Are homemade donuts even possible without a deep fat dryer?

[Anonymous No.10053634]

I've tried to make donuts 3 different times now with an iron skillet on the stovetop and every time they come out looking like trash and tasting like oil. What am I doing wrong?

[Anonymous No.10053855]

>>10053634
Anyone else make homemade donuts

[Anonymous No.10053861]

>>10053634
oil isn't hot enough if it tastes like oil
or your oil is super dirty

[Anonymous No.10053863]

>deep fat fryer

Do Americans really call them this? Everywhere else in the world they're simply called a "deep fryer".

[Anonymous No.10053871]

Of course. You just need a deep pot so the oil won't splatter out. Fresh, homemade yeast doughnuts and plain cake doughnuts are the only kind I'll eat anymore,

[Anonymous No.10053878]

>>10053634
there is literally no culinary reason you could not make donuts in a 2-3 inch iron skillet
your oil is too cold
your dough is probably fucked and hydration is way off
buy a tub of good oil, buy a fucking thermometer, and find a recipe that isn't the first page on google and please fucking christ measure by weight and not aspie cups

[Anonymous No.10053898]

>>10053863
It's called a deep fat fryer because you're frying food deeply in some kind of fat. I don't see why this is such a difficult concept.

[Anonymous No.10053901]

>>10053898
What other types of deep fryers are there?

[Anonymous No.10053919]

>>10053901
Deep sloppy shit fryer.

[Anonymous No.10053939]

>>10053634
stop punching holes in supermarket biscuit dough and make real yeast dough

[Anonymous No.10053947]

>>10053901
I have a deep water fryer at home actually. It's pretty neat for healthy water frying.

[Anonymous No.10053953]

why not make bagels with sweet-dough. see what happens.

[Anonymous No.10053959]

>>10053947
Isn't that just boiling?

[Anonymous No.10053977]

>>10053959
Nah, I put the thermostat at like 350 degrees rather than boiling which is at 212 degrees. It'll bubble a lot but it's so much better than plain boring boiling.

[Anonymous No.10054026]

>>10053977
I don't think it works that way but I'm not a scientist so I can't dispute it.

[Anonymous No.10054875]

>>10053634
yeah, you can shallow fry them in a pan. I used to do that a bit.

[Anonymous No.10054916]

>>10053863
I live in NY and I've heard them called deep fryers, mostly. There's always regional differences. It's not hard to get, anyway.

[Anonymous No.10054918]

>>10053901
air fryer

[Anonymous No.10054934]

>>10053634
Use a wok if you have one

[Anonymous No.10055992]

>>10053634
to remove the trash and oil flavor, simply remove the trash and oil