Does anyone know how many servings of fries each basket will hold in the 4 Gallon deep fryer?
591979
Each basket holds about 1-1/2 pounds of fries total of 3 pounds cooks in about 4 minutes
589012
A couple things worth pointing out. First, it depends how often you clean it. Some people think you need to clean (empty) fryers of their oil after each use. That would get expensive fast! I have used fryers like this for nearly 20 years and have never had a problem keeping the oil up to 3 months, frying once a week. After about a dozen or so uses, you get build up at the bottom from the food that starts to affect how well the units work and the taste of the food. Then the oil needs to be dumped and the reservoir and baskets cleaned. The best way I've found to do this (and it's still tricky sometimes and I am open to better methods) is to heat the reservoir full of water and a little dishwasher soap powder until it just simmers. This will make removing most of the crusted-on oil easier to remove. That and a scrubby pad with some elbow grease will get 90% of it. Hope this helps.
1406106
We have four adults in the house and my wife usually makes two batches of fries and it is more than enough. I think it would depend on what you are cooking.
611070
The fryer holds a set amount of oil, there's a fill line. If you overfill the fryer with oil, it will bubble over when you're cooking anything. I've made fries and chips in mine and I don't adjust the amount of oil for any particular type of food; I just fill it to the line. I would guess it's about a quart (4 cups).
664471
You use approximately 2 quarts. There is a fill line, but you need to remember that whatever food you put in the basket will displace the oil so don't add too much or it will spill over. We strain the oil and reuse it several times.
2008666
I love this fryer, the best I have ever owned. I do fries often and it holds enough to feed 3 to 4 people.I had another F-fal for years, and replaced it because I had tried others that were no good. Love the blackcolor because it does not show grease stains. Also, has screen filter in the bottom that can be removedto make the grease last longer. Hope this helps.
1239620
this fryer is too small to serve 6 people 3 is maximum I think. You should look for a bigger size. Also, if you're not in the habbit of eating fried foods often, just a frying mesh could be helpful. The oil container is not well sealed , although the filtering function is useful, so you have to keep the container separately from the machine in order not to spill the oil while trying to take out the fryer from the storage.
1065972
Hi, I returned the fryer so I do not have the exact dimensions but I know it required at least 60 ounces of oil for each fry. It worked okay but felt like it was a lot of oil and felt sick after a few trials of fried things. I think supposed to reuse oil at least once or twice. Just not for us.
2276144
The amount of chicken wings that would fit in the BDF500XL Smart Fryer is entirely dependant upon the size of the wings themselves and how they are being cooked. We recommend no more then 6 to 8 at one time.
2276143
I love this fryer. We put about 6-8 wings at a time, closer to 10 if the wings are small. Last week we even made the best potato chips in the machine. We shaved a potato and fried them. Best potato chip I ever had.
1065975
I would say you can fry half a bag of fries (28-32 oz bag) at a time. Good size! Love it!
1197275
I don't have this one but what I do with the deep fryer I use is buy all white paper towels, line a strainer and sit it over a large pan. I strain the oil into the pan and at the same time clean the inside of the fryer out. I usually reuse the oil until it starts to make the food taste oily (about 7-10 times reuse depending on what you fry).
1271473
The answer depends on the food and temperature. Fries at 375F using washed / dried potatoes might be good for 3 (4 pushing) uses, where 425 might reduce to 2 uses; unwashed potatoes reduce uses by 1 owing to starch contaminate; use in couple days. Substitute onions, and 1-2 uses will be the limit. Fish ... perhaps 2 uses within 24 hr. Of course, I would not use Ghee for deep frying ... just too costly, and it goes rancid with heat and air.
586167
Hello William, this fryer takes just shy of 2 1/4 quarts of oil. I'm assuming that you are asking about oil, so I hope this helps.
2009233
it holds about 5 cups of oil if you fill it. however, it only needs 2-3 cups depending upon what you are frying. it is a shallow bowl, but wide. works great. we like that it doesn't need so much oil to work.
1633590
It holds one gallon of cooking oil. I had my fryer since 2007. Still going on strong.
878909
3-4 at least. I love it for stir frying, could probably do 3-4 servings in it, although I do mine in batches depending on what food I am doing. TMI? :(