Hobart Ecomax HEFRG74A Single Tank Gas Fryer

The Hobart Ecomax HEFRG74A is a floor-standing single-tank gas fryer designed for continuous use in commercial kitchen environments. It is supplied as standard with baskets and a lid, and the stainless steel construction is well suited to the demands of professional kitchen hygiene and daily cleaning routines.

In a working kitchen, the gas burner arrangement allows the oil to recover temperature quickly between batches — a practical advantage when the fryer is running consistently throughout a busy service. This kind of recovery performance is what separates a fryer that keeps pace with the pass from one that creates a bottleneck. It handles the output expected from a pub kitchen, café, or mid-size restaurant without requiring constant management during service.

From a day-to-day operational standpoint, the key advantages are:

• Gas operation keeps running costs manageable relative to equivalent electric models
• Single-tank layout simplifies oil management and daily cleaning
• Stainless steel construction supports hygiene standards and routine washdowns
• Lid supplied as standard helps protect oil quality and reduces heat loss between services
• Reasonably compact footprint relative to output suits kitchens with limited fryer space

Installation requires a suitable gas supply with a correctly positioned connection point, and the fryer must sit beneath a canopy extraction system rated for gas-fired equipment — a legal requirement in UK commercial kitchens. At 57kg, final positioning and the gas connection must be carried out by a qualified Gas Safe registered engineer. Allow adequate clearance at the sides and rear in line with the manufacturer's guidance and your extraction installer's requirements.

This fryer is well suited to smaller to mid-size operations — pub kitchens, cafés, takeaways, and compact restaurant kitchens — where a single quality gas fryer covers the menu without over-specifying. Sites running continuous frying across multiple menu lines at high volume may find a twin-tank or higher-output model a better fit. Where a gas supply is not available, an equivalent electric fryer may be the more practical option.

If you would like to talk through whether this fryer suits your service volume, gas supply, or extraction setup, our team is glad to help before you commit.