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Recipe logging when frying

the_stelios
the_stelios Posts: 12 Member
edited November 2024 in Recipes
Hey all;

In the quest of being honest and logging everything when creating recipes how do you all log oil you have fried with.

For example I made turkey meatballs, i fried them in oil but not all oil was soaked up by the meatballs as I sealed them and finished in the oven.

What do you all suggest with this type of scenario?

Stelios

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  • CurlyCockney
    CurlyCockney Posts: 1,394 Member
    I count all the oil, even the oil that doesn't get soaked up. I reckon this will make up for times when I may be accidently under-logging.
  • Expatmommy79
    Expatmommy79 Posts: 940 Member
    I add about 2tbsp of oil per serving.
  • Josalinn
    Josalinn Posts: 1,066 Member
    Measure the oil before frying and measure the oil remaining after frying.
  • GsKiki
    GsKiki Posts: 392 Member
    When you fry stuff they usually get around double the calories then what they would have without frying.
    I don't fry a lot, but that's how I calculate it when I do. I rather overestimate than underestimate.
    The more precise way is to weight your oil before, and after and calculate the difference, to see how much exactly oil was soaked up.
  • the_stelios
    the_stelios Posts: 12 Member
    Some great answers here, thanks for your help.

    This will help especially with the fried egg :)
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