cabinet frame 18 the cabinet frame 18 has parallel side walls 20 and an end wall 22 the edges of the various walls are coupled in a rectangular configuration corner wheels 26 are preferably located beneath the cabinet frame for convenient mobility the fry pot 14 of the present appliance 10 is conventional in construction it is secured with respect to the upper extent of the cabinet frame 18 and has a funnel shaped floor 36 the floor slopes symmetrically to a center aperture 38 located therethrough note fig1 and 3 a remotely controlled valve 40 extends from the fry pot floor for selectively allowing cooking fluid to be gravity drained by passage from the pot 14 through the aperture 38 and valve 40 to the vat 16 therebelow the filter vat 16 is an independently separable element of the appliance 10 combination comprising a rectangular or cubicle vessel having four walls a floor 54 and an open top 28 wheels 139 may be provided under the vat 16 as an accessory for mobile support when the vat is separated from the cabinet frame 18 when combined with the cabinet frame however the vat is supported by horizontal frame rails 32.