Deep fat fryers?

Energize · 16 May 2011 at 17:31

Who make the best ones? I long for the days of delicious chips cooked in a deep fat fryer and not the crappy mccains oven cooked ones.

Biohazard · 16 May 2011 at 17:36

Keep the oven ones.

I got a deep fat fryer in my teens and my weight shot up, it got shortly disposed of after.

the shadow · 16 May 2011 at 17:38

Spec me a

http://www.deepfatfryerguide.co.uk/Deep-Fat-Fryer-Reviews

Energize · 16 May 2011 at 17:42

Considering I'm burning over 2500 a week horse riding I need the extra calories!

the shadow said:
Spec me a http://www.deepfatfryerguide.co.uk/Deep-Fat-Fryer-Reviews

A lot of those are no longer available according to that site.

deusexlumina · 16 May 2011 at 17:44

1. Get Pan
2. Fill with oil.
3. Max heat.
4. Fall asleep.
5 ???
6. Profit

Dave M · 16 May 2011 at 17:45

My advice would be go to a chip shop and don't make your house smell like one.

If you must though look for the big stainless steel ones (think a battered cod size - well you might as well) or the rotary style ones.

the shadow · 16 May 2011 at 17:46

OP this might stlll be usefull Double Fryer /Filter ? http://www.deepfatfryerguide.co.uk/

Glaucus · 16 May 2011 at 17:50

I've got a Russell Hobbs professional one around £30 I think. Does the job well enough. Fryers are only really big enough for two people. They do stink the house out and it lingers and oil is expensive, get a funnel and some sort of filter. Although you can't remove any tainted flavour in it. Comes in useful every now and then.

Gribs · 16 May 2011 at 18:12

I fancy boys said:
1. Get Pan
2. Fill with oil.
3. Max heat.
4. Fall asleep.
5 ???
6. Profit

This other than make sure it's a big solid pan as there's nothing worse than really dropping the oil temperature when putting stuff in.

joffy · 16 May 2011 at 18:37

Home made oven chips...

bsoltan · 16 May 2011 at 20:44

http://www.johnlewis.com/230843360/Product.aspx

I'd make wedges in the oven though.

Glaucus · 16 May 2011 at 20:47

joffy said:
Home made oven chips...

Nice enough for a normal meal, but just don't even compare to proper chips, preferably triple cooked chips in dripping for that occasional steak or other meal. You just want taste taste taste and sod any other considerations.

Infam0us · 16 May 2011 at 21:31

I fancy boys said:
1. Get Pan
2. Fill with oil.
3. Max heat.
4. Fall asleep.
5 ???
6. Profit

I lol'd

vicisthebest · 16 May 2011 at 21:39

Yuk. Deep fat fryer = house stinking of fat. No thanks. I think there's some really decent oven chips around, and I love McCain salt+pepper wedges.

Energize · 16 May 2011 at 21:58

I can use the fryer in the cellar if need be to avoid any smell in the kitchen.

snowdog · 16 May 2011 at 23:46

Telescopi said:
My advice would be go to a chip shop and don't make your house smell like one.

We make our chips in the garden (or in the shed if raining) to prevent that

.

decent oven chips around,

Ugh, oven chips, they're often completely **** compared to normal chips.
We have an el cheapo ''princess'' 25€ fryer, it does the job fine, used pretty much every other day

.

I got a deep fat fryer in my teens and my weight shot up

And that's the fryers fault ? More a fault of eating too much and burning too little, I eat fried food pretty much every day, and I have trouble gaining even a kilo. I eat fries ( and I mean fries, not oven crap) pretty much every day ( at home and at snackbars&junkfood places).

Gribs · 17 May 2011 at 00:18

vicisthebest said:
Yuk. Deep fat fryer = house stinking of fat. No thanks. I think there's some really decent oven chips around, and I love McCain salt+pepper wedges.

You're wrong, oven chips are foul and nothing like proper chips. Wedges are nice but in no way are they chips.

Pestilence · 17 May 2011 at 09:27

Make your own in the oven.

Slice potatoes into chips. Par boil for 3 minutes. Place on tray, brush with oil, season with salt and pepper.

In the oven, gas 5 for 30 minutes (or until crispy). Turn halfway through.

Nom.