Fryer

A fryer comprising an oil vat for containing cooking oil;

• a heating means for heating the cooking oil in the oil vat;
• a filtering device for filtering the cooking oil in the oil vat when it is discharged into an oil tank;
• a return pipe serving as a duct for returning cooking oil in the filtering device to the oil vat;
• and an oil pump, disposed at an intermediate portion in the return pipe, for intaking cooking oil in the oil tank and pumping it to the oil vat,
• wherein, on the outflow side of the oil pump, an oil disposal pipe branches off from the return pipe, and an outflow route switching means is provided for switching the outflow route of the oil pump between the oil vat and the oil disposal pipe.

A fryer comprising an oil vat for containing cooking oil;

• a heating means for heating the cooking oil in the oil vat;
• a filtering device for filtering the cooking oil in the oil vat when it is discharged into an oil tank;
• a return pipe serving as a duct for returning cooking oil in the filtering device to the oil vat;
• and an oil pump, disposed at an intermediate portion in the return pipe, for intaking cooking oil in the oil tank and pumping it to the oil vat,
• wherein, on the intake side of the oil pump, an oil supply pipe branches off from the return pipe, and on the outflow side of the oil pump, an oil disposal pipe branches off from the return pipe;
• and
• wherein the fryer further comprises an intake route switching means for switching the intake route of the oil pump between the filtering device and the oil supply pipe, and an outflow route switching means for switching the outflow route of the oil pump between the oil vat and the oil disposal pipe.