Control system for frying apparatus

In a food frying system the combination comprising:

• a plurality of heater elements adapted for connection to a power source for heating cooking fluid in said system, said elements being pivotally attached to said system to rotate from a first position in said cooking fluid to a second position out of said fluid,
• a first thermostat selectively electrically connected to said heating elements for maintaining said heating elements at a selected cooking temperature,
• a second thermostat attached to and in selective electrical connection with said heating elements for turning off said elements when said elements reach a first predetermined temperature while in said first position,
• a third thermostat attached to and in electrical connection with said heating elements for turning off said elements when said elements reach a second predetermined temperature while in said second position,
• a thermal delay relay selectively connected to said heating elements for cycling said heating elements off and on while said elements are in said second position;
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• a switch in said system for alternately connecting said first and second thermostats to said heating elements and disconnecting said thermal delay relay from said heating elements when said elements are in said first position and for connecting said thermal delay relay to said heating elements and disconnecting said first and second thermostats from said heating elements when said elements are in said second position.