Oil curtain fryer for snack production
Enhance snack quality and shelf life by frying with rapid oil turnover and minimal oil volume, achieving uniform heat distribution without submersion for superior product freshness.

Efficiently Fries and Filters Snack Products
The HeatWave Snack Fryer from Heat and Control revolutionizes snack production with its innovative design, utilizing curtains of clean, filtered oil to efficiently fry a variety of snacks, such as nuts, namkeen, and extruded snacks. The fryer operates with the lowest system oil volume in the industry, ensuring fresh flavor and extended shelf life by maintaining rapid oil turnover. Customizable conveyor and infeed configurations enhance its versatility, accommodating delicate products like batter-coated snacks and noodles. The HeatWave is engineered for seamless integration into continuous production lines, supported by its PLC-controlled operations and optional modules like oil cooling and booster heaters. Its energy efficiency stems from reduced oil consumption, while the system’s robust stainless-steel construction ensures durability and compliance with food industry standards. Maintenance is streamlined through features like drop-in flume extensions, optimizing both performance and cleaning processes.
Benefits
- Enhances product freshness and flavor through rapid oil turnover and filtration.
- Increases production efficiency with low oil volume, reducing operational costs.
- Customizable configurations support a wide range of snack types, increasing versatility.
- Streamlines operations with PLC-controlled integration for minimal supervision.
- Durable construction and easy maintenance ensure long-term reliability.
- Applications
- Extruded snacks,Pellet snacks,Noodle snacks,Nuts,Batter coated snacks,Namkeen,Peas
- End products
- Almond snacks,Wasabi peas,Peas coated with spices,Instant noodle snacks,Bhujia,Ramen noodles,Vegetable pellets,Moong dal,Cashew nuts,Cheese puffs,Potato pellets,Tempura batter mix snacks,Cheese balls
- Steps before
- Blending,Cutting,Coating,Corn Cooking,Soaking,Corn Grinding / Masa Preparation,Filling,Corn Milling / Masa Preparation,Corn Masa Maker System,Conditioning,Nugget Forming,Electroporation
- Steps after
- Oil Cooling,Oil Filtration,Oil Heating,Oil Removal,Product Cooling,Seasoning,Packaging,Peeling / Grading,Pollution Control,Weighing,Washing,Dewatering
- Input ingredients
- nuts,namkeen,peas,batter coated snacks,extruded snacks,noodle snacks,pellet snacks
- Output ingredients
- fresher snacks,snacks with fresh flavor,long shelf life snacks
- 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.
- Oil Volume
- Lowest system oil volume for continuous fryer
- Oil Turnover Rate
- Rapid
- Heat Transfer
- High efficiency with clean filtered oil curtains
- Customization Options
- Various product conveyor and infeed configurations
- Cooking Method
- Oil curtain enrobing
- Working mechanism
- Oil curtain enrobing
- Integrated steps
- Heat transfer via oil curtains
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Continuous
- Cleaning method
- Clean filtered oil system
- Automation level
- Multiple conveyor configurations
- Oil volume efficiency
- Lowest system oil volume
- Oil turnover rate
- Rapid
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- Product Uniformity
- Uniform heat transfer
- Machine footprint
- Customizable
- Feed method
- Various infeed configurations
- Discharge method
- Product-specific discharge
- Oil curtain design
- Multiple curtains of oil
- Compact footprint
- Low oil volume system
- Control panel type
- PLC-controlled
- Customization
- Drop-in flume extensions
- Product Conveyor Configurations
- Customizable infeed and conveyor options for different snack products
- Drop-in Flume Extensions
- For delicate batter coatings and noodles
- Oil Curtain Configuration
- Multiple oil curtain customization for specific heat transfer needs