Testo 270 cooking oil tester

Testo 270 cooking oil tester

Testo 270 cooking oil tester saves costs and ensures quality

testo presents a new cooking oil tester designed to check the TPM value of cooking oil in the food manufacturing industry.

Regular monitoring of cooking oil is imperative in any food business with the monitoring of polar components providing information on the age and quality of the oil. Aged oil for instance, not only produces qualitatively inferior deep-fried goods but can also additionally contain health-damaging substances. 

Cooking oil develops its best potential within a 14%-22% TPM range. An increased TPM value is shown when the oil is aged. Checking the TPM value using testo 270 cooking oil tester, therefore not only fulfils the legal requirements, but also allows the business to profit from the optimum lifetime of the oil.

The challenge

Cooking oil in a commercial food manufacturing environment needs to be regularly monitored for use at optimum quality. This can create several challenges, since the process can involve regularly checking cooking oil quality during ongoing operations, breaking through the strict work routine to carry out the measurement and explaining the handling of the measuring instrument to the staff, while adhering to HACCP guidelines.

The testing instrument therefore needs to be ready for use at any time so that the measurement is carried out efficiently. Ease of use is also an important factor, allowing every member of the staff to carry out the measurement without previous knowledge and intensive training. Hygiene cannot be compromised either, and therefore the instrument must be easy to clean. A robust construction will also prevent damage in the busy environment of a commercial kitchen. 

The solution

testo 270 cooking oil testers offer ease of use, are easy to clean and feature a durable design. The operation is as simple as switching on the tester, immersing it in hot oil, and taking the measurement. 

Ready for use immediately after switching on, the testo 270 is operable with only three self-explanatory buttons. The limit values for the TPM value can be defined by the user according to individual quality requirements. 

The Auto-Hold function in the testo 270 cooking oil tester is very useful as it shows when the measurement value is stable. The TPM content of the analysed oil is displayed twice: the first as a percentage in the easily legible backlit display and the other as an alarm bar display that shows the quality of the oil in colour according to the traffic-light principle. Based on the reading, the staff can change the cooking oil if required.