Thread: what fish fryer do you guys use?

For small batches I use a Waring Pro electric fryer. The wife bought it for me to replace a worn out fry-daddy, so don't know who carries them. For larger batches I use a Bass Pro model. It's $39.99 everyday but, you can catch it on sale for $29.99. It's served me well for four years now. Also invest in the large funnel and filters while you're at it. You can reuse your oil several times before it goes bad. Pays for itself in no time. Peanut oil ain't cheap!!

ever try an old fashioned deep cast iron pot?

13" cast iron dutch oven over a propane burner works well for me. One for the fish and seperate one for hushpuppies and fries. I am working to modify a grille into a fish cooker right now. Will still be using the dutch ovens, just incorporating the burners into a grille so I can close the lid and cover the pots. Can usually use the fish oil a couple times and the oil for hushpuppies and fries several times. I cook for the whole family usually once every week or two. Oh yeah, the thermometer is a must.

Fry daddy

R&V works cajun fryer! I wanted one for ten years but was too tight to spend the money. Wife suprised me with one for fathers day! Dont know how I made it without it!

I was able to scrape up a few extra bucks together so I placed my order for one the R&V Works FF2 6 gallon cookers myself. There really is a difference and I dont know why, but there is vs frying in a pot or pan over a burner. Fish is so so easy to cook and very quick.The investment is a lifetime investment and the oil saving cooker is great how it works. Only thing about cooker that isnt just awesome is its a little loud. Other than that, you will love how it cooks. Ive cooked 8 or 9 times in mine already since I got it just a few weeks ago. Food is never greasy. Wife even loves it and she almost refuses eatiing anything fried. I expect to cook on it for about a year using the same peanut oil. I have buddy who owns one and he says he gets a good year or so out of his oil before he changes his. Oh, and wow, chicken and okra both taste great on it. Somebody told me that the difference in this cooker vs frydaddy, or open flame under skillet types etc, was that these cookers hold the oil temp up and your food dont get a chance to soak up or retain the oil in it. I can back up the fact that the food retains very little oil and so far has never been greasy at all. Hardly ever even seen any oil in serve pan after cooking and waiting to eat. It really is amazing.
PS. One other thing. If your the type the who loves cooking and spending alot of time working with cooker and cooking etc, you will have to get use to this cooker as you will still be wanting to cook something and the food is already done. Capacity is amazing as I love to do other things besides cooking and I can cook alot of food at the same time and quick too.I bought the model with the carry cart and I would suggest you too, as the cooker is very heavy.Well built for sure.

Originally Posted by FIRECAMP

R&V works cajun fryer! I wanted one for ten years but was too tight to spend the money. Wife suprised me with one for fathers day! Dont know how I made it without it!

I have a Fry Daddy for a small cook. When its entire family time, I break out the turkey fryer!

Originally Posted by GoneCrappieFishing

I was able to scrape up a few extra bucks together so I placed my order for one the R&V Works FF2 6 gallon cookers myself. There really is a difference and I dont know why, but there is vs frying in a pot or pan over a burner. Fish is so so easy to cook and very quick.The investment is a lifetime investment and the oil saving cooker is great how it works. Only thing about cooker that isnt just awesome is its a little loud. Other than that, you will love how it cooks. Ive cooked 8 or 9 times in mine already since I got it just a few weeks ago. Food is never greasy. Wife even loves it and she almost refuses eatiing anything fried. I expect to cook on it for about a year using the same peanut oil. I have buddy who owns one and he says he gets a good year or so out of his oil before he changes his. Oh, and wow, chicken and okra both taste great on it. Somebody told me that the difference in this cooker vs frydaddy, or open flame under skillet types etc, was that these cookers hold the oil temp up and your food dont get a chance to soak up or retain the oil in it. I can back up the fact that the food retains very little oil and so far has never been greasy at all. Hardly ever even seen any oil in serve pan after cooking and waiting to eat. It really is amazing.
PS. One other thing. If your the type the who loves cooking and spending alot of time working with cooker and cooking etc, you will have to get use to this cooker as you will still be wanting to cook something and the food is already done. Capacity is amazing as I love to do other things besides cooking and I can cook alot of food at the same time and quick too.I bought the model with the carry cart and I would suggest you too, as the cooker is very heavy.Well built for sure.

Cooking an entire year with the same oil and never changing it. Not sure I could go that route.