Abstract: A fryer apparatus includes a cooking chamber and a filter pan. The filter pan includes an outlet passage, formed through a bottom portion of the filter pan, configured to allow cooking media to be discharged; a groove formed in the bottom portion of the filter pan and surrounding the outlet passage; and a removable, two-sided filter screen having an adaptor configured to couple the filter screen to the bottom portion of the filter pan at the outlet passage. The adaptor includes an engaging portion protruding from the filter screen and configured to fit at least partially into the outlet passage and a raised segment configured to fit at least partially in the groove, such that the filter screen does not contact the bottom portion of the filter pan. Further, the engaging portion includes a connector configured to create a seal between the adaptor and the outlet passage.