Why this free standing fryer earns its place
The Pitco Solstice SG18S is a different animal from the production suite: it's compact, genuine equipment, and it works. At 103 kg and 499 mm wide, it fits café counters, market stalls, small hotels, and chip shops running a light frying menu. No built-in filtration system here—just a straightforward single tank, the Solstice burner, and the proven tube design that Pitco has shipped for years.
What you get is simplicity. The blower-free burner still delivers fast heat recovery, so two baskets keep turning. The thermo-safety pilot and high-temperature safety limit switch are standard—no corners cut on safety. The stainless steel frame takes the daily grind of a working kitchen, and the dimensions (1172 mm tall, 499 mm wide, 876 mm deep) make it freestanding without monopolising a service line.
This is the fryer for a caterer starting out, a café that does light frying, a small hotel's bar menu, or a street food operator who doesn't want filtration cost or complexity. For that space and volume, the SG18S is honest equipment: honest recovery, honest durability, honest to maintain. Call 01792 732702 if you need support.
Check the narrowest clear opening, then every corner, landing, step and lift from the kerb to the room.
Stated machine geometry while kept upright. Allow handling room and confirm the complete route.
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Enter the usable gap with the door fully open.
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