Frying system and method

Abstract

A system and method is disclosed for frying one or more food items. A cooking oil delivery system (6) delivers cooking oil to the tank (2) so as to completely fill the tank with cooking oil. The method of the invention comprises inserting one or more food items into the frying tank (2) and delivering cooking oil to the tank so as to completely fill the tank, and then frying the food items.

1 . A system for frying one or more food items, comprising:
 (a) a frying tank having an interior chamber configured to receive the one or more food items, the frying tank including a heater for heating cooking oil; and   (b) a cooking oil delivery system comprising:
 a vat including a substantially hollow inner chamber for holding cooking oil, and 
 a pump, 
 the pump being operable to deliver cooking oil from the vat to the interior chamber of the frying tank in an amount that equals or exceeds the drainage of cooking oil from the interior chamber or the cooking oil that is removed from the interior chamber during the cooking process so as to raise the cooking oil level to continuously maintain a desired cooking oil level in the interior chamber of the frying tank.