FRYER SYSTEMS
Since 1968, GEM Equipment has been at the forefront of custom food processing equipment, specializing in advanced frying systems. We engineer industry-leading food processing solutions designed to maximize efficiency, performance, and product quality. As the global leader in frying equipment, we provide cutting-edge systems tailored to the specific needs of food manufacturers worldwide. From standalone machines to fully integrated processing lines, our equipment is built with precision engineering, stainless steel durability, and advanced Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) modelling for superior performance. Every fryer is designed to optimize oil flow, minimizing oil turnover while maintaining minimum oil volumes.
Our fryer solutions are unmatched. We offer the following frying series to meet and exceed your product frying needs.
FRENCH FRY SERIES
GEM built its first French Fry Fryer in 1985, successfully tapping into one of the largest markets in the world. Today, GEM designs, builds, and installs single and two-stage fryers based on small to large throughput capacities. For French Fries, batter-coated fries, and specially cut potato products, GEM French Fry Fryers deliver uniform product quality with consistent colour and texture.
GEM French Fry Fryers can be built for a wide range of throughput capacities. The fryers’ optimized oil flow and circulation control ensures consistent two-stage frying performance for uniform product quality along with perfect colour and texture. Keeping safety in mind, the specially designed fryer kettles eliminate dead spots and reduce fire hazards while increasing oil shelf life.
VERSAFRY SERIES
The GEM VersaFry Series represents the latest advancement in fryer technology, combining innovative design with enhanced sanitation, simplified preventative maintenance access, and exceptional durability. Engineered to meet the evolving needs of food processors, VersaFry fryers are designed to set a new standard for performance and reliability across multiple market segments.
VersaFry fryers incorporate a range of advanced design features, including angled oil inlets, specially engineered return headers, and multiple oil-control valves that ensure precise and optimized oil flow throughout the fryer. Optional oil downdraft curtain systems and hold down conveyor configurations are available for applications where products tend to float during frying, helping to achieve a crisp, uniform finish and consistent product quality.
Each VersaFry fryer is engineered to suit your specific product applications, ensuring a singulated product layer throughout the frying process. This minimizes product overlap and deformation while accommodating varying cook-time requirements and production demands.
Whether processing potato products, proteins, vegetables, or specialty foods, the GEM VersaFry Series is designed to meet your unique frying requirements.
VersaFry Co-Product Series
Specifically designed for the formed potato specialty market, these fryers deliver superior temperature control and precise low-oil-volume frying. Ideal for producing hash brown patties, tater tots, croquettes, and a wide range of formed mashed potato products, the Co-Product Series ensures consistent quality and efficient operation.
VersaFry Protein Series
Engineered for protein-based applications, this series is ideally suited for poultry products such as chicken nuggets and strips, seafood items including tempura shrimp, calamari, and fish sticks, as well as a variety of other coated and breaded protein products.
VersaFry Appetizer Series
Designed for the production of battered and breaded foods, this series excels with dairy products such as cheese sticks and cheese balls, delicate dough-based items including doughnuts, strudels, pizza crusts, and egg rolls, as well as vegetable appetizers such as jalapeño poppers, broccoli bites, and onion rings. The Appetizer Series provides the gentle, highly controlled frying environment required for these specialty products.
Key Features
Adjustable Infeed Conveyor – Option in PEEK or Teflon material, its high-performance provides a smooth surface that withstands high oil temperature. This allows time for batter to set on the bottom of the product before being transferred to the metal conveyor
Main Conveyor – Engineered to be long lasting, reduce potential contamination, and is easy to splice
Hood Raise Screw Jack System – This unique function is used to raise the hood and conveyor belts out of the kettle, allowing for full checks during sanitation and maintenance
Oil Recirculation Pump - During recirculation, fresh oil can be added to heated oil, maintain oil levels and even temperature
Crumb Skimmer pulls in crumbs and oil from surface level while return belt implements Crumb Removal from bottom of kettle
Shared Features
Specially manufactured fryer belts are made with high wear and abrasion resistance properties
Scientifically designed oil filters extend oil life while maintaining high product quality such as the Hydro Cyclone and Paper Filter options
Custom hood lift mechanism and Clean-in-Place (CIP) system provide accessibility and cleanability
Fully Welded Floating Kettle designed for optimal durability, allows for expansion of steel while minimizing stress concentrations
Manufactured with safety and maintenance in mind, preventive fire solutions are integral in every fryer design, including fire suppression systems and minimal fire points
Engineering Ingenuity in Fryer Design
Demonstrating engineering ingenuity, GEM’s industry-leading fryers are manufactured with safety and maintenance in mind. For example, preventive fire solutions are integral in every fryer design, including fire suppression systems and minimal fire points. Every possible aspect is taken into account to ensure minimal risk—from kettle design to product guides to efficient waste collection and removal.
Low system oil volume is critical to achieving a high-quality finished product. At GEM, every fryer design undergoes Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) or flow modeling, to perform hypothetical analyses of the cooking operation of the fryer kettle to optimize product quality and cooking oil usage. As oil degrades due to heated temperatures for extended periods of time, GEM engineers can provide fryer oil design solutions for quality performance.
Custom Design for Efficient Solutions
Custom designed fryers and fryer systems are based on clients’ requirements—there are no two alike. From product type to geographical location, GEM engages with each customer, large or small, to meet expectations, be it retrofitting existing fryers to building complete fryers and fryer systems.
We believe that each customer is unique and important to GEM. From building the largest fryer in the world to designing specialty fryer systems for multiple product types, GEM prides itself in raising the bar. With durability and longevity in mind, GEM manufactures for tomorrow’s customers.
Lowest Cost of Ownership
Every fryer is built with robustness and longevity as top priorities, to provide customers with the lowest cost of ownership. By taking into account material wear and tear, GEM utilizes durable materials in its construction. For instance, its specially manufactured fryer belts are made with high wear and abrasion resistance properties. GEM’s scientifically designed oil filters and fryer kettles extends oil life while maintaining high product quality. With its custom hood lift mechanism and Clean-in-Place nozzles, GEM fryers provide accessibility and cleanability. Our experienced service and retrofit specialists can also help further maintain or extend the life of the fryer. For valued customers, our goal is to be part of the solution.