French fries are a very popular food that go through multiple production steps from raw materials to the final product. But what are the steps in processing french fries?
 

1. Raw material selection and cleaning: Select high-quality potatoes to ensure the taste and quality of the French fries. Clean to remove soil, impurities and pesticide residues to ensure food safety.
2. Peeling: Remove the potato skin to improve the appearance quality of the french fries and reduce bitterness and impurities. Usually a mechanical peeling machine is used.
3. Cutting: Cut the potatoes into uniform fries shapes to ensure that each fries is of the same size for subsequent processing. Different specifications of fries can be produced according to different needs, such as standard fries, thick fries or wavy fries.
4. Blanching: Short-term hot water or steam treatment to remove excess starch, prevent fries from sticking together, and kill some microorganisms to improve food safety.
5. Cooling and drying: Rapid cooling to prevent overcooking and surface drying to reduce the water content during frying, thereby avoiding excessive fluctuations in oil temperature during frying and affecting the taste.
6. Frying: Frying in a deep fryer to give the fries a crispy texture.
7. Quick freezing: The fried french fries are quickly frozen to below -18°C to maintain the freshness and shape of the product and prevent deterioration.
8. Packaging: Use an automatic packaging machine to weigh and package the quick-frozen french fries to prevent contamination and extend the shelf life. The packaging bags are usually made of moisture-proof and anti-oxidation materials to ensure the quality of the french fries.
 
The above are the steps for producing french fries. If you are interested in french fries production equipment, you can contact us.