Thread: what oil to use?

I have been using peanut oil in mine with great results. Much better than regular vegetable oil and it seems to last a lot longer.

So do you save the oil and reuse it? Do you refrigerate or freeze it?

I've heard peanut oil is best, but I use canola oil in a countertop fryer I have. I don't save my oil, but I've seen people strain used peanut oil through cheese cloth and store it unrefrigerated in a closed container for future use.

Originally Posted by criddy

So do you save the oil and reuse it? Do you refrigerate or freeze it?

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Got one of these, strain it right back into the jug. Then put in fridge. Have used same oil for a year with out going bad or picking up any bad taste. Every time in use my cooker I quarter a regular potato and drop in, cook till done, helps pick up any taste and cleans oil. Wonder Funnel is a Board sponsor now and a great product. Has adapter to screw on bottle and filter is reusable.

I use Canola oil for most deep frying but prefer sunflower oil when I can find it both are nuetral taste and good smoke points, Also have used lard which is outstanding and I hope my Doctor is not on this list..

Biggest thing is good temperature control. Overheating the oil makes it deteriorate quickly. This link shows smoke points for most oils and is a good reference All About Cooking Oils

was just looking though and although butter is not really a deep fry oil its smoke point is low, but imagine some nice breaded crappie fillets, deep fried in butter 325 degrees. Moist, buttery, crisp. I can feel the arteries clogging and my tongue is saying yeah!

Canola Oil is my favorite , tried peanut oil but it seemed to heavy .

Originally Posted by BuckeyeKdog

was just looking though and although butter is not really a deep fry oil its smoke point is low, but imagine some nice breaded crappie fillets, deep fried in butter 325 degrees. Moist, buttery, crisp. I can feel the arteries clogging and my tongue is saying yeah!

You should try it with clarified butter. Clarifying butter raises the smoke point to around 450.

Originally Posted by cray

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Got one of these, strain it right back into the jug. Then put in fridge. Have used same oil for a year with out going bad or picking up any bad taste. Every time in use my cooker I quarter a regular potato and drop in, cook till done, helps pick up any taste and cleans oil. Wonder Funnel is a Board sponsor now and a great product. Has adapter to screw on bottle and filter is reusable.

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