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I used to always crowd my deep fryer basket, thought it was saving time
For like 2 years I would just throw as much food in as possible, figured more surface area meant faster cooking. Then last month I dropped in a batch of hushpuppies and the oil temp dropped from 350 to 280 instantly. They came out greasy and raw in the middle, a total mess. My neighbor who runs a food truck saw it and laughed, told me you gotta fry in small batches or it's just a soggy disaster. Has anyone else stubbornly done this for way too long?
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briancarter17d ago
Dropping the basket slower like ray said actually worked for me too, helps keep the temp steady.
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ray36317d ago
Manually dropping the basket slower helped my oil temp stay stable and food come out crisp.
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the_patricia16d ago
Did you ever see that Serious Eats test where they compared drop speeds and it actually made a measurable difference in the final crunch? I tried it after watching their video and it totally checked out for me too.
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