A high-efficiency heating apparatus for heating fluids and cooking mediums, such as oil or shortening within a fryer, includes a natural draft (non-powered) or a powered draft combustion chamber that is affixed to an exterior surface of a fry tank.

A substantially closed loop filtration and convection system is configured to move fluid/oil volume within a fryer vat. The vat has a flow directed inlet, which directs flow of cooking fluid in a direction across the bottom of the vat directing the flow of oil and crumbs/debris across the vat, up and across a flow separation portion toward and into a cleaning zone portion of the vat. A crumb tray or crumb/debris catch system is disposed in the cleaning zone adjacent to the vat.

A cooking tank 112 for a food fryer 100 includes a lower heating zone 154 for receiving a heating element of heat exchanger 120, and an upper product zone 152 in which a product transporting conveying system 122 is positioned. The lower heating zone of the tank 112 is narrower in width than the upper product zone 154 of the tank. Conveyor side bars 140 extend upwardly from shoulders 170 extending laterally from the narrower side walls at the heating zone of the tank to the wider side walls 168 at the product zone of the tank. Conveyor side bars 140 extend upwardly from the shoulders 170, inwardly of the side walls 168, to support the conveying system 122.

A deep fryer tank made of a deep-drawn metal material includes a bottom and several sides connected to the bottom by curves, at least one of the sides having at least one rigidifying lateral indentation forming a lateral recess extending in one direction. At least one side has at least one other rigidifying lateral indentation forming another lateral recess extending in another direction, and the at least one rigidifying lateral indentation intersects the at least one other rigidifying lateral indentation. An electric deep fryer comprises a deep fryer tank of the aforementioned type.

A frypot of a commercial deep fat fryer includes a foam deck and a front wall that is a downward extending vertical face of the frypot. The foam deck and the front wall are formed by sheet metal that has a radius bend between the foam deck of the frypot and the front wall. The radius has a bend radius of between 0.25 inches and 1.5 inches.

A frying apparatus includes: a main body provided with a first casing portion and a second casing portion located behind and above the first casing portion; a frying oil tank installed in the first casing portion, and provided with a central discharge port located close to a bottom surface of the frying oil tank, and with supply ports arranged at upper portions of both sides of the discharge port; a filter member installed in the second casing portion; and a frying oil filtration unit provided with a circulation piping installed to connect the discharge port and the supply ports while passing through the filter member, and with a motor pump that is installed on the circulation piping, and that suctions and pumps frying oil in the oil tank to circulate and replenish the frying oil, which has passed through the filter member, into the oil tank.

A fryer unit includes a housing, and a fryer vat supported by the housing and defining a volume for receiving oil to be heated for cooking. An oil heating system includes at least one immersed electrical heating unit within the fryer vat for heating oil within the fryer vat. An overall height of the fryer unit is no more than twenty-five inches so as to be adapted for positioning upon an appliance base or countertop.

A kitchen in a box automatic cooking appliance with various cooking stations and a deep frying station along with selectable lid integrated stirring mechanism with remote stirring power source. Floor and wall mounted ingredient bins and containers along with universal tool carrier to bring in fluidic ingredients to be delivered to cooking stations. Removable components for easy cleaning of the automatic cooking appliance and the components. Heating control by using temperature sensor in contact with cooking vessels by attaching actuator mechanisms on knobs of off the shelf induction and gas stoves.

A frypot of a commercial deep fat fryer includes a foam deck and a front wall that is a downward extending vertical face of the frypot. The foam deck and the front wall are formed by sheet metal that has a radius bend between the foam deck of the frypot and the front wall. The radius has a bend radius of between 0.25 inches and 1.5 inches.

A chicken wing cutter is provides a safe and sanitary way to cut chicken wings and fry them. The chicken wings cutter is a device that holds chicken wings in place and cut them without having to use a knife. It provides safety measure to cut chicken wings without the use of knives or machinery having to hold and touch the chicken. This will avoid contamination or carrying of such bacteria caused while handling poultry and avoid spills from frying. The device allows you to place the chicken in the cradles. Once secure in the cradles, the chicken cutter cut the chicken in precise pieces in preparation for cooking chicken wings in a fryer. The device has blades within the lid that retracts and closed and oval locked is secure the chicken is ready to cut then after placed on cradle for frying.