Constant temperature fryer/cooker assembly

Abstract

A fryer/cooker assembly for cooking fast foods and the like at a predetermined constant temperature and without contamination between various types of food products includes a kitchen cabinet assembly having a cooking pan at an upper portion thereof which is removable for cleaning. The cooking pan is provided with a dispersing pipe substantially around the complete inner circumference thereof. This pipe has a plurality of oil dispersing holes, each hole being at approximately 30.degree. to the cooking pan bottom. A baffle plate over the dispersing pipe provides a gap between the lower edge thereof and the cooking pan bottom of approximately 1/4 inch. A heater/heat exchange unit of high efficiency, high temperature output receives, through appropriate piping, cooking oil to be heated to a desired set temperature. Temperature probes in the pan and the oil input to the heater/heat exchanger coupled with thermostat control structure accurately maintain the temperature of the cooking oil at preferably 325.degree. during operation of the assembly. Further important structure includes a bypass type oil filtering structure, a static pipe oil flow structure at each of the ends of the dispersing pipe, removable components for each of cleaning, easy access doors for appropriate components, and all mounted in a stainless steel cabinet for nice appearance, cleanliness and ease of maintenance.

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