SIX ENEMIES OF OIL
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Proper daily care of frying oil minimizes the impact of the six enemies of oil which
optimizes fried food quality and the food/oil ratio. Filtering with Magnesol XL daily will
remove these impurities that contribute to shortened oil life and provide you with better
food quality.
SIX ENEMIES OF OIL
The primary symptom for each of the six enemies of oil is dark oil. Air can also impart off flavours.
SIX ENEMIES
1.
CARBON
CAUSE
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SOLUTION
Fried food particles
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Gumming around the inside of
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Oil breakdown
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Clean the vats daily
•
Loading the baskets over the
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Maintain proper raw product
the vats
2.
WATER
•
AIR
•
•
4.
SALT
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•
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5.
HEAT
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•
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Cleaning around and above the
SOAP
•
Filter daily
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Maintain proper thaw times on fries
Avoid getting water in the fryer
fryer with wet towel
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product
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Be sure filtration equipment is dry
Partially used uncapped JIBs
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Replace cap on JIB
when cleaning
Temperature abused raw
before filtering
Uncovered unused vats
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Incorrect salting motion on fries
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Salting fish portions near vat
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Cover the vats when they are not in
use
Fryers not properly calibrated
All the vats are “on” all the time
Salt fries from right to left in a triple
arch motion
Refilling salt shaker near vat
Refill salt dispenser away from vats
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Salt fish portions away from vat
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Calibrate fryers
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Turn unused vats off
Improper JIB storage
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Store JIB at 50-80° F
Use of soap or detergent to
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ONLY use hot water
temperature
6.
Don’t load the baskets over the vats
temperatures
vats
•
3.
Frequently skim the vats
•
clean filtration equipment
Note: Each 2° F above target fry temperature decreases oil life 10%. 10° F above the target temperature
equals 50% less fry life.
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