Would you have any concerns about pouring warm oil (after frying) into the Jar (1 Gal)? Or after it has cooled for hours?
1519136
I agree with Rambler. It is extremely thick glass, but I wouldn't pour hot oil into it. It should be fine after the oil has cooled.
1519137
If you pour hot oil in the jar, it will almost certainly fracture the glass. Sudden large temperature changes are not tolerated by non-tempered glass. I would wait till the oil is at most about 50-60 degrees F hotter than the temperature of the glass. If your room is 70, that would be about 120-130 degrees.
1519138
I don't know if it is tempered or not. The glass is thick enough that I think it could handle warm oil; not oil straight from a fryer that has not cooled at all.
1519139
It would probably be okay to pour hot oil in it but I'd let the oil cool a little first.
777521
No, Greg, but that's not an issue for me. Most of the debris remains in the unit's reservoir. After I drain the oil into an empty vegetable oil bottle for reuse, I then rinse the reservoir with hot water, return the stopper to the tube, and the wash the reservoir with hot, soapy water. Drain again, wipe dry and you're done. Takes 5 minutes. I get 3 fryings out of each reservoir. Then I start over.
1197276
All the suggestions to strain the oil everytime you use it is a very good idea. I use the coffee filter and sometimes it takes a long time to strain, especially if I have used a cornmeal coating. I never have to completely refill because each time I fry a certain amount is being absorbed in the food and I must add enough new oil to bring the pot to full. I suppose at some point you might want to dump it all and start fresh, but if you are careful to keep any food particles out of the oil when you store there should be no reason to start over and you can be sure it is safe.
738525
I bought an inexpensive strainer and pour the oil out into a mixing bowl and back through the strainer into the frying pot. The oil stays quite clean that way. It's only the debris that leaves it dirty.
1002262
There is a small cap you remove on the cover. You then take the container out, remove the cap, and the oil easily pours back into the fryer.
465180
You can reuse oil until it starts to smell funny, darkens, or smokes. You should pay attention to the type of oil you use and the temperature you heat it to (the smoke point). For example, if you use refined canola oil as long as you dont exceed 400 degrees F it should last a long time. Or refined corn oil is good up to 450 degrees F. You generally wouldn't fry at these temperatures so fry on!
160863
I let mine cool down to room temp before cooking. Today I left it out for 1 hr and it was fine.
510427
I use solid oils and leave in at all times. About once a year, or if I cook fish, I strain the grease and put it back after I have cleaned the unit.
941954
It is recommend in the instructions on the bottle to refrigerate after opening. I keep my oil in a cool, but not cold place. I have use this oil in essential oil blends and prefer that all the oils being blended be at the same temperature. I have also use it in recipes without any problems.
970770
Clean up is no problem, I just strain the oil into a container and pour it back in the fryer and store it that way. Since the fryer is small, its not hard top strain and reuse until I decide to replace the oil. I have looked at different small fryers and in my opinion this is the best one on the market right now. Really fries more food than you would think. Hope this helps. You can't go wrong on this fryer.
1208887
We have also tried this, and left the oil in the fryer for about more than ten days and reused it several times during that period and no problem has occured. I am not a health expert and I do not want to cause any problems for anyone. All I am saying is we have done it and have not experienced any problems yet.
231922
I sprayed it with cooking spray before use, and the food was oiled. I believe I soaked it in water after use and put it into the dishwasher. No problems; it came out clean.
1344237
I put oil on one side and heated it until absorbed some of the oil and I shut it off and let it cool. I wiped away all excess oil and let it rest. I repeated this process for the other side.
13426
The same oil can be reused in the BDF500XL Smart Fryer. We do not recommend keeping it in the fryer for extended period as this is not an air-tight storage container and the oil can go bad.
1397797
I don't think so. The container holds more than you'd use on toast and I think the oil might go rancid if heated and saved for later use.
251662
No you can leave it out in the cupboard. You may need to stir it as the oil settles and separates on the top.
1397798
I wouldn't even consider it! Would get too hot to handle. Also, what would one do with leftover heated oil?Flavor change for sure. Too attractive to take a chance on damaging the appearance by exposing it to excessive heat.mmm