Fryer and procedure for cooking in a small volume of oil
AssigneeDE' LONGHI APPLIANCES S.r.l.
InventorGiuseppe DE' LONGHI
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Abstract
A fryer is provided for cooking food in a small volume of oil. The fryer includes a main body with a seat for supporting a tilted tank designed to contain the volume of oil in a bottom angular portion thereof. The fryer also includes a heater, and at least one mixing blade inside the tank.
Claims20
A fryer, for cooking food in a moderate volume of oil (7), comprising a main body (1) with a seat (2) for supporting a tank (3) tilted suitably so as to collect said volume of oil (7) in a bottom angular portion (9), heater (6) and, inside said tank (3), at least one mixer blade (14) configured so as to bring at least a part of said food into contact with said volume of oil (7) in order to submit the food to a combined cooking action due to the effect of the thermal energy directly or indirectly transmitted by said heater (6) at least to said volume of oil (7) and said tank (3).
A method for cooking food in a moderate volume of oil with a fryer of the type comprising a main body (1), a tank (3) tilted suitably so as to collect said volume of oil (7) in its bottom angular portion (9), and a heater (6), the method comprising:
- placing a basket (4) inside said tank (3), and a mixer blade (14) inside said basket (4), and making said basket (4) and/or said mixer blade (14) rotate selectively or in combination in order to repeatedly extract and immerse said food contained in said basket (4) in said volume of oil (7) and to apply a film of oil on the portion of the bottom of said basket (4) above said volume of oil (7) so as to submit said food to a combined cooking action due at least to said volume of oil (7) and to said bottom of said basket (4), including said portion outside said volume of oil (7).
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