French fry fanatics like me owe the commercial deep fryer a debt of gratitude. These large-scale machines are capable of frying large amounts of food without the rapid heat loss that can plague cheap home deep fryers. You can expect a consistent product from commercial deep fryers every time. That is, as long as the fryer is properly maintained. Your commercial deep fryer will give you less than stellar results if it is not frequently cleaned. That’s why it is important you learn to clean the coils of your commercial deep fryer.
Importance of Clean Coils
The heat responsible for cooking your food emanates from the coils. The coils are submerged in oil, which then heats the oil enough to cook your food. A clean coil will always operate more efficiently. If particles and gunk build up on the coils it will not be able to reach maximum heat. The burnt debris from the coils can flavor the oil as well, which is not something you want. This process differs from cleaning a home deep fryer.
What You Need to Clean the Coils
The list of supplies necessary to clean fryer coils are simple. You will need:
Boilout Product mixed with Warm Water
The hot water mixed with a boilout product is critical to cleaning your coils. The hot mixture will loosen the debris from the coils as well as the fryer basket. This will make it much easier to scrub.
Pot Scrubbers
The mixture described above won’t completely clean your coils, however. You will need to dig in with some elbow grease to get the coils clean. That’s where pot scrubbers come in. The abrasive surface of the cleaner will clean the accumulated grease and gunk from the coils as well as the sides of the fry pot. You will want scrubbers with a long handles to avoid putting your hands in the hot cleaner.
Clean Towels
You will want to dry your fryer with clean towels immediately. Nothing good comes from mixing water and deep fryers. You can’t use the fryer until it is completely dry, so the best practice is to dry it immediately.
How to Clean the Coils: Step by Step Instructions
Cleaning the coils of your commercial deep fryer isn’t rocket science. The process isn’t even particularly long, but you need to follow each step precisely to ensure your coils are completely clean.
- Before you can clean your fryer you must drain it. Since draining a deep fryer with hot oil is a terrible idea, the first step is to unplug the fryer and allow it to cool. After two hours, the oil should be room temperature. When the oil is cool you can strain any solid debris off the top of the oil then drain the oil into a storage container. Once the vat is empty you can pour in the warm water and boilout product.
- Heat the cleaning liquid slowly until it starts to boil. Boil for 20 minutes, ensuring that the liquid doesn’t boil over. Turn down the heat if the boiling liquid begins to splash out. As the mixture boils it will strip food particles off the coils of your deep fryer. You can use the long-handled scrubber while the mixture is boiling to loosen up the toughest grime.
- Drain the water and use the scrubber to clean any remaining caked-on debris. This includes the interior of the fryer as well as the coils. Continue this process until there is no visible debris.
- Rinse the fryer with water thoroughly before draining. If you struggle to remove the cleaning solution with water, consider rinsing the deep fryer with vinegar. Following the vinegar rinse, fill the fryer with clean water and rinse again.
- Use the towels to thoroughly dry the interior of the fryer. Oil and water don’t mix, so it’s important every drop of water is cleaned up.
- If the oil that you were using was extremely oil it is possible it could have gone rancid. If that is the case, your fryer might smell even after cleaning. Thankfully, it is possible to remove the smell of rancid oil from your fryer. You can use a cleaner like boraxsafely to rid your fryer of the rancid smell.
Verdict
You can always buy specialized kits for cleaning the coils of a commercial deep fryer. However, the method we described above is effective and much more economical. If your commercial deep fryer is used daily it is suggested that you clean it twice a week.
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