Quik n’ Crispy GF5 User manual

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ModelGF5
Operator’sManual
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ForModelswithIntegralSystemsforLimitingtheEmissionsofGrease
LadenVaporstoComplywithEPA202/UL710B
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CoveringQuikn’CrispyPartNumbers:
900007
900009
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TableofContents
INTRODUCTION........................................................................................4
PACKINGLIST............................................................................................5
INSTALLATIONPREPARATION..................................................................6
INSTALLATIONPROCEDURES...................................................................7
THEINITIALOPERATIONOFYOURQUIKN'CRISPY®................................9
MENUTEMPERATURE&TIMESETTINGS...............................................10
CONFIGURATION....................................................................................11
RECIPEEDITING......................................................................................12
NAME&COOKSEGMENTEDITING........................................................13
COOKINGARECIPE.................................................................................15
QUICKCOOKWINDOW..........................................................................17
SETBACKCONFIGURATION....................................................................18
COOKINGPROCEDURES.........................................................................19
PROCEDURESTOCLEANANDMAINTAINTHEFILTERS..........................22
CLEANINGPROCEDURES........................................................................24
PRODUCTREGISTRATION.......................................................................29
WARRANTY.............................................................................................29
SERVICE..................................................................................................29
EXTENDEDWARRANTY..........................................................................29
APPENDIX–WIRINGDIAGRAMANDIMAGES.......................................30
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INTRODUCTION
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Marketedsince1990,theQuikn'Crispy®Greaseless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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WearepleasedtoannouncethatstartinginJuly2020,wearemanufacturingallofour
GreaselessFryerswithanupgradedcontrollerplatform.Thisupgradedplatformincludesa
morepowerfulmicrocontroller,increasedcodestorage,andamoresophisticatedgraphics
system.Someotherkeybenefitsforourcustomersinclude:
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 USBFirmwareUpdates:OwnerscaneasilyperformfirmwareupdatesusingonlytheUSB
port.
 OperationLogging:Storestotalhoursofoperation,heatinghours,heatercycles,
cookinghours,recipescooked,idlehour,andreadytocookhours(idlingatsetpoint)
 QuikCookfeature.Thisprovidestheoperatorwithaneasywaytoevaluatenewmenu
itemsbyeasilysettingthepreheatandcookingtemperatures,andthecookingtime
withouthavingtocreateanewrecipe.
 SetbackConfigurationprovidestheusewiththreenewfeatures.
o Thefirstfeatureisthe“HOLDSTAGE”option.Withthisfeature,theQuikn’Crispy
willholdthecookingtemperaturethatwasusedduringthepreviousrecipes.
o ThesecondfeatureistheSETBACKfeature.Whenthisfeatureisturnedon,your
Quikn’Crispywillmaintainthisminimumtemperatureforthetimethatyou
enteredintothisscreen.
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Moreinformationontheenhancementstotheupgradedcontrollerareexplainedfurtherin
thefollowingpages.
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PACKINGLIST
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IncludedintheQuikn'Crispy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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 2CookingBasketHandles&MountingHardware
  53/8”screws(1extra)
  6nuts(2extra)
  1¼”screw(extra)
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1DripTray
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 1Three‐PieceAirPlenum
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 1RemovableFrontPanel
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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PREPARATION
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SelectasuitablepositionintheretaillocationtoinstalltheQuikn'Crispy.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,foodservice‐appropriatesurface.Stainless
steelisthepreferredmaterial.AllowanadequateamountofworkspaceneartheQuikn'
Crispysothatoperatorswillnothavetoworkinaconfinedlocation.Aminimumof1"of
spacebetweentherear,sidesandtopoftheQuikn'Crispy,andthewalls,ceilingorother
structuralsurfacesofyourfacilityisrecommended.
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Inadditiontoasuitablelocation,accommodationmustbemadeforthenecessaryelectrical
connection.Pleasenotethefollowingelectricalspecifications.
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ElectricalSpecifications
US/Canada/International:SinglePhase,50/60Hz.
208VACUSA(5760Watts,29amps)3hourinputaveragingtest,lessthan24amps,canbe
installedon30ampcircuit
208VAC–Canada‐(4326Watts,21amps)
230VAC(5290Watts,23amps)
240VAC(5750Watts,24amps)
GF5Receptacle(USA/Canada)NEMA#6‐30R
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INSTALLATIONPROCEDURES
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1. Opentheshippingcartonandliftoffthetopportion.
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2. Liftoffthe4sidesofthecarton,leavingtheQuikn'Crispyandthecorrugatedcardboard
packingsetinplaceonthefloor.
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3. RemovethecorrugatedcardboardpackingsetfromaroundthebaseoftheQuikn'
Crispy.
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4. Liftthefryerintopositiononthedesignatedcounter.Thegreaselessfryerweighs
approximately165lb.Theuseofatleasttwopeopleisadvisedforthisstepofthe
installation.
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5. Apieceoftapeisattachedtoeachappliancelegtopreventthemfromshiftingduring
shipment.Removethetapefromtheappliancelegs.Adjustthelegstolevelthefryer
onthecountersurface.
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6. ApieceoftapeisattachedtotheCookingBasketAssembly.Usethetapetopullthe
CookingBasketopen.RemovetheplasticbagcontainingtheCookingBaskethandles,
screws,nuts,wrench,Operator’sManual,and32‐pageMenu.
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7. MounttheCookingBaskethandlestotheCookingBasketbyattachingtwo3/8”screws
withacornnutstothebaseofeachhandleusingthewrenchtotighten.
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8. Takethefouradhesivebackedrubberlegstopsandmountthemtothebottomofthe
fouradjustablelegs.ThisistopreventtheQuikn’Crispyfromslidingonastainlesssteel
appliancestandortable.
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9. Apieceoftapeisattachedtotherearairdischargeventonthebacksideoftheunit(SEE
IMAGEBELOW).Carefullyremovethistapebypullingitdowngentlyfromtopto
bottom.THEUNITWILLNOTHEATUPPASTROOMTEMPERATUREIFTHISTAPEIS
NOTREMOVED!
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b. YellowTapeonAirDischargeVent
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10. BesurethattheOn/OffSwitchfortheQuikn'Crispyisinthe“Off”Position.Plugthe
Quikn'Crispyintothereceptacle.
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11. IfyouhaveengagedamenuandtheQuikn’Crispydoesn’theatuppasttheroom
temperature,youmightneedtoresetthehightemperaturesafetyswitchbypushing
redbutton.Itislocated6”abovethepowercord
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HighLimit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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Next,touchthescreenandthenextscreenwillprovideyouwiththeoptionof“QuickCook”
(Wewillexplainthisoptionlaterinthemanual)or“CookARecipe”.Click“CookARecipeand
itwilldisplaythe15RecipesthathavebeenpreprogrammedintoyourQuikn’Crispy.These
settingsareshownonthenextpage:
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MENUTEMPERATURE&TIMESETTINGS
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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seethefollowingsection.
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Recipe TemperatureF° TemperatureC° Time
1 420° 215° 1:00
2 420° 215° 2:00
3 420° 215° 2:30
4 420° 215° 3:00
5 420° 215° 3:30
6 420° 215° 4:00
7 420° 215° 4:30
8 420° 215° 5:00
9 420° 215° 5:30
10 420° 215° 6:00
11 400° 205° 6:30
12 400° 205° 7:00
13 400° 205° 7:30
14 400° 205° 8:00
15 400° 205° 8:30
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Pleasenotethatthesepresettemperaturesareestimatedtemperaturesforcookingmenu
itemsinyourQuikn’Crispy.Duetovoltagefluctuations,thevoltageatareceptaclecanrange
fromaslowas200voltstoashighas245volts.Presettemperaturesettingsmayneedtobe
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CONFIGURATION
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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
History,SetClock,USBImport,USBExport,Recipes,andSettings.
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Togainaccesstotheconfiguration,pressandholdthebottomrighthandcornerofthedisplay
for2seconds.Thecontrollerwillemitadoublechirp.Theinitialpresswillnotcauseaninitial
chirptopreventaccidentalaccesstothesefeatures.Oncethecontrollerchirpstwice,release
yourfingerandtheaccesscodeentrywindowappearsasshownbelow.Thedefault
supervisoraccesscodeis1234.Enterthecodeusingthenumerickeysandpressthe“Enter”
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RECIPEEDITING
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thentheSupervisorAccesswindowappears…
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Pressthe“Recipes”buttonandthe15recipeswillappearonthescreen.Yourinitialscreen
willdisplay“NotUsed”forall15recipesbutfordisplaypurposesbelow,wehaveinserted
recipenames.Usetheupanddownarrowstoscrolltherecipelistuntilthedesiredrecipeis
shown.Touchtherecipetobeedited.
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TheSelectItemwindowshowstheitemsthatmakeupthatrecipe.Thefirstitemisthename
oftherecipe,followedbythe“Icon”field,thePreheatfield,andtheCookfield.
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NAME&COOKSEGMENTEDITING
Touchandhighlighttherecipenameintheselectionwindow.Ifyouwishtochangeorcreate
thenameoftherecipe,usethekeyboardthatwillpopuponthedisplayandenterthenew
name.Afteryouhaveenteredthename,makesurethathit“SAVE”atthebottomrighthand
corner.
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ToenterorchangeanIconforthisrecipe,touchtheIconfield.
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ToEditthePreheatfield,touchthePreheatscreen.Pleasenotethatwestronglyrecommend
thatyouenterthesametemperatureforboththePreheattemperatureandCook
temperature.
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ToedittheCookTimeandTemperatureSettings,touchthefield.
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Afteryouhavemadethechangestoarecipe,youneedtoclick“Save”atthebottomleft
portionoftherecipescreentosavethesechanges.Ifyoufailtodothis,youwillneedto
reenterthemodificationsthatyouhavemade.
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COOKINGARECIPE
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Touchandhighlighttherecipenameintheselectionwindow.
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ThenpressVIEWtoviewtherecipedetails.ScrollbackandthenselecttheCOOKbutton
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TouchthePREHEATbuttonandtheunitwillheatuptothepresettemperature.
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ThewindowdisplaysPREHEATduringthepreheatingcycleanddisplaystheoventemperature
asitcontinuestorisetopresettemperature.WhentheovenreachesthePREHEAT
temperature,thedisplaywillread“StartCook”.Atthispoint,pullthecookingbasketoutof

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theQuikn’Crispy,placeyourmenuitemsintothebasket,reinsertthecookingbasketand
touchthe“StartCook”button.
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Pressingthethermometerbuttonatthebottomleftofthescreenwilldisplaythereal‐time
temperatureinthecookingchamberfor10secondsandwillthenrevertstothesetpoint
temperatureforthecurrentsegment.
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Thebuttonwiththe+andclockfaceimagewilladdadditionaltimetothecurrentcookcycle.
Thefactorypresetonthisfeatureisanadditional30secondseachtimethisbuttonistouched.
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Tostopacookingcycle,pressandholdthebackarrowtotheleftofthenameoftherecipe
for2secondsandthecontrollerchirpstwotwice.Thesystemwillreturntothepreheat/
cookselectionwindow.Ifyouwishtoswitchtoadifferentrecipe,hitthebackarrowagain
anditwilltakeyouthelistofthe15recipes. 

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QUICKCOOKWINDOW
QUICKCOOKisanewfeaturethathasbeenaddedtotheJuly2020versionoftheController.
Itprovidestheoperatorwiththeabilitytoprogramarecipein3easystepswithoutgoing
throughtheRecipeEditingsteps.Thisisagreatfeaturefortestingcookingtimesand
temperaturesfornewmenuitemsthatyouwishtoaddtothe15menusettings.After
touchingtheQUIKCOOKbutton,thefirstscreenthatappearsisthePreheatsetting.
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EnterthePreheattemperature.Aswerecommendedearlier,thistemperatureshouldbethe
sametemperaturethatwillbeutilizedforthecookingtemperature.Enterthetemperature
andselect“Next”.
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Enterthecookingtimeandcookingtemperatureforthisfeatureandthenselect“Cook”.The
Quikn’Crispywillpreheattotheprogrammedtemperature.WhenitreachesthePreheat
temperature,thedisplaywillshow“StartCook”.TouchthebuttonandtheQUICKCOOK
featurewillengage.
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SETBACKCONFIGURATION
ThisisanothernewfeatureoftheJuly2020Controllerupgrade.Thisfeatureprovidesyouto
engagetwolongrequestedupgradestotheQuikn’Crispy.Youhavetheoptiontoturnthese
featuresonoroff.PleaseexercisecautioninusingeitherofthesefeaturesastheQuikn’
Crispywillcontinuetohavetheheatingelementengagedforthetimethathasbeen
programmed.Eventhoughthecookingblowerisn’toperating,themenuitemswillcontinue
tocookifleftinthecookingbasket.
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Thefirstfeatureisthe“HOLDSTAGE”option.Withthisfeature,theQuikn’Crispywillhold
thecookingtemperaturethatwasusedduringthepreviousrecipes.Ifyoucookedfrenchfries
at420°Ffor3½minutes,andyoucookseveralordersoffrenchfries,oneaftertheother,the
unitwillstayatthistemperatureforthepresettimethatyouenterintotheHOLDSTAGE
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ThesecondfeatureistheSETBACKoption.Whenthisfeatureisturnedon,yourQuikn’
Crispywillmaintainthisminimumtemperatureforthetimethatyouenteredintothisscreen.
Wehavehadseveralcustomersprovideuswiththeirinputthatwouldlikethisfeatureinstead
ofhavingtheirunitcooldownbetweencookcycles.Theymighthaveabusylunchperiodthat
last3hoursandtheywouldliketokeeptheunitidlingatthistemperaturebetweenengaging
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COOKINGPROCEDURES
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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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,

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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(for
example,Pam®forGrilling)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outasfar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. Forbestresults,priortothefirstcookingcycleoftheday,warmtheQuikn'Crispyatthe
preprogrammedcookingtemperaturefor10‐15minutes.
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3. MostmenuitemswillcookintheQuikn'CrispyGF5at410°Fto425°F.Cookingata
temperaturehigherthan410°Fto425°FcancausetheQuikn'Crispytosmoke.If
smokeisemittedfromtheQuikn'Crispy,eithercleantheCookingBasketandDripTray
and/orlowerthetemperaturesetting.
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4. Similarproductswillvaryincookingtimedependingoninternaltemperatureatthetime
ofcooking.Forexample,frozenfriedchickenwilltakelongertocookthanthesame
friedchickenthathasbeenthawedintherefrigerator.
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