FILTROX Frying Oil Management
Cleaner Oil.
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The FILTROX LS-2 Portable Filter Machine: Safer, Simpler, and Built to Perform
No buckets. No wasted oil. No mess. The LS-2 is the portable filter machine that turns a daily chore into a daily competitive advantage.
In a busy commercial kitchen, how you filter your frying oil matters almost as much as whether you filter it. A poorly designed filter machine creates friction — it's slow, it's messy, it wastes oil through spillage, and it exposes employees to dangerous contact with hot oil. The right machine becomes invisible in your workflow: fast, clean, and safe enough that your entire team will actually use it consistently every single day.
The FILTROX LS-2 portable frying oil filtration machine was designed with those exact principles in mind. It represents decades of feedback from foodservice operators, distilled into a machine that is purpose-built for the reality of a working commercial kitchen.
Key Features of the LS-2
- Capacity: Available in 60 lb (LS-2-60) and 100 lb (LS-2-100) models, the LS-2 handles the real-world demands of most commercial fryer setups.
- 20% More Capacity: Despite having a smaller physical footprint than most competing portable filter machines, the LS-2 offers 20% more volume capacity than leading competitor models — meaning fewer filter cycles per shift.
- Anodized Aluminum Construction: Unlike stainless steel units that weigh over 100 lbs, the LS-2 is constructed from anodized aluminum — a surface treatment that is molecularly bonded to the aluminum for unmatched durability, corrosion resistance, and cleanability. The 60 lb model weighs just 64 lbs (83.5 lbs with sump), making it genuinely easy to move between fryers.
- No Buckets Needed: The LS-2 eliminates the single greatest source of oil waste and burn injury in manual filtration — the transfer bucket. Oil drains directly from the fryer into the LS-2 pan through a controlled connection, and is pumped back into the fryer through a no-splash nozzle after filtration.
- SuperSorb® Carbon Pad Compatible: The LS-2 is designed to use FILTROX SuperSorb® Carbon Pads as its sole filter media. No powder, no measuring, no mess. A fresh pad goes in, oil goes through once, and clean oil goes back in the fryer.
- Removable Filter Pan: The filter pan is fully removable for easy cleaning in a standard sink with water only.
- Only 6 Screws: If maintenance is needed, the LS-2 can be fully disassembled using only 6 screws — no special tools, no service call required.
- Oil Color Tester: The LS-2 system includes an oil color tester so operators can monitor oil quality directly and make data-driven decisions about when to discard — not calendar-driven guesses.
- NSF Approved: The LS-2 has earned NSF certification, meaning it has been independently tested and verified to meet all public health and safety standards for food equipment.
Competitive Comparison
| Feature | FILTROX LS-2 | Pitco P14 | Frymaster PF50S | Oil Solutions ARM60 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity (lbs) | 60 | 55 | 50 | 60 |
| Construction | Anodized Aluminum | Stainless Steel | Stainless Steel | Stainless Steel |
| Weight | 64 / 83.5 lbs | 131 / 150 lbs | 120 lbs | 83 / 88 lbs |
| Filter Media | Flat Sheet (SuperSorb®) | Flat Sheet | Flat Sheet + Powder | Envelope |
| Removable Pan | ✔ Yes | ✔ Yes | ✘ No | ✔ Yes |
| Scrap Basket | ✔ Included | ✔ Included | Optional | Optional |
| Filter Pan Cover | ✔ Yes | Optional | ✔ Yes | Optional |
| Pump GPM | 4.6 | 5.6 | 4.0 | 8.0 |
| NSF Approved | ✔ Yes | ✔ Yes | ✔ Yes | ✔ Yes |
The LS-2's combination of high capacity, light weight, and simplicity makes it the practical choice for any operation that values both performance and ease of use. FILTROX stands behind the LS-2 with hands-on training support — every new operator receives guidance from FILTROX staff to ensure correct and safe use from day one.