Apparatus for deep-frying food

An apparatus for deep-frying food, comprising

• a pan (2;
• 102;
• 202) for containing a frying medium (4) which is liquid in use,
• a cover (5;
• 105;
• 205), the cover (5;
• 105;
• 205), when placed on the pan, and the pan (2;
• 102;
• 202) together defining an inner space (3),
• a window (22) of a transparent material, which takes up at least a portion of a cover (5;
• 105;
• 205) and which extends at least partially in a sloping or vertical manner, and
• a vapor discharge channel (6) communicating with said inner space (3), extending from an upper portion of said inner space (3), characterized by
• a cooling surface (7) for cooling vapors, which cooling surface (7) communicates with said inner space (3) via at least a portion of said vapor discharge channel (6),
• a storage reservoir (13) for storing condensate that has precipitated on said cooling surface (7), into which storage reservoir (13) the vapor discharge channel (6) opens, and
• a collecting gutter (21;
• 121;
• 221) for collecting condensate that has precipitated on the window (22), which collecting gutter (21;
• 121;
• 221) extends along a bottom end of the window (22) and is provided with a drain (30;
• 130), via which drain the collecting gutter (21;
• 121;
• 221 ) communicates with the vapor discharge channel (6) for draining condensate to the vapor discharge channel (6).