I've never used a deep fryer. What kind of oil should I use?
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Vegetable oil, olive oil, canola, peanut. All should be available at your local grocery store. Canola smells kind of funky when heated, peanut imparts a subtle peanut flavor to food. It's really up to your personal preference. Some people say not to deep fry with extra virgin olive oil because it has a lower smoke point, and others say that those people are wrong. Never tried it, so I can't say either way
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Olive oil does have a low smoke point, mainly a saute oil only as far as heat goes.
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It usually depends on what she is cooking, but she prefers Wesson Vegetable Oil.
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Peanut oil is the best unless you have an allergy to nuts, because it is great at high heat without burning the oil, which makes it perfect for multiple use and no trans fats. Then a vegetable oil that doesn't contain soybean oil in it.
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ANY cast iron can be used for deep frying. You would need to be careful of your oil temperature though. Cast iron tends to be slow to heat. It is easy to turn the stove up to bring something to the cooking temperature and then the cookware suddenly be too hot. It's best to remember with cast iron: cook it low and slow. You need to give it time to heat.
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It won't work with anything that have batter as no oil will hold it like in regular deep fryer.
685215
can you cook with this oil? Like when fry eggs, etc (pan fry, not deep fry) I never had MCT oil before...
771108
Personally I would not...it is designed as a deep sauce and Fry Pan with quasi WOK capability. A Fry Daddy would be a better alternative. If you do Deep Fry it it heed the warning of not too high of heat setting. Certainly does a great job Frying Chicken and small batches of Fries but I don't think the intent is for Deep Frying large batches but that poses the question, "how deep?" If you are a party of one as myself certainly small Fry batches of Deep Fry are doable but it does have a handle so be careful. There are better alternatives for deep Frying IMO.
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I recommend NOT using any cooking oils, such as olive oil, vegetable oil, sesame oil & the like! Citrus oils are fine, in fact, one of my favorite blends are, Lemmon & pepperment combo.Oh, as for the oil issue I'm just kidding!
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Absolutely not. There is no oil. At most I spray just a little garlic infused oil lightly on my fries. The timing is practice. I love mine. I don't order restaurant sweet potato fries anymore I make my own from frozen. Delicious
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Would take a very large amount of oil. .We never tried because we have a Deep Fryer. If you want to put that much oil in a 2-1/2" deep skillet and heat it,I would think you are asking for possible spill,burn,and a large mess if it spills. Cheapest deep fryer will fix this problem.
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It's fine no worse than frying something in a pan . It's a real nice deep fryer we love it !!
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I only use peanut oil for deep frying,it doesn't smoke or get a burnt taiste. It costs a little more but you can strain it and reuse it.
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Yes, I deep fry Pork chops, chicken, onion rings, the one thing I found out is to take the basket out if you fry onion rings because they will stick to the basket. You will need to change the oil after deep frying battered foods. It makes great fried foods, very tender. I use my Delonghi almost every day.Hope this helps, please feel free to email me with any concerns or questions you may have
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Yes, anything you cook in a deep fryer can be cooked in this. That is what I have found.
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I use peanut oil for the best results. It has a high smoke point and does not break down as quickly as some of the other oils from heavy use during frying.
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Use only peanut oil. It has a high oxidation (smoking) temperature. You may not like to since it is not the healthiest of oils, but hey, you're frying foods...what else can I say?
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Oh boy, is it ever! The depth works in your favor- less spatter! And the heavy iron holds heat well, so your oil doesn't drop in temperature as much, when you add food to it. I also use mine for deep-frying- you can't beat a Dutch oven for a fish fry, or doing fries and onion rings! :)
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I'm not sure about the oil, maybe a half gallon. I use peanut oil as it's the best for most deep frying. I do know that deep fried foods don't absorb as much oil as pan fried, but I diet, and I don't eat fried foods except on my free eating day.
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I agree with Kim I have only used mine for deep frying and it should work on any cooking method but for me a smaller thermometer that can be tucked away in a drawer would be more convenient for daily use as this is a very large thermometer that sits in a deep pot and requires a large storage area.