Kettle chip fryer
Achieve consistent frying results and prevent chip clusters in kettle-style potato chips production with this batch fryer, optimizing both quality and efficiency for snack food manufacturers.

Fires and Cools Kettle-Style Potato Chips
The Mastermatic Batch Fryer from Heat and Control is engineered to produce premium kettle-style potato chips, addressing both quality and operational efficiency. Utilizing a robust stainless steel construction and a heavy-gauge oil kettle, this fryer ensures durability and sanitation. The fully-enclosed combustion system and removable panels allow for easy access and maintenance. The fryer integrates seamlessly into start-up and market entry lines, offering production flexibility with batch operations. Capable of producing up to 350 lbs of uniformly fried chips per hour, it employs the optional Chip-Stirr system to eliminate clusters and maintain product consistency. Designed for snack food manufacturers aiming for high-quality specialty snacks, this batch fryer promotes efficient oil management and precise process control.
Benefits
- Ensures consistent chip quality by preventing slice clusters with the Chip-Stirr system.
- Reduces production costs with energy-efficient oil heating capabilities.
- Simplifies maintenance with sanitary design and easy access to components.
- Supports start-up operations with flexible batch processing capabilities.
- Enhances product safety with a fully-enclosed combustion system.
- Applications
- Kettle-style potato chips,Snacks
- End products
- Hard-bite potato chips,Specialty potato snacks,Kettle chips
- Steps before
- Cutting,Potato Handling,Potato Unloading,Storage,Peeling / Grading
- Steps after
- Seasoning,Packaging,Weighing,Product Cooling
- Input ingredients
- potato slices,raw potatoes
- Output ingredients
- kettle-style potato chips,hard-bite potato chips,uniformly fried chips
- Market info
- Heat and Control (Mastermatic) is known for manufacturing industrial engineered-to-order food processing equipment, specializing in frying and cooking systems, and is recognized for high-quality, innovative solutions and reliable customer support in the food production industry.
- Capacity
- 150–350 lbs/hr
- Material Construction
- Stainless steel
- Automation
- Optional Chip-Stirr system
- Construction
- Heavy-gauge oil kettle
- System Access
- Large removable panels
- Frying Method
- Batch frying
- Chip Quality
- Uniformly fried hard-bite chips
- Combustion System
- Fully-enclosed
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Batch
- Automation level
- Optional Chip-Stirr System
- Cleaning method
- Fully-enclosed combustion system with removable panels
- Energy efficiency
- Economical batch fryer
- Chip quality control
- Eliminate chip clusters with Chip-Stirr
- Cleanability
- Stainless steel construction
- Corrosive resistance
- Stainless steel
- Density/particle size
- Hard-bite potato chips
- Kettle chip type
- Hard-bite
- Material
- All stainless steel construction
- Construction Type
- Heavy-gauge oil kettle
- Footprint
- Compact
- Combustion System
- Fully-enclosed
- Access
- Large removable panels for complete component access
- Construction Material
- Stainless Steel
- Control Panel Type
- Fully Enclosed System
- Chip Stirring Mechanism
- Optional Chip-Stirr System
- Access Features
- Large Removable Panels