Introduction; Construction; Standard Features; Optional Features - GILES GBF-70 Operation & Service Manual

Introduction

1. Introduction
THANK YOU for purchasing the Giles Model GBF‐70 Electric Fryer, manufactured by Giles Enterprises, Inc.,
Montgomery, Alabama (USA), hereafter referred to as "GILES". Every unit is thoroughly inspected and tested prior
to shipment in an effort to ensure that it will operate flawlessly when received. With proper care and maintenance
the appliance will provide years of trouble‐free service.
To help protect your investment in this new equipment, we recommend that you take a few moments to become
familiar with the procedures presented in this Manual pertaining to installation, operation, cleaning, and
maintenance. Adherence to these recommended procedures will minimize potential for costly downtime and
future repair expense. Please retain this Manual for future reference.
NOTE: Due to continuing improvements and product enhancements, some illustrations shown in this Manual might not
exactly depict your actual equipment.
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Construction

Constructed of 18 & 20‐ga, 430 stainless steel with welded tubular stainless steel inner cabinet structure.
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Standard Features

Computer Controller: Regulates cooking oil temperature and cook time. Dual cook timers, fifty (50) programmable
menu item cooking presets, continuous fryer status monitoring & displaying operational instructions and
error/warnings, such as LOW OIL LEVEL, DRAIN OPEN, MAX. ELEMENT TEMP, etc. Features BOIL OUT program,
COOL MODE feature, FORCE FILTER function, multiple language selections, and password protection capability.
Built‐in Oil Filtration System: Completely self‐contained system helps to extend the life of cooking oil. Features
1/2 HP pump; designed to perform a filter cycle within approximately five (5) minutes. Centralized system, serves
all fryers in a banked configuration.
Multi‐Well Frying: Available as a banked battery of 2 or 3 Fryers, as well as single unit.
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Optional Features

Automatic Basket Lift: Two (2) basket lifts per unit. Automatically lower and raises cook basket at start and end of
cook cycle. Helps to avoid over cooked product.
Bulk Oil Management System Connection: Connect to an existing bulk oil management system for delivering fresh
cooking oil to fryers and for disposal of waste cooking oil.
Oil Top‐off System: Maintain oil level in fryers with minimal effort. Avoid low oil conditions and provide for more
consistent cooked food quality. On banked units, oil is suctioned directly from purchased jug of fresh oil. Single
fryers utilizes a "saddle‐bag tank" which must be manually filled with fresh oil by user. When connected to bulk
fresh oil system, it provide oil for topping off vat.
WiFi Connectivity: The KitchenTrac app provides full‐time monitoring of fryer activities and operations via your
remote devives (laptop, tablet, smartphone). Keep track of loads cooked, idle‐time, oil filtering and many other
aspects of fryer utilization. Small monthly subscription is required.
GBF-70 Fryer
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