Type
Fillets, goujons, scampi, fish cakes
Whitebait
Meat
Only deep fry fresh/thawed meat. Coat in egg and breadcrumbs or batter. For frozen meat products,
follow directions on the package.
Type
Goujons
Chops/cutlets - small/large
Scotch eggs
Rissoles, meat balls
Weiner schnitzel (depending on thickness)
Poultry
Only deep fry fresh or thawed poultry. Coat in egg and breadcrumbs or batter. Remove the skin for better
results. Allow time for poultry to cook to the centre. A crisp golden exterior doesn't necessarily denote this,
so test before serving. For frozen poultry product, follow directions on the package.
Type
Goujons
Drumsticks
Croquettes
Chicken in breadcrumbs - small
Chicken in breadcrumbs - large
Bread, cakes, fritters
Type
Ring doughnuts
Pineapple, banana or apple fritters
Croutons (diced bread)
PROBLEMS
•
If the oil foams and threatens to overflow, there's too much food in the basket (take some out), the
food is too moist (dry it a bit and try again), or the oil is old or contaminated (replace it).
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Every time oil is heated, it deteriorates.
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Every time food is put into it, moisture, particles of food and fat, flour and spices from coatings, water
from frozen foods, cause further deterioration.
•
Particles blacken, burn, and stick to the next batch of food, altering its look and taste. Filtering can
alleviate this a bit.
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Even filtered oil will be past its best after 10 to 12 uses.
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Pre-cooked and oven chips have a coating of oil from the pre-cooking process. This will thicken or
discolour the oil in your fryer.
•
If you cook coated foods regularly, it might be worth keeping two lots of oil, one for coated foods
and one for "oil-friendly" foods.
•
As a rough guide, if you notice a marked improvement in flavour after changing the oil, you should
have changed it earlier.
•
Your Local Authority will have a depot where old oil can be taken for recycling or environmentally
friendly disposal.
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Time (mins)
GB
3 - 4
1 - 2
DE
FR
Time (mins)
NL
3
IT
10/15
10
ES
6
3-8
PT
DK
SE
Time (mins)
4
NO
14 - 15
2 - 3
FI
15 - 20
20 - 30
RU
CZ
Time (mins)
2
SK
2 - 3
1
PL
HR
SI
GR
HU
TR
RO
BG
AE