Cooking medium systems having a single mechanical lever and control assisted filtering and draining

A system for delivering and filtering a cooking medium of a cooking apparatus, comprising:

• a first cooking vessel;
• a second cooking vessel;
• a drain manifold configured to be in fluid communication with at least one of the first and second cooking vessels;
• at least one drain container configured to store used cooking medium, and configured to selectively be in fluid communication with the drain manifold via a first flow path;
• a first drain valve configured to selectively place the first cooking vessel in fluid communication with the at least one drain container;
• a second drain valve configured to selectively place the second cooking vessel in fluid communication with the at least one drain container;
• a first drain lever configured to selectively open and close the first drain valve;
• a second drain lever configured to selectively open and close the second drain valve;
• a first drain lever indicator configured to indicate an operational status of the first drain valve;
• a second drain lever indicator configured to indicate an operational status of the second drain valve;
• a filter pump configured to pump the cooking medium in the drain container back into the cooking vessel;
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• a controller configured to monitor the state of the first drain valve and the second drain valve, wherein when the first drain valve is open, the second drain lever indicator indicates a warning status when the second drain lever is operated to open the second drain valve, and when the second drain valve is open, the first drain lever indicator indicates a warning status when the first drain lever is operated to open the first drain valve.

A system for delivering and filtering a cooking medium of a cooking apparatus, comprising:

• a plurality of cooking vessels;
• a drain manifold configured to be in fluid communication with the plurality of cooking vessels;
• a drain container configured to store used cooking medium, and configured to selectively be in fluid communication with the drain manifold via a first flow path;
• a plurality of drain valves, each drain valve configured to selectively place a respective one of the plurality of cooking vessels in fluid communication with the at least one drain container;
• a plurality of drain levers respectively coupled to the plurality of drain valves, each drain lever configured to selectively open and close a corresponding one of the plurality of drain valves;
• a plurality of drain lever indicators, each configured to indicate an operational status of a corresponding one of the plurality of cooking vessels;
• a filter pump configured to pump the cooking medium in the drain container back into the cooking vessel, and
• a controller configured to monitor the status of each of the plurality of cooking vessels, and each of the plurality of drain valves, wherein when one of the plurality of drain levers is operated, the controller produces an indication on the corresponding drain lever indicator when any of the drain valves not corresponding to the operated drain lever is already open.