithacharbroiledappearance.Toprepare
grilledchickenbreastsorhamburgers,usefullycookedproducts.Theseproducts

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willcomeoutoftheQuikn'Crispysizzlingontheoutsideandtenderandjuicyon
theinside.
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TheQuikn'Crispycanbakefrozenpizzasorpreparefreshlymadepizzasusinga
par‐bakedcrust.Pleasenotethatanoptionalpizzabasketisavailable.Please
contactQNCforpricinginformation.Preparehot,open‐facedsandwichesinjust
60to90seconds.Tobakecookies,pastries,ormuffins,lowerthetemperature
settingto350°Fanduseamuffintin,asmallsheetpan,orparchmentpaper.
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OptionalPizzaBasket
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Pleasenotethefollowinggeneralcookingprocedures:
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1.AlwaysspraytheCookingBasketandDripTraywithanaerosolvegetable
shorteningpriortothefirstcookingcycleoftheday,orthefirstcooking
cyclesincecleaning.Donotspraynon‐stickaerosoldirectlyintothe
fryer,orwhilethefryerisoperating.WipeanyexcessoilfromtheDrip
Traywithanabsorbentpapertowelorbartowel.Tohelpreduceany
dragbetweentheDripTrayandTrayGuides,pulltheDripTrayasfar
backaspossible,andrubthetowelwiththeexcessoilontheunderside
ofeachsideoftheDripTray.
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2.Removetheproductyouwishtocookfromthefreezerorrefrigerator.
Note:Pleasebeawarethatsimilarproductwillvaryincookingtime
dependingonitsinternaltemperatureatthetimeofcooking.Inother