Fryer Sanitation

One can remove the fines from the fryer by using a continuous filtration system. Certain amounts of fines accumulate in the fryer even after using a continuous filter. Fryer sanitation removes the residual fines from the fryer. A continuous oil filtration... 

Fryer sanitation is essential for maintaining the fryer oil quality. Any amount of residual oil as well as crumbs can catalyze the oil degradation reactions. 

Poor Rinsing of the Fryer After Sanitation. Soap is left in the fryer when... 

The oil quality in frying is better managed by operating the fryer at its designed capacity and for long hours at a time. The fryer should be shut down only for sanitation at the end of the week s production, product changeovers, and unforeseen mechanical issues. 

The fry life of the oil is further improved by timely and proper sanitation of the frying system. This involves washing the frying system with caustic or sanitation chemicals, rinsing, and neutrahzation of the residual soap or caustic left in the system after rinsing the fryer post the caustic wash. 

The hood and other inaccessible parts of fryer are equipped with spray nozzles as part of the cleaning-in-place (CIP) system installed by the fryer manufacturers. The CIP systems are common with equipment designed for operation in the plants processing meat, poultry, or fish where daily sanitation of the frying system is mandatory. However, the fryer pan, the piping, and the external oil heater must be washed with caustic solution or sanitizing chemical to remove the residual oil and crumbs left after the fryer is emptied. 

Specific logistics for cleaning may vary depending on the type of fryer. For example, a direct-fired fryer with no oil recirculation will require more manual procedure compared with that with an oil recirculation pump because the pump can move the caustic solution through the entire system. Similarly, a kettle fryer will require manual scrubbing for sanitation, whereas a continuous potato chips fryer can use the recirculation pump to get the cleaning action. 

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