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A deep fat fryer having an elongated housing for holding a bath of hot fat through which an endless main conveyor carries a food product through the bath from the infeed end to a discharge end of the housing. Above the main conveyor is a submerger conveyor having a run moving from the infeed end to

A deep fat fryer having an elongated housing for holding a bath of hot fat through which an endless main conveyor carries a food product through the bath from the infeed end to a discharge end of the housing. Above the main conveyor is a submerger conveyor having a run moving from the infeed end to the discharge end of the housing and adapted in operative position to line close to the food portions on the main conveyor and hold them submerged in the hot fat bath. In operative cooking position of the conveyor apparatus, the submerger conveyor nests into the side rails of the main conveyor and an elongated hood encloses the hot bath housing at a zone above the submerger covneyor from one end of the housing to the other. For clearing occasional food product blockage from the conveyor means during operation or for cleaning and maintenance, power means is provided to lift the hood, the submerger conveyor and the main conveyor out of the hot bath and to move then to an inoperative position of separated horizontal levels so as to provide access space between the hood and the submerger conveyor, and between the two conveyors, and between the main conveyor and the housing holding the hot bath.

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In a deep fat fryer, a housing adapted to hold a bath of hot fat or the like, endless conveyor means mounted on said housing and adapted in operative position to carry product portions on the upper run thereof from an infeed end of said housing to a discharge end thereof, including passing of the pr

In a deep fat fryer, a housing adapted to hold a bath of hot fat or the like, endless conveyor means mounted on said housing and adapted in operative position to carry product portions on the upper run thereof from an infeed end of said housing to a discharge end thereof, including passing of the product portions through the bath, means for driving said conveyor means, power means coacting with said housing for lifting said conveyor means upwardly to an inoperative position above the bath, and for lowering said conveyor means downwardly to said operative position, heater means adapted to be positioned relative to said housing in the bath for heating the latter, and means coacting between said conveyor means and said heater means when said heater means is at a relatively cool temperature for selectively coupling said heater means to said conveyor means for moving the heater means upwardly with said conveyor means upon movement of the latter to said inoperative position whereby said heater means will be disposed above the bath, or alternatively to permit said heater means to remain in the bath when said heater means is at a relatively high temperature when said conveyor means is moved to said inoperative position above said bath.