A modular system usable to form a filtered, multiple frypot deep fat frying station having from two to seven operatively interconnected frypots, said modular system comprising:
- a first filtered module having a first floor supportable 26 housing with two frypots operative mounted in an upper port thereof in a closely adjacent side-by-side relationship, said two frypots each having a maximum side-to-side width and being interconnected by first supply header means and first drain header means respectively operative to flow cooking liquid from a source thereof into a selected one of the two frypots of said first filtered module and to receive cooking liquid drained from a selected one of the two frypots of said first filtered module, and first filter and pumping means, removably disposable within said first housing directly beneath said two closely adjacent frypots therein and removably interconnectable between said first drain header means, and pumping the filtered cooking liquid to and through said first supply header means, said first floor supportable housing having a pair of opposite side walls spaced apart a horizontal distance not substantially greater than the sum of said maximum side-to-side widths of said two frypots;
- a second filtered module having a second floor supportable housing with three frypots operatively mounted in an upper portion thereof in a closely adjacent side-by-side relationship, said three frypots each having a maximum side-to-side width and being interconnected by second supply header means and second drain header means respectively operative to flow cooking liquid from a source thereof into a selected one of the three frypots of said second filtered module and to receive cooking liquid drained from a selected filter and pumping means, removable disposable within said first housing beneath said three frypots therein and removably interconnectable between said second supply header means and said second drain header means, for receiving and filtering cooking liquid drained from said second drain header means, and pumping the filtered cooking liquid to and through said second supply header means, said second floor supportable housing having a pair of opposite side walls spaced apart a horizontal distance not substantially greater than the sum of said maximum side-to-side widths of said three frypots;
- at least one first non-filtered module having a third floor supportable housing with two frypots operatively mounted in an upper portion thereof and interconnected by third supply header means and third drain header means respectively operative to flow cooking liquid from a source thereof into a selected one of the two frypots of said first nonfiltered module and to receive cooking liquid drained from a selected one of the two frypots of said first nonfiltered module, said third supply header means being connectable to either of said first and second supply header means to define an extension thereof, said third drain header means being connectable to either of said first and second drain header means to define an extension thereof;
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- a second nonfiltered module having a fourth floor supportable housing with three frypots operatively mounted in an upper portion thereof and interconnected by fourth supply header means and fourth drain header means respectively operative to flow cooking liquid from a source thereof into a selected one of the three frypots of said second nonfiltered module and to receive cooking liquid drained from a selected one of the three frypots of said second nonfiltered module, said fourth supply header means being connectable to either of said first and second supply header means to define an extension thereof, said fourth drain header means being connectable to either of said first and second drain header means to define an extension thereof, whereby:
- said first filtered module defines by itself a filtered, two frypot deep fat frying station,
- said second filtered module defines by itself a filtered, three frypot deep fat frying station,
- a filtered, four frypot deep fat frying station may be formed by adjacently positioning the housings of said first filtered module and one of said at least one first nonfiltered module, interconnecting said first and third supply header means, and interconnecting said first and third drain header means,
- a filtered, five frypot deep fat frying station may be formed by adjacently positioning the housing of said second filtered module and one of said at least one first nonfiltered module, interconnecting said second supply header means and said third supply header means, and interconnecting said second drain header means and said third drain header means,
- a filtered, six frypot deep fat frying station may be formed by adjacently positioning the housings of said second filtered module and said second nonfiltered module, interconnecting said second supply header means and said fourth supply header means, and interconnecting said second drain header means and said fourth drain header means, and
- a filtered, seven frypot deep fat frying station may be formed by positioning the housing of said second filtered module between the housings of a pair of said at least one first nonfiltered module, interconnecting said second supply header means with the third supply header means of said pair of said first nonfiltered modules, and interconnecting said second drain header means with the third drain header means of said pair of said first nonfiltered modules.