Belshaw 616B Service Manual

Open Kettle Fryer

616B & 616BT

Operator’s Manual

and

Technical Supplement

Belshaw Bros., Inc.
814 44th Street NW, Suite 103
Auburn, WA 98001 USA
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Toll Free (US): 1-800-578-2547
E-mail: [e-mail]
www.belshaw.com

Counter Top Fryers

616B & 616BT

Operator’s Manual

Belshaw Bros., Inc.

814 44th Street NW, Suite 103

Auburn, WA 98001 USA

Phone: [phone] • Fax: [phone]

E-mail: [e-mail] • http://www.belshaw.com

If you accept the machine from the shipping
company, you are, in effect, saying that the
machine is in good condition, and you must
pay for the machine. Belshaw cannot pay for

shipping damage, because the freight company
has accepted the machine from Belshaw in good
condition, and is responsible for its safe delivery.
For your protection, inspect the machine to see
that no parts are bent, scratched, or otherwise
damaged. If any damage has occurred in
shipping, file a freight claim with the shipping
company immediately.

To unpack the fryer and transport it to the
workstation:

1. Use a fork lift to transport the shipping crate
to the work station.

2. Break down the shipping crate.

3. Remove all the packing materials from the
fryer. These include foam, tape, brown
paper, plastic, and white protective coating.

4. Position the fryer to allow sufficient space
on either end of the machine for any
equipment you plan to use with it.

IMPORTANT

Keep this manual for future reference.

EQUIPMENT RECORD

Please provide the information below when you correspond with us about your machine.
Purchased by _____________________________________________________________________
Installed by ______________________________________________________________________
Date of Installation ________________________________________________________________
Model number ___________________________________________________________________
Serial number

010808

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Belshaw Bros., Inc.

814 44th Street NW, Suite 103

Auburn, WA 98001 USA

Phone: [phone] • Fax: [phone]

Email: [e-mail] • http://www.belshaw.com

Contents

Sections

1 Operation 1

Frying Tips 2

2 Cleaning 3

Cleaning the Exterior Surfaces 3
Cleaning the Frying Screen 3
Cleaning the Kettle 3

3 Donut-Making Helps 5

Tips on Making Quality Cake Donuts 5
Calculating Correct Water Temperature 6
Ratios of Plunger Sizes to Donut Weights 6
Temperature Conversion 6

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Preface

The 616B and 616BT donut fryers have been
designed and built using the finest materials and
components available. It is the result of years of
research and development. Designed into this
unit are many features which will insure more
quality in your products and reduce your
operating cost. Attention to the instructions
regarding installation, operation, and
maintenance should result in years of trouble­free service.

The operator must work safely at all times and
read this manual and follow its instructions and
warnings. A thorough understanding of how to
install, maintain, and safely operate the fryer will
prevent production delays and injuries.

Heed the following warnings and all other
warnings that appear in this manual:

• To avoid damaging the machine, never

use force to assemble, disassemble,
operate, clean, or maintain it.

• Hot shortening can cause serious burns.

Make sure that the system and the
shortening are cool before attempting
any cleaning, adjustment, disassembly,
or repair.

• To avoid electrocution or other injury,

unplug the machine before attempting
any cleaning, adjustment, disassembly,
or repair.

• Be careful never to get shortening,

water, or other materials on the floor. If
anything does get spilled on the floor,
mop it up immediately. Materials on the
floor can cause people to slip or fall,
resulting in serious injury or loss of life.

• To prevent unintentional startup and

possible fire, unplug the machine if there
is a local power outage. When the
power is restored, it is safe to plug the
machine in again.

• Never let water and hot shortening come

in contact with each other. Moisture
causes hot shortening to spatter, which
may cause serious burns.

• Do not overfill the kettle with

shortening. If shortening overflows the
kettle, it could cause serious burns or
could cause someone to slip on the floor
and be seriously injured.

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• To avoid electrocution, make sure that

all electrical cords are not frayed or
cracked and that they do not pass
through any water or shortening.

• Make sure that all electrical cords are

routed so that no one will trip over them.

1 Operation

Read each step completely before doing what it
tells you to do.

1. Put enough shortening in the kettle to
completely cover the heating elements,
thermocouple, and high-temperature limit
control probe.

Put shortening in the kettle using one of

these methods:

WARNING

Hot shortening causes severe burns.

• Melt shortening in a pan on the stove

and pour it into the kettle.

• Put solid shortening into the kettle,

packing it tightly around the heating
elements, thermocouple, and high­temperature limit control probe.

• Melt shortening in a pan on the stove

and pour it into the kettle.

• Very carefully put solid shortening into

the kettle.

WARNING

To avoid serious burns, be very careful not

to splatter hot shortening when you add

shortening to the kettle.

Because shortening expands as it increases

in temperature, put shortening in the kettle
gradually. Let the shortening in the kettle
heat up before you add more.

5. After all of the shortening has melted, set the
thermostat to the desired frying temperature.

The “Heating” pilot light will go out if the
high temperature limit control breaks the
circuit.

WARNING

Air spaces can cause the shortening to

overheat and catch on fire.

2. Turn on the unit by turning the thermostat
clockwise 1/16 turn. When the unit is turned
on, the power light located next to the
thermostat knob will be lit.

3. Set the thermostat to 250°F/121°C. The
“Heating” pilot light above the elements will
light up, indicating that the shortening has
not yet reached the selected temperature.

4. Continue adding shortening to the kettle
until it reaches the “Oil Level” marks on the
kettle. Use one of the following methods.

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Note: If the high temperature limit control
does break the circuit, push the red reset
button on the back of the heater head.

6. Wait for the shortening to reach the desired
temperature.

WARNING

To avoid serious burns, when the fryer is

operating, do not touch any part of the

fryer that is in contact with hot shortening.

7. If you are frying cake or French donuts,
move the cutter into place over the fryer.
Refer to the cutter manual (Type N cutter)
for complete installation and operation
instructions.

To fry yeast-raised donuts, place donuts on

the fry screen and slowly lower the screen
into the fryer. With the donut stick, turn the
donuts over to fry the top side. Remove the
fry screen and donuts when the donuts are
completely fried by lifting up the fry screen
with the donuts on top of it. Immediately
place on or over a tray to catch dripping
shortening.

WARNING

Hot shortening will drip off the fry screens,

causing a slip hazard. To avoid serious

injury or loss of life, be very careful and

immediately clean up any drips.

WARNING

Frying Tips

1. Use a high quality hydrogenated shortening.

2. Store your supply of cooking shortening at

room temperature.

3. To prolong the life of the shortening, do not

keep shortening at high temperature if the
fryer is not being used.

4. Drain and strain shortening periodically.

Several layers of cheesecloth will do a good
job of filtering.

5. Keep the fryer and screens clean.

6. Maintain shortening at the proper level in the

fryer. Add fresh shortening to keep the level
at the “Oil Level” marks stamped on the
kettle sides.

7. Add at least 15% fresh shortening to your

kettle daily.

To avoid serious burns, be careful of hot

shortening dripping from the fry screens.

Do not touch hot shortening and

immediately clean up spills and drips.

8. Continue supplying shortening to the kettle
as required. Keep the kettle filled up to the
“Oil Level” marks on the side.

9. When you are done frying donuts, move the
thermostat knob counter-clockwise as far as
it will go.

8. Discard shortening as soon as it tends to

bubble or foam during frying.

9. At least once a day, cool a small sample of

shortening from the fryer and taste it to see if
it has picked up a foreign or rancid taste.

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