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by Michael Russell, Mic

Of course the chicken doesn't start out battered. It comes delivered frozen in big cardboard boxes. Before the chicken is ready for the cooking part it must be prepared and time to thaw out. Each piece of chicken is rinsed in cold water, then put in a vat of tenderising, salty water to soak for several hours in a refrigerated area. It is again rinsed and kept cold, until needed for cooking.

When needed for cooking the chicken is breaded in a special spicy flour mix, dipped in spice water, and breaded with mix again. Each piece is than carefully placed in the boiling oil in the deep fryer; starting with the large, meaty pieces, and finishing with the thin bony pieces. This gives the thick meaty pieces more time to cook. They get the hottest oil in the pot to start off the cooking process. The deep fryer is on a timer and part way through the cooking process the timer sets off an alarm which notifies you that it's time to stir the chicken, so it gets all sides cooked evenly, even the sides touching when first put in the fryer. After stirring the chicken it cooks until the end of cooking cycle alarm goes off. Then the pot elevator will automatically lift the cooking basket out of the hot oil, allowing the chicken to drip off the excess oil.

The deep fryer also cooks French fried potatoes. After cutting the potatoes into the elongated cube shape in a cutter, the fries are battered, dipped and battered again. They then can be gently lowered in hands full, into the boiling oil. The cooking is again controlled by a timer, which sounds when the cooking cycle has completed. After 4 cooks the oil in the fryer needs to be filtered to clean it for future cooking cycles. Another alarm indicates when oil filtering needs to occur.

The heat on the oil is turned off, so the oil can cool down enough to work with. The cooking basket is raised and removed from the fryer. A valve is turned to allow the oil to drain down into the filtering drawer. When the oil has drained the empty oil reservoir is brushed, including the heating coil element, to remove anything sticking to their surfaces. A pump is turned on which circulates the oil repeatedly through the filter. The filtering can take place for 10 or 15 minutes, depending how dark the oil appears in color. When the oil has become lighter in color it is pumped back up to the oil reservoir, after the valve at the bottom of the pot has been closed. The heating element is turned on and the oil is brought back up to cooking temperature. The unpleasant part is scooping out the sludge at the bottom of the filter drawer. Then the cleaned filter is dusted with a special powder, put back in its place under the fryer pot, and all is ready to go again.

Yes the fryer does most of the cooking for you but watch out for the hot oil when loading the food into the cooking basket. Even wearing rubber gloves won't stop the oil from burning you, should it splash on your hands as the food drops into the hot oil. The secret is to be brave and gutsy. Get the food close to the oil before you drop it in. That way the splash is really small, and doesn't jump up to fry your wrist.

Happy cooking. Cook, but don't be cooked.

You can now make the hot and crispy home-made chips, fries, fried chicken, onion rings and even cook a Thanksgiving turkey with deep fryers. This is an electrical kitchen appliance that provides relatively safe way t submerge items of food on hot oil without being burned. It often comes with features such as timers with audible alarms, automatic devices to raise and lower the basket into the oil, measures to prevent the food crumbs from becoming over cooked, ventilation systems to reduce frying odors, oil filters to extend the usable life of the oil and mechanical/electrical temperature controls.

Electric restaurant fryers are used in counter top models because of their mobility. Their heating elements are immersed in the oil, thus losing a little heat than gas fryers. Gas fryers heat up more quickly with the use of either natural gas or propane making it popular in floor model fryers. Commercial fryers are available in mild steel or stainless steel which is an element that is less likely to corrode. These fryers with infrared heating or convection heating are efficient but most often expensive.

What are the risks in using deep fryers?

A. Fire risks

Deep fryers are known for being a dangerous fire risk and are major causes of fires. In 1991, one huge fire in a food processing factory killed 25 people. If there is no enough oil used or the fryer is switched on while it is empty, it may result to overheating. The sides of the cooking pot, lid and pot handles get dangerously hot, posing some burn hazards.

B. Health Risks

Improperly maintained deep fryers and frying oils can result in frying oils becoming degraded which can cause serious food safety hazards:

- Deep fried foods may not be properly cooked

- The level of fats in foods increases

- Degraded frying oil can contain increased levels of oxidized lipids and acrylomides

How to avert these risks from happening?

A. Fire risks

Some companies came up producing special extinguishers for putting out fire caused by deep fryers because oil fires are difficult to extinguish, and poring water over hot oil can cause explosions. A reset button is included on most deep fryers to reset the safety device once it has cooled down.

- Never use deep fryers on wooden decks or in garages.

- Don't leave deep fryers unattended.

- Use well-insulated potholders when touching pot or lid handles.

- Keep an all-purpose fire extinguisher nearby. Never use water to extinguish a grease fire.

- Don't allow children or pes near the fryer when in use and even after using. The oil inside remains dangerously hot

B. Health Risks

1. Selection of Cooking Oil

- Use frying oils that can withstand deep frying temperatures, and have sufficient oxidative stability for frying.

- This type of oil which are not flavoured.

- They contain low amounts of free fatty acids.

2. Maintaining deep fryers and frying oils

- Frying oil should not reach above 180ºC (355ºF).

- Measure the level of degradation with a commercial test kit or hand measuring device.

- Frequently skim and remove food particles and crumbs.

- If the deep fryer is washed with a soap, it should be diluted with a vinegar solution to neutralize any reaming soap.

- Lower to 120ºC (250ºF) temperature, turn off the fryer and cover with a metal lid when not in use.

- Top up oil only to keep it at a constant level.

- Do not salt or season fried food over the deep fryer

- Use separate deep fryers for potatoes form those used for meats, chicken and fish.

3. Discarding used frying oil

- When the Total Polar Materials (Polar Content) is greater than 24%, change the frying oil.

- Change the oil if the food has an unusual colour or taste. Or when it smokes and starts foaming.

- Use steel or other container that can withstand high temperatures.

Always follow the manufacturer's instructions to create delicious results safely, to use deep fryers in making luscious easy home made donuts, bufallo chicken tenders, tortilla bowls, potato chips, country fried steak, deep fried candy bars and bacon wrapped hot dogs.

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