Cooking device

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2008-08-18

2011-11-29

Hoang, Tu B (Department: 3742)

Foods and beverages: apparatus

Cooking

Automatic control

C099S409000

Reexamination Certificate

active

08065954

ABSTRACT:
The present invention relates to a food fryer. The food frying apparatus generally comprises two sections: a frying section and an oil removal section. The frying section houses and/or heats oil for frying the food, and the oil removal section is operable to reduce the oil content of the food. Exemplary embodiments of the invention comprise a basket well that is configured to be movable between a cooking section and a spinning section. The basket well may be configured to comprise a bearing surface and a basket well gear. The fryer device may further comprise a frame that comprise a bearing configured to interface with the bearing surface. Further, the fryer device may comprise a rotational motor that comprises a spinning gear configured to interface with the basket well gear. The fryer device may also comprise a drawer configured to be slidably removable from the fryer device. The fryer device may also comprise a retrofit fryer device configured to be adaptable to pre-existing fryer devices. In other embodiments, the fryer device may be configured to be operated at least in part by a processor, and the processor may receive instructions from a storage medium. Various aspects of the fryer device are configured to be automatically controlled.

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