Batch frying system for kettle-style potato chips
Achieve consistent, high-quality kettle-style potato chips with a system that optimizes frying, stirring, and oil management, ensuring each batch meets the crunchy perfection snack lovers crave.
Fries and Manages Oil for Kettle Chips
The Batch Fryer from Heat and Control is engineered to deliver unparalleled consistency in kettle-style snack production. It employs a precise frying mechanism with an under-pan fired design that maintains optimal oil depth, essential for achieving the desired texture in products like kettle-fried potato chips and plantain crisps. With processing capacities of 180 to 360 lbs per hour, this fully automated system seamlessly manages frying, stirring, and unloading processes via PLC controls, ensuring repeatable quality. Its unique oil management features eliminate heat transfer tubes for efficient cooking and incorporate automatic oil level control to compensate for oil displacement. Available options include stainless steel construction for enhanced durability and corrosion resistance, and full integration capabilities with existing production lines. Designed for stringent food industry standards, it also features easy maintenance, guaranteeing prolonged operational reliability.
Benefits
- Ensures consistent chip quality with automated stirring, reducing labor intervention.
- Minimizes oil consumption through efficient under-pan heating, enhancing cost savings.
- Adjusts oil levels automatically, maintaining frying consistency and product quality.
- Integrates seamlessly with existing snack production lines, optimizing workflow.
- Facilitates easy maintenance for extended uptime and reduced operational costs.
- Applications
- Plantain chips,Snacks,Banana chips,Snack foods,Potato chips,Kettle chips,Corn chips,French fries
- End products
- Thick-cut fries,Plantain crisps,Artisanal potato crisps,Snack mix components,Traditional kettle chips,Hard bite kettle-style chips,Corn tortilla chips,Kettle-fried potato chips,Banana crisps,Crunchy potato chips
- Steps before
- Potato Handling,Cutting,Peeling / Grading,Oil Heating,Oil Filtration
- Steps after
- Seasoning,Product Cooling,Packaging,Inspection,Weighing
- Input ingredients
- potato slices,oil
- Output ingredients
- kettle-style potato chips,hard-bite chips,cooked potato chips
- Market info
- Heat and Control is known for its expertise in manufacturing food processing and packaging equipment, providing innovative solutions and high-quality systems for industries like snacks, prepared foods, and pharmaceuticals, with a strong reputation for reliability and technical support.
- Capacity
- 180 and 360 finished lbs/hr
- Automation
- PLC-controlled
- Oil depth
- As little as 4 inches
- Oil management
- Under-pan fired design
- Batch vs. continuous
- Batch
- Automation level
- PLC
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Batch
- Automation level
- Fully automated control
- Oil management
- Automatic oil level control
- Cooking method
- Under-pan fired design
- Chip stir system
- Yes
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- Tank shape and size
- Under-pan design,minimal oil depth
- Feed method
- Automatic potato feed
- Discharge method
- Discharge/drain conveyor
- Control panel type
- PLC system
- Control panel type
- PLC System
- Integration possibilities
- Fully automated control
- Oil management system
- Automatic oil level control
- Chip stirring system
- Chip-Stirr system