If you only fry for a group that big once in a while your best bet is to buy a propane or natural gas burner with a large fry pan and basket. We use that a lot in the South. You use less oil and can regulate your heat by clipping a thermometer to the side of the pan. I can cook about 15 large crappie filets at a time by letting my oil reach 375 degrees before I drop them in. If you go over 400 degrees with peanut oil it will burn and give an off taste. If you use vegitable oil 375 degrees is your max or it will burn. My grease is usually to temp in 10 minutes. I cook about 10 to 20 lbs of filets with fries in around an 1 to 1-1/2 hrs. You do have to have help battering the fish because as soon as you dump one batch you need to start on the next before your grease gets to hot. If you use two pans it really goes fast and you will use around a gallon of oil. They sell these aluminum fry pans with the basket pretty cheap and there usually in the local hardware store or Wal-Mart.
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