20 Most Recent American Range AF-35/40 Gas Fryer Floor Model with Full Pot 35-50 lb. Capacity Questions & Answers

The thermostat has failed. You can't say 'it looks fine' when you can't see inside. Because it is gas fired, you need a certified commercial gas technician to repair and check it for safety. https://www.google.com/search?q=American+range+gas+fryer+AF-35%2F50 ..

The burners aren't full of gas, there is too much air in them causing an explosive mix and poof! Or they aren't correctly in place.

Yes, that is the way it should operate. It sounds as though the thermostat has failed. If gas it coming out of places where it shouldn't, you need it professionally servicing and the gas flow adjusting.

Recommended Frying Temperatures The actual temperatures and times used for frying will depend on the type of equipment used, the throughput and oil recovery rate, the size of the pieces being fried, the nature and condition of the frying fat or oil and upon local taste. However, the following temperatures and times are offered as a guide. Frozen foods may take up to a minute longer than the times indicated. Items Suggested Temperatures Approximate Time °C °F (minutes) Potato Chips, straight through 188 370 4-5 Potato Chips, blanching 166 330 4-6 Potato Chips, Browning 191 375 2-3 Potato Chips, frozen, blanched 180 355 4-5 Fish (battered pieces) 188 370 3-5 Prawns and Scampi (battered) 177 350 3-5 Meat cutlets 177 350 3-6 Chicken Pieces 171 340 6-12 Sausages 177 350 1-2 Fruit Fritters 177 350 2-4 Vegetables 177 350 2-4 Onion Rings 177 350 2-4 Doughnuts 188 370 1-2 Choux paste 182 360 1-2

Check the thermopile is giving off 600 millivolts

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The pilot light has only a small orifice and this can carbon shut with time; with a small wire, you can try cleaning it. They may also provide a separate adjustable valve for the pilot and this setting may have drifted over time, shrinking the flame height and therefore resistance to being extinguished.

You probably will not like my solution. Either get a fryer with more BTUs or put less in it. You might be able to partially pre-cook the tater tots and or fry's then you only will only need a few minutes to fry them and your heat should hold. If the heat holds they should no longer be greasy (Oily) when finished.

Good Luck! there is not enough information to answer this question however FYI: A Brand New American Range Deep Fat Fryer Model AF-40 can be obtained with 90,000 BTU's Nat or LP gas

Hi there. Try to check and clean if needed the fire tubes, soot may have build up inside blocking the flame path. Soot build up on fire tubes and burners are caused primarily by low gas pressure, assuming that the orifice size are correct with respect to the type of gas used. Regards.