An automated food-fryer system is configured to move a basket from a position at which it can receive food from a frozen food dispenser to a cooking well. The system includes a freezer chamber that includes a twin auger subsystem. The twin auger subsystem is configured to dispense food into the frozen food dispenser.

A cooking apparatus may include a main body. A substantially solid cooking surface may be coupled to the main body. A lid may also be coupled to the main body. A cavity may be positioned above the substantially solid cooking surface when the lid is in a closed position. A first opening may open into the cavity. The first opening may be configured to allow heated air to circumvent the substantially solid cooking surface and to flow into the cavity.

A fryer with a vessel that contains a hot fluid-bath with a fluid level, the fryer includes one or more belts that transport products to be fried through the hot fluid-bath, a surface of the one or more belts on which the products are located during transportation in the fryer has a submerged section that is submerged in the hot fluid-bath; a submerge belt that hinders the products from floating to the fluid level, the submerge belt has a submerged section that is submerged in the hot fluid-bath; a floating particles removing device that is located vertically above the submerged section of the submerge belt and/or the submerge section of the surface of the one or more belts; a guiding device that guides floating particles to the floating particles removing device; and a sediment removal device that is combined with the floating particle removal device.