How to Make Frozen Chips

Frozen chips as one of the most common fast food, it is popular all over the world. People usually eat fries at lunch or dinner, but also as a snack. Frozen chips have a significant market in the food industry, and the demand for frozen chips is increasing. So, how to make frozen chips? Next, I will share with you how to make frozen chips at home and the method of producing frozen chips in large quantities.

Make frozen chips at home

1. Use large potatoes. Peel and cut into straight strips of fries, as wide or thin as you want.
2. Put the potato strips in a pot, cover with water, bring to a boil over medium heat, then switch to low heat and cook for 5 minutes, or until half cooked.
3. Drain the potato strips and let cool.
4. Add oil to a frying pan and heat over medium heat. When the oil temperature reaches about 130 degrees, you can put potato chips in, be careful to put them one by one.
5. Turn down the fire slightly and try to control the oil temperature at about 130 degrees. Gently flip the potato strips over and fry the other side, cooking through both sides, 6 minutes per side.
6. When the potato strips are fried, they look crisp and golden in color. Scoop them out onto a plate lined with oil-absorbing paper and strain the oil.
7. Sprinkle with seasoning. 

The process of large quantities frozen chips production

Step 1: Washing and Peeling. Put fresh potatoes in a potato washing and peeling machine.
Step 2: Cutting. Put it into potato cutting machine and cut potatoes into fries, the size can be adjusted from 7*7 to 12*12mm according to your needs.
Step 3: Blanching. Put the potato chips in the blanching . Through 60-95 degree hot water blanching to inhibit the activity of the enzyme and maintains the original vivid color of the fries.
Step 4: Dewatering. Put into a vibrating dewatering machine to remove excess water. This wewatering machine can adjust the dewatering time according to your needs.
Step 5: Continuous Frying. The continuous fryer allows the strips to be quickly fried in 180° oil for about 40 seconds to avoid sticking and extend shelf life.
Step 6: Deoiling. Use a deoiling machine to remove oil from the surface of the fries. Through high frequency vibrating to achieve deoiling purpose.
Step 7: Freezing. Using the freezering machine, through mechanical vibration and wind pressure, the fluidized quick freezer floats the product on the stainless steel mesh belt, freezes the product and prevents sticking to achieve IQF.
Step 8: Packaging and Storage. Put the fries in the automatic weighing packing machine for packaging and storage. This machine can automatically fill nitrogen, automatically weigh, automatically seal, and automatically pack.

The machine used above is the semi-automatic french fries production line developed by our company. This set of production lines is a new type of french fries production line developed and developed by our company. This production line is made of high quality 304 Stainless Steel. PLC electrical control,  safe and efficient.The production line adopts advanced technology, the output is high, and the ex-factory price is directly sold. This is the best choice for businesses and the most ideal device. Next, I will introduce the details of this french fries line to you.

The details of semi-automatic frozen chips production line

Components of semi automatic frozen chips production line

A semi-automatic french fries machine contains: potato washing and peeling machine, potato cutting machine, blanching machine, dewater machine, frying machine, deoil machine, quick freezer and packing machine.

No.	Machine Name	Function	Advantage
1	Potato Washing and Peeling Machine	Thoroughly washing and peeling the potatoes	1.  Washing and peeling capacity can be customized. 2. The length of brush can be customized. 3.We use high quality brusher,even old potatoes that are hard to peel can be peeled well. 4.Spraying system to clean the potatoes. 5.Spiral design to make sure automatic discharging. 6. The discharge speed can be adjusted. 7. The whole machine is made of 304 stainless steel.
2	Potato Cutting Machine	Cutting the potatoes into fries,  sizes adjustable from 7*7 to 12*12mm	1.  The strips' size such as 7*7mm, 8*8mm, 10*10mm and custom made can be changed by adjusting the blade. 2.Cutting surface is smooth without damage. 3.The whole machine is made of 304 stainless steel, High speed stainless steel blades.
3	Blanching Machine	Through 60-95 degree hot water blanching to inhibit the activity of the enzyme and maintains the original vivid color of the fries	1.You can use gas, electricity or diesel as power for this machine depending on your needs. 2.It can effectively protect original vivid color of the potato strips. 3.You can add additives during blanching process.
4	Dewatering Machine	Remove the surface water	The de-water time is adjustable.
5	Frying Machine	For quick frying the fries around 40 seconds in 180°oil to avoid the adhesion and extend the shelf life	1.Automatic lifting system, easy to clean. 2.Double mesh belt transmission to avoid the chips floating. 3.Oil filter and recycling system to automatically and continuously filter the oil residue to extend the service life. 4.Electric or gas heating.
6	Deoiling Machine	Remove the surface oil	The de-oil time is adjustable.
7	Freezing Machine	Through mechanical vibration and wind pressure, the fluidized quick freezer floats products on stainless steel mesh belt, frozen products and prevent adhesion, achieve IQF	Customized according to customer needs
8	Automatic Weighing Packing Machine	For packing the finished frozen french fries	It can fill Nitrogen automatically, automatic weighing, automatic sealing and automatic packing.

Semi-automatic frozen chips production line technical parameters

300-500kg French Fries Production Line
No.	Machine Name	Powder	Size	Price(Dollar)
1	Potato Washing and Peeling Machine	4.37kw	3400*900*1400mm	6900
2	Potato Cutting Machine	1.5kw	750*500*1100	1230
3	Blanching Machine	40kw	1200*700*950	3300
4	Dewater Machine	2.2kw	1600*1350*1500	3000
5	Frying Machine	60KW	1900*1600*1700	4800
6	Deoil Machine	2.2kw	1600*1350*1500	3000
7	Quick Freezer	25kw	7100*3300*3000	38500
8	Packing Machine	4kw	1700*900*1450	4100
Support customization according to customer requirements.				64830

The advantages of semi automatic frozen chips production line

1.Processing flow can be customized: Different machines for making potato chips or frozen potato fries.Different machines for semi automatic or fully automatic processing.
2. Process capacity: Output capacity available from 30kg/h, 50kg/h, to 100kg/h, 300kg/h, to 1000kg/h, 2000kg/h
3. Material: All equipment are made of food grade SUS304 stainless steel.
4. Heating method: Electric, gas, or diesel heating source for blanching and frying machine.
5. The size of potato fries and the thickness of potato chips are adjustable
6. For potato fries line, we have special equipment to remove the unqualified fries.

The above is a semi-automatic small frozen chips production line. If you want to make frozen French fries in large quantities, our company also produces a large-volume fully automatic frozen chips production line. This kind of production line can reduce manpower and realize fully automatic. This french fries production line can be fully automated, and continuous frying can control the frying speed and temperature, which can increase the production of french fries while also managing the cost of labor. A fully automatic frozen french fries machine contains: elevating, potato washing and peeling machine, picking machine, potato cutting machine, water tank elevator,fries sorting machine, bubble washing machine, blanching machine, vibration dewatering machine,air drying machine, elevating conveyor, continuous frying machine, vibration deoiling machine, pre-cooling machine, freezing machine and automatic weighing packing machine.

If you are interested in the above frozen chips production line or have questions about the frozen chips process, please feel free to consult us!

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