Like all companies in the Aga Foodservice Equipment division, Infinity Fryers goes to market with a three-part value proposition: reduced operating and life-cycle costs, advanced technology and reliability backed by an exclusive standard two-year parts and labor guarantee. In Infinity's case, these benefits are often combined in individual features.

    In terms of cost savings, Infinity fryers reduce both operators' energy expenses and oil usage compared to competitive models. The energy savings provided by Infinity fryers are created by specialized features in its products' design. Each Infinity fryer, for instance, utilizes a pre-mix system that combines natural gas and air in proportions that yield the maximum heat output for every bit of energy used.

    While that alone reduces energy use, Infinity goes one step further by designing its exhaust flue to wrap around the cooking chamber twice, surrounding the fry-pot in hot air and transferring as much heat to the cooking oil as possible. "What we're doing is enclosing the cooking chamber in a gentle blanket of heat," said Mitch Cohen, AFE's vice president of cooking system sales for Infinity, Stellar Steam and Eloma. "That way, every last bit of heat is used on the oil. None of it is wasted."

    In addition to reducing energy usage, this efficient use of heat allows Infinity units to operate effectively at far lower temperatures than many competing fryers. These lower temperatures, in turn, are gentler on the fryer's oil, thereby extending the life of each batch.

    Infinity fryers further extend oil life, according to Cohen, by the equipment's advanced filtration system. Infinity relies on a metal mesh filtration system that requires neither papers nor powders. Infinity's system is designed to filter oil safely in under three minutes, thereby encouraging frequent filtering. In combination with the low temperatures at which Infinity fryers operate, oil in its units lasts significantly longer than in competing fryers.

    "Typically, a batch of oil lasts an extra one to three days in an Infinity fryer," said Cohen. "We have a number of customers that have gone from changing the oil in their fryers once every three days to once every five.

    "The combined savings of extended oil batch life and reduced energy use," stated Cohen, "can total thousands of dollars per fryer for operators every year." When considering that many establishments operate four or more fryers, the savings these operations can realize by installing Infinity equipments can easily reach five figures annually. Such significant savings, along with its standard two-year parts and labor warranty, help to create Infinity's most significant points of differentiation.

For more information, visit Infinity Fryer's web site at www.infinityfryers.com