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ELECTRIC FONDUE
KH 1090
ELECTRIC FONDUE
Operating instructions
KOMPERNASS GMBH · BURGSTRASSE 21 · D-44867 BOCHUM
ID-Nr.: KH1090-06/08-V2
CONTENT
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Intended usage
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Safety instructions
Function
Technical data
Items supplied
Description
Placement
Before the first use
Taking into use
Using the fondue pot for serving and keeping food warm
Cleaning and Care
Storage
Troubleshooting
Disposal
Importer
Warranty and Service
Recipes
Fondue Bourguignonne....................................................................................................................8
Fondue Chinoise...............................................................................................................................8
Neuenburger Cheese Fondue.........................................................................................................9
Fondue with Seafood.......................................................................................................................9
Sweet-Sour Fondue........................................................................................................................10
Read these operating instructions carefully before using the appliance for the first time and preserve this
maual for later reference. Pass this manual on to whoever might acquire the appliance at a future date.
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ELECTRIC FONDUE
KH 1090
To avoid the risks of fire and burn
:
injuries
• Never leave the appliance unattended whilst in use.
• This appliance is not intended for use by individuals
(including children) with restricted physical,
physiological or intellectual abilities or deficiences
in experience and/or knowledge unless they are
supervised by a person responsible for their safety
or receive from this person instruction in how the
appliance is to be used. Children should be
supervised to ensure that they do not play with
the appliance.
Intended usage
The Electric Fondue Bifinett KH 1090 is intended
exclusively …
• for use as a cooking implement
• for use in enclosed spaces
• for non-commercial use in private households
• Select a safe and stable location to place the
appliance.
Note:
All warranties and liabilities are null and void in
the case of defects with the Electrical Fondue and
its components that may have been caused through
improper use of the appliance!
• Ensure that the power plug is at all times easily
accessible, in case of danger, and that there is
no risk of anyone tripping over the cable.
• Never use the appliance:
- if individual components, the power plug or the
power cable are damaged,
Safety instructions
- in the case of malfunctions, or if it has otherwise
been damaged or dropped. Arrange for the
appliance to be checked and/or repaired at
the Service Centre.
To avoid potentially fatal electric
shocks:
• The rating of the local power supply must tally
completely with the details given on the rating
plate of the appliance.
• Never submerse the thermo-plinth in water.
Wipe it with a damp cloth only. Should fluids
penetrate into the thermo-plinth, there is the risk
of receiving an electric shock!
• Arrange for defective power plugs and/or cables
to be replaced at once by qualified technicians
or our Customer Service Department.
• Arrange for damaged or malfunctioning appliances
to be inspected and/or repaired by a qualified
specialist or the Customer Service Department
as soon as possible.
• Plastic bags can be deadly. To avoid the risk of
fatalities through suffocation, keep plastic bags
out of the reach of children.
• Do not operate the appliance via an external
time-switch or a separate remote control system.
• Never place other kitchen implements (e.g. cooking
pans) onto the thermo-plinth instead of the Fondue
pot. Other cooking pans could tip during use, as
the thermo-plinth is designed only for acceptance
of the supplied cooking implement.
Tips for safety:
• Immediately remove the electrical plug from the
socket in cases of danger.
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• Never use the appliance for purposes other than
those for which it was intended.
• Always remove the power cable from the wall
socket, and also from the appliance, if the appliance
is not in use, when removing components and
before cleaning it.
To extinguish burning fats and oils…
1. Immediately remove the power plug from the
wall socket.
2. Smother the flames, in that you place a lid, a metal
dish or bowl or a fire blanket over the fondue pot.
To avoid the risk of property
damage:
• Do not use the fondue-pot as a cooking implement
on other sources of heat (e.g. on hotplates), it
could be irreparably damaged.
Function
With the Fondue-Set you can prepare…
• classical fondues with meat or fish
• Swiss-style cheese fondues
• light Chinese fondues with bouillon
or also
Risk of Burns!
• During use and when serving, grasp the Electrical
Fondue only by the handles, it can become very
hot. Additionally, for the sake of safety, always
use an oven cloth.
• chocolate fondues as a dessert
Technical data
• When heating fats and other liquids, the hot content
may splatter upwards. Accordingly, NEVER lean
over the fondue pot when it is in use!
Mains voltage:
Power consumption: 1.200 Watt
220-240 V 50 Hz
~
This symbol warns of hot surfaces.
Risk of Burns!
Items supplied
Attention!
• Fondue pot made of stainless steel
• Thermo-plinth with temperature controller
• Fork holder
• 8 Fondue forks
• Operating Instructions
• During cooking, never pour water into the heated
fat or oil in the fondue pot! This would cause a
darting flame and possibly a fire! Additionally,
people close to the Electrical Fondue may be
seriously burned!
• Overheated fats and oils can quickly start to
burn! Under no circumstances should you try
to extinguish burning fats or oils with water!
Description
1 Fork holder
2 Heat insulated handles
3 Fondue pot
4 Power cable
This would cause a dartflame which could also ignite
furniture and curtains etc! Additionally, people close
to the Electrical Fondue may be seriously burned!
5 Thermo-plinth
6 Temperature regulator
7 Control lamp
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Placement
Taking into use
Place the switched-on fondue exclusively on level,
firm and heat-resistant surfaces in a dry environment.
Note:
On the first usage, the generation of light smoke
and a slight smell can occur, this is due to production
residues. This is completely normal and is not
dangerous. Provide for sufficient ventilation, for
example, open a window.
Important
!
To avoid heat related damage and the risk of a
fire in the surroundings of the switched-on Electrical
Fondue, take steps to ensure that …
• the switched-on fondue has an all-round minimum
distance of 50 cm from walls, furniture and other
objects.
1. Insert the power cable 4 into the thermo-plinth 5.
2. Insert the power cable 4 into a wall power socket.
3. Place the fondue-pot 3 onto the thermo-plinth 5.
• no objects are suspended above the switched-on
fondue (e.g. lamps).
Ensure that the Fondue pot 3 stands safely and
level on the thermo-plinth 5.
• there are no easily inflammable objects close to
the switched-on fondue (e.g. materials/textiles).
• the power cable 4 and the thermo-plinth 5 are
not located close to hot surfaces or open flames.
• the power cable 4 does not, and cannot, make
contact with the thermo-plinth 5.
Attention!
Never lay aluminium foil or other materials between
the thermo-plinth 5 and the fondue-pot 3, if you
do, irreparable damage may be caused to the Elec-
trical Fondue. Additionally, there would be the danger
of a fire!
• no moisture and/or fluids can permeate into the
thermo-plinth 5.
Warning regarding appliance
damage!
Before the first use
• NEVER place other kitchen implements (e.g.
cooking pans) instead of the Fondue pot 3
onto the thermo-plinth 5. Other cooking pans
could tip over during use, as the thermo-plinth 5
is designed to accept only the Fondue pot 3.
• Also, do not use the fondue-pot 3 as a cooking
implement on other heat sources (e.g. on hotplates),
it could be irreparably damaged.
Remove all components of the Electrical Fondue
from the packaging. Remove all possibly remaining
protective foils and clean any packaging-dust remnants
from all components that will come into contact with
foodstuffs.
Do not use any abrasive cleaners or scouring pads
as these will scratch the surfaces!
• Never apply heat to an empty fondue-pot 3.
4. Pour the amount of cooking oil or bouillon required
for the selected dish into the fondue pot 3.
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Notice regarding the filling of the fondue-pot 3:
• Never fill the fondue-pot 3 with oil or bouillon
above the Max. marking in the pot.
• Never fill the fondue pot 3 with cooking oil or
Bouillon to less than the Min. marking.
• Use exclusively vegetable oils for the preparation
of fondues.
Advice about fondue ingredients:
• Use a piece of kitchen-roll paper to dab all of
the ingredients dry before placing them in the
fondue-pot 3.
• Completely thaw deep-frozen ingredients before
placing them into the fondue-pot 3.
• Never place spices, herbs or similar flavourings
into the oil as these burn very quickly in hot oil.
Should you wish to use herbal oil preparations,
the herbs must be removed from the oil before
filling the fondue-pot 3.
7. Place the fork holder 1 onto the fondue-pot 3.
The fondue forks supplied can be put into the
fork holder 1.
8. Then adjust the temperature regulator 6 for the
preparation of …
• Never mix different oil types.
• Never use oils that have already been used!
• Chocolate fondues at heating level 1-2.
• Cheese fondues at heating level 2-3.
• Classical fondues with oil at heating level 4-5.
• Chinesische fondues with bouillon at heating
level 4-5.
Note:
The different heat settings on the temperature regu-
lator 6, as well as the time details, are to be
considered as guiding values only.
Using the fondue pot for serving
5. Position the temperature regulator 6 to pre-heat and keeping food warm
and melt-down for …
• Classical fondues with oil at heating level 4-5.
• Chinese fondues with bouillon at heating level 3-4.
If you wish to use the fondue-pot 3 for serving and
keeping food warm …
Note:
1. Firstly, turn the temperature regulator 6 to
heating level 0.
During melting, constantly stir the cheese resp. the
chocolate. Otherwise, the cheese resp. chocolate
could burn on.
2. Remove the fondue-pot 3 from the thermo-plinth 5
and place it on a heat-resistant surface (e.g. a
switched-off, completely cooled down hotplate).
3. Remove the power cable 4, first from the wall
socket and then from the thermo-plinth 5.
4. Place the thermo-plinth 5 at the desired location.
Ensure that the surface at the location is level,
firm and heat-resistant.
• For melting cheese fondues at heating level 4-5.
• For melting chocolate fondues at heating level 1-2.
The control lamp 7 glows.
6. After pre-heating, place the ingredients for the
individual dish into the fondue-pot 3. For this,
use the supplied fondue forks.
5. Insert the power cable 4 first back into the
thermo-plinth 5 and then into a wall socket.
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6. Place the fondue-pot 3 with the food to be kept Storage
warm onto the thermo-plinth 5.
7. Turn the temperature regulator 6 to heating
level 1-2 for the keeping warm of liquid dishes
such as soup etc. .
• Remove the power cable 4 from both the wall
socket and the thermo-plinth 5 when the appliance
is not being used.
• Always wait until the thermo-plinth 5 and the
fondue-pot 3 have cooled down completely
before packing the Electrical Fondue and its
components away after use.
Cleaning and Care
• For the sake of safety, always store the Electrical
Fondue out of the reach of children.
Attention!
First of all remove the power cable 4 from the wall
socket before cleaning the Electrical Fondue and its
components! Otherwise, there is the risk of receiving
an electric shock!
Troubleshooting
Should the Electrical Fondue not function or not
function correctly …
Attention!
After using the Electrical Fondue, wait until the
thermo-plinth 5 and the fondue-pot 3 have cooled
down completely! The risk of burns is ever present!
1. Check to ensure that the power cable 4 is
correctly connected to the thermo-plinth 5.
2. Check to see that the power cable is correctly
connected to the wall socket.
3. Check to see if the wall socket to which the Elec-
trical Fondue is connected is "live", in that another
appliance is connected to it.
When you have removed the power cable 4 of
the Electrical Fondue from the wall socket and the
fondue-pot 3 and the thermo-plinth 5 have cooled
down …
1. Remove the cooking oil from the fondue-pot 3.
2. Wash the fondue-pot 3 thoroughly in warm
water with a mild dish detergent.
If the malfunction cannot be traced back to one of
these causes …
3. If necessary, clean the housing of the themo-
plinth 5 with a moist sponge.
4. Remove the power cable from the wall socket
and allow the thermo-plinth 5 to cool down
completely.
Attention!
5. Re-insert the power cable into a wall socket.
NEVER submerge the thermo-plinth 5 in water to
clean it! The appliance could become irreparably
damaged!
Should the malfunction not be corrected by the
measures described above, please make contact
with one of our service-partners in your locality.
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Disposal
Warranty and Service
Do not dispose of the appliance in your
You receive a 3-year warranty for this device as of
the purchase date. The appliance has been manu-
factured with care and meticulously examined before
delivery. Please retain your receipt as proof of pur-
chase. In the case of a warranty claim, please make
contact by telephone with our service department.
Only in this way can a post-free despatch for your
goods be assured.
The warranty covers only claims for material and
maufacturing defects, not for worn parts or for damage
to fragile components, e.g. buttons or batteries. This
product is for private use only and is not intended
for commercial use.
normal domestic waste. This product is
subject to the provisions of European
Directive 2002/96/EG.
Dispose of the appliance through an approved
disposal centre or at your community waste facility.
Observe the currently applicable regulations.
In case of doubt, please contact your waste disposal
centre.
Dispose of all packaging materials in an
environmentally friendly manner.
The warranty is void in the case of abusive and
improper handling, use of force and internal tampering
not carried out by our authorized service branch.
Your statutory rights are not restricted in any way
by this warranty.
Importer
KOMPERNASS GMBH
BURGSTRASSE 21
44867 BOCHUM, GERMANY
DES Ltd
Units 14-15
Bilston Industrial Estate
Oxford Street
Bilston
WV14 7EG
Tel.: 0870/787-6177
Fax: 0870/787-6168
e-mail: [email protected]
Irish Connection
Harbour view
Howth
Co. Dublin
Tel: 00353 (0) 87 99 62 077
Fax: 00353 18398056
e-mail: [email protected]
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Recipes
Note:
Do not hang all of the fondue forks with meat into
the fondue pot 3 at the same time. This will cool
the oil too quickly and the pores of the meat will not
close quickly enough. The meat will be very greasy.
Fondue Bourguignonne
Preparation time: approx. 30 minutes
For four people.
Fondue Chinoise
Ingredients
• 800 g Fillet of Beef
Preparation time: approx. 50 minutes
(plus approx. 45 Min. freezing time)
For 4 people
• 1 jar Pepper gherkins (approx. 190 g)
• 1 jar Pearl onions (approx. 190 g)
• 1 jar Mixed pickles (ca. 220 g)
• some salt
• black pepper from the grinder
• 3/4 l Sunflower seed oil
Ingredients
• 300 gr. Chicken breast fillet
• 300 gr Veal fillet
• 300 gr Pork fillet
• one large Carrot
1. Trim any gristle or sinews from the meat, pat it
dry and cut it into cubes of about 3 cm in size.
Distribute it onto several plates and place them
on the table so that they are easily reachable for
everyone.
• a small stick of Leek
• 40 gr Celery
• a piece of fresh Ginger (4 cm long)
• 1/2 stem of Lemon grass
• 250 gr Spinach
2. Allow the pepper gherkins, pearl onions and
mixed pickles to drain separately then place
them into small bowls. Distribute the small bowls
and the salt and pepper mills around the table.
3. Heat up the oil as described in the instructions.
4. Spear an individual piece of meat onto a fork.
Hang the fork in the fork holder so that the meat
is completely covered by the oil.
• 250 gr Spring onions
• 1 - 2 Liter Chicken stock
• 3 tablespoons of Dry sherry
for the Sauce
• 8 tablespoons of Soya sauce
• 4 very fresh Egg yolks
5. Leave the meat in the fondue pot 3 until it is
cooked to the individuals personal taste - rare,
medium or well done.
1. Put all of the meats separately into freezer bags
and place them in the freezer for approx.
45 minutes.
6. After removal, flavour the meat with salt and
pepper.
2. Afterwards, cut all of the meats into wafer-thin
slices and lay them, slightly overlapping, onto
a plate.
3. Clean, wash and peel the celery, leek and the
carrot. Cut them all into fine strips. Peel and
chop the ginger and the lemon grass. Clean
and wash the spinach and the spring onions.
Lay them both together on a plate.
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4. Boil up the chicken stock in the fondue pot 3.
Add the carrot, leek, ginger and lemon grass,
then let it all simmer for 10 minutes. Season the
broth with sherry.
5. Allot the soya sauce into four small bowls and
then whisk an egg yolk into each one. Place the
small bowls on the table.
6. Spear the ingredients on the fondue forks and
cook them in the broth. When done, dip the tid-
bits into the soya sauce.
3. Blend the Kirschschnapps with the edible starch
and then add it into the fondue pot 3. Stirring
constantly (in a figure 8 movement), bring the
cheese mixture in the fondue pot 3 to the boil
and then let it cook until it is thick and smooth.
Season the cheese fondue with nutmeg and pepper.
4. Turn the temperature down so far that the cheese
mixture, during the meal, lightly simmers.
5. Spear the bread cubes on the fondue forks, dip
them in the cheese mixture and, with a slight
twist, take them back out again. After every dip
stir the cheese mixture again so that it remains
thick and smooth.
Neuenburger Cheese Fondue
Preparation time approx. 35 minutes
For 4 people.
Fondue with Seafood
• 12 slices of White sandwich bread
• 400 gr Greyerzer
Preparation time approx. 50 minutes
For 4 people
• 200 gr Emmentaler
• 1 Garlic clove
Ingredients
• 300 ml dry White wine
(Neuenburger or Fendant)
• 1 tablespoon of Lemon juice
• 2 teaspoons of Edible starch
• 4 cl Kirsch-schnapps
• 32 large Prawns (e.g. Gambas)
• 16 wafer-thin slices of Bacon fat
• 600 gr Rosefish fillets
• 400 gr Mussels (closed)
• 2 bunches of smooth Parsley
• 4 Garlic cloves
• some grated Nutmeg
• some white pepper from the grinder
• 2 Lemons
• 1 ltr Corn oil
1. Cut the white bread into mouth-sized pieces and
lay them on a plate.
1. Peel the scampi. Halve the slices of bacon fat
and wrap them around the scampi. Rinse the
rosefish under cold flowing water then dab it
dry. Cut it into mouth-sized cubes.
Grate the cheeses and mix them together well.
Half the garlic clove and use it to wipe out the
fondue pot 3.
2. Pour the wine and the lemon juice into the fondue
pot 3 and then bring it to the boil. Add the
cheese in small quantities at a time and, while
stirring constantly, allow it to melt.
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2. Wash the mussels, pull the beards out with your
fingers and dispose of them. Place the mussels
into a pot of boiling water. Allow them to cook
until the shells open. Dispose of the mussels that
have not opened their shells, these are spoilt.
Loosen the mussels from their shells and lay
them, together with the rosefish and the scampi,
onto a flat dish.
Sweet-Sour Fondue
Preparation time: approx. 35 min
For 4 people
Ingredients
• 600 gr Paprika peppers
• some salt
3. Rinse the parsley, shake it dry and chop it into
small pieces. Peel the garlic and squeeze it into
the parsley. Mix both together carefully and then
fill it into several small dishes. Quarter the lemons
and distribute them amongst the plates on the
table.
• 800 gr Pork fillet
• 1 tin of Pineapple pieces (approx. 580 gr)
• 1/4 l White-wine vinegar
• 2 tablespoons of Soya sauce
• 1-2 teaspoons of Edible starch
• 1 teaspoon of Brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons of Chinese chili sauce
4. Heat the oil up in the fondue pot 3 as described
in the instructions.
5. Spear single individual pieces of seafood or fish
on the fondue forks. Cook them in the oil.
Dip the cooked fish pieces or seafood in parsley
and sprinkle with some lemon juice.
1. Halve, clean and wash the paprika peppers and
then cut them into mouth-sized pieces. Blanch
them for three minutes in boiling saltwater.
Dip the pieces in ice-cold water, let them drip
off and then place the on a platter.
2. Trim any gristle or sinews from the pork fillet,
then cut it into thin strips. Allow the pineapple
pieces to drain off in a sieve. Collect the juice
and make it up to 375 ml with plain water.
Place the pineapple pieces next to the paprika
pieces on the platter.
3. Pour the vinegar, the pineapple juice and the
soya sauce into the fondue pot 3 and heat it up
as described in the instructions. Mix the edible
starch with cold water until it is smooth,
add it in to the fondue pot 3 and allow every-
thing to boil up briefly. Season the decoction
with sugar and chili sauce.
4. Adjust the temperature so that the fluid just lightly
simmers.
5. Spear a piece of meat, pineapple piece and
paprika cube onto a fondue fork and then place
it into the sauce to cook.
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