Insignia NS-AF5MSS2 User Guide - Page 11

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5 Qt. Mechanical Control Air Fryer Troubleshooting PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTION Your fryer isn't plugged in. Plug the power cord into a grounded wall outlet. Turn the timer knob to the Your air fryer doesn't work. You haven't set the timer. required preparation time to turn on your fryer. The pan isn't put into your Slide the pan into your fryer fryer correctly. correctly. Before using your fryer for the first time, we You smell a burnt food odor when you turn on your fryer for the first time. Manufacturing residue is in your fryer. recommend that you heat it for five minutes to eliminate any manufacturing residue that may remain after shipping. The food fried in your air fryer isn't done. There's too much food in your air fryer. The set temperature is too low. Put smaller batches of ingredients in the basket. Smaller batches are fried more evenly. Increase your air fryer's temperature. The preparation time is too short. Cook your food longer. The ingredients are fried unevenly in your air fryer. Certain types of ingredients need to be shaken halfway through the preparation time. Shake foods that lie on top of or across each other (such as fries) halfway through the preparation time. Fried snacks aren't crispy when they come out of your air fryer. You used a type of snacks Use oven snacks or lightly meant to be prepared in a brush some oil onto the traditional deep fryer. snacks for a crispier result. There's too much food in the basket. I can't slide the pan into my fryer correctly. The basket isn't placed in the pan correctly. Do not fill the basket beyond the MAX indication. Push the basket down into the pan until you hear a click. www.insigniaproducts.com 11

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5 Qt. Mechanical Control Air Fryer
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Troubleshooting
PROBLEM
POSSIBLE CAUSE
SOLUTION
Your air fryer doesn’t work.
Your fryer isn’t plugged in.
Plug the power cord into a
grounded wall outlet.
You haven’t set the timer.
Turn the timer knob to the
required preparation time
to turn on your fryer.
The pan isn’t put into your
fryer correctly.
Slide the pan into your fryer
correctly.
You smell a burnt food odor
when you turn on your fryer
for the first time.
Manufacturing residue is in
your fryer.
Before using your fryer for
the first time, we
recommend that you heat it
for five minutes to eliminate
any manufacturing residue
that may remain after
shipping.
The food fried in your air
fryer isn’t done.
There’s too much food in
your air fryer.
Put smaller batches of
ingredients in the basket.
Smaller batches are fried
more evenly.
The set temperature is too
low.
Increase your air fryer’s
temperature.
The preparation time is too
short.
Cook your food longer.
The ingredients are fried
unevenly in your air fryer.
Certain types of ingredients
need to be shaken halfway
through the preparation
time.
Shake foods that lie on top
of or across each other
(such as fries) halfway
through the preparation
time.
Fried snacks aren’t crispy
when they come out of
your 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 can’t slide the pan into my
fryer correctly.
There’s too much food in
the basket.
Do not fill the basket
beyond the MAX indication.
The basket isn’t placed in
the pan correctly.
Push the basket down into
the pan until you hear a
click.