Deep fryer and method for cooking food products
AssigneeDe' Longhi S.p.A.
InventorGiuseppe De' Longhi
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Abstract
The flyer (1) for cooking a food product, comprises a main body (2) for housing a tilted container (3) adapted to receive the cooking oil, a tilted basket for containing the food product, positioned in an extractable manner in the container, first (30, 31) and second heating means (49), a selector for selecting a first cooking mode in a first volume of oil with the first heating means or a second cooking mode in a second volume of oil greater than the first volume of oil with the second heating means, and rotation means (17) adapted to operate in rotation the basket (11) or at least a mixing paddle (13) present or positionable inside the basket.
Claims21
Deep fryer for cooking a food product, comprising a main body for housing a tilted container adapted for receiving oil for cooking said food product, and a tilted basket for holding said food product, arranged in a removable manner in said container, comprising, first and second heating means, a selector for selecting a first cooking mode with a first volume of oil with said first heating means or a second cooking mode with a second volume of oil greater than said first volume of oil with said second heating means, and rotation means adapted to rotate said basket or at least one mixing paddle present or positionable inside said basket, said first heating means being of the type providing a forced air circulation inside said container.
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Method for deep-frying a food product, providing cooking oil in a space present at an angle smaller with respect to a tilted container in such a manner to have a suitable level of oil, though in a small amount, positioning into said container a tilted removable basket in such manner that it occupies said space with a perforated portion thereof, inserting said product into said basket, creating a forced air circulation heating inside said container for heating both said oil and air present in said container, and cyclically moving said product in said basket for the combined cooking of said food product by means of said oil when the food product is immersed therein and by means of said air when the food product is not immersed in the oil.
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