Can it fry without the basket?
1027031
Definitely, I always remove the basket to fry chicken parts, onion rings, hash brown patties and fried green tomatoes. Wonderful fryer, best I've had and believe me I've had all the FAMOUS CHEF Ones and they can't hold a candle to this one.
1027032
Yes but be careful not to disturb the heating elements or let food rest on them and burn-so whatever you are frying it is going to have to float-therefor I would always use the basket with this model with exposed elements.
723519
Yes you can. Make sure you do not over fill the oil and lower the basket slowly.
1442560
The element is submersible and goes under the basket in the oil and is attatched to the controls outside of the basket. see video below If it wasn't in the oil, it would take alot of heat to get the frying temp high enough to fry such as a gas stove with a dutch oveh and a wire laddle to scoup out frys, If you dont like this than get a presto electric wok and fry in it like tempora and use a wire laddle to extract the fried food. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZmBD4XlilQ
1592235
No. This basket is used to put small pieces of food in that you don't want to slip through the metal rack.
411636
Yes remove bucket for cleaning. Does take a little longer than expected to cook. Works well. Have to be patient to get to right temp. Not as hot as maybe a commercial fryer. We enjoy using it.
225644
No,it is not possible to seperate the inner pot. The fry basket is removeable and it has a built in hose to drain the oil.
2009754
You can fry with the lid on or off. The lid has a filter, but I think it's just a tin weave.
133673
Hello Erika - No, I don't use the basket to bake it. I use it only for proofing the bread.
1409270
Yes! the handle attaches to the basket, like a spring load into two holes in the basket. You can steam without the handle, then reattach it to lift out of your pot with the greatest of ease when you're finished. I LOVE it! ;o) I've already used it for turkey stock, par-boiling a cabbage head, and have thought of many future uses. (blanching veggies in the summer for freezing/canning season). Good luck!
564656
Hello Christine, yes you can deep fry with the lid on or off, there is a window in the top of the lid so you can see what is being fried. I hope this answers your question.
198346
It would depend on how big the fish is. I would say you could fit a smaller size whole fish in there. The basket is about 9 1/2". Honestly I dislike this fryer very much. It is too small for my liking and I don't like that you have to take the entire thing apart in order to clean. I dislike that the prongs and unit is separate from the actual fryer and you have to put it together in order to use. Hope this helps.
853215
Also.. Do you still have to use the stem and basket; or can you leave those out to just heat water?
227038
Basket can go in the dish washer. as for the unit a dry paper towel will work.
2114768
No, but if you use the basket that works for french fries, and other such items it works.
22668
Yes and no - There is a hook at the front of the basket directly across from the handle which allows the basket to be raised up. However, when using this feature since there is no hook on the handles side, the basket is slanted. In the raised position, the bottom of the basket is only 3" or less from the bottom of the pan on the hook side which may not be above the surface of the oil. The bottom of the basket on the side near the handle is less than 2" above the bottom of the pan. I have never used this pan to fry in so don't know how well it would drain. I bought it since I wanted a large saucepan but was disappointed that the lid had a cut out for the basket handle. It was not noticeable to me in the picture since I wasn't expecting that. In the above picture, the dark area right next to the pan handle is the cut out.
1512171
it is the same size as the pot so it would not lay flat . i have cooked alot of things in my fryer. what it you could hang it from the basket ?
2116709
I would not dip the turkey or chicken in hot oil without the basket. It would be dangerous. You can dip the basket in the hot oil first but I have never had this problem if you slowly lower the turkey in. Turkey should be at room temperature.