Why do cooking shows/youtubers always refuse to use or own a deep fryer in recipes? It is such a pain to use a stove top ceramic dish or whatever. Is it an American thing to not just have a deep fryer for the occasional cheeky fry? Every household in Aus has one. They are not hard to use and certainly not 'dangerous' as so many say
>>21607668In America we use a kettle
>>21607668>>21607680In England we use a coffee machine
In Asia, we make rice on the stove
>>21607686I use those little oil pods
I bought pic related for dirt cheap (like 25 euros) and it works like a charm. it's not something I use very often, but it's nice to make properly deep fried food at home every once in a while.it need a lot of oil (3 litres), but if you filter it and store it in the freezer you can reuse it several times.
>>21607703you can also use a rice cooker as a deep fryer if you jam the switch on
>>21607668I just pan fry with a cast iron skillet.
I just dial my rice cooker to Deep Fry
>>21607668We got air fryers now, try to keep up
>>21607668I do wonder this as well, maybe it's a liability thing? I agree, a deep fryer is an asset in the kitchen and an actually useful unitasker.
I had one once, and it was a bitch to clean and stunk up the whole house for several days after every use. If you're using it frequently and don't mind the smell it's probably not bad but having to degrease it after every use sucked. Now when I'm going to deep fry something I just use a pot with a basket on the side burner of my grill. Way easier to clean up and all the oil stink is outside.
>>21607821an open pan of oil doesn't leave much smell but these dedicated units like op vent out obscene amounts of steam which reeks, most people stop using it after they realise this. unless they're low class like australians and smelling like a chippy is just a feature.
>>21607668The last thing the average American needs is to eat more fried food
>>21607709Just use fat. You can keep it in the fryer after it solidified again. Takes some time to go rancid. Also easier to handle than oil.
>>21607668I was going to buy a deep fryer for my balcony kitchen but then I started eating clean. My friend has one and it's very convenient.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOk2Akqb3CI
Fried anything disgusts me. Stir fried is another story and I use my giant, restaurant quality gas fired wok weekly. Easily cleaned and stowed on my outdoors deck.
>>21607880I'm remtarded, how2fry in fat? Can I use literally any fat?
>>21608003NTA but yes
