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FryersENERGY STAR certified

Vulcan 1VK85A

63 % large vat fryer.

Cooking efficiency

63 %

Oil capacity

85 lb

Fuel

Gas

Width

20 in

Of 47 certified large vat fryers, 16 have a higher cooking efficiency than the 1VK85A (63 %).

Maker
Vulcan
Model
1VK85A
Type
Large Vat
Fuel
Gas
Installation
Floor
Width
20 in
Oil capacity
85 lb
Cooking efficiency
63 %
Idle rate (gas)
5,464 Btu/h
On the market since
Aug 2011
ENERGY STAR certified
26 Sep 2011

Certified under the same record

The maker lists these as the same machine or a variant of it: 1VK85C, 1VK85D, 2VK85A, 2VK85C, 2VK85D, 3VK85A, 3VK85C, 3VK85D, 4VK85A, 4VK85C, 4VK85D.

Source: ENERGY STAR certified fryers dataset, US EPA, record 2390252, data build 2026-09-29. Figures are as the maker certified them. How we use this data.

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