Patent ID: 8875620

Claim:
A racking system for a deep fryer, wherein the deep fryer contains cooking oil, the racking system comprising: an oil vat that contains cooking oil and that is disposed in a housing; at least one rack that carries a food product; an actuator operatively associated with said at least one rack to raise and lower said at least one rack within said oil vat; a sensor that detects a temperature of the cooking oil for said food product; a manual switch that is connected in an electrical circuit with said actuator; a controller that: upon receiving from said sensor a signal indicative that a detected pre-programmed temperature range of said cooking oil has been reached, enables said manual switch to operate said actuator to lower said at least one rack; upon receiving a signal that said rack has reached a desired cooking depth within said oil vat, controls a cooking cycle for said food product; and upon receiving a signal indicative that a pre-programmed length of time has passed during said cooking cycle, automatically enables said actuator to lift said rack out of said cooking oil.