Taco shell frying system
Elevate your taco shell production with a system that ensures consistent shape, vibrant color, and perfect crispiness, maximizing throughput while minimizing energy costs through precise temperature control and efficient gas-fired burners.

Forms and Fries High-Volume Taco Shells
The Taco-Form® Frying System from Heat and Control is a fully automated solution engineered for high-volume production of crispy taco shells and related corn-based products. Utilizing a patented concave/convex continuous motion taco shell mold, it ensures consistent shaping and frying, optimizing production efficiency. Ideal for food manufacturers, it supports high throughput and precise temperature control through an efficient gas-fired burner system, reducing operating costs. Capable of producing up to 2,000 dozen taco shells per hour, the system integrates seamlessly with your production line, featuring a pre-wired control panel and automatic fryer loading. Constructed from rugged stainless steel, it offers durability and easy maintenance, while meeting the needs of snack producers and taco manufacturing companies.
Benefits
- Enhances production efficiency by forming up to 2,000 dozen taco shells per hour.
- Reduces operational costs with an energy-efficient gas-fired burner system.
- Improves product consistency through precise temperature control, ensuring uniform color and moisture.
- Minimizes labor requirements with fully automatic loading and frying processes.
- Provides durability and ease of maintenance with rugged stainless steel construction.
- Applications
- Corn products,Fried products,Tostada shells,Snacks,Baked products,Taco shells,Tortilla products
- End products
- Tostadas,Crispy taco shells,Tortilla chips,Fried taco shells,Corn tortillas
- Steps before
- Corn Cooking,Soaking,Corn Grinding / Masa Preparation,Conditioning
- Steps after
- Inspection,Product Cooling,Seasoning,Packaging
- Input ingredients
- corn products,masa
- Output ingredients
- taco shells
- 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.
- Automation
- Fully automatic
- Capacity
- 2,000 dozen taco shells per hour
- Material
- All stainless steel
- Temperature Control
- Precise
- Energy system
- Gas-fired burner
- Loading system
- Automatic fryer loading
- Automation level
- Fully automatic
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Continuous
- Cleaning method
- Manual
- Energy efficiency
- Gas-fired burner system
- Integrated steps
- Continuous motion taco shell mold forming
- Temperature control
- Precise
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- Machine footprint
- Compact
- Construction material
- All stainless steel
- Control panel type
- Pre-wired
- Discharge method
- Automatic fryer loading system
- Mold forming process
- Patented concave/convex continuous motion
- Control panel type
- Pre-wired control panel