Mellerware 27601 User manual

Brand: Mellerware

Model: 27601

Category: Fondues, gourmets & woks

Type: 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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