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SMART PRODUCTION

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How to Improve the Cooking Environment in

the Fried Food Manufacturing Plant

In recent years, the consumer’s eating habits and food awareness have changed dramatically in Thailand.
People tend to choose pre-prepared foods and frozen foods and buy them at convenience stores. The market
of ready-made foods, available in local shops, such as convenience stores and supermarkets, is growing
not only in urban areas but also in rural areas. Fried foods are delicious soul foods that are indispensable
for daily meals. The challenge for food manufacturers is to provide consumers with delicious food products
efficiently and at a low cost.

Selecting the Effective Fryer Heating Source for your • Paper Filter System: The roll-type paper filter removes the
Cooking Equipment moisture and fine sediments in oil.
Commercial fryers are essential for cooking large quantities of fried foods
efficiently and deliciously. There is a wide range of fryers on the market, Creating a Comfortable Cooking Work Environment
so you can choose the model from the product lineups of various Recently, food processing machine manufacturers have been
manufacturers that best suits your cooking site, equipment, and the food developing and manufacturing environmentally friendly food
to be produced. Several types of fryers, such as gas, electric, and heat processing equipment and subsidiary equipment. They also have
exchanger, are available. The heat exchanger fryer has a heating source been contributing to the improvement of the working environment
such as gas, steam, and thermal oil, so you can select the one that best for food production. The problems to be solved with fryers include
suits your equipment. oil sediment removal and radiant heat generated from the combustion
• Gas Heat Exchanger: Improves the working environment by keeping exhaust gas. Installation of the oil smoke removal device enables
the exhaust temperature low. Accurate temperature control ensured. the removal of the oil smoke and hot air emitted from the fryer, and
• Steam Heat Exchanger: Since steam is the heating source, there the cooking room can be kept clean without emitting oil smoke
is no naked flame, which means a safe cooking environment. Heating at exhaust.
a temperature slightly higher than the oil temperature reduces oil • Oil Mist Catcher: Installed at the top of the fryer, the oil mist
deterioration. catcher discharges the oil mist outside by passing it through in water.
• Thermal Oil Heat Exchanger: Highly effective heat exchanger The exhaust air is cooled to less than 100 ºC and the oil smoke is
system with thermal oil utilized worldwide. efficiently collected.
Circulation Filtration System Extending Oil Life and Conclusion
Reducing Cost The flavor and freshness of the ingredients, as well as the flavor
The management of oil allows you to cook delicious fried foods and reduce and quality of the oil, is the key to the taste of tempura and other
costs. The introduction of a circulating filter system enables the removal fried foods. The oil must always be fresh and clean to ensure good
and filtration of waste from the oil during cooking and allows continuous taste. The heating system, which maintains the optimum temperature
cooking with clean oil. Since the conditions of oil deterioration and sediment for deep frying and the quick removal of frying sediments, prevents
removal vary depending on the foods, batter, fryer, etc., installing a filtration the oil from deteriorating, leading to high productivity and delicious
system that matches your cooking conditions will prevent oil deterioration fried food. Furthermore, the cooking machine should be easy-to-use
and make it possible to cook delicious fried foods. This system will result for the operator, safe and secure, and designed to be environmentally
in more productive fried foods and significantly reduce oil waste. friendly. In food processing machine manufacturer’s opinion, what
• Drum Filter System: Installed in the oil circulation circuit to is truly delicious comes from a good environment.
continuously remove sediments from the oil.
• Screen Filter System: Ejects sediments up to 400 microns in size.
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