Fryer

Abstract

A fryer includes: an oil tank; and a heater, the fryer being configured to heat a frying oil stored in the oil tank by the heater so as to fry a food material put into the oil tank, the oil tank including an upper oil tank in which the heater is arranged and the food material is to be fried, and a lower oil tank provided below the upper oil tank so as to be continuous with the upper oil tank, and configured to sink and collect moisture and fried scraps released from the food material into the upper oil tank, the heater including a side heater partitioning an inside of the upper oil tank into one or a plurality of cooking areas, and surrounding the one or the plurality of cooking areas, and a lower heater provided at a bottom of the one or the plurality of cooking areas.

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         7 . A fryer, comprising:
 an oil tank; and   a heater, the fryer being configured to heat a frying oil stored in the oil tank by the heater so as to fry a food material put into the oil tank,   the oil tank including
 an upper oil tank in which the heater is arranged and the food material is to be fried, and 
 a lower oil tank provided below the upper oil tank so as to be continuous with the upper oil tank, and configured to sink and collect moisture and fried scraps released from the food material into the upper oil tank, 
 wherein the heater is partitioning an inside of the upper oil tank into one or a plurality of cooking areas, and is provided in an annular shape surrounding the one or the plurality of cooking areas, and 
 a water-cooling jacket is provided around the oil tank and configured to forcibly cool the frying oil in the lower oil tank. 
   
     
     
         8 . The fryer according to  claim 7 , wherein the heater is a sheath heater including a sheath pipe having a flat band shape. 
     
     
         9 . The fryer according to  claim 8 , wherein a coil for induction heating may be arranged outside a peripheral wall of the upper oil tank, and the peripheral wall of the upper oil tank itself generates heat as the heater. 
     
     
         10 . The fryer according to  claim 7 , further comprising a frying basket having a size capable of being received in each cooking area without interference with the heater.