Kettle fryer for batch potato chips
Ensure consistent quality and precise frying for your kettle-cooked chips with this thermal fluid heated batch fryer, featuring reliable, uniform oil heating and automatic stirring to eliminate chip clusters.

Fry and Stir Kettle-Cooked Potato Chips
The MasterTherm Kettle Fryer by Heat and Control is designed for producing high-quality kettle-cooked potato chips with precision and consistency. This batch fryer employs a thermal fluid heating system that ensures uniform oil heating, preventing chip clusters and maintaining product integrity through the Chip-Stirr system. Ideal for potato chip and snack food manufacturers, it produces artisanal and hard-bite style chips efficiently. The fryer’s tube-in-tube heat exchanger design optimizes thermal fluid volume for rapid temperature adjustments, catering to varying product loads. Its full-length hood conserves energy by reducing heat loss and allowing steam to protect oil quality, aligning with sustainable operation practices. Engineered for easy maintenance, it allows swift access for cleaning, minimizing downtime. The system’s versatility accommodates various batch-frying applications, integrating seamlessly into existing snack production lines.
Benefits
- Ensures consistent chip quality by preventing slice clusters during frying.
- Adapts quickly to load changes with efficient thermal fluid heating, reducing energy waste.
- Enhances oil longevity and quality with full-length hood reducing heat loss.
- Minimizes maintenance time with easy-access design for quick cleaning.
- Integrates smoothly into existing production lines, maintaining high output efficiency.
- Applications
- Potato chips,Hard-bite chips,Kettle chips,Snacks
- End products
- Hard-bite style potato chips,Batch-fried potato chips,Kettle-cooked potato chips,Artisan potato chips
- Steps before
- Cutting,Peeling / Grading,Potato Handling,Potato Unloading,Storage
- Steps after
- Inspection,Seasoning,Packaging,Oil Cooling,Product Cooling,Washing,Dewatering
- Input ingredients
- potato slices,raw chips,cooking oil
- Output ingredients
- kettle-style potato chips,hard-bite chips,fried potato 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.
- Heating method
- Thermal fluid
- Heat exchanger design
- Tube-in-tube
- Cooking method
- Batch
- Operation type
- Automatic stirring system
- Temperature control
- Rapid adjustment
- Hood design
- Full length
- Material circulation
- Rapid thermal fluid circulation
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Batch
- Automation level
- Automated (Chip-Stirr system)
- Cleaning method
- Minimal cleaning due to tube spacing
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- Machine footprint
- Compact
- Tank shape
- Cylindrical
- Discharge method
- Conveyor discharge
- Control panel type
- PLC
- Compact footprint
- Yes
- Control panel type
- Automated/Manual