Externally Heated Legend Tortilla Chip Fryers
Application
For continuous frying of Tortilla Chips, as well as other snack products, where the tolerances for frying consistency and oil quality are critical.
Capacity
- 4-Row up to 600 lbs./Hour
- 8-Row up to 1,500 lbs./Hour
Construction
- Base support frame is all heavy duty stainless steel tubing
- Entire kettle manufactured from stainless steel with 1″ stainless steel plate bottom for stability
- Hood doors are all 304 stainless steel
- All belting and paddles are stainless steel
Critical Control Point Monitors
- Separate speed read out for paddles, submerger belt and discharge belt
- Oil temperature indicator
Conveying System Features
- Submerger belt with paddles
- Synchronized stainless steel inlet paddles gently distribute the chips and convey them to the submerger belt
- Separate A/C inverter drive systems control paddles/submerger and discharge belt speeds independently
- External motorized fines drum and discharge conveyor with programmable air pulse to discharge fines
- Stainless steel mesh discharge belts supported with rotary style bearings to eliminate belt wear and reduce maintenance
Main Oil Circulation Features
- High velocity centrifugal pump continuously circulates oil through the fryer and heat exchanger
- Fines are held in suspension and removed as 100% of the circulating oil passes through the fines removal belt
Drive
- Both paddles/submerger and discharge belts have variable speed A/C inverter drive systems managed by PLC program for recipe drive control
Cooker Features
- Recipe driven PLC operation assures repeatable quality
- Fryer design utilizes minimum oil to achieve rapid oil turnover with precision cooking
- Unique large volume oil distribution inlet manifold with easily removable clean out provides even distribution of flow over full width of fryer
- Internal cooking kettle dam creates constant oil level and eliminates surges
- Auto level control to replenish oil as needed
- Unique design of submerger conveyor frame prevents warpage
- Kettle design allows submerging of all conveyor components to simplify clean-up
- Motorized fines removal system continuously removes foreign matter, extending oil quantity
- Magnetic starter with control circuit for oil vapor exhaust
- U.L. approved control and disconnect electrical system
Options
- Dual zone chart recorder
- Motorized hood lift
- Clean in-place system
- In-line vent oil extractor
- Oil scrubber
- Stainless steel kettle
- CE or CSA Conforming
High Exchanger Features
- 87% efficient transfer of flame heat to oil (individual operator conditions may vary results)
- Stack mounted safety high stack temperature shutdown sensor (shutdown may require manual resetting as well as the flame management system)
- Alarm horn with silence button for the burner shutdown
- Door mounted indicating lights for power on, burner on, alarm, main fuel and flame failure reset switch
- Internally mounted flame safety with descriptive messages indicating type of failure with door mounted reset button and UV flame sensor
- High pressure and low differential pressure switches for low fluid flow safety shutdown
- Bypass style check valve facilitates cleaning
- Low combustion air safety shutdown switch