High temperature, oil saving, rapid cook fryer system
AssigneePitco Frialater, Inc.
InventorRichard Shandross
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Abstract
A deep fat fryer able to quickly cook food items, in about one-third to one-half of a typical cook time in the art for corresponding food items, includes a high powered, preferably high efficiency heating unit utilized to establish a cooking oil temperature in the order of about forty or more degrees Fahrenheit above a typical cook time, while preferably remaining lower than or equal to 410° F. A controller regulates the heat input from the heating unit so as to keep the temperature of the oil from dropping drastically after a product to be fried is placed in the oil for cooking. The amount of cooking oil employed is minimized. A sensing arrangement is utilized to input sensed operating conditions to the controller in order to maintain a desired operating temperature and oil level.
Claims11
A system for deep frying food items comprising:
- a vat adapted to house and heat a desired amount of cooking oil
- an energy source with automatically adjustable heat input rates adapted to provide heat to the vat and maintain the cooking oil placed in the vat within a temperature range of 380°-410° F. throughout a complete cooking period;
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- a container mounted above the vat for storing an additional amount of fresh oil.
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