DEEP FRYERS: A deep fryer has only one use – to cook foods in hot fat. Yet because of the popularity of fried foods, this function is an important one. Automatic deep fryers are powered by either gas or electricity and have thermostatic controls that maintain fat at preset temperatures. Automatic fryers remove food from the fat automatically after a present time. Pressure fryers are covered fry-kettles that fry foods under pressure. Foods cook faster, even at a lower temperature. , 2 PROCESSING KITCHEN EQUIPMENT MIXERS: Vertical mixers are important and versatile tools for many kinds of food mixing and processing jobs, both in the bakeshop and in the kitchen. FOOD CUTTER: The food cutter or food chopper, familiarly known as the “buffalo chopper, ” is a common piece of kitchen equipment used for general chopping of foods. A variety of attachments make it a versatile tool. SLICER: The slicer is a valuable machine because it slices foods more evenly and uniformly than can be done by hand. Thus it is valuable for portion control and for reducing cutting loss. VERTICAL CUTTER/MIXER AND FOOD PROCESSOR: The vertical cutter/mixer (VCM) is like a large, powerful, high-speed blender. It is used to chop and mix large quantities of foods very rapidly. It can also be used for puréeing (soups, for example) and for mixing liquids.