How do you keep deep fried food from sticking???
12-15-2004, 11:35 AM
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Giant Nontypical
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How do you keep deep fried food from sticking???
I got a deep fryer and made some fish batter and deep fried some fish. The batter on the fish stuck to the basket and I had a heckuva time getting the fish off the basket, breaking it and separating it from the batter.
Next, I plan to deep fry some chicken, but fear that once again, the batter on the chicken will stick to the basket and I'll have to rip off the batter to get the chicken out. Any suggestions on how I can avoid this?
Next, I plan to deep fry some chicken, but fear that once again, the batter on the chicken will stick to the basket and I'll have to rip off the batter to get the chicken out. Any suggestions on how I can avoid this?
12-15-2004, 11:57 AM
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Boone & Crockett
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RE: How do you keep deep fried food from sticking???
You can take the basket right out and slowly drop the fish in. If your going to use the basket don't put the fish in the basket and drop it down. Just take the fish out of the batter and slowly drop it in the oil.
Make sure the oil is up to temp 350-375 this is very important.
Make sure the oil is up to temp 350-375 this is very important.
01-05-2005, 07:16 AM
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Dominant Buck
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RE: How do you keep deep fried food from sticking???
ORIGINAL: Charlie P
You can take the basket right out and slowly drop the fish in. If your going to use the basket don't put the fish in the basket and drop it down. Just take the fish out of the batter and slowly drop it in the oil.
Make sure the oil is up to temp 350-375 this is very important.
You can take the basket right out and slowly drop the fish in. If your going to use the basket don't put the fish in the basket and drop it down. Just take the fish out of the batter and slowly drop it in the oil.
Make sure the oil is up to temp 350-375 this is very important.
01-05-2005, 07:37 AM
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RE: How do you keep deep fried food from sticking???
when I deep fry anything,fish , shrimp or chicken ,I don't use the basket.I just drop it into the fryer and dip it out with one of those big wire scoops. works gerat every time.
01-06-2005, 09:46 AM
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RE: How do you keep deep fried food from sticking???
If you fry them with a dry batter it will be fine. Any beer batter or "wet" batter will stick to the basket so you didn't do anything wrong. I made the same mistake myself but the directions to the fryer I bought explained this to me after the fact.
01-06-2005, 11:08 AM
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Boone & Crockett
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RE: How do you keep deep fried food from sticking???
Any beer batter or "wet" batter will stick to the basket so you didn't do anything wrong.
01-20-2005, 08:51 AM
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RE: How do you keep deep fried food from sticking???
Keep the basket submerged and long enough that the temperature of the oil comes back up. "slowly" slip the battered meat into the hot oil. Don't crowd them or you will drop the temperature down. After you see a nice brown developing you can raise the basket and give it a shake to knock off any droplets. Oh, don't forget to shake off excess batter before putting the meat into the oil!