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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2017
Henny Penny Corporation, Eaton, OH (US);
Edward J. Florkey, Vandalia, OH (US);
Mark Gogel, Fairborn, OH (US);
Steven Groll, Connersville, IN (US);
Henny Penny Corporation, Eaton, OH (US);
Abstract
A gas fryer and associated methods of cooking food products are disclosed. The gas fryer includes an infrared burner and a fry pot including an interior casing defining a cooking chamber, with the interior casing including a bottom wall and opposing sidewalls that extend upwardly from the bottom wall. The opposing sidewalls include lower, central, and upper sidewall panels that are angled from one another to define a tapered profile that narrows towards the bottom wall. The tapering of a well defined at a lower chamber portions of the cooking chamber allows for a shallow depth at this portion of the fry pot and easy visibility and access for cleaning. Furthermore, the opposing sidewalls and a rear end wall of the interior casing include heat exchange fins on an external surface.