With two award-winning stores nestled in the heart of the charming market town, Machynlleth, Wales, Hennighan’s is very much embedded into the local community, proudly serving traditional fish + chips to hundreds of customers day-in-day-out.

With food quality and sustainability at the heart of Hennighan’s, finding new products that keep standards high is always on the radar – especially when it comes to equipment; something that Hennighan’s father and daughter duo, David and Jemma are passionate about,

“We are always keen to hear about new innovations which is why I was so intrigued to hear about Oil Chef when sitting-in on a Welsh Council meeting. If I’m honest, I didn’t believe that this seemingly simple, rectangle metal box could transform how we fry - but it absolutely has and now, we’d never be without it!”

The patented and award-winning range of Oil Chef devices use proven technology to fry food quicker, extend the life of frying oil, reduce frying temperatures and save money for operators. In addition, food is crispier, and less oily. This is thanks to catalytic converter technology which serves to slow down the oxidation process of the oil, which occurs when it is heated, therefore maintaining the low viscosity of the oil and boosting its thermal conductivity. For Jemma and David, the proof is in the numbers.

Over 100M people benefit from OiLChef every day!

OiLChef is the brand of choice for deep fry culinary experts and professionals alike who are conscientious about reducing operational costs, locking in food flavor of deep-fried food, and yes, the environment.

Placing our OiLChef device inside the oil well of your deep fryer, regardless of using an oil filter or not, will extend the life of your fryer oil and result in direct savings based on less frequent oil changes and purchases. In fact, 100% of our clients save on oil, and save on energy consumption to operate deep fryers by lowered cooking oil temperatures without compromising food quality, and all affirm, they have optimized deep fried food quality and cook times.

With OiLChef you can cook more food in your deep fryer using less quantity of oil with enhanced deep fry food quality and texture. Most deep fry operators primarily focus on some form of internal or external filtration system to help trap and remove food particles from the frying oil. Filtering cooking oil in deep fryers can be manual or automated and it is complementary to the OiLChef solution, but can never achieve as much value in a deep frying operation without OiLChef.