Professional Fry Machinery Solutions Provider
Professional Fry Machinery Solutions Provider
French fries are a popular snack food worldwide, and in modern food factories, the production process of French fries has been automated and standardized from the raw material (fresh potatoes) to the finished product packaging. But what are the steps in processing french fries? The steps of processing French fries consists of washing and peeling, cutting, blanching, frying, degreasing and freezing, each of which is equipped with the appropriate machinery and equipment to ensure efficient production.
Once the potatoes enter the production line, they first need to be washed and peeled to ensure that the surface of the potatoes is free of impurities such as mud and sand, and to remove the skin. The peeling process generally removes the skin by rubbing and peeling, while avoiding removing too much of the fleshy part.
Equipment:
Potato washing and peeling machine: the washing machine is usually of drum design, which utilizes water flow and rotation to remove soil and impurities from the surface of potatoes. Peels are removed by friction through brushes on the inside of the drum.
The washed and peeled potatoes are then fed into a strip-cutting machine for cutting to form standardized strips. The thickness and length of the cut strips can usually be adjusted to meet the requirements of different sizes of French fries.
Equipment:
Potato cutting machine: At the heart of a strip cutter is a high-precision knife and a stabilized conveyor system, where the potatoes are transported on a conveyor belt to the knife area, where they are cut into uniform strips. Strip cutters are usually equipped with adjustable knives to accommodate different sizes and thicknesses.
Cut potato fries need to be blanched to remove surface starch. Rinsing increases the toughness and elasticity of the fries and keeps them from breaking easily after cooking.
Equipment:
Blanching machine: Blanching machine is usually continuous machines with heated water baths or steam lines. As the potato strips pass through the rinser, they are treated with high temperature hot water or steam, resulting in rapid rinsing.
After blanching, the french fries will enter the deep-frying process. Frying is a critical step in the production of French fries, which directly affects the texture and flavor of the finished product. The frying process will make the fries crispy on the surface and fluffy on the inside.
Equipment:
Frying machine: Frying machine are mostly continuous frying equipment that use an oil temperature control system to maintain a uniform oil temperature. Potato strips are uniformly fed into the high-temperature oil through the conveyor belt of the frying machine, and usually the frying temperature is between 170-190 degrees Celsius, and the frying time varies according to the thickness of the strips.
After frying, French fries contain more fat and need to be degreased to reduce the fat content of the finished product as well as to reduce the cooling time.
Equipment:
Deoiling machine: Deoiling machine is generally centrifugal type equipment, through high-speed rotation so that the grease is thrown out of the surface of french fries, so as to achieve the purpose of deoiling. This process can control the oil content of french fries, make the finished product healthier, and keep the crispy texture of french fries after frying.
