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BroBot9000@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• zakobjoa@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  What do you do with 2 litres of oil then?

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  • themeatbridge@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    This is always my concern. Actually frying something takes minutes, but heating, cooling, straining, and storing significant volumes of oil just doesn’t justify the convenience. If I want fried food, I’m going to a restaurant.

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    • PoliteDudeInTheMood@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Bought a deep fryer a couple years back, once you’re done with it, and let it cool down. You can turn a knob and it will filter itself and empty into a storage container. Once the oil has gone bad, I have a Home Depot bucket with a lid that I dump it into, once that is full I take it to the dump. Once the filtered bits are dumped in the compost, everything else goes in the dishwasher.

      I fry in peanut oil, I have 2 air fryers but some things need to be deep fried.

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    • winkerjadams@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I bought a deep fryer for $100ish. Makes it easy. Turn it on, come back 10minutes later, cook food for 4 minutes and then eat. It is a bitch to clean though but depends on how thorough you want to be.

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      • RickyRigatoni@retrolemmy.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        That literally solves none of the complaints.

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      • Duranie@literature.cafe ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        My ex had a nice one that he used about once a week. Made his kitchen smell like fast food after a few months. I’d like to have one except for that

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  • optissima@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Drink it

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    • melroy@kbin.melroy.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I agree. Don't waste it, just drink it.

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      • finallymadeanaccount@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        It’s the next Big Thing: Oil Cocktails!

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  • Nusm@peachpie.theatl.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Air fryer and you don’t need any oil. And they come out as crisp as if they were fried in oil, and they’re healthier.

    Air fryer really changed the way I cook.

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    • Honytawk@feddit.nl ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Fresh potatoes still need a layer of oil over them in order to be crisp in the airfryer.

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    • Krudler@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Frying is the transference of heat through oil or fat. Air “frying” is just heating.

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  • hawgietonight@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Make churros. Mix same amount water and flour with a bit of salt. Press out with a churro maker, fry for 2 minutes, cool, sprinkle sugar and serve with hot chocolate

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  • atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    You can reuse it several times by running it through a cheese cloth. Otherwise just put it in a jar/pitcher/empty oil bottle.

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  • Forester@pawb.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    You don’t actually need that much oil if you use a parchment paper origami box

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  • azimir@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Cocktails. Just need some bottles.

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  • Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I fry other things, and know the oil struggle, but for fries, I’ve been using the air fryer recently with success. (America’s test kitchen recipe works)

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  • zr0@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Get a dedicated appliance which also stores the oil. Put the whole appliance away, including the oil, after use. Been doing this for years and you can store oil like this forever

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    • BroBot9000@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      You should be filtering the oil and eventually it does get burnt out. But yeah it’s super easy to maintain a basic deep fryer.

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      • zr0@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Mine has an integrated filter, so I don’t even have to care of this. The oil pan and accessories are dishwasher safe, so super easy to clean. And in my case, where I only use it like 4-5 times a year, I don’t have to change the oil often. Using the same oil for 2 years now without issues.

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  • shalafi@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    My wife fries them in a cast iron pan with a little oil.

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  • BroBot9000@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    It’s call use a smaller pot and less oil. You don’t need 2 litres every time you fry…

    Restaurants also reuse oil a bunch by simply filtering out the big particles.

    One the oil has cooled down and run through a filter you can store it again for later.

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    • zakobjoa@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I’m cooking for several persons. Even with just 2 litres I have to do batches if I make fried tofu or Pakoras.

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      • BroBot9000@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Okay so you have use for 2 litres. Why did you ask what to do with two litres of oil?

        Did you mean after? Let it cool and filter and store it for the next meal.

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• mystrawberrymind@piefed.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I know, I don’t eat like this usually lol. I’m just doing night shift and it’s only fast food and convenience stores open right now😆

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  • arin@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    This is another reason why night shift workers are unhealthy. Sorry. Normally we think it’s the lack of sun or vitamin D…

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• NABDad@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  If you want it to be really good, use beef tallow instead of oil.

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  • baggachipz@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Go away RFKjr

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    • Earthman_Jim@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      He said beef tallow, not bull semen.

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    • NABDad@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Just because RFK jr is a brain-damaged POS doesn’t make vegetable oil automatically the better choice.

      youtu.be/SBG7LAbeUh4

      They are talking about the Minnesota Coronary Experiment, which suggests that using vegetable oil reduces cardiac disease, but leads to earlier death.

      Rejecting science because it happens to be included in the garbage that an idiot believes would make you an idiot as well.

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      • baggachipz@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        You’re reading too much into my stupid quip. I honestly don’t care which frying medium is “healthier”, you’re still frying shit. “Steam burns you more than boiling water”… bitch, they both hurt.

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• supamanc@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  And your whole house can smell like a chippy!

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  • BroBot9000@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Use the overhead fan. Also if you filter and store the oil once it’s cooled down it won’t smell at all.

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    • supamanc@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I do use the overhead fan. And I move the whole fryer, oil and all, outside when I finish cooking, till I can clean it. I store the oil in the garage as well. Still stinks the house out everytime I use it.

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• finallymadeanaccount@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  They’ll never have that limp, soggy, and oversalted McDonalds feel like that.

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  • BroBot9000@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Yeah they will be far far superior. Especially if you blanch and double fry the potatoes. Salt levels you can determine yourself too. Make it as salty as you want.

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