deep fryers

[unlucky513]

got this for xmas:
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one of my favorite gifts this year..

anyone own a deep fryer?? what all do you fry? i went to the store last night and picked up the basics, (tater tots, fries, onion rings, shrimp, chicken) what else do you recommend i fry?

one of my friends suggested that i try a deep fryed candy bar, sounds a little strange to me. anyone ever had one? does it mess up the oil?

[samjjones]

Pot stickers.

[mrkilla]

Banana's Twinkies and Oreos

also rednecks liek to deep fry turkeys i hear, tell me how that works out

[Shajen]

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I'm not a redneck, but deep-fried turkey is amazing.

Get some peanut oil and go to town. It's beautiful.

[vexvelour]

Chicken Wings
Potato chips/fries (fresh potatoes)

Lots of stuff from the frozen food aisle, such as egg rolls and stuff.

[unlucky513]

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Banana's Twinkies and Oreos

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its only 4 liters, i might have a hard time fitting a turkey in there.

[pokerdirty]

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Banana's Twinkies and Oreos

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its only 4 liters, i might have a hard time fitting a turkey in there.

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babies.

[crunchy1]

Buy a can of pilsbury biscuits...

separate them as you would if you were baking them...

Punch a little hole with your index finger in the center...

Deep fry until golden brown...

Top with a cinnamon and sugar mixture (4:1)...

[OtisTheMarsupial]

Disgusting.

Just be sure not to throw that used oil down the drain or bury it in your yard or toss it in the trash. It's a hazardous waste and needs to be taken down to your local garbage collection center. Or just reuse it. Or give it to the biodiesel guy in Arizona

[drewjustdrew]

jalapeno poppers and breaded mushrooms

we deep fried our turkey for christmas. it was great!

[gorie]

mmmm donuts.

[mattw]

i have heard that deep frying candy bars (babe ruth) is common in EU and in canada. i have never tried and agree it sounds strange.

[Patrick del Poker Grande]

I got a deep fryer for Christmas that I've only fried turkeys in so far. I have plans for cheese curds, pizza rolls, fries, and corndogs, though, as well as boiling things like corn on the cob and crab legs. My wife's uncle got one a couple years ago and we fried EVERYTHING that would fit into it - pickles, chocolate-covered fruit, twinkies, cheese sticks...

[WLVRYN]

Deep fried turkey is way, way better than oven cooked turkey. Plus it takes half as much time.

Also, there's a restaurant in Detroit that serves deep fried Twinkies with ice cream. Yummy.

[drewjustdrew]

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Deep fried turkey is way, way better than oven cooked turkey. Plus it takes half as much time.

Also, there's a restaurant in Detroit that serves deep fried Twinkies with ice cream. Yummy.

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less than half the time. 1.5 hours for 18 lb. bird for us, including the time to heat up the oil.

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[unlucky513]

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[samjjones]

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Deep fried turkey is way, way better than oven cooked turkey. Plus it takes half as much time.

Also, there's a restaurant in Detroit that serves deep fried Twinkies with ice cream. Yummy.

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less than half the time. 1.5 hours for 18 lb. bird for us, including the time to heat up the oil.

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5 minutes per lb.? That is pretty impressive. How is the cleanup/disposal of such a huge amount of oil?

I have one of those my my night stand.

No one mentioned Chicken Wings yet.

[Patrick del Poker Grande]

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Deep fried turkey is way, way better than oven cooked turkey. Plus it takes half as much time.

Also, there's a restaurant in Detroit that serves deep fried Twinkies with ice cream. Yummy.

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less than half the time. 1.5 hours for 18 lb. bird for us, including the time to heat up the oil.

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5 minutes per lb.? That is pretty impressive. How is the cleanup/disposal of such a huge amount of oil?

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Cleanup is easy - there's a spicket and a little hose you attach to it and just drain it back into the original container. Do with it what you will. Supersoakers could be fun, particularly if you live near the woods and there's a chance of attracting some bears or raccoons.

[drewjustdrew]

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These are better pan-fried IMO.

[Songwind]

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If you know what you're doing, deep frying doesn't add much in the way of additional fat.

[Ulysses]

lucky,

Cheese.

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just don't use crisco or any of those other horrible oils and you'll be fine

[tonypaladino]

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i have heard that deep frying candy bars (babe ruth) is common in EU and in canada. i have never tried and agree it sounds strange.

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There's a british place near my house that sells deep fried mars bars and twinkies. The mars bars are extraordinary.

[YourFoxyGrandma]

We had a frying party for the last day of my AP chem class in high school. Highlights: oreos, candy bars, cheeses (fresh mozzerlla and a sharp cheddar being my personal favorites). Also, this one kid had a McDonalds cheeseburger, which he let me have and fry. That was an incredible day.

[RunDownHouse]

Please tell me you're going to jump into homebrewing 10gal batches now that you have a turkey fryer.

[Schwartzy61]

PICKLES

[Patrick del Poker Grande]

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Please tell me you're going to jump into homebrewing 10gal batches now that you have a turkey fryer.

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Some day, my friend. Some day.

[handsome]

Where does one get one of these deep fryers?

[unlucky513]

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anywhere that sells kitchen appliances

[bobbyi]

We have one of these. I mostly use it for french fries and tater tots, but we have done Snickers bars before. We used the small ("fun size") ones. Search online and you'll find instructions. The candy bar needs to be breaded. If you just throw a Snickers in there, it will just melt into the oil. Properly breaded, they are very good. Crispy fried breading on the outside filled with melted chocolate bar. Mmmmm.

[CORed]

I you're going to make french fries (chips to the Brits), just buy some potatoes and cut them up. You will get much better fries than you will using pre-cut frozen crap.

[Lazymeatball]

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I you're going to make french fries (chips to the Brits), just buy some potatoes and cut them up. You will get much better fries than you will using pre-cut frozen crap.

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I have a chip pan in my house and we primarily use it for pre-made store french fries, however when we have time we put in the effort to make home made french fries with our krinle-cutter knife. I reccomend letting the chopped chips sit in the fridge overnight in paper towels to dry out a bit first.

The other reccomendation I have, NEVER change the oil ever, it adds to the flavor. As long as you just use it for chips and not a bunch of other sugary or breaded stuff, it won't get a whole bunch of junk floating in it. (ok, exageration, change the oil once a year.)

[Songwind]

Also change the oil if you do fish or poultry in it.

[astroglide]

when i worked at jack in the box the food tasted infinitely better when the grease was changed

[Blarg]

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