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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2011
Ahmed Nadim Khan, Burton on Trent, GB;
Keith Robert Johnson, Oak Point, TX (US);
Nico Vandecasteele, Veurne, BE;
Ahmed Nadim Khan, Burton on Trent, GB;
Keith Robert Johnson, Oak Point, TX (US);
Nico Vandecasteele, Veurne, BE;
Frito-Lay Trading Company GmbH, Berne, CH;
Abstract
An apparatus for frying foodstuffs, the apparatus comprising a fryer having inlet and outlet longitudinal ends, an oil recirculating system coupled to the fryer, a heat exchanger for heating the oil in the oil recirculating system, a hood above the fryer for collecting steam generated during the frying process, a conduit for conveying steam from the hood, and a compressor for compressing the steam, the compressor having an input connected to the conduit and an output for compressed steam connected to the heat exchanger.