Can this be used to strain and keep cooking oil until next deep frying session?
602426
I do not know the answer to your question, but I do have a warning: I bought three of these for Christmas presents, and two of the recipients called me to tell me they came without the strainers!!! They like the crocks, though, and are going to use them without the strainers. Kinda a bummer, though, but not worth the hassle to try to get somebody to make things right.
602427
yes, the strainer works great and I've been adding and using the bacon grease for two months now with no refrigeration
602428
I can't imagine why not. If it stores bacon fat after straining, I don't see why you couldn't use it to strain cooking oil. Another way to strain it, is to put some cheese cloth into a funnel, and pour the oil back into the bottle. Mark the bottle as frying/cooking oil only so that you don't grab it for anything else. I use my crock for bacon fat only.
602429
I don't see why not, although I'm not sure it's large enough to keep all the oil from a deep dryer (it's large but maybe not that large!)
602430
Don't see why not, I pour bacon grease into it now and save bacon grease to use in my corn bread. It wouldn't hold to much if your talk about deep fryer oil.
602431
I don't save grease from deep frying. I just save bacon drippings to use for flavor when I cook. I use it or fresh bacon for green beans, baked beans, soup and anything that is bland. I use bacon drippings and fresh cut organic onions for flavor.
602432
Thats what we do. It taste so much better, after straining out the little particle it like pouring in new grease. I would recommended you to do that.
440082
I leave my oil in the fryer I strain it and put it back in the fryer or you could put it in the refrigerator
13421
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.
662707
The sides of this skillet are not high enough to hold enough oil to deep fry - approximately 2" high. Heated oil expands so it would be unsafe to use any more than 1/2" of oil in a shallow pan like this due to the probability of oil overheating and splattering/spillling out when food is added in. To safely deep fry you would need to use a boiler/pan with 5" or 6" sides so that oil won't spill over the sides when food is added in the heated oil.
1000430
Yes, although my experience straining oil with it is that you will want to clean it with very hot soapy water as quickly as possible, otherwise it will solidify in the fine mesh making 1000% harder to clean. We have even used it to strain raw unfiltered honey and have not had any problems if we clean it promptly.
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.
1741435
Sure! You can use it for steaming, boiling or deep frying. We used it last night for steaming veggies, seafood, and sausage. My dad uses his to deep fry turkey.
126235
I only use it for frying. I have never thought about using it any other way, but I suppose it is possible. You probably should contact the company which manufacturers this product.
510428
You can store the oil in the fryer, but it's recommended you filter the oil before storing it, so I filter it back into it's original bottle and leave it there instead of pouring it back into the fryer for storage.
2253065
Yes, but the oil has to be deep enough for the thermometer to be an inch or two from the bottom of your pan
188599
I have not used it for oil...did not think it was a big enough unit. So not sure about the timer as I always use it...sorry.
510430
Always clean the fryer after use. Carefully pour the oil into a glass jar to store and strain out any residual food that may be in the oil.
310629
I'm not 100% sure. This is not as deep as the fryer so I do not believe that it will sit far enough into the deep fryer, the handle will stop it from going down into the oil. I use it in a 5 quart dutch oven on the stovetop.Hope this helps.
1559861
Not a dumb question at all. Seriously, you are going to bring that oil back up to over 400 degrees again before you cook food in it. No bacterias are going to live through that process. The draining and straining of the oil between cooking sessions is more for flavor than safety. I leave the grease in my fryer between uses just like my grandmother did. Strain it as often as needed depending on what types of foods you're cooking.
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.
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.
1000535
You don't have to empty the oil after every use. Just check to see how dirty the oil is after you use it and decide whether you want to empty it out or not.The rubber tube that allows you to empty out the oil developed a crack over time in my old DeLonghi deep fryer so the more often you empty out the oil, the more likely the tube will fail ... in my opinion.