Deep Fryer

Make More Money With A Deep Fryer

We all are looking to make our all areas of our restaurant, snack bar or concession stand as efficient as possible. This would include all back of the house items such as your commercial deep fryer.

When purchasing a commercial deep fryer, there are many aspects that can help your restaurant, snack bar or concession stand more efficient for your customers as well as for the environment. Here is what you should be looking for in your new deep fryer: 

1. Energy Star
Making the move to purchasing an Energy Star commercial deep fryer will not only help the environment but it will also help you bottom line in the long run. The Energy Star rating that have been given to these units have a minimum cooking efficiency of 50% for gas and 80% for electric. In turn, this means that you can save up to $600 a year on utility bills.

2. Data technology
Yes, believe it or not technology is even implemented into your commercial deep fryer. You can now monitor the performance of your unit by connecting it to your computer. You will be able to pinpoint any problems much faster and confront it before you have a big energy or money loss. With some models you can even change cooking temperatures from one monitoring location.

3. Insulation
The amount of insulation around the fry pot is what is important. With an insufficient amount of insulation, the losses could be as high as 25%. Insulation is not available for all models. In addition, it may have some extra upfront cost. However the savings in the long run will outweigh the initial cost.

4. Filtration system
Purchasing a commercial deep fryer with an automatic filtration system will allow you to use the same oil for up to 27 days. Obviously this will save on your overall costs for fryer oil.

5. Automatic energy-saving mode
As you are looking to purchase a commercial deep fryer for your snack bar, concession stand or restaurant, a unit that offers improved electronic controls will be able to fryer into idle mode after a specific period of inactivity. Especially in a busy commercial kitchen, this will save on your overall energy cost.

6. Recovery time
As you compare various commercial deep fryers, you will want to also compare recovery times of the units. With a slower recovery period, you may be sacrificing performance for energy efficiency. This can also hinge on how busy your snack bar, concession stand or restaurant is throughout the day. Typically, electric fryers will recover faster than gas fryers.

7. Turbo Technology
Turbo technology is also known as fan-assisted burner technology. Sounds fancy, huh? What it means to you is that the commercial deep fryer will have increased energy efficiency by as much as 55%.

In addition to implementing the tips above to make your restaurant, snack bar or concession stand, you will also want to check with your local utility company as they may offer rebates for energy efficient deep fryers and other commercial restaurant equipment.

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