The deep fryer... uh oh!

MaitreyeeMAYHEM

I must admit, I got one for my birthday. Technically it's a "multi-cooker" So I can do many things with it in case I need to cook with no stove or oven. One of the features is deep frying. Should I give deep frying a try or just toss it? I'm a huge cooking nut and I love trying to broaden my cooking talents but how far is too far?

stealthq

Keep it if you think it won't just gather dust on the counter.

Just be careful to work fried foods into your diet. Since it's a multicooker, you can use it for other stuff in case frying isn't something you want to do frequently.

softblondechick

Trade it for a steamer. The temptation of deep fried food at home would be too much for me!

MaitreyeeMAYHEM

I believe I can use to to steam and roast foods. It also cooks rice so I can use that. Every so often I host so I can use it when my stove is full. Aren't oils such as Corn or Sunflower so called "better" for you if I decide to fry once in a blue moon?

tinascar2015

MaitreyeeMAYHEM wrote: »

I must admit, I got one for my birthday. Technically it's a "multi-cooker" So I can do many things with it in case I need to cook with no stove or oven. One of the features is deep frying. Should I give deep frying a try or just toss it? I'm a huge cooking nut and I love trying to broaden my cooking talents but how far is too far?

If you're trying to lose weight or are conscious of your heart health, I'd say don't. It isn't necessary, and in a weight loss forum, I'm sure not going to recommend anyone get into deep frying.

I'm a huge cooking nut too, and I got that from my mom, who was a genius in the kitchen. But the one thing we never had in our house was a deep fryer. She never fried anything, and my brothers and I and are are pretty sure that's why our Italian-foodaholic father lived to the ripe old age of 91.

I don't care what anyone says about eating what you want, just in moderation. A deep fryer for a person o a diet is a slippery slope. I agree with @softblondechick -- trade it for a steamer.

970Mikaela1

I'll take some fried mushrooms. Fried zucchini. And some chicken wings please:)

MaitreyeeMAYHEM

I think that almost any kind of fried vegetable tastes amazing. lol

tinascar2015

Not helpful. Of course fried foods taste amazing. That's why so many people are here.

MostlyWater

I've heard that deep fryers cook at such a high temperature that fat isn't absorbed into the food. I've also heard the opposite.

A friend bought one and immediately gained a ton of weight.

Long story short, in my world, fried or deep fried foods don't exist. Get rid of it.

tinascar2015

herrspoons wrote: »

Even I wouldn't use one and I'm Scottish. We fry everything.

My husband is from Glasgow and had enough fried bread and haddock to last a lifetime before he moved to England and then America 26 years ago. Fried foods and beer = ulcers that took forever and a surgery to heal. Now he has neither. He's a dream to cook for.

jpaulie

MostlyWater wrote: »

I've heard that deep fryers cook at such a high temperature that fat isn't absorbed into the food. I've also heard the opposite.

A friend bought one and immediately gained a ton of weight.

Long story short, in my world, fried or deep fried foods don't exist. Get rid of it.

did your friend put it down before they weighed themselves? Had to ask

Archon2

I always wanted one of these, but since I would only want to use it occasionally, I think the oil would go to waste. I suppose it makes sense if you are deep frying several times a week and you change it after using it a few times.

ginny92802

If you keep it, I wouldn't plan on putting oil in it. Once you do, you'll feel the need to use it because the oil is in there. I'd keep it for making a low country boil though.

Altagracia220

MaitreyeeMAYHEM wrote: »

I believe I can use to to steam and roast foods. It also cooks rice so I can use that. Every so often I host so I can use it when my stove is full. Aren't oils such as Corn or Sunflower so called "better" for you if I decide to fry once in a blue moon?

holy wow, what kind of deep fryer is this lol

MaitreyeeMAYHEM

its a Presto multi-cooker. I decided that I can keep it but only use it to roast and steam if I need too. Its always nice to have some backup in the kitchen incase something happens to the stove. I can just choose not to deep fry with it. Or if I do, invite the relatives over and have them eat it.

http://www.amazon.com/Presto-06006-Kitchen-Multi-Cooker-Steamer/dp/B002JM202I/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1426020367&sr=8-2&keywords=presto+multicooker

WinoGelato

We had a Fry Daddy growing up. My mom used to make donuts out of biscuit dough and then toss them in cinnamon and sugar. I would totally keep that, use it mostly for steaming and roasting, but not be afraid to make donuts on occasion...

MaitreyeeMAYHEM

Kruggeri wrote: »

We had a Fry Daddy growing up. My mom used to make donuts out of biscuit dough and then toss them in cinnamon and sugar. I would totally keep that, use it mostly for steaming and roasting, but not be afraid to make donuts on occasion...

I've never made donuts. My bfs grandma usually make those for the whole family so I'll let her do that. haha

blukitten

I got one for Christmas- returned it to the store it came from

My doc says deep fried = rancid from what the oil does to it when cooking.......don't know how true that is cause haven't researched it myself but still wouldn't keep one in the house- would be too tempting to use- and I am an amazing cook

softblondechick

I would use a deep fryer every day! Wings, poatoes, onions, zucchini, twinkies, butter... I saw a Spanish recipe for "Fried Milk", you batter and coat homemade custard! Yum!

No fryer for this mama!

970Mikaela1

softblondechick wrote: »

I would use a deep fryer every day! Wings, poatoes, onions, zucchini, twinkies, butter... I saw a Spanish recipe for "Fried Milk", you batter and coat homemade custard! Yum!

No fryer for this mama!

You forgot French toast.

Alatariel75

I have a deep fryer because I need one once a year for my 4th July party and it was cheaper to buy one than rent one. But for more than very occasional use, it stinks up the house (seriously, the house smells like a takeaway joint after using it, even with windows open and exhaust fan), is a b!tch to clean, the oil can get expensive and the food just ain't that great.

tinascar2015

Wow, I had forgotten about the need to change out the oil. I know people often put it down the drain, but that's not good for municipal sewer systems. Cities in our county ask homeowners to save it and bring to a dropoff center. We are on septic here, and putting oil down our drain is absolutely forbidden if we don't want a system failure. Fats that solidify are easy enough to put in the trash, but cooking oil is just...oogy.

Alatariel75

tinascar2015 wrote: »

Wow, I had forgotten about the need to change out the oil. I know people often put it down the drain, but that's not good for municipal sewer systems. Cities in our county ask homeowners to save it and bring to a dropoff center. We are on septic here, and putting oil down our drain is absolutely forbidden if we don't want a system failure. Fats that solidify are easy enough to put in the trash, but cooking oil is just...oogy.

Oh goodness, no one should ever put it down the sink! Google fatburg to see why! Not to mention it blocking your own pipes and stinking when you run hot water.

The occasions I use it, I keep the bottles the oil comes in in the bottom of the pantry, then pour the oil back in there and put them in the bin. Empty soda bottles are good too, if you ditched the original oil container.

MaitreyeeMAYHEM

I've never fried and I even know not to put it down the sink.