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An improved automatic french frying machine and method uses a supply of cooking oil which remains in a cooking vat during normal operation and is heated directly in the cooking vat. A system of thermostats combines with a heating element within the cooking vat to ensure proper cooking temperature an

An improved automatic french frying machine and method uses a supply of cooking oil which remains in a cooking vat during normal operation and is heated directly in the cooking vat. A system of thermostats combines with a heating element within the cooking vat to ensure proper cooking temperature and safe operation. An automatic initialization and monitoring system ensures safe startup and operation. Preferred embodiments also include an automatic flushing cycle which is activated at predetermined intervals to clean the cooking vat and replenish the cooking oil within the vat. A specially shaped cooking vat ensures that food particles will be removed from the vat during the flushing cycle. Oil degradation is minimized by either an open-topped cooking vat or a cooking vat having a lid which remains open during cooking.

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An apparatus for automatically frying food stored in an open-top cartridge, the apparatus comprising: a cooking vat containing a cooking medium; a basket for holding the food in the vat; a receptacle for holding a cartridge, the receptacle being accessible from the exterior of the apparatus to allow

An apparatus for automatically frying food stored in an open-top cartridge, the apparatus comprising: a cooking vat containing a cooking medium; a basket for holding the food in the vat; a receptacle for holding a cartridge, the receptacle being accessible from the exterior of the apparatus to allow insertion of a cartridge therein; means for automatically dumping the food out of the cartridge and into the basket for cooking; means for automatically dumping the cooked food out of the basket and back into the same cartridge; and means for automatically deactivating the apparatus at regular, apparatus-preset time intervals to render the apparatus temporarily inoperative for cooking, and automatically draining and flushing the cooking vat during such inoperative state to replenish the cooking medium within the cooking vat.