New fryer to keep the egg company

reinhart36

We had a typical consumer-oriented deep fryer for some years, until it recently sprang a leak.  It had some bells and whistles, such as a filter to try to catch oil vapor that blew out the top with the steam, to make it more friendly to domestic use sans proper hood ventilation.

One of the things I didn't like about it, was that it wasn't too easy to clean, since all the electronics were integral with the oil vat (which wasn't removable).  Also, it had trouble keeping up in the winter if it was used outdoors, which is what we did.

Recently picked up a light duty, quasi-commercial fryer from a local restaurant supply store.  According to the labels on it, it can draw about 14 amps (1750W).  The oil vat is a half "hotel pan" which is removable from the heating element and electronics, so you can easily dump it or even pop it in a dishwasher.

For an inexpensive, Chinese made fryer (Patriot brand), it's performing nicely in the cold weather, and seems utilitarian, in a good way.  It has a lid not shown here:

We'll see how long it lasts, but I have high hopes.  We don't fry things way too often, but I'll report back on it after we exercise it some more.

Anyway, it's an useful tool to accompany the egg for some meals.  I mention this thing because until recently, I hadn't much considered perusing commercial restaurant supply stores for items like this, and am happy that we ran across it.

blasting

I have not seen one like that - enjoy you're new toy.

Thatgrimguy

Very nice. I bet you deep fry more now that you have a tool like that!

mEGG_My_Day

Looks nice - does it splatter much on your table surface. 

reinhart36

mEGG_My_Day said:

Looks nice - does it splatter much on your table surface. 

There's a lid to put on it when the basket is down.  But, I put 3 potato's worth of "saratoga chips" in it at once the other night, and it bubbled over a little. 

Yeah, I guess I'd say it makes a mess.  Probably more so than a Cuisinart or similar would.

I also dripped a fair bit of oil on the patio shaking the oil off the chips.

Frying is messy business, but so worth it...

JohnnyTarheel

Great addition to your arsenal 

mEGG_My_Day

Regardless, much better to keep all that mess outside.  I fried in a skillet inside tonight and had a 15 minute cleanup job around the stovetop- ugh.