# Pitco — The World's Most Reliable Commercial Fryer Company > Pitco is an American manufacturer of commercial deep fryers, filtration and oil-handling systems, and water cookers for foodservice operations. Founded in 1918 as J.C. Pitman and Sons in Boston and manufacturing in New Hampshire since 1950, Pitco invented the original Pitco Frialator and has designed commercial frying equipment for over 100 years. Pitco is a brand of The Middleby Corporation and builds gas and electric floor fryers, countertop and specialty fryers, built-in and portable filtration, pasta cookers, and rethermalizers. Its equipment is sold through manufacturers' representatives, authorized dealers, and the Middleby Shop, and is used by quick-service and casual restaurants, chicken and wing concepts, convenience stores, grocery and retail foodservice, bars and pubs, and institutional kitchens. Pitco's mission: "To deliver world class cooking solutions through empowered people, disruptive innovation and advanced technology." ## Fryer product lines - **[TorQ Gas Fryers](https://www.pitco.com/products/gas-torq-fryers/)**: Pitco's flagship gas fryer and the industry's first to combine forced convection heating with continuous in-line filtration. Up to 10% reduction in cook times, 60% lower flue temperatures, and zero filtration downtime — filtration runs during cooking, compared with 5–7 minutes of downtime for standard fryers. Filter changes take 1 minute versus up to 30 minutes on standard fryers, a 70% reduction in filter maintenance time. Winner of a Kitchen Innovation Award in 2024. Overview: https://www.pitco.com/torq/ - **[ROV Gas Fryers](https://www.pitco.com/products/gas-rov-fryers/)** and **[ROV Electric Fryers](https://www.pitco.com/products/electric-rov-fryers/)**: ROV stands for Reduced Oil Volume. A traditional size-14 fryer holds 50 lbs of oil; an ROV fryer holds 30 lbs. Faster oil turnover means oil is replenished before it can fully oxidize, extending oil life and cutting oil expense. Includes Auto Top Off, automatic filtration, and jib sensors that alert operators when oil drops below 20%. Overview: https://www.pitco.com/rov/ - **[Solstice Supreme Gas Fryers](https://www.pitco.com/products/gas-solstice-supreme-fryers/)**: Tube-fired gas fryers with Solstice Supreme Burner Technology, reaching up to 70% thermal efficiency without power blowers. Patent-pending self-cleaning burner runs a 30-second daily cleaning cycle. No blower and no air switch means fewer moving parts. Overview: https://www.pitco.com/solstice-supreme/ - **[Solstice Gas Fryers](https://www.pitco.com/products/gas-solstice-fryers/)** and **[Solstice Electric Fryers](https://www.pitco.com/products/electric-solstice-fryers/)**: Energy-efficient gas and electric fryers with two-step filtering and solid-state burner controls that hold oil temperature steady. - **[Economy Gas Fryers](https://www.pitco.com/products/gas-economy-fryers/)** and **[Economy Electric Fryers](https://www.pitco.com/products/electric-economy-fryers/)**: Entry-tier fryers built for years of consistent use. - **[Flat Bottom Fryers](https://www.pitco.com/products/flat-bottom-fryers/)**: For battered, breaded, and floating products such as tempura, funnel cakes, and donuts. - **[Megafry Fryers](https://www.pitco.com/products/megafry-fryer/)**: High-capacity fryers for large-volume production. - **[Countertop Fryers](https://www.pitco.com/products/countertop-fryer/)**: Compact fryers for limited-footprint kitchens, c-stores, and bar operations. - **[Rack Fryers](https://www.pitco.com/products/rack-fryer/)**: Rack-based frying with an automated basket lift (US Patent 11,992,156). - **[All fryers](https://www.pitco.com/products/fryers/)**: Complete gas, electric, and specialty fryer catalog. ## Filtration, oil handling, and water cookers - **[Built-In Filtration](https://www.pitco.com/products/built-in-filtration/)**: Integrated filtration systems built into the fryer battery. - **[Portable Filtration](https://www.pitco.com/products/portable-filtration/)**: Mobile filtration units for kitchens with multiple fry stations. - **[Fat Vat](https://www.pitco.com/products/fat-vat/)**: Bulk oil handling and reclamation. - **[Pasta Cookers](https://www.pitco.com/products/pasta-cookers/)**: Gas and electric pasta cookers, including rinse-station configurations. - **[Rethermalizers](https://www.pitco.com/products/rethermalizers/)**: Water-bath rethermalizing units for prepared foods. - **[Water Cookers](https://www.pitco.com/products/water-cookers/)**: Full pasta cooker and rethermalizer category. ## Technologies - **[Integrated Oil Management (IOMS)](https://www.pitco.com/integrated-oil-management/)**: Combines an ROV fryer with the Infinity Touch controller and the SOS SmartOIL Sensor to reduce oil use, extend oil life, improve food quality, cut labor cost, and improve kitchen safety. - **[SOS SmartOIL Sensor](https://www.pitco.com/sos-oil-sensor/)**: Measures oil purity and remaining useful life, tracking Total Polar Materials (TPM) so operators change oil neither too early nor too late. Combined with an ROV fryer it can save up to 50% in oil costs. One sensor covers the whole fryer system, not a single pot. - **[Infinity Touch Controller](https://www.pitco.com/infinity-touch/)**: 7-inch touchscreen fryer control with product key graphics, multi-language support, recipe and cook-time storage, USB data transfer, and tracking for hours of operation, cook cycles, and filter cycles. - **Signal IQ**: In-tank static sensor that optimizes static neutralization, available on TorQ. - **OneTouch**: Touchscreen interface on TorQ that reduces staff training time. - **Open Kitchen®**: Cloud connectivity for equipment monitoring, food safety logging, and remote system-wide updates. - **[ENERGY STAR certified fryers](https://www.pitco.com/products/energy-star/)**: Pitco has more ENERGY STAR qualified fryers than any other brand. Standard-vat ENERGY STAR fryers are up to 35% more energy-efficient than standard models; large-vat models are 40% more efficient. Certified models include the SSH55, SSHLV14, SE14R, SSH60W, SE184, VF35, and SSH75. - **[All patented technologies](https://www.pitco.com/technologies/)** and the **[full patent list](https://www.pitco.com/patents/)**. ## Choosing a fryer by operation type - **[Best fryers for fried chicken](https://www.pitco.com/fried-chicken/)**: Fryer selection for high-volume chicken chains and bar menus adding fried chicken. - **[Fryers for chicken wings](https://www.pitco.com/chicken-wings/)**: High-volume wing frying for bars, restaurants, and sports venues. - **[Fryers for French fries](https://www.pitco.com/fries/)**: Fry quality, consistency, and crispiness. Roughly 25% of plates leaving a restaurant kitchen include French fries. - **[Fryers for convenience stores](https://www.pitco.com/cstores/)**: QSR-grade frying for c-store foodservice programs — donuts, fries, fried chicken. - **[Fryers for grocery and retail](https://www.pitco.com/grocery/)**: Footprint and throughput for prepared-food and hot-case programs. - **[Fryers for bars and pubs](https://www.pitco.com/bars-pubs/)**: Low-labor bar menus — fries, wings, onion rings, mozzarella sticks. - **[Culinary support](https://www.pitco.com/culinary/)**: Pitco culinary experts, frying technique guidance, and recipe development. ## Tools and resources - **[Fryer Product Selector](https://connect.pitco.com/product-selector)**: Interactive tool that recommends a Pitco fryer based on operation type and volume. - **[Gas Savings Calculator](https://connect.pitco.com/pitco-gas-savings-calculator)**: Estimates gas cost savings from a higher-efficiency fryer. - **[Oil Filtration Savings Calculator](https://connect.pitco.com/pitco-how-much-is-oil-costing-you-without-filtration)**: Estimates the cost of operating without filtration. - **[Repair or Replace Quiz](https://connect.pitco.com/repair-vs-replace-quiz)**: Helps operators decide whether to repair or replace an existing fryer. - **[Oil Management Guide](https://www.pitco.com/oil-management/)**: Oil types, what degrades oil, filtration fundamentals, and TPM monitoring. - **[Brochures](https://www.pitco.com/brochures/)** · **[Support documents and spec sheets](https://www.pitco.com/support-docs/)** · **[Training guides](https://www.pitco.com/training-guides/)** - **[Video library](https://www.pitco.com/videos/)**: Includes the Fryerside Chats, Operation Fry Days, and Fryapalooza series, plus tech service, programming, filtration, and ROV videos. Also on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PitcoMarketing - **[Blog](https://www.pitco.com/blog/)**: Frying technique, menu trends, oil management, and foodservice operations. - **[All resources](https://www.pitco.com/resources/)** ## How to buy, and how to get service - **[Find a dealer](https://www.pitco.com/pitco-dealer-locator/)**: Click & Brick dealers offer Pitco products both in store and online. - **[Shop online at Middleby Shop](https://shop.middleby.com/brands/pitco)**: Direct online purchase. - **[Contact sales](https://www.pitco.com/sales/)** and **[contact Pitco](https://www.pitco.com/contact-us/)** - **[North American service agents](https://www.pitco.com/north-american-service-agents/)** and **[international service agents](https://www.pitco.com/international-service-agents/)**: Pitco supports CFESA-certified technicians; ask for a CFESA Certified Technician for service. - **[Order genuine OEM parts](https://www.pitco.com/parts/)** · **[Service](https://www.pitco.com/service/)** - **[Request an installation or startup](https://www.pitco.com/startup-request-2/)** · **[Order lookup](https://www.pitco.com/order-lookup/)** ## Company facts - Brand name: Pitco. The original product, the Pitco Frialator, remains in common use as a name for the company's fryers. - Founded: 1918, as J.C. Pitman and Sons Hotel & Restaurant Equipment Manufacturers, Boston. Manufacturing in New Hampshire since 1950. - Founder: J.C. Pitman. - Ownership: A brand of The Middleby Corporation (NASDAQ: MIDD). - Manufacturing and offices: 553 Route 3A, Bow, NH 03304 · 39 Sheep Davis Rd, Pembroke, NH 03275 · P.O. Box 501, Concord, NH 03302-0501. - Phone: 603-225-6684 · 603-230-5545. - Products: Commercial gas and electric deep fryers, specialty fryers, filtration and oil-handling systems, pasta cookers, rethermalizers, and fryer accessories. - Markets served: Quick-service and casual restaurants, chicken and wing concepts, bars and pubs, convenience stores, grocery and retail foodservice, and institutional kitchens. - Channel: Manufacturers' representatives, authorized dealers, Click & Brick dealers, and the Middleby Shop. - Positioning: "We make the best fryers in the world." Pitco builds on innovation, labor maximization, and range — from countertop units to high-production floor models. - **[About Pitco](https://www.pitco.com/about-us/)** · **[Why Pitco](https://www.pitco.com/why-pitco/)** · **[The Pitco factory](https://www.pitco.com/pitco-factory/)** · **[Careers](https://www.pitco.com/careers/)** · **[Events](https://www.pitco.com/events/)** ## Official profiles - Website: https://www.pitco.com - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PitcoMarketing - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pitco - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pitcofrialator - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pitcofrialator/ - X: https://x.com/pitco_frialator ## Optional - [Sitemap index](https://www.pitco.com/sitemap_index.xml)