/ck/ - Food & Cooking

no i don't

not much of a mess at all filters are cheap and i have a china cap to strain it after every use.

I just use a cast iron pan, the shape works great for deep frying and you can use a coffee filter and mason jar to strain and reuse the cooking fat. Deep fryers usually don't work with lard or tallow I've heard

I never use it because it's a mess to clean up

Deep frying food at home sucks, everything ends up smelling like oil

>>18343187
This is standard kitchen equipment in my country. Either they have a deepfryer or they don't fry things at home at all. Not once have seen or heard anyone doing it in a regular pan in my country.

I have a big one of these easy as a pot to clean

>>18343229
Albania?

>>18343187
I used to have one. I would use it a few times in a week then clean it up and put it away. I would make catfish, chicken wings, fresh corn chips and fish and chips. Its nice making bar food at home but cleaning them is gross and it makes you eat like a fat person

Why not just an air fryer?

>>18343236

yeah just get a Fry Daddy

>>18343187
You absolutely do not want one of those fast food-style fryers in your home, anons are right in that your whole home will end up smelling like oil and that it will make a mess, those kinds of fryers weren't meant for home use. This >>18343236 is what you should be looking for as it functions much closer to a regular cooing pot and therefore it's much easier to handle and clean and makes minimal mess in comparison.

And there's always the air fryer alternative.

>>18343187
Yeah but I deep fry outside.

>>18343225
Do it outside?

>>18343264
>>18343269
Some of us is trapped inside big buildings?

>>18343275
that's prison nigga

>>18343244
Belgium

>>18343236
This is what I use if I'm gonna do a few things (bunch of wings, fries, etc) otherwise I just use a steel pot. No worse than a regular pot to clean. Hell sometimes I'll use a shortening or something that will sololidify instead and just cover it when I put it away.

>>18343187
I use my deepfryer about once a day, sometimes twice
Cleaning it is a pain, so i only do it about once a week (although I filter and clean the oil more)
Chicken, bacon, homemade pizza pockets, apple hand pies, there's honestly not a lot I don't cook in it.
Fries are tricky, though.

I ended up getting rid of mine because of the smell it'd give off in my kitchen after you use it more than once, which meant constant cleaning.

I used to. I used it once every 3-4 months, but I would have fried food pretty much every day for a week even I did.

Threw it out since they are cheap and too much work to clean. May buy another when I want to fry something again.

i saw pics of the wounds after this thing exploded for a dude. i will never buy this shit

Induction cooktops have made deep fryers obsolete.

I just put oil in a pot, set the burner to 450 degrees, turn 360 degrees and walk away. After I've fried all my food, I just take the pot, strain out the crumbs, and put the oil in the freezer.

>>18343586
Honestly the only reason Id get an induction cooktop. Fry Daddy is great but small batches suck.

>>18343309
No wonder you guys make the best fries in the world
I also had a mitraillette once and it was amazing

>>18343187
I own a cheap "professional style" deep fryer very similar to the one in the pic.
it's relatively easy to clean, everything apart from the control panel attached to the electric resistance can go in the dishwasher. It needs a lot of oil (3 liters), but you can filter it and reuse it at least 5 or 6 times.
I use it outdoor a few times a year, usually for fish (fritto misto or fried fresh anchovies) and fries.

>>18343585
it's not a pressure fryer or a pressure cooker. it's basically just a pot with an electric heater.
it's relatively safe to use unless you are a total retard

>>18343236
i have that exact one also, after frying i let the oil cool and pour it through a coffee filter in a funnel back into the oil bottle, it good for a few fries depending on what you're frying.
>>18343187
i fry about once a week and i take the fryer outside on the porch so it doesn't stink up the house and make the whole kitchen greasy.

Frying at home is like making pizza at home at first it's a big ordeal but after a few time you get a pattern figured and its no worse then anything else.

>>18343258
>cooing pot

>>18343318
>I'll use a shortening or something that will sololidify instead and just cover it when I put it away.
that is a good way to do it but if you fry things like breaded chicken you'll get a layer of flour on the bottom that kinda prevents it from heating right, when its still liquid pour through a strainer and use a rubber spatula to scrape the gunk off and give it a quick wash before pouring the oil back in. a little extra work but your grease will last longer and your food will taste better

>>18343236
I used to work with these a lot when I worked for CDS

>>18343585
>>18343770
>unless you are a total retard

>>18343828
It literally comes with a basket. it's more retard proof than your webm.

Tostones (fried plantains) are easy, cheap, delicious, and addictive

>>18343187
I have a double fryer and I use it 4-5 times a week for Belgian fries, croquettes and beignets.

Cleaning isn't an issue, we have state sponsored collection points every other week for used oil, batteries, paint and filthy halogen lamps.

I just use a regular tall stainless steel pot. Fill it 1/3rd of the way with oil, put the burner on high, and when the oil looks swirly toss in a bread
cube and see how long it takes to brown. When it browns quickly, the oil is ready. If I'm frying frozen items, I leave the heat on high, otherwise I turn it down to maybe 3/4 of the way.
The big stove burner puts more heat into the oil than any electric appliance, and the tall pot minimized splattering.

>You got a deepfryer?
No, I have a stovetop frying pot and a container to store oil in for re-use.
>How often do you use it and for what?
Whenever I feel like frying things
>How about cleaning?
No different than any other pot. Pour oil into straining-container after it cools off, wash pot.
It’s small, but totally fine if I’m cooking for one or two.

>>18343882
>collection points every other week for used oil,
wasting good oil
i put it in tiki torches and keep them burning 24/7some my whole street smells like fried chicken all the time to piss off my neighbors

>>18343187
No, but I have a Big Cock Waffle Maker

>>18343225
lol, this. Always used to deep fry every new year's eve at my gf's house before we got married; the whole place smelled like a fairground for the next week. She weighs 330 lbs, btw.

>>18343919
Based architect.

>>18343225
Try using lard instead of oil. Very little smell, less splatter, easier to clean up since it turns white and solid at room temperature. Costs a little bit more but it's worth it in my opinion.

>>18344362
>less splatter
Am I gonna have to beat the retard out of you, boy?

>>18344425
always use the right tool for the job...a hammer

>>18344425
Is that a reference or something?

>>18344490
It’s a reference to someone saying something so retarded that it needs to be beaten out of them.

Whenever I get a 3 day weekend or longer I pull it out. Gain 50 pounds in a few days cause I have to eat pounds of fried food to justify pulling the fryer out, buying oil and cleaning it. Those 3 days are bliss tho.

No. Only fat people eat fried food

Mine has a little filter/oil container underneath, just spin the dial, oil strains out, gets stored in the bottom container, wash the basin and basket and you're good to go.

I have one of these.

Likely to just buy a desktop one that holds like 2L oil.
It's a nice little pan but a bit fiddly and you the lid/tray doesn't hold as much as you'd like to allow the fat to drip.

I've done it.
What should I cook in it first?
What oil should I use?

>he doesnt use an air fryer
>Captcha: NG4AH nyiggaaaaa

>>18346905
Start with neutral foods like fries or sweet stuff. Fry seasoned food and fish when you're about to throw the oil away

>>18343309

Dutch person here, same in our kitchens.

I am always suprised that in other countries this isnt a thing thats used much.

>>he doesnt use an air fryer
>>Captcha: NG4AH nyiggaaaaa

>>18343828
the mutt education

>>18343811
Is he gonna be okay?

>>18343919

Based and obesity-pilled

>>18343187
>Owning a deep fryer
you weigh a minimum of 300lbs.

>>18343187
Bought a deep fryer and planned to change the oil when it starts to taste bad. Thought it would last a few days or a week, maybe two.Well, I have not changed the oil in half a year lol. Didn't clean the fryer either. I find it tastes better the older it gets. I only do potato fries though, I remember frying fish at a family event and the oil was nasty after that.

>>18347059
Same here. I rarely deep fry, maybe once a month. I use peanut oil in mine I don't strain it or put it in the fridge/freezer I leave it in the fryer. I've not gotten sick from it so I think people are being paranoid or something. I really just do fries so that could be part of it.

>>18347089
This

>>18347059
I worked in a steakhouse that abused the fryers to shit.
We only changed the oil completely when you couldn't see the spider beyond the surface.

It's more about the smoking point than the flavor.
Your average joe isn't going to need to change 3L of oil like you say; for months if they are deep frying every other week.
Simply straining the oil to get the pieces out every now and then is fine.

>>18346925
Honestly I like doing the opposite, if you fry pork chops and chicken then do fries they pick up some of the meaty flavor

Does it really uses less oil than frying on the pan?
Would be nice for chicken schnitzel/nuggets

>>18347232
Im mean, because its heats up and the oil doesnt get all inside the chicken, just enough to cook it from outside. But frying in a pan, if you dont know how to do it, you may end up not using enough oil, and therefore you will have to keep adding, and because its not hot enough, your food will be oily as fuck.

Thats my question, if its really helps or basically its better to learn how to fry in a pan and call it a day?

>>18343187
I have an 80cm round bottom wok

>>18343225
Embrace smelling like shit all the time

>>18346927
...do...do dutch peope not fry things in dutch ovens?