Is this good for frying chicken?
594241
it's fantastic for frying chicken or fish, just remember that your cast iron get's hot and holds heat, so don't let it get away from you, watch your heat and you will love it, once you get use to it.
594242
Oh boy, is it ever! The depth works in your favor- less spatter! And the heavy iron holds heat well, so your oil doesn't drop in temperature as much, when you add food to it. I also use mine for deep-frying- you can't beat a Dutch oven for a fish fry, or doing fries and onion rings! :)
594243
I usually use my cast iron skillet, but I am sure it would be okay in the dutch oven too...
1217871
I'm not sure. I have never used it for deep frying. It is only two (2) inches deep. The temperature control seems accurate. It might work.
1080837
I agree with Kim I have only used mine for deep frying and it should work on any cooking method but for me a smaller thermometer that can be tucked away in a drawer would be more convenient for daily use as this is a very large thermometer that sits in a deep pot and requires a large storage area.
662710
I would not use it for frying as the hot oil expands and there is not high enough sides, also the non stick coating can not take such high heat. Use your dutch oven to fry.
312489
Yes. We use it for anything we fry. We bought this because our power goes out often and we must use our genersaterr. The generater won't run our range so we use this for any meal.
523142
This was a gift. I am unsure whether you can fry with it. Contact the manufacture on that question
702448
I would think so. Mine gets very hot....hot enough to fry. I would suggest using a pan with a thick bottom so that the heat is more uniform.
1029878
I don't think so. It's meant to be inserted into chicken or meat to check the internal temperature. There are special thermometers for frying temperature.
1571611
Yes...I have used it for frying. After 5 mos of use, the coating started to bubble and flake off.
1118665
The instructions warn you not to fry anything in this pot. I typically take warning labels as a challenge, however, and proceeded to fry a turkey in it without any problems. I think wings would be fine. Just make sure your oil isn't getting too hot and the chicken is dry before you drop it in and you should be fine.
2232313
It will cook anything you put in it, but a couple of problems: 1) It does a poor job of getting to and maintaining fry temperature; mine couldn't get past 340, and quickly dropped lower when food was added. 2) It's a lot smaller than the advert pics imply; those must be pigmy chickens they show. Mine wouldn't hold more than 4 drumsticks (chicken). I returned mine, and now I use a dutch oven. It isn't automatic, but it cooks.
2244947
I would not use this for deep frying. It is really for the meat temperature so I doubt it goes up to like 400 degrees that you would want to deep frying. You should have an oil thermometer and this for deep frying. The oil thermometer would attach to the side of what ever you have your oil in like a turkey fryer or stock pot because it will get really hot and you wouldn't want to handle it but will still want to keep your oil at the proper temp. This would be good for checking the meat temperature during the cooking process by lifting your meat out of the oil and checking the internal temp.
2164033
No, you could only put certain amount of oil, and that's is not deep enough to fry whole chicken.
811021
I have only tried chicken and I would say no it does not fry just as good. You have to be careful not to over cook and you can't really put too much meat in at once for the best results. It does taste fine though so it is worth buying.
662709
The non stick coating makes this product unsuitable for deep frying. You would be better off with a product made for this purpose. Non Stick coatings would be damaged by deep frying.
613019
Never used it for frying, just broiling.Since I wrote the review my unit quit working so I sent back,I believe at their expense.New unit also went out and I gave up.It cooks the best chicken that I have ever cooked and I loved it but it just clogged up the light socket I guess with the grease released.I feel like an addict because I still think about ordering another.It has to work longer for others but I had bad luck.
1134099
you can use this for frying plantons or you can use it for fish. I have never used this for deep frying. It can also go in greens or green beans or flavor vegetables when cooking