Deep Fat Fryer

Queenie

Coveredinbees!!!! wrote: »

Keep it, oven chips cooked in the oven are horrid but done in a fryer they are great.

But then they're not oven chips :laugh:

Ok, oven chips: when we have them, I cook them at a lower temp than recommended and for longer. I've found they cook through properly then

catz747

Hi Everyone :wave:

Thanks for all of your replies. While I had to consider that Morrisons curly fries are better deep fat fried than ovened, I couldn't bear the thought of drowning my food in fat before eating it so it's gone, the fryer has left the house

Can't say I'm not partial to a wide range of unhealthy foods & fried foods (i.e.chippy) but I hadn't used it for 5 months and so off it went

Treacle_2-2

It's one of those things I've always wanted but never got round to it. I would use it for chips which is something I rarely have, I do eat fairly healthy - though could try harder!! I have a one year old daughter and a hubby who can eat for England!! I'd be interested to hear what uses you have to it etc please. I see Lidls have one next week and it looks a nice shiny square one!!

bryanb

A deep fat fryer probably won't help you to try harder. The only use I'm aware of is deep fat frying, but I'm willing to be learn.

Treacle_2-2

Exactly - you can see my point!! But I want one to use occassionally, or would it get all very uncontrollable and turn me into a huge lardy bum!!

System

I bought an electric chipper a few months ago rather than use the gas cooker. It really thumped the electric. Just watch the dial go round when you turn on on. I was glad when mine packed up and i certainly didnt replace it!

JennyW_2

yuk! A deep fat fryer - the words alone just put me off. I would never have one. We should be trying to drain fat off our food, not add to it :eek:

Treacle wrote: »

or would it get all very uncontrollable and turn me into a huge lardy bum!!

I think if you got one, you'd end up frying a few more things in there. You can get some really decent oven chips now. Aunt Bessies are lovely. Does your one year old eat lots of chips then?

Angelraesunshine

i would be interested to see how this thread goes, i had one for years but chucked it out a few months ago due to all the extention work we had on the house and with all the dust could not bring myself to use it as it was so dirty looking. I have been wanting to buy a new one as i keep sending DH to the corner fish shop on a friday to buy the chips as thats the only day we have them with fish. i have tried oven chips kids like them but me and DH don't i have cooked hm wedges in the oven buts its not the same when you want fish and chips.

queenpig

I thought about buying one, but as my oven is electric lreally it made no difference (to me anyway)
So what I do is make "roast potato" chips in the oven with a splosh of sunflower oil "edited to add i blizt the raw chips in the mic for ten mins before whacking them in the oven, cook quicker that way", lot less oil to make them and not another expence on buying another gadget, and on less space on your bench tops. To make them "health-er" put the chips on kitchen roll to drain the fat off.
Thats my opinon anyway

QP.

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Hi treacle,

There's an earlier thread on whether or not deep fat fryers are worth having so I've added your thread to it to keep all the replies together.

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